Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-09-10

missed IT, &g4U Eflat she was fFlEk5 I&f1eG
: by the change IN his temperament but
, with her he was invariably reasonable
The very quality Of his voice was
different when he spoke 70 her. The
expression Ia his eyes made her heart
melt It confessed this mans belief
that she was al he had left.
Today only her knowledge Of his de-
votion and dependence had given her
the courage to start the discussion
which was just ending between them.
She had known that Michael wouldn't
like her plan. Now, as she had expected
he summed up all his objections Ia a
few sentences.
Il don't know Why you want q IA
year-old boy around the place he said
imrRtiently. He'll be q nuisance to
you every minute. He'll be as mis-
ehievous as q monkey and always in
trouble Hen climb every tree on the
place and probably end BY breaking an
arm or leg. Haven't you enough on
/ your hands with me and the farm with
out adding strange boy?"
It was Mary's turn TO sum up.
Terry RorSe isn't a strange boy"
she explained. ~Tye seen him every
I time I've gone to the orphan asylum
since I went on the board two years
ago. I know him wen. I've taken a
fancy to him. Sister Veronica says he's
the best and most manly boy IN the
asylum, and he's certainly the best
know there. Now he's lust over three
months of pneumonia and she wants
him to have q summer on q farm 70
build him up"
ssTf he's delicate" Michael began.
HE isn't delicate" Mary interrupted
firmly. "He got his pneumonia jump
ing into the lake last March and saw
ing an eight-year-old boy who had
gone out to skate and dropped into an
ice hole The ice broke under Terry,
too, when he went out to help him. and
he landed in the water. But he held
UP the younger boy is minutes, till
men came with boards. Now he's al
over his pneumonia, but he needs fresh
air and the right things to eat. Then
he's going to work in the fall Michael,
want TO get that boy into good con-
ditionl"
The story of the rescue had touched
her husband. The CULVER In his wtfe's
voice as she spoke the last words
touched him stin more.
"All right" he agreed. Bring him
here, old girl. But keep him out OF my
way he added THAT must be under
stood"
'It's understood" Mary promised.
@It's your house" Michael said grim
~ You could fill 1t with orphans If
you wanted to. But hope you won't,
he ended hastily, and Mary laughed. ,,
To Terry Rorke, fresh from q big ,
orphan asylum in a big city. the Clark
farm seemed ike heaven. His brown
eyes shone as he stared around him
on his arrival. and his copper-eol0reo
hair stood on end as he thrust his
fingers through 1t and gasped. =
Mary had gone for him herself, and /
had driven him the 10 miles from the / +
0rphanage to the farm in her own little .
EAR. He had always liked and admired
1er when she came to the asylum. BE c
lelt at home with her now.
His thin face flushed with excitement s
Is he approached the large white farm
house and took In the numerous out Z
buildings and fields and paddocks. He
rted not to ask too many questions i
nut they poured from his lips. Mrs. "
Clark answered them fully. His ignor-
nee OF the country was as obvious as 81
lis interest. The stables filled him with n
I'VE, and the sight Of dozens of cattle
md horses grazing In the paddocks
made him catch his breath. Ia
His excitement did not make him for T
let his manners. Sister Veronica had
rained him well. Mrs. Clark was =
ouched by the care with which he Is
nd by the gwtftness with which he
emoved his cap when he entered the al
all. He followed her upstairs TO *
bedroom whose windows W
verlooked the grazing cattle, and his bG
yes grew bigger. 50
This will be your room while you 70
re with us" Mary said, and saw that
be boy was speechless as he stared *
round it. a,
@Do you-do you think I could go = =,
ut and look at the horses q little dss
Thile?" he stammered when he had =.
aught his breath. az
"Of course Mary said comfortingly.
Have good wash and brush your q
air. Then run around the place as
luch as you like. It's only five Be av
ack in the house for supper at six" FTs
Five minutes later he was out OF ST.
he house again, his eyes popping with he
as he ran down the veranda Tia
cps. A huge white and brown setter Sd
lse from the lawn and came to meet liz
m. The dog shifted at him inqniring-
, then accepted him and followed iy.
his heels as he ran toward the tn.
arrest paddock. asI
Michael Clark, sitting stiffly In his loo
heel chair Ia q corner Of the screened wa
veranda where he spent most of his ms
US, watched the little encounter. He lea
IS stin disturbed over the presence boz
q strange boy in the house and he the
IS surprised that Bruce, the dog, had ito
ken 70 him. Bruce was cautious about Pun
cepting newcomers Still, there was 2
natural affinity between dogs and the
VS.. arc
When Terry came back TO the house, ne
ak with ecstasy, at five minutes Of W.
I, AIRS. Clark led him into the dining "a
ON and presented him to the gaunt y
an sitting In bis wheel chair ct the me
ad OF the table.
How do you DO, gir?n Terry asked f si1.'
q held out hand that was too thin r.,g
d too white AEichaeI CLARK took IL sr ss
Eher critically. II ne had to have q ~
y around the place he'd have pre- fhe
red q sturdy one. Then he remem- vTr,
red that bad quarter OF an hour in M
lakes icy wafer and his expression fhe
Nv m1lder. Ee took the hand, nodded, ssss
q stdffly told tlae boy to make himself 4
home ns.s