| Show 11 V 10 u I 1 11 9 D I 1 AIS ST I 1 ora A I 1 0 1 I 1 written A by bv harriot harriet crl carl cox for the 1 I e lit sunday republican 1 I she april 14 like to come in it 0 shrill boy voice announced confidently from behind the losca door young bristol sprang to his feet acl pushed the door doo open well he suld said in nn interrogative intel vu tone lonu ills ila visitor thrust ills hla land hand deeper I 1 into n to his hie pockets and looked up ut at his host with an air of assurance as urance you yet I 1 I 1 t expect pvc lucia me file did you ile ho 1 dunaj queried partly young eyes swept the figure of thu the tagged urchin before him and then they traveled toward the door deal no I 1 cant exactly siy say edid I 1 did he replied refilled a smile over its his face as the boy walked title into the too room at and ad p boated himself in the mom mont tc comfortable ant 1 place chair an air of a of tho I alight I 1 inquire to what this honori honor la im due the in ills hla voice was I 1 J lost ant on ills gucht of 0 course you expect too roe seeing ing you neer been me hie elie boy ado ad emitted then suddenly S catching sight eight A of f himself lit in a blobs globs opposite he snatched the forgotten cap front from hla his lead head 1 I ive come on a matter of 0 business UIles ss lie himself I sIblY indeed young bristol rc returned umed I 1 ill his easy chair and looked inquiringly sit at t the ito lad a curious figure I 1 seated scale 1 I up I 1 i ight on the hie edge of the chair hla his belokon n boats i with their frayed toes jut reaching the floor yes Y continued the b boy Y 1 I want to be ad ted hla his dirty face broke into nn an etli active 01 lie he mado made this on nn young dilston la laughed there ar arc e several homes here bere in tho the city for th the a purpose lie ho suggested the title the boy rave gave an impatient movement sturt stuff lie replied shortly sho itly 1 I 1 a int aint thit that kand and t but aint 1 what bat I 1 n mean can at at all chis i Is s a new scheme n and nd and I 1 want none to be adopted by you lit ile met inel hla his licci hosts ts pies squarely of course you ain t expecting it tho the be boy y continued and so lm im going a to ex plain am a whole hole lot of us bill and henny und and sl SI and well ell you dont know em cm so it ion don t make so ao much dlf dif but veo mea kind 0 made up till our minds wed like to be adopted see young bristol tried to look intelligent well anyway vc ale any of us have no folks folka and mot everybody overs everI body doph doam 1 so we ale paid to we u sold eold we well KL K L it an ai an all good lilea idea lie ile smiled so we me just looked about aud and thought who mho wed med like to belong to bill be h want murit ry particular thought a man will who apt a i ant would ho he a good one ballme then lid hood got get well fod fed and M H ile hi wanted bine biage HI ace fellow su so lie could Is 0 o elie show chow and I 1 well I 1 lit it 01 on ou ills hoat bowed 1 in silent t demerit 1 giaya I ii iii ays aya to lien it if 1 wo 0 are arc ele to set ond lel at 1 all 11 wo might as aa well go in for style anel and have somebody worth hat havink fig and ivo ive had my eye of on you for some time you ill d nt know lt it dill did 5 iou OLIN well ell hardly young bilston then severely rely what are arc you after a anyway cywa VeNe mony afon y tle tile boy looked injured nop nap he said cald th altin n added candidly bouic crois a aln I 1 n I 1 I 1 to ills host nodded 1 I can bo be closser ci lie hr added the alie to ahny chuckled a all it right I 1 ho suld bold I 1 allus paid you wa wan n t no DO si hassy 8 I 1 ilk like folks folka mile ge get t an awful ful mad Y you t jl ju can it ca III yes 11 terrible yes 1 L 1019 6 how low you iou look Y bristol tried to look angry but lie h laughed in III the attempt atio the boat bokt bation was too ridiculous I 1 think do the boy asserted nodding hla his ii had ad in satisfaction you yoa w bont all L hivo have much sou IOU know ill IH just bo be adopted opted for three months donlia mon lia and it if we w dont donl like it then wo we cin can kick ill belong to you and ull oll tile hie feldern fellern wilt will know it and when a w we e read in ilk the papers rg about your being in g il at t a ball or something ble big bo be just tho the same a s it if I 1 was N oud have to lot 11 me come rile once I a neek to see if youre all right and kind 0 stay eady around an all hour or so no and act as if this thia was my home 1 and I nod I 1 guess id kind 0 like just to take hold d 0 some acme of them silver things on tho the the what do you call it he looked longingly at ill the e dressing stand 1 I hut buit lent cm any you know and it ft iou ou wanted any errands done you cluid call on ins arid and have to give me a Chri christmas atmas present and 11 1 cents centa a week beado N the rest of the time you have to bother lot with till me ino nt lit all bee he straightened out ono on cram crampo pd leg but dropped it hastily they aint i cry new he explained glandus at th ill woin moin shoe 1 I conic come round when uny any ono was mas here so eo you bo be i cry much ashamed of 0 me and and ive got some manners weil nothing to b brag im g of but moicie pete hus has you see sec I 1 ve va been m ahching you some time and I 1 taking youre pretty