The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-04-21
Ua 1874. Western Newspaper Union.

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lonely. wandering boy, You have asked
me If I would marry YOU, l will not
answer that question tin you have TAX
en- WHfrid back where he belongs
TO your home and your love-
Daniel Bracket took up his hat and
left the house He was not only trou-
b,ed. but sad Wifrid, his boy, had
been a wild. reckless lad. one night
the son was a member of a Halloween
party which wound up In an accidental
blaze. A farmers barn was burned
down. Mr. Bracket paid fifty dollars
TO prevent trouble for Wnfrid, and
bauished him from the house.
"Wheu you have earned that fifty
dollars and repaid it," said the father
steruly 'you may come back to your
home. Not before"
That was six months since. From
that day until this no word had come
from the homeless lad Forty miles
away from Brandon, however, at the
very hour when that important inter
view was i'm progress, young Wilfrid
Bracket. brisk, happy-faced and
bright as dollar, was making his
way down stretch Of railroad, whis-
ding meuiIy
Wilfrid had made good"
Wilfrid stepped aside to allow a
slow moving freight train to pass him.
Then he gave a great start as its last
cars swung around the long curve. He
stared 10 sheer wonderment at the
figure of little girl not more than ten
years Of age. clinging TO the top Of the
iron ladder ON one side n the car and
huddled UP against its rounds,
The mtschiefw uttered the astound-
ed boy. "She must be scared to death,
or the p'uckiest girl I ever saw"
"See here, little girl" gasped VII
frld. "what are you ever doing hereT
Snowfall" was the single re-
Spouse.
"NhO's Snowflake"
shes our own dear COW. They're
taking her away from grandma, who
is sick 10 bed.
"And where is Snowflake" ques.
toned the bewildered lad.
"She's 200 this car. I saw the man
drive her tn here from the cattle pen"
Just here the train took a siding
and halted Wilfrid made the child
elimb down to the ground and rest her
tired arms. by telling her that he
would ">ee about things'
A brakeman and another man came
,roIiug from the caboose They
stared strangely at the pair. Wilfrid
began to explain. The man with the
brakeman smiled before the narrative
was concluded.
poor little thing !" he said. I'm
sorry for her, but she don't under
stand bow affairs stand. I'm a con-
stable from the county seat Mrs.
Cranky owed some money, and there's
an execution out. | didn't want to dis
ura ua by leyying on her household
good. 50 I took the cow"
Sand This brave little child followed
poor SNOWFALL" said Wllfrid "Oficer.
s 'ha amount very much|
"Ta-ry dollars and costs" was the
reply with q sympathetic look at the
child I'D pay # ont Of my own
pocket If I wasn't q poor man."
"If ! can pay #, win you release
The 100 2" asked Wifrid
aye, and u row on my fees, gladly"
replied hp officer
TIL. officer wiped away a suspicious
moisture from his eye as the little
girl threw her arms around the neck
Of rta snowy white animal, cried over
her recovered pet and then laughed
for ioy
An anterprising reporter eagerly
gathered up the material for good
story and when Wllfrid left the happy
nhu1 ana her per al thelr home the
nr. we're clicking an incident of
arn human interest an over the cOun-
frr THE afternoon papers had It, In
omrg me Brandon Evening Tele-
gran.
81 faId you WiIfrid was worth while
Enaw De had the making Of a grand
ma "a him-aud what do you say
... Daniel Brackett7" demanded
N cynthia AZ the Bracket home al
e.-.r o'clock that evening. She point
.t ru .he newspaper she had brought
nth her on her impetuous, uncere
w1.nus visit
Ya answered Mr. Bracket hum
bs WHnid is splendid boy"
Yuu start right ont finding him
Daniel Bracket" ordered the spin
H8rply "or m never speak tC
sou GAIN"
ESQ need. fatherl Miss Parker 2
ad CHEEKY voice. and the boy ir
w. gn burst into the room.
There's that nfty dollars, father,
uM Wufrld IN a business Ike way
roll of bills on the table
'' Bfackett pushed # back sheep
~ Miss Lydla's eyes twInkled
fI.r auld.be sutton sldled up TO her
Tu question asked you Thu
morning LydiaT be insinuated gent
think about the answer" sh'
imply.