The daily worker., 1926-06-16


Old Mrs Ross Bunnys grandmother, accustomed to
protest srenuousy against boy being taken about these
trips enough destroy all the sweetness of his
nature she declared would make him hardened cync in his
childhood this sorddnes and hatefuness of moneyrabbng
But Bunnys father answered that that life and there
good foong YOURSELF Bunny would have to live in the world
day. quicker learned about it the better. So
there the boy sat- his perch in the window SILL watching and
recalling his grandmothers words
Yes they a bunch enough; Dad right
said you every minute because
body would be trying to take something away from you These
people had simply with the sudden hope of getting
lot of money hurry Bunny who had always had all the
he could looked down with magnificent
their petty pickering You couldn't trust such people around the
he decided there nothing they wouldn't do to
The fat old the yellow satin dress with her fat red
and legs sk- wouldn't take much
have her awng somebody's face And that hatcheaced
with the voice like would be capable of stick
ing knife into you dark night
his every detail Of these bust
the terms of the lease the provisions of the
law lots of money
He would talk about afterwards and would be kind of
examination to how much the boy had really understood
So Bunny listened attenve and this and that together
remembering the points the lease he had heard his father
going them with Ben skutt and Mr. Prentice while they
driving out to the field in the aters But the boy
could not keep his mind from going off the different
their lives That old fellow with the stopped shoulders and the
gnared handshe kind of worngman and
body he could trust and he looked this and that but there
was such in the crowd That with the
nosegasse she hard onewhat did she do when she
wasn't quarrng That elderly couple that looked rchthey
much their dignity but they had their
share all the and they weren't having
tious towards the little LOTS!
The old gentleman drew his Chair beside began
whispered conversation Bunny Dad shake his head
the old gentleman drew Dad spoke Sk
rose and said: 'r wishes isn't
interested in proposition for leasing portion
He wouldn't put down well without for Offset wells
people can't agree he'll take another
for him."
This struck chill the stopped the wranglng Dad
saw it. and nodded to his ease-hound,"
Ross has offer of lease the north side which has
good prospects, because believe the ancne that
There are several acres which belong to one party so viii be
easy to agreeYe that scared the wits out of them
several minutes before they quarreling again.
Where Bunny sat in the window wsl he could the lights
OF the discovery wel shut off and awaiting the building
OF tanks he could hear through the window the hammeg
II the rveters the tanks and building
eicks along the slope His attention wandering
uddeny he startled by whispered voice. coming from
1arkness apparently right alongside him: "Hey, kid"
Bunny peered around the edge of the window and
gure attened against the side of the house. Hey kid said
he whisper again Listen to but don't let nobody
you're lstenin. They mustn't know I'm here"
Bunnys thought was, "a spy! Trying out about
the leae So he the alert he listened steady
sstent whisper, intense and moving:
Hey kid! I'm Paul Watkins and the lady what lives
is my aunt dassent let her I'm here she'll
make me go back home live ranch up the San Eido
and run away from home cause can't got to
get job but first to have somethn
starved And my aunt would want to have it.
friends see-ony she'd want me to back home and
and when money, I'll her. so I'll Just be
borowin What want you do is to kitchen
door, won't take nothn but piece of sand
wch somehin All got tell nv aunt to LET
you go into the kitchen and get drink of
the key in the door and back into the
the front door want to- and
all like tell you Say kid be good scout cause I'm
It, it's sure tough not to have meal all day. and been hitch
hlkn and wakina lot O. the time and Pm up
and I'll tell you about but try talk to me here
cause they'll see your lips movn and they'll know there's