well up tip i in tho the business aint you I 1 nia I 1 Is lost made no ile iedy lie he was studying the th boy you tile hicl tilt allu boy continued with Alivio th 1 I ve noticed it lots lota Y you 0 dont swear no DO laid haid ua as tile test lest of io bour u r clod and you haid fluid idoa pardon to LL a stoie stoic alil anle und the other fl fel 1 laws 1 I ill don it t do 11 lliel at less the girls dr anred awful smart arid and looks swell I 1 guess why by I 1 liked you ill hist t mb hi leaned back in tho the chair and gazed antly then aln n hla ous CUS passed from the alio quizzical face in 4 keen surey of tile toom team with its rich sell costic bric a bia bi lie ay vy iy ho he suddenly burst buret out as it if front from lovitt iii tit up emotion but ahei arent vias y you oil thie th ie wim was a agronin in his eyes and a look ok of reflected r tit pi ide in its his tuco face young lung elle eked the laugh on his cleom and just junt u what t uio ate the uda lantages bantages lan in this arrangement going to be to lo tile inoa too lio quoi led interestedly 1 I can andel stand it what but they ate aie to you hla his beyts besl d UIL on tilt the worn morn shoes oh of course they ery cry much to ou the boy admitted candidly it its a afkind ft kind 0 one sido ol barg bargain attai and im tho the 0 one n a it lie ho gets lie he taught d rut but then thel t it must be klail 0 alo to feel theres fumo ourn body ebdy it lio lie a dreadful proud of you and m lioa hos watching evera thing you no coo und and m hoil hed knock down the hie big idest fellow in the crowd if he bo lured dared to anything against you arid and m who ito ahod hed be kind hind of fund fond of you if let vt him tito tho boys eyes cyer were cro wistful isaul ail they looked full into choso bent upon him in fit curious scrutiny young bi itol probe suddenly and rout put out oui hla his hund hand 1 I think all call it a bargain lie he said eald his voice a lit little t to jena ess steady than wo can try it 11 tit nt least the hoy boy thrust film hl rough liand in hla 1 I TO ED all ready he said eald then he gave an ail chuckle thata my name too loo bently barty lote late in hat the iho boys boya call me only taint my real name of cobrac but I 1 guess title like it best and you just jupt bet I 1 always aill bo be ready when you auant ont me lie ho gave young hand haind a con squeeze bristol guined wearily on I 1 hl I 1 I 1 rot col JIL he nus nn icv ri v weak ail and it ton biti lill to lo open ills hiff heavy tian ali AIL lie mould see u us th the le 11 line of I 1 f lot botn und 11 1 the elie thou thin forms EP eppline PEIne ll 11 alio t bell bed clothes clot lipH un 1 perhaps ell alln lah kit n glaim of lot water and a u fail in her hand JJ bud bad keen been it bo be many lie uc be pan gan to wonder if lie he had over ever seen anything olac else so lift lie tried to leep steel again 81 1 like ilko to comi come in lie he headid tn aid in shrill familiar ton londt lie mif rini ll ledi weekly weakly strange that that voice should i follow him film heau hot lit he itally recalled recal lud the first i felt ifft of his adopted and won I 1 tiered what the boy was doing 1 I sup pass ho he knows known that I 1 lie thought ho he seemed to lo know everything I 1 the thought thong lit interested him find and lift ba felt implied imp lied to open its his eyes ll hello ello said the olge of ills his arbams waking up lit III aint you yet im ready read Y sou ion hrc ec till tho lid ad pouted grolly on tho the bed bcd und and t took 0 0 k the hot hand in his coul one tho thought g lit you might like to PO fee me inc so I 1 to run 0 down for n minute lie ho explained v with it f I 1 attempt attempted ted while lila his eyes cyca eagerly scanned the thin hill fact face then abruptly tinned awo away young dri Briol lol tol attempted to lo speak 1 I t f I 1 were you ready heady expostulate postulated ex the burbe baho aliet said you huan hadn t ought to talk and 1 I said I 1 lt let you I 1 t shed let lei nie inc in alio it want nant to one mite you know but father ajai mallory I 1 ory I 1 axed jt it with the man mal 1 aho vho n he bosses and fao be sho she mot had bad to lie ile notified doun donn at the worn morn face his own beaming with intense satisfaction you think gidcome Id Voll come did you forrae curme nott not any mor if you yoa expected me that first day but I 1 came I 1 pen geu cral braily lYdo do aint I 1 your adopts obia with a thrill of pride that cau caud ed the nick alck man mail on tho the to turn lurn with interest toward tho the pair A faint smile played about young Bril itol a mouth NIVI hut but aint I 1 lad had a time getting herel tile the boy burst into u m laug laugh it which b aich lie he hastily checked and glinc glanced ed about scared 1 I guess ill have to bo be carelus car eLul tul or shell shelf bounce me flanel glancing ng over his shoulder at the nurse w who ho was waa looking in and I 1 kuess guess jd id better he be quick bulck too or be telling me inc to move on pound kind 0 like new kew york it well sou IOU vm fee when you went oft off I 1 was aw a w batching I 1 lollon ed you down to the train and saw BAW you jump on con and I 1 waved but IOU ou see and then I 1 road read the iho kapcia and knew just where you was waa going lou lou see sl most lit always ays has haa