Show vol I 1 01 by BOOTH AV T ay V continued 4 lilicy had just opted the rent front door returning nt at noon from hie his of ce fl C e when sift Jun junior loes voice fame piping from the library where he alls reclining in his hi wagon by tle lie window cousin david Beas beasleyy leYl cousin da do vid ld come a running I 1 he cried come grunn running I 1 the tire here herel of course cousin david beasley came a running ninn lne and was uno immediately to the whole family a ceremony which old bob who ras ai with the boy had bad previously ow with courtly race grace I 1 they V ley like dob bob explained haell ton dont you mr 1 I yes he ray my they do extremely I 1 ile used uch such words as n extremely often in deed as boudin eald said he lie talked like a child in to a hook hool which was due I 1 dare tay sayo to 0 o hia his EtIl sh mother and rin eurt sam the boy went nent on that ill the nil ill hemre cousin david tee yes mr lays rays he think thinks they will ind then ca Cs bob tod told me be went out of hl his 4 head with joy when her offered air a agni and truck struck a match for him to light it but abar exclaimed the old darky whar in de name 0 6 de cooil good bovid do de bile thile get dem names 1 litt lilt lok ink to leer me I 1 that was vas a subject often debated between dowden and me there mm nothing IQ to wala right that could have rocketed rocc eted them arnd it did not seem probable he could have remembered from over 11 1 I e broter in my ion were the inventions of that busy and lonely little brain I 1 met the family myself the day after their tir arrival rival and bensley beasley by that time had become go well acquainted with them that he could remember all their names and helped in the introduction there was mr mir Huncl iberg el dently the child childs s fa fn voito for he ains described ni as possessor of every engaging virtue end there waa was that lively mitron ni tron mrs Hun liva chberg there were viere the Hun chberg young gentlemen tern tom noble and grandee and the young ladles ww miss queen mims 11 irble and miss yolanna ull all exceedingly gny py and pretty there wax wa also colonel Rul chberg nn oil uncle finally there mas aunt cooler cooley Ilon chberg a somewhat decrepit but very amiable old lady mr corley Un dunbridge bridge happened to be calling nt at the on time and as a tt it appeared to be Bearie ys duty to keep the comer going and constantly to include all of the party in its it general flow it struck me that he baa truly ae as dow den said enough to keep him huy bully the Hunch berga had lately moved to wainwright from constantinople I 1 learned Ira they had decided not to live in town bo however trever having purchased haRed a fine be farm out in the country and on account of the distance were able to call at Deas leye only about eight times a day and seldom more than twice in to he the evening whenever a layette telephone announced that they were fete on the way ay the child would have himself wheeled to a window 1 and when they came in eight b would cry out la to wild delight while hile beasley hastened to open the front door and ad nit talt hem them they were oo 00 rent w to the child and beasley treated them with euch con merlou mess that between betwee n the two of them I 1 sometimes began to feel that there actually were euch such people md and to nave have moments of half hall surprise that pee see them particularly ai a each of the developed A character entirely bis his own to the last mt peculiarity euch such as the aged abst cooley deafness on which alch account beasley never forgot to rl hie his voice when he be addressed her indeed deed be the detail of actuality in all this appeared to brins bring as great a de light tbt to the th roan man aa as to the tile child he built them up with infinite care re on one when mr TO chberg berg and I 1 happened to be call I 1 1114 u hamilton remarked reworked with at bid come into the room without licking bis his hand as be he a did id and hid had crept under the table me mr Hun chberg volunteered the formation through beasley that epou bis his approach to the house he had seen charing chasing a cat it I 1 WAs w then debated whether chastise chast lee lufelt 1 wai was IQ in order att finally decided that it SImPle dorWil surreptitious man a let of entrance and his hi hiding biding onder under the c table were suM elent indication bat 4 he well understood hia his baseness ua a would never let it