The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1921-09-30
UNLUCKY jim
BY LoTTIE W. SIMMONS.


Jimmie, do believe you are the un. |
luckiest boy 10 Greene Ce'trer
"wow" yelled little Jimmie, as Ma |
poured the Imminent over large cut |
on small, fat forohneer
The four year old dabbed nj the |
tears with u chubby fist.
"wha' did you say vast" he asked |
between sobs US he backed toward the |
door.
Il said you we're unlucky." plunr.
Ing redeemed arms into the steamiug
tub. You've had more Of everything
than all the other Eve put together.
Now run alOug-and do he careful"
"Im unlucky-rm unlucky," chsried
little jim a half hour later as he ped
allied Il WORKOUT yeloclpede as fast ~
his short, fat legs would let him.
Suddenly. on few the front wheel.
and u small. freckled nose plowed a
furrow In the dirt. Screams hlled the
air, and the tired housewife. with hands
dripping soapsuds, hurried TO the scene
Of disaster.
"Oh. you unlucky jim !" she sighed.
as she picked him w and carried him
into the house.
All this happened years before any.
one Ia Greene Centre paid much atten.
tion to the law Of expectancy. Mayh.
didn't make any difference, calling
him unlucky from bAbyhood. expectng
vi luck 10 follow him at every turn.
but James ut the age " eighteen
thought Otherwise. som. New
Thought literature had found l,s way
into his hands. James read IL aud h.
gnn 20 think for himself
He conhdcd his plans 10 Bob hls
chuin. and to sally, his sweetheart.
Boh's one ambition Ia Tie was 10 be
the Villag" constable. aud D.. ,ou'dut
understand anyone wishing 10 l'H,c
Greene Centre. sally cried It little and
sworc eternal allegiance 20 her youth.
ful sutor.
you'll wait. won't YOU SUilyf' Jim
had said. "lll surely com" hu,k when
] hnv. wor u fortune
His mother dried her tear, ~ her
apron when Jimmie went away ~
there's any luCk To- 'lis world for ~"
hoy. hope De- finds u. " -, ,ul' ~ ter.
self ~ 81. turned away from the g.'r.
JImiu. got ~ the station without
mishHp, A. the train steamed away h.
kept repeating O. himself over aud
over. II am N" lurklrsi fellow iu a..
world ap ~" 'ucEicst fellow In a."
world"
He was about uue hundred miles
from Greene centre when the crash
came. IimuI. landed "a top, 50 10
speak. II WAS terrible wreck. hut he
hnd hot received scratch.
"iou must be- lucky, boy" someone
snid ~ his elbow,
Jimmie turned to face the speaker,
ayes. nm the lucklest fellow IN a..
world"
The man, Who was w.dJlearrd,
turned his eyes away, bringing his
ghze hack presently
"Wh.re are you buuudf' he asked,
"Nowhere In particular" replied jim
mile, briskly.
"wHn, Ia 70 along with me--rll "S'
pehses paidf need u mascot" with n
SLOW smile.
where are you golnrf' Juul,s
voice was eager.
"ro the gold fields"
Jimmle's heart gave great jump
"Tll GO" was the quick answer, and
the two shook hands.
Ten years later James decided that
II was time TO 80 back to Sally. lie
wns rich beyond his widest dreums (:
luck had followed him everywhere.
He could buy the whole town Of Greene
Centre II he chose. Yes, II was time To
20 back. so he bought III. most er'
penslye solitaire he could find, and a
little plain gold hoop; then rings aud
things galore. Sally's eyes would have
popped out Of her head II she could
have seen the glltterlng collection.
most Of II marked with the letter IS"
Jimmir's motor ear was the finest
that money could buy, aud when he
drove into Greene Centre he created n
sensation. Stopping abreast the home
he got out and walked ~ the narrow
path that led 10 the front door. A
stranger came In response 10 his
knock.
Does Miss Sally NJ live heref
he inquired.
"Oh, no." was the answer "She
married Robert W, the police
man, years ago, and lives down the
road a piece
Jimmie turned away, SO Sail,
hadn't waited for him after all, Get