The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-04-12
PINK ROSES
by ALICE LIseY.

&C. 1874. ~ neClur, N'w,psptr 81 So,csts }
I'm ne an hours Job. I'm afraid.
sir The chauffeur looked up from
TIE machine, SHALT call raai Tor
N"u?"
"WeIl-no, Henry m walk, for
change It's not far to the club.
So Burke walked up the borrow
street. II was IN the poorer section uf
the city and he was observing things
In his usual lcisurely fashion.
"JoNc, what beautiful roses for q
stree; stand"
Flowers, sir nice fresh roses, STRIP
questioned the Wizruvd man AT the
stand.
Yes" said Burke, who always
oh'yrd lis Impulses. "l'll take all thosc
PINK roses
lie had hardly spoken when, crash
% nun cart knurh,d over one side ~
tie siaud, crushing many 81 th" flow
cr> with many "uIhS from both par.
ties concerned. the affair was finally
settled. and the old man WAS uTaug.
Ing RDrhc's rose, when "a gIu rushed
up.
'oh. sir these flowers. the crushed
"ues. Can have en-? They're uO
good tu you. Can | have EN-. Sir?''
Her Voice was tragically pIcadIng
Just these little few. Oh, sir can ~
60 long pick 'rm up. then hc on
With YER from the old man.
Burke watched her mlincrrntly,
She was slim aud dark, and might have
been pretty, IL property dressed. Then
something In her tragic curnesIues-
moved him but The old man was hold.
my out the flowers. so BUrke took
them and went m the street.
Queer he thought. "Wlnf could
III" have waured with crushed Howrr>
How eagerly she picked them UP.
could have given her picked ones, ~
given her mine, | suppose, but why
bother with hcggarsf"
Uls roses were for judith. OF course.
Suddenly he wondered how size would
receive them. Would she have the Joy
of she street girl? Burke grew curious.
When be reached The club hs called
his tavoriIc messenger boy.
Jim, 'ELc these flowers and note Ia
This address and deliver them to the
lady bcrSrlf. Wait until she opens
them and answers The note. Tell Tie
everything 'm says aud does when sit.
receives them"
An hour passed. hut NJ last Jim re-
TUNED.
81 delivered en- just Ms you said
and she said" he stopped.
Eyes, what did she say
she Snid llow stupid ~ Burke not
| 10 have sent orchids, when he know,
Of my new gown"
Burkr laughed. How stupid Of him
And the other airl had begged ro,
| crushed ones What foot he had beet
NOT ~ give his tn her. Al least the,
J w"u'd have been appreciated judith
/ WIS never satisfied. But why thinI
/ about such u trivial incident,
burke picked mp u magazine an,
started tu read, but the tragic face -
he street girl came before ID,
printed page. lie lighted cigactt,
and Strullrd to the window bur h,
could hear her voice still pleading
SHE actually ham'e me. I'm all
kinds or Il fool, hut why did she want
tlwuf For my own peace 81 mind
IN - back ia that stand
she's inst gone again She took
them on and told her II shed com,
buck Id give her some that wasn't
fresh" the old man told him
"Waufcd EN- for dead UNI"
Here IN take these" Rurl,
took a bunch If roses aud pat Hi
IN The OLD mans hand and hnstrnrt
Sfi"r the retrealng hgur" "r the Girl
Pardon me, but heard y"u ask
Ing f0r some crushed flowers. wont
you take these instead? They are NJ
70 use 10 me-"
Tn" gjrl turned. Then: "They'r'
beRuiiful ~" Num mean ~ Shall
take 'cmf' Thrn-"lrs. will. they're
for my little Bob"
"Nnur little Iioh?" Burke cchnrd.
'Yes, my liIrle brother. rw" Nenr'
cid. he's nlI hal. And he's dead
Drowned in our cellar. I found hin
tnN>Cf THE man Wlnt owns II +
rich aud don't care how We live,
could kill him" she almost screamed
Burke drew hack IN hmr"r
Drowned IN cellar. How CHASTITY
Could amy man 80 neglect his property
"I"rriblr' Take This money Urt
have Il fixed. m give y"u large
amount when I 20 10 my bank
Eurk" WIS cUqro! ing his only mran
Of sympathy.
"Monrl, rs too l1tr for that, !
won't hriug little Eoh hack. irll ont,
huN hi, r"ljn Hul Ill Hgr n. >.r--
for Ihr other ru,hs Anal nHnn lop
for huiuc Su Kind.
HIs mon"y wn> hlr rrru,rdf Eml,
was surprised.
"Who owns 'hu.v ,rurmurrs; n
soc l'ai ha'N Intended ~"
"Nh. ~. eau uu-r vow M, my