Show nothing you t I y ds God Cod G d rest rot ye merry gentlemen p I Let nth ne ng n you ou dl I rUE UL words sounded mounded through the hall ball of ot the bl big office 9 4 building In a high clear soprano which made mad both John Harden and his son Ralph Rolph look up startled and Irritated Then as ns merry gentlemen sounded farther off ocr John Jolin Harden thought Its a n good thing thins that woman didn t come In here singing I Merry gentlemen Indeed I 1 I and he looked r over at nt his son who sat brooding at athIs athis athis hIs desk deck If It Ralph Rolph would only ghe gh gl e me his hI confidence 1 I he thought Money Ioney trouble of ot some kind I suppose andI and I d help belp him out It If he d only tell me me Troubles enough of ot my own o but not o about bout money If It A million dollars would remo remote e this threat of ot blindness I d pay It In a n minute Let nothing you dismay came th the clear light voice again and Ralph thought How can I help being dismayed with a pile of ot gambling debts III I II never get out from under Father suspects too I know for tor he looks glum all nil the time Ume and keers ker his hand hond 0 o er er his eyes EO so much It If bed he donly d donly only ask ack me maybe may be I Id d have the thet t n courage to tell S Sn him eI 11 t fi i As the singing I IF 1 5 voice neared theoffice the Un I k r office again Bar ar arden fib den g growled row led i Tell that girl tow to hush up or go I f 7 away Then th the theoffice i iI w office door opened o nd j j y and the words l merry gentlemen 1 made both men meni 1 look loot up impat t nut Cut But In Sat stead stend of ot a bold young woman woman- woman stood a n by saying for tor the Ule Times In managers manager s so busy bucy he lie cent sent me here here did you learn to sing asked ed Palph St Sl Luke Lule s choir W c e re for fer Christmas Get fifty cents a Sunday Sun Sunday Sunday day and I get a dollar Christmas cau cause e I sing a solo Gee Its It s luck luck fir Dads Dad s been b n sick sid and It if It goes on this way wai wa Id I d ne never ne er get clothes fer I- I ferI school haja think Got live Ove dollars dol dollars mars lars out o 0 choir money sated sa cd ed fer ter a 8 anew anew new 0 tI Here s another toward It said Ralph and I hope your father tattler gets well Thank Thanh ou soul voul I exclaimed the boy pocketing the dollar Gee I hope lie he hel liel l does too cause he lie s all the family I 1 It t K got ot He lie works In B ft factory where the ther th r lights light s lad 1 all and sometimes his eyes go wrong Tong Couldn t he be work worl somewhere bere else queried Sir Mr Ir liar ten len rep 1 cp ep there theres s a grand place goin tobe to tobe tobe be vacant at the paper box bot tact fact r where there s hardly any eye worl work 11 but theres there 8 so co many after It It- It W nit alt l I slid said Harden I know Inow lorUmer who ho 0 owns ns that factory III give gl you fou a note to take tahe hIm s your fathers II unmet name t tIbert Ibert and lies he a II all right l I lYou You iou tell em cm I said known so-known so known him aU all my life liCe an I recommend him harden looked up saying fens Here s the note and a dollar for tor your ew tears lear s greeting In ad advance X Z v vance vane Don t for tor torget get to come comp In with its it-its It It-It It Its s paid a for tor remember You Tou bet III 1 come cornel I 1 I Id d get et a handsome In InVA VA It if my Dad ever eter I N H Li heard o 0 my mp been bein f IJ crooked I lm 1 r roud o 0 my ole ale r 1 man an nn I r want to tl 4 make maLe him proud 1 o me With that the thedoor thedoor I door slammed 0 and the young voice rolce was heard i caroling down don the hall The two men looked at each cath other simultaneously Jon bon I r have something to say say say- Did I have something to tell tell- tell rhen then rhen with I 1 alt alf embarras embarrassed d amuse amuse- amusement amusement ment tl tI ey cy both laughed I guess theres th II a good deal we weLa bate La Lato to tell each other said cold John Harden I propose that we get a 8 private room at the tin club and have hav some lunch and talk things over Great 1 I sal sail I Ralph rising to help belp his father with his coat I m not looking forward exactly to what J I have ha c to sai because Im rm I m ashamed ot of It it but It II 11 be a B relief ott ott Ing you can tell me will be as bad as this tills estrangement has been lIeen replied his Ids father If It If Its It s anything I can help iou sou ou about about- about It I Is and If It you U R straighten me out tt tl Ms Is time I know Inow HI never get In Int such a hole again hen hen that kid bId t said I m proud o 0 my ole man and andI I want him to be- be be Half h choked and ond stopped but by Ilia time they were In the outer hall ISO so John Harden simply took hl his son s a aarm arm and pressed It affectionately As Ai tl tI tie e elevator reached the tir street level the two t looked at each other p and smiled d for tor down the hall liall they I J heard a n high clear voice olce singing God re reel resl t y ye y merry gentlemen Let t nothing you dismay 1 Un 1911 r Hw er r U l a |