Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-10-21
shad's face began to redden.

ITO me?" he asked.
To you. 1t will give you a ,is..,
education and a start In tba IN
when that is done" "Orld
Shad had grown very serIou, ~,
eyes were a trifie moist when be ,. NV
Il can't see what I've done to ga s@i ";
that money" SCI aR
For boy you've done pretty v.u
Three times your life has been in A."
ger. You're a good boy and I want :"
help you along"
Il won't take 1t unless I can d. u,.
1 want to with 1t. I've thought n .%
over " Ill
What do you wish to do with ,t~
"Give it to Bumpy Brown"
my boy, the plan is a credit m vons
the lawyer answered. 81 expected w..
some like idea would come to ro.' '
mind. knowing you az I do. Iat a -.
make a suggestion. At present Bnmns
would not need SO much. II II sbonIs
be necessary later we could helm Nv,
Let's put half Of the sum out at ,nt.-'
est and give him the income fror. |"
Use the remainder for your educatioS
II you wished to help Bony to rst .
year or two Of schooling you could A
It." u"
shad was quick to say: "Td Liz. 3.
do that"
Il suggest that you put five hunS,..
dollars in the St Lawrence Conn.-
bank to Bony's credit to be used d.
clothes and board and also tuition 4,
the Canton union school. Later, II a.
visable. you could do more for him"
Shad rose from his chair. .Tp.
grand" 'he said as he went and IOok,s
out Of the window at the old man vhs
was splitting wood.
Converse has written me n le,t.,
He told me how when he woke Won M
one day on the shore Of the Oswesut.
chic you rubbed your eyes and asked.
Is God hereT You were born into :
new world that day. I'm not much
Of a preacher but I'd say that God /,
here. A man who has been pursu,r,
criminals as long as have is sure to
get that opinion"
Il guess you're right" the boy an
swered.
"'He lifteth up the poor from the
DUST" the colonel quoted as he came
and stood by the boy. 'Tt is great
sentence from the greatest Of all tn,
law books"
Bunny had finished his work ana
was getting ready to come in.
poor old man |" the boy exclaimed
"rve got just one more thing to say
about him." the colonel remarked. a
he stood looking out of the window,
"Grimes told me that Sergeant Brown
would never apply for a pension al.
thought clearly entitled to It. Hes
growing into quite a considerable ng.
ure Of a man. I must be off,"
The day was near its end. BE put
on his arctics and his overcoat and
added:
"We'll have a great Christmas day"
At that moment there was a rap at
the front door. The doctors stable
man entered. He said to Shad: II
you please, sir. Doctor Gorse wishes
to talk with you this evening. can
take you up with me and bring you
back. The horse is hitched out on the
road"
"I'n Join you there in a few min.
utes."
The doctors man left them.
The boy turned to Colonel Blake and
said: Something has happened.
Maybe wen get light on our mystery"
Colonel Blake made his acknowledg.
ments to Bumpy. who had just come
In. and Shad announced that he was
going up to the Dam for an hour or
two. In moment the lawyer and
the boy set out on the trail.
The boy parted with his friend on
the road where the latter's team was
waiting. Shad got in with the doe.
tors driver. he had begun to feel
grown up. Was he not now a person
Of some importancei The colonel had
seemed to have that opinion. Shad
had written an essay on the com
mon law. It was full of resound.
Ing words. Still 1t was a credltabls
effort frightened with characteristic
humor. a
IF he dares to read II he'll ind out
that I'm no child" the boy said to
himself. Maybe I'll get him paving
over the a'.tior"~-."