The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-01

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passed, brought the Ross-Armi-
Itage No. made big success proved up
Of territory and hailed again beneactor the
Prospect was over
working: and time for the Easter holidays and Bunny
studied the maps, and brought Dad proposionhe Blue
Mountains only miles from Paradise and there
end Of trout fishing there why not make their hadqua
at the Rascum ranch and get some tout Dad smiled Bunny
couldn't keep from Paradise To which Bunny answered.
that Paradise his discovery and BESIDES he wanted
Ell and his Third Revelation
Right top that letter Hardacre the
agent telling how the elder Mr. Bandy had out into field
and been attacked by bull and badly crippled Hard
but to the city might be possible to buy the place. M
Mr. Ross still wanted It. Bunny all on pins and needles att
that but Dad told him to keep his shirt that young gophHr
lot easier catch than old ones; Hard
he wasn't specially keen for the land, but he would
at the price the rest he coming fishing in few
days, and would about IT,
So then to Mr. watkins asking him toe
good to have of the children
at the Racum ranch and get ready for them And Dad o
Bunny with Aunt Emma City
and get little stuff including cockery things
have them put it truck and it Paradise; Buyf
so the place ready they got there You can i'm
agne what fun Bunny had with that commission thoughts
he fitting out this house. merely Dad him
but and mako hunra
When you happen to be the son Of successful oopeat
out arriving just sundown directly to the Rasc
place. and there standing the front porch with the bouga
viea vine in full blossom making glorious purpa arc
above her head Ruth: and alongside was mara& n
distance Bunny thought Watkins but then he sa
was young man. and Bunnys heart went into his months
He looked at this big powerful figure clad and
khaki trousers held by suspenders and with mon lI
loWlsn touseed hair Could beyes Bunny could ts<
take that ombre face with prominent big and
down at the corners he whispered exctedy TITS PauE
And The pair forward and Ruth introduced
her brother to Dad and Paul sad "Good evening and
waited to be that Dad wished him. Than
Paul shocks hands with Bunnand it strange sensao
to the latter, who had lost all the BEEN
dreamngs the boy who might have been good had
got instead this grown who seemed ten older than
himself, and forever Of his
Did the furniture conner? asked Dad; and Ruth answered
that had and everything in order they'd had supper
ready they'd been that Mr. would arrive they'd ges
the bags, and OH geehere the little bungalows
you laid everything spc span even to pink
Evidently Ruth had her heart job She asked Dad
very shy what he'd like for supper said everything in
the place. and the bacon sizzling and
making nice friendly SMELL having epied the carr
stood waiting and Bunny started right away out ali
about him. and how he came to be here.
Paul explained that he had turned up yesterday having
Ruth He had had things out with his fsbor chs
tme being nineteen now thought old enough to be-
allowed to take of himself Bunny father had
Whaled him. and Paul smiled and said his wasn't I'm
condition anybody he was getting worse with rheuma
sm He was bitter and mplacabe ever told Paul to-
his way he'll father would pray for him Bunny
noticed right that Paul longer his father M
and that he longer murdered the English languages
like the rest of the Watkins family talked like an educated
man, indeed he was
we they supper Paul and Ruth expected to wait ON
the table but Dad made them sit they had little
party the four of them and fun Bunny bombarded
Paul with questions about himself e and incidentally
too Fau now he had hunted for him that night at Mrs.
Groar and why had he away? They talked Paurs
aunt and the tragedy Of her lease and Of the worthless
sne mad bought Paul had learned from Ruth how Bunny
sent money her and Paul expressed his gratitude
would back; he still stubborn
never ask favor he forward but held
back unit he called upon
he told how he had lived and how the old lawyer ben-
factor had died just recently left him part OF hR
library all but the law books. treasure
lot OF scientific books and the best old English literature For
nearly three Paul had had the library and that
had been his he he had seldom missed evening reading unt
after midnight; also he had studied day. for he
had really had very little work do Judge Mnter had made
sort OF pet OF hihavng children his own and being
stirred by the idea of boy who wanted himself The
Judge had had an old microscope and Paul with that
and had made his mind career; going to spend
and ha
in some laboratory antos job necessary his way
up to do microscopic work.
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