The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-05
FOUR DANCING FEET
THE THIRD IN THE LIST OF
TROUBLES.
By JANE PHELPS
CHAPTER IS,


No. Gertie never would be stylish
so long as she considered the family's
claim upon her as of more importance
than fine clothes. 1t was ont Jennie's
fault she did not help, as Gertie ex-
planned to Lilly. it was she who was
to blame. She had been the one who
had insisted that Jennie remain in
school and study to become a teacher.
She it was who objected to Tim trying
to do more than he easily could with
out interfering with his lesson. No
one must blame them
We'll, ma, the third thing has hap
pened, now perhaps we won't have
any more trouble right away"
IT hope not, dearie. The saints be
praised Tins alive, and gettin' along.
It's hard on you to give up havin' that
new dress and coat, but
Never mind, maj 1t couldn't be
helped. I'm real glad to give them
up for Tim. 1 don't see how we could
have stood it if they had killed him
our Sunshine BOy'!" A name she
had given him because he kept them
laughing. amused, most of the time he
was in the house.
Mrs. Cummings said no more, but
she had made up her mind to tell
Murphy, and Tom Norris il he came,
the reason Gertie had no new clothes.
"They amt goin' to think she could
MT have things like other girls If she
WAS like LAGIus MIS-. 1lAAAAAaAhS6 bdAa
to herself IT guess when they know
she gave them up for Tim, so he could
have medicine and doctors. they will
think she looks just as sweet in her
pretty and-I-almost wish she'd
marry Murphy-tho God only knows
how we would get along without her"
Confinement was irksome to the
lively Tim. He tried to be patient.
but sometimes he would break out
with complaints
IF we was rich I could go riding in
my motor carl" he said whimsically,
the big. black one with red stripes
What you talkin' about. Tim?" his
mother asked.
MY motor car. ma. The one I'd
have If 1 was rich,-the one I'm goin'
to have some day. You'll go riding
in it, ma, the very first one. You like
red wheels, don't you ?"
"Of course do, bless the boyi Red
wheels are just grand
II wish Mr.. Tom would come and
take me in his car while am waiting
for mine to come from the shop. 1t
amt finished yet. you see, ma, and il
Tom would come he could take me
out in his'n.'
"Of course he would! Amt got no
fever has you, honey?" His mother
laid her hand on his head. Tins
reamings bothered her a bit. Hes
just like his Pa. He was always tellin'
what he'd have when he got rich
poor lad! Them's fairy stories you be
tellin' Tim, talkin' about automobile
with red wheels. Them things cost
money-heaps and heaps of money"
I'm going to have heaps and heaps
some day, Ma. Y GU just wait and see"
"All right. honey, you just think
about it while 1 make you some
BROTH
1.-The poor lad-red wheels-an au-
tomobile-the likes of us-no money
but what Gertie and me earns-poor
lad Brokenly the mother commise-
rated the boys lot while Tim. lost in
dreams lay smiling on his hard bed.
When Mrs. Cummings told Gertie of
the little brothers day dreams. she
answered:
Let him plan, Ma. One of my
books been reading says that If we
want a g-anything-bad enough,
and keep it in mind, and work for it.
We can get it. Maybe if Tim thinks
about an auto hard enough it will
make him study and work hard so he
can have it-and that would keep him
from wanting to run the streets like
some of the boys around here.
II hate to have him grow up like
them, bold, and horrid-and, Ma,
sometime when he gets a little bit
older I'm going to tell him how girls
nice girls that try to keep good
feel about fresh guys who try to get
funny with them. don't want him
to be that kind and he will II some
one doesn't let him know about it
how girls feel about such things. You
see he'll see the other boys getting
fresh, and perhaps think it IS all right
for him to do the same. want my
brother like-Well like Murphy and
Tom Norris. They aren't the same,
not one bit. But they are both de-
cent"
II know, dearie, and wen try to
set Tim straight. Poor lad. he has no
father to tell him the things boys
ought to know"
(Tomorrow-Ger critic sacrifices her new
clothes.)