happen again 1 l 9 beaasley having coaxed him I 1 t froia from under the table tuble the offender at t W up begged and nd wa was forgiven I 1 id d almost aftel the splendid shaggy held ay my anad hand when in turn I 1 wt go to bow that the th WM VI autumn trolled the he last leaves behind her flying bro brown n robe robes one night 1 we t wole mole to a of now snow next morning and it wag was winter down domn town iona niong along the sidewalks the mer chant chants set lines of poles covered them with evergreen ever greel i and ran stream en ers of green oe overhead to enco ume the festal chopping shopping army son san tn to clauses stamped their feet and rang belli on tha corners cor nere and pink faced children fixed tied their noses immovably Immon bly to display windows for them the season of seasons the time of times was not at hand to a certain new reporter OIT on tall fie despatch the stir tir and gayety of the streets meant little inure than that the dais had come when tt it was night in the afternoon and that lie be was mas ghen fewer feuer political assignment this war map annoying because Bea beadles Beasl cia candi candidacy decy for the bad had riven given me a personal interest in the political situa tion the nominating convention of his party would meet in the spring the nomination nation was certain to 0 carry the file election also and thin thus far bearley showed more strength than any other man in the field things are hi ill may 11 said told don dowden den lies ilea always whorled hard liard for the party not on the stump of course he laughed but the boys boy understand there are more important things than speech speechmaking makin ills record in congress gave him the confidence of everybody in the state and besides that people always trust a quiet man I 1 tell you if nothing happens hell get if IV im ter beasley another politician explained explaIn cd in an interview he hes a dave beasley Deas leyl I 1 yes sir air I 1 m ter him you know the lays tx ys say if a man Is to only for you in this state here there 0 the head and front and nack backbone bone too of the opposition to beasley was a close fisted fitted hard knuckled risen mean from the soil sort of it man nian one hamid simeon peck much in Is it and he lie may go back on it but if hes fer ter you he be means it it well rm ter leyl there were ere other of course none of then them formidable but I 1 aps wa surprised to learn of the existence of a small but energetic ene faction opposing our friend in wainwright Waln wright his own town what are you surprised about inquired dowden dont you know what our folks are like betl yet I 1 if st paul lived In do you suppose he could run for con stable without ane of his near neigh bore bar setting ettan out to try and down him the head and front and backbone too of the opposition to deasley was a closefisted close fisted hard knuckled risen from the soll sort of man one named simeon peck he lie PPe speared aRed no in considerable influence I 1 heard was a hurd bard worker seconded by an energetic lieutenant a you ni man named grist th these toe I 1 and other others they had been able to draw to th their belr faction were bitterly and eagerly opposed to beasleyy Beas leye nomination and worked without ceasing to prevent IL it I 1 quote the invaluable sir dowden a again binl a I 1 Or ls against us because bemuse if Z had a quarrel a clerk in beasley ReasleY ll ollice and wanted anted beasley to dill ali charee charge him land beasley sim pecks against us out of juit jut plain and nd because he eo 1 VM was for anything eny thin tor ter anybody any bodyl in his life I 1 had is talk with the will olda mutton head the uto other day I 1 he aid said our crit candidate ought to be a fanner tamer a urn man of tie the common people and ahn hon I 1 hills chere ter hed and anybody more in a of the common p oploo th than a n be 1 ho a laid too much of a mcleay man to stilt himl ihu idea of dave ai as a society man aaa too much for me ine and I 1 laughed la in alm reck face but that top stop bim sim fivek I 1 jest look at tile style be he HUB in hv lie omd aln aint t lie fairly lapped in lumur I 1 look l ook at lint that house he 11 int book at the tile way be he goell around in ili that lg car of hi it a and a niecie to drive him half the tile timet I 1 had to holler holier bonin and of course that run gain twice DI no mod mild as 01 he started out to he be and he lie want oft off