some kapci a left and we real read iem flights and cut out tho the MAPS and kind 0 kept trade track ell 0 things and one morning sl 1 l camo came up real excited they c had a light he yelled at me yoons hf came in sight and waved moved his paper like he was mad then we me read it through and and wo no saw your panic name down there the boys yes foil fell and lio lie swallowed ell hard for mu an instant and st lie he was wa awful good and VIA 0 o was mas the iho rest refit of the alic follows th they ey all went without their dinners that day pol PCS 4 to arle loo iro ill ahr 1 y to do dom for sou und I bills gifts adopted he he liaa has one too sou know ho be promised to give it what hat cuiry thirteenth min man pall for his dinner still theio thein want lout eno thirteen ers cause the man who would hac been one brought lna its clil with ill hini him and that isi want the same fanni as ono one you yet fice ape at any nito adopted buirl it want no HO I 1 impose poc lio lie know knew you see sec kitag I 1 wai coming down elocre to see co bout you it take lake tile me long to decico that you bet and all the fetters fellers agreed I 1 want nant decent if i I 1 come a and it hunt you up so I 1 camo came know as an id pet get here acre though did look gafni doubtful ono time hut but I 1 come theres moren one way of doing things sou ica see and I 1 look a here 1 come on a pays pass ills hiir loko was MU triumphant youny young bristol smiled smile an ail interesting smile iio felt better l ller alicade alic ads yes tea alree when I 1 found I 1 coulden couldn L ge kel I 1 enough brinney anyhow no matter u what let wo we did I 1 just juat went to thin th grand centra and said id got to sec the man who he loaded to alie passes N s the file ticket agent waa mus it bit busby but I 1 mado him tell me where I 1 coull could find tho the mah inah and there way was a lot of 0 folks folka in the onice office and they was all talking 9 and ono of the cleida told mu me to get out that want no plat place a for me inc but bul I 1 get well lie nol I 1 set down lit in a corner and stayed there two eno hours fore I 1 got IL a chance to say anything and then h ho e told roe me ho he roUld nt do nothing f for inc e cause told there was wa so ao many folk fochi wonted ruin the roa roal 1 it if lie save em to everybody everybody N I 1 told hatji hit I 1 want nant everybody and anas pretty necessary cesary for me m to have ono one and I 1 guessed gues sed was other folks in ILE the world besides him and walked off big as you please N lio lie kind of laughed end and eald I 1 N was too fresh but he vant mant acquainted with my kind id been a a studying some of the stuff around that office and id found out who tho the provid president rit was arid so BO I 1 just went off IT and mud made a call on him yep I 1 did th thi hoys boys vicc was clear ind and shrill as lion ho became immersed in bla big 5 tory story the patients near by were listening with mith expressions of fager eager Inte interest int cist iest on their pale faces one of the nurses hall bail drawn marer but the boys eyes n ere fixed on the face beside him no I 1 jut just told tho elio prem president ident of the road all about it and lie ho listened real good N t here was a young soung lad tady Y vito there I 1 guess twos ills hla daughter and she seemed aci albl interested on n I 1 thought alic luuba know you sou when ehe lie ek built hed better give tile inc the elie puma pass atut and I 1 asked lice her and she shook her head and got awful red vanies sannia iou 3 ou ate aio doing now flow and the pr president Ident he gave me tin tile pass thu liling elt and I 1 it have haie to go back to no old sinar emar ty who was afraid of ru luloff the hie ir roudi d 11 tito ali hoys boys voice notes rang out exultantly find and for the ill alist at time lie lic glanced around at tile sympathetic faces of ills his listeners the held up her finger but thero ther was a smite salle ou on her lips s 1 I know knew they were listening he it said told tur turning I 1 aing to young bristol dut but I 1 gjems it dont make any ulf dif tat taint 7 t nothing deiy pil vate copt capt bout tho the gh I 1 i avell anyway I 1 just made tracks i for or tho file ti rat train that was waa a coining have much spare time or or id I 1 d have gone back to see hue that iliac man inan nho alto i gave efto pastes es or rather I 1 tile tho rollers toll will think im lost but I 1 jialin was awful crowdis crow Croul did bd anil and I 1 had to bunk with w kb father madory you dont know him do you yato ile bica s nn fla bomfa sooil good am ah you sou he sold bald hed get rile me lit in here and sou sec bee he maxin ged all right and here I 1 gill am ho breathed a sigh as ad li if if fat relief aler after hla his leibig loo 5 satorv tourig bi iskot lay back contented his white hand wit held with a strang clasp by the dirty hand of his adopted im going to atay the boy buddee ly y albing it to bis bi feet and looking ile down R tho the tent past tho elio patients to the nurse and tho the dotter doctor near tho entrance tru im to 0 o seuy till 1111 yoi vol pet get bitter bi on n they can ill ilo do what the want to do with illi late inc unit pit ill run OIL errands tir anila or do any old fid thine dont nobody else 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