The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-02-05
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~ By Bido Dudley.
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The 4StOryof AReol Boy

planned 10 questiouers. ~ just heard
the mans name was Billy Fox an
told Uncle Ezry. He did the rest
Billy Fox sent his show on to tho
next stop without him. That night
he and Uncle Ezra spent several hours
talking OF the long ago. Before they
retired Uncle Ezra promised to speud
the following week travelling with
the circus in order to be near Billy.
| Billy promised that at the end OF the
summer season he would return 10
/ Paw Paw Corner and spend a month
| with his father. He said he had a
/ wife but no children. His wife lived
In town in Illinois.
billy" said Uncle Ezra at the
| breakfast table next morning. I'm
Eoin' to have a little meetin' OF boys
IN my ONCE this mornin' an I'd like
to have you tend It. want to show
| you some real youngsters"
Billy said he'd be present. Aztec
/ breakfast the two walked downtown
and ran into Bolivar near Pickwick'B
store. Uncle Ezra asked him to have.
the boys at his Office at 10 o'clock.
Il got somethin' to tell you bout
our mine proposition" said the old :
man. Bolivar said the boys would
be there. and started out to notify
them. Uncle Ezra and Billy went
into the store and spent half an hour
talking with the old mans cronies.
When they started away, Peleg Lee
called Billy back
"You stay outside a minute, EEry,"
he said, I'VE want to task to Billy"
Uncle Ezra complied with the re-
quest and Billy turned back into the
store.
Go on, Peleg! Tell Mr.. Fox what
you got to say" said Hezekiah. A
Nav! You tell him!"
"Well, Mr.. Fox" Hezekiah began,
were all agreed to. what I'm bout
to say. We're all mighty glad Uncle
EEry has found his son, but we're
hopin' we won't be the losers by it,"
"Losers-how? asked Billy.
well, we sort o. feared you'd take
EZry away from Paw Paw an we
Jest KANT ford to let him go. He's
, been one OF us so long that, we'll,
we're all sort O. clost friends, you
: see. II you take him away you'll
, come nigh breakin' several old fool
hearts. You won't take him, Will
your
Billy Fox was visibly affected by
0 Hozekiah's little speech.
= "As long as my old dad has friends
Q OF this kind in Paw Paw I'll never
take him away for good" he said.
e I'm going to take him on a weeks
- visit to-day, but"
you'll send him back7''
q Yes sir. He'll be pack in a week.
= I promise that this town shall be his
= homo as long as he wants 1t to be"
a BILLY Fox, yer a trump" said
= Hezekiah. BLAMED II 1 don't set EN-
. UP to the seegars."
He brought out a box OF smokes
|, and passed them around. Uncle Ezra
y was called in and Billy and he took
q cigars.
"Unclo EEry." said HezelSiah.
l. you've got good son. God bless
7, himv
The old man and Billy went over
TO the bank and called on James
Lake. After a short chat all three
u went to Uncle Ezra's office and at 10
u o'clock met the boys. Tim Walker
4 was among them. seated in his
wheeled chair.
e Boys" began Uncle Ezra, they
amt no use delayin' matters. Mr..
" lake an me have received letters
d from the capitalist in st. Joe an he
X wants to buy us out at once. They
v OFFER us $1,000 fer our rights. What
IL do you say? Shall we take it?"
The boys twirled their hats and
ID waited for Bolivar to speak.
le What do you think, Bol?' asked
,r James Lake.
II think IL MT Barnes Is treating
d us honest, we better sell"
r Exactly what / think" said Mr.,
ID Lake.
"All right then" said Uncle Ezra.
!" .'Mr. Barnes has bought somethin'.
Y. Mr. Lakes bank will have $500 to the
" credit OF each of you next week"
r Bolivar had been doing some mental
II calculating. Held o., Uncle Ez-y'!!'"'
he said. You an Mr.. Lake ain't
re gettin' nothin' out of this"
pit Me an Mr.. Lake don't want
g. nothln' an won't take nothln'," re-
Mt piled the old man. You boys found
the vein an you get all the money
~ exceptin' n little fer expenses"
Il, "Naw!" came from Skeets.
IN I'VE insist" said James Lake,
We'll, whatever we get, Uncle
iy Ezra" said Bolivar, wen all have
he you an Mr.. Lake to thank fer it, an
ID wen be mighty thankful"
'HuBh!" said the old man. Mex,
d. week wen talk bout what you'd bet
he ter do with your money"
ot ~ know what I'll do with mine
i'd said Tim Walker. I'm go to Chica "a
a., and be treated. Oh, Uncle Ezry, !
- Just can't thank you an Mr.. Lake
VI enough. an Bolivar, too, an"
% Hold on there, Tim" said Bolivar
IN You'll fall out o. that chair. Go
NJ ahead an get yer treatment, an
m when you come home wen let Vol
ar play first base on the bali team"
a " III you dhheu the Cripple M
nd eyes sparkling with anticipation.
You bet!"
ID. Half an hour after the boys haC
left the Office Uncle Ezra and Bill
l." Fox were standing beside a grassy
,et mound in the towns little cemetery
n There's the place, Billy" said tn
o. old man, softly "Mamalie's sleepin
below, probly dreamin' OF Billy Fox
ok Billy Fox bowed his head.
II As tho two men strolled back dow
se the main street, Uncle Ezra notice,
er a man and woman walking alonD
under the trees in earnest converse
We ton.
i'd. why, how do you do, Miss Miiie.'
Gle said the old man. ''Ill see you mex
to week, Mr. Lake"
Cd James Lake smiled a smile OF genu
inc happiness, while Mile Brewste
a bowed her head and touched he
on handkerchief to her eyes.
to- by the way" asked Billy Fox
moment later where's Bolivar? W
It ought 10 tell him goodby."
ar There the rascal u.s." replle