Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-08-26
UNLUCKY Jim
BY LoTTIE W. SIMMONS.

"WOwl" yelled little Jimmie, as Mn
poured the linlrncnt over large cut
on small, fat f0reIinger.
The four year old dabbed at tue
tears with chubby fist
"Wha' did you say | was" he asked
between sobs as he backed toward the
door.
81 saId you were unucky," plung
Ing Redeemed arms into the stcamlng
tub. you've had more of everything
than all the other five put together.
Now run along-and do be careful"
I'm unlucky--l'm unlucky," chanted
little jim a half hour later as he ped
allied Il WORKOUT vclocIpcdc rs fast as
his short, fat legs would let him.
Suddenly, off flew the front wheel.
and n small, freclled nose plowed Il
furrow in the dirt. Screams filled the
air, and the tired housewife, with hands
dripping s0apsuds hurried to the scene
Of disaster.
"Oh, you unlucky jim !" she sighed,
as she picked him up and carried him
into the house.
All ms happened years before any
one III Greene Centre paid much attcn-
t'o', W .''e III" Oh expectancy Maybe
IT didn't make any difference, calling
him unlucky from babyhood, expecting
~ ''eN " io'ioW nm at every turn,
Ittt T.,..N ~
nut 'a'''es at tlle age or eighteen
thought otherwise. Some New,
,n,o -, l.e, ''',e i'"u 'ounu us way
NV ms ''"','e, james reau II ana De-
H. ~ ."inn ~, '''liSe'i'
,,, ','ueu MS pans 10 BOD MS
'un' anu " oui.s' MS sweetheart.
tina vi,,,"a . a "l.,y'i ~ i,ie was 10 pe
,,,,,. >o'''""'e' anu ne cou'uh
Crooro Caa.aa n',, '''s =" ""'e
sworn eternal o,,nn,n,oa 49,, 100 'nu
~, c,,,ta. SANE " i'e' sou'N-
"Yonu woit WON'T vo, SALOON 1,,,
had said "I,u suro,,, oo,,,o hns,. ..1,a.'
7 have won for,rnon
His mother dried her ta,rs IN ho,.
apron when Jimmie went away "1f
there's apy luck in This world For tho
boy, I hope he finds It." she said to her.
self as she turned away from tbo eota
Jjmmie pot 70 tho s+o.,on ,.,.nan.
mishap, As the train steamed ouov ha
kent repeatinp IN h,msnrf oror ond
over, ~ nm the lucl,iost fo,,or, IN .ha
world nm the Iuc,test follow IN tha
world"
He wos ohor. ono ,u,a,s Ill
from Greann co,tro ,rhaa en- aas,,
came Jimmie ,ondoa -, .o
sneak. II wos torr,hIo ,,roo,, ,n. w
had nor race,yod soro+ah ivy '
"yor ,,rs. ~ -
soid NJ h,s o,hn,,, ''''
1,n,,n,o -,
",- ~ i"ee 'he speaker.
80, 80, an 'iie iuchieSt ieiloW IN tie
NV,
i,','"' "''o was hiuale-aeed'
W. neu ms eyes away bringing his
w. D"eN pi''e''''s'
"ie sou pounu' lie ASKED
NV"l mere III particular replied JIM
'n."' oiiShis.
want ~ 80 "'ons with me-all ex-
pehses p"lu heed Il mascot with
''oM sinlie.
where are you gong" Jlmmie's
'oIce was eager.
10 the gold fields"
Jlintilies heart gave great jump.
III go !! was the quick answer, and
'le TWO SHOOK hahdS'
len years later James decided that
II was tiine 10 go PACK TO sally. lie
, M"s 'ien oesUnu ms widest creams;
NV I'm i,"' iol,o"eu MN everywhere.
az .o"'u uus ,''e "'ole town Oh Greene
n.'e u nc ''ose, ies' 1t was time 10
81 D"eN' 90 ne ooush' the most eN-
p ,'sl so'''aire NE could hhu' ana a
- pom so'u ioop' tien rings ana
'''itss s"'ote' S"''S eyes would nave
I poppeu ou' VI i'er he"u II SIe coulu
",,, Sun t''e suffering col'ectloh,
MS VI y ''''' Ne' WIN 'ie 'etter D.
'uiliti'e motor car was the finest
'i'"t money couid Duy' ana when he
u'oNe INTO ureehe centre he created
sel's"tioli stopping abreast the home
i'e sot Out anu walked up the narrow
pun that leu 10 the front door, A
stranger came IN RESPONSE TO his