smearing 1 hod hed allow ine me before tho the campaign uns oer the only trouble he lie and orest and that croud could give ui us would be by finding out something against rave dave and they cant do that because there lunt any anything thin to find out I 1 shared hie his confidence on this tatter core score but was vins somewhat som less 1 san vine on some others I 1 here ere only two tuo ne papers of any political influence in nanu right the despatch end and the tile journal both operated in the interest of Beli party and neither find come out for him the gossip I 1 heard about our office led me tile to think that each vian waiting ailing to kee see lint lien dAny slin sim peck und ond his hi fac lion ilon would mould mae the journal eio cally quit I 1 knew hod some to coquette with peck grist and company pany altogether their us not entirely to 0 o be disposed thus niu tny my thoughts ere a great 1 rant dent den more occupied with ith Re nean aRles leis chantis thin mith the holiday spirit that now fun furs and bell bells and wreathing mists of good cher ver mer the town lonn bo so little indeed hd hittl tills thin spirit couched me that one eve eye ning ahen one of bf my colle trues standing 11 before the lie crate fire in ili ilia reporters reporter a room yawned and said sold bed be clad glad ahen hen tomorrow moo over I 1 aleco bilm alint lint hiis fl the particular cu ur trouble with tomorrow christmas Chris tinaa he lie explained into always to 60 tedious like sunday it makes me homesick aid said nn on other a melancholy little man lio ho waa was forever brogling bragg lne of his 1113 native duluth christmas Christ mai I 1 repeated tomorrow r r it was wa christmas ae and I 1 had not lnora it I 1 I 1 le benned ined back in my chat in a sudden loneliness lonell nes eliat list picture pictures coming before me of longno christ was eves at sit homel bold old christmas evee eves when lien there uns a tree my name uni nas called the night city edit editor r had an assignment for me go up i sim pecks on madison street he lie said he ile think thinks hes cot got some thing on lavlie beasley Ue asley but ont say any more over the telephone see there Is in if IV I 1 peeled up my hat bat and coat and left the office at a it speed which must have gi glen gien en roy my superior the he hie leel conception of roy iny journalistic real at a telephone station on the next corner I 1 called up mr mrs house and asked for mr doden douden what are ou doing I 1 demanded when hie his voice responded playing Pla yint tyng bridee bridge he answered are you going 1 out anywhere no io feats the cr ill tell you later I 1 may wont to 0 o see you tonight before I 1 so to back to the office all right be at home all the evening even lne I 1 hung hun up the and made off on my errand down town the streets treet were crowded with the package laden people bendin bending heads and shoulders to the bitter wind itrich swept a blinding sleet elect like snow horizontally against them at corners it struck 90 tumultuous a blow upon the chest of tile tb e pe de that for a moment it would halt them and you could hear bear them gasping balf smothered ah all hue 1118 bathers in a hwy surf turf yet there nas tins n as a gayety in this eager cale gale the tile crowds pressed anxiously let lisp P ally up and down the street in their generous search for things to gif eh away ajay it wair not the rich ta ho struz cled 0 the storm MOM tonight lbs mere ft ere people who carried their own ond bundles bouie hoine you saw them toiler toilers and savers tired and rather fat heri alom with mith the thrift of til all the year but now for this one night careless pt p bow how bard saved hie tile money reckless of but the joy of giang it to bring the children joy on the one great tomorrow so they bent their heed heads to the freezing lne wind their anns laden lodes with darin daring bundles bund lei end slid heir their hearts uplifted frith with the tremulous happiness of inure than they thel could afford meanwhile mr simeon peck honest man want had bad chosen this eason to work harm if he might to the gentlest cent let of his fellow men I 1 found clr feck peck altane tor for me at his boune there were four other men with him blin one of whom hom I 1 sited as irist grist a squat young man with slippery black hair and a lambrequin mustache they were wort donning their coats costs and bat bats la in tb it hall when I 1 arrived i TO BB BE 1 1 |