Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-27
TOMMY'S COAT
BY JACK LAYTON


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be-, clad ,n am old coat far too big
with coat fail, which Touched his
heels.
And 50 vour name * Tommy RYAN"
IT, girl was saving "and ynrr mnrncr
washes for the ucoulc i'm The biz house
next dunr. Eu' WHY did you come to
see mo Tnm,ry2"
It's the cont" tho Lov Routed
shnmcfac,dIv "r, bo,s ot school do
bee IuurLir,, ut m. h.c.tis, pothpr
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day 10 earn another So thought IL
You mi.hl lac after hayin' Grants to
do --"
"Yu 500 NoriI,n sold rcntIv
"Ihcr. orr not man, pyramids Toumv
" hen ho,r only ia sbou for u,y,,lf
aud old TiIIv who helps for her board.
Eut -----" sbc uols.J thourhtfulIy.
"yybr" osrod in, INN. .,},5 ,ru be
prt,r comIn, ont hero to 1--we by vour-
.cIr n ,ht. ht, M - hop,,, II,von,t
Won r,, mn, f,lls mr. Il husband
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Tho cir, IougboJ ,bcn answered
seriously
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RYAN >bo suId "uud vhcn drove
through This cnu,,rv and spyy the hit
of Il houS,,' one Goy II occurred tn me
that might be able to live more
chrouIy and norhops moro prnntahlv
h,r. than I'm tho rrent city. could
Scnd my illustrations from here 10
the unkind publishers just as well.
So --"
$50 here ye are" finished Tommy.
"WcU it's nice dor, house Of
plncr. an me mother says that once II
was the lodge cf the great house next
moor Hn me inlkN mat IlNNtl mere lIlt'il
WIS great felix's. LIS their son has
come back 10 Keep the house now
when ne isn't I'm New York or Eus,ing
or Europe; he has auto cars and horses
md everything. An, added Tommy
holly. "he give this old coat " nine
To mother. Things he casts on an
she makes me wear en-
It's a shame" Murilyn declared.
gaining thereby Tommy's loyal frland-
ship.
"l,ut you won't always have To wear
old CUnts," she corfnrtcd. you'll 20
out and pgrn ncU ones for Yourself"
MarIlyn considered.
IL have wanted n garden for some
time she said. 81 flower and y we've.
table garden -"
Atnrilyn did some figuring upon her
fingers.
'Seeds are high " shp odded rerret.
fu,lv "rut we win mnanre SOME why
Totnmy and yor ARE engaged nj Il very
low figure TO be my gardener Silll
inat'S beginning. And maybe some
dav II van work we'll we will rinse
crops and YOU shall drive into town
to soil ,hpm"
r,,,nv,s foce gloved heneatb the
frc,,.l.s
"Vup mnnn ~" no asked "IInnest ?"
"Ii,ncst MR., OF Norilyn And inst
tbon o,cr rho bi,,b JiyidI,r vnII nm
ro,rod ,I,. hood If , man whose bodv
avidcn,fr wns roisad nnon n garden
l,ddar
"pc, r,r,,or " soid tbe man pIeosont.
II. "bu, os honnnncd IN he trimming n
vino nm my side of the wall | could not
holm o,crhoortn, some Of vnur con.
vors,,Ion And If you are thinking Of
brr,nc ,,prdep sood -" he bowed
9, MARTENS direction "vbv NV bend
,,,rd.ror bos ouortities which we will
H. MAD o. ,,,,c Won, Vo mako no use
nc ,bor, And whv purchase" ne went
~, h,s,,lr y. u,r,1yn,s 1Ius were form.
t,, - no,Ito refusal "when seeds are
,ni,r >, vna,e7"
rio ,irl smiled
",yh,. ,h,t is ca" ehp rnnlied. "nad
.,o,t, ,orn
",rhe noor Ittlo devil" he said
turgbiuelv "to think that Nora makes
h,,n ,y.nr nv old co,.,. He must hnye
hnd - ,t,,o NJ scbooln