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Show F5 TOMMY'S HELP. BY EPES W. SARGENT I H p: int jrrrl"." smiled Det- M EL Tutr.m . . silpplt.c ' moist and KruU) sticky hand Into Button's. sBr' s ' ' 'rl BBB(t ' HL- i He IbaV I i LTbTsV4 ssl "al1 T'Tr,ni'- Proud that he ikwi-the ikwi-the falr J, h Into tVTb.iv T Hl a sulden oVslre sjg srs jas b sss Ktfpotatm, wi.diy SeoftSSSTikii ton "irJ', "k JSP" tlnuerl Sut- I VO got a COW, ton H.iif vi Thai ii a sood place for It " said 9i.t "YOU 000111 to h a frail to mtmrn "Do tricks," demanded Tr.mmv riimh aUstlcd. turner hl. SSBUTt t K '-,Aarkyandfwhlhf ,h "u"l'n I want .-.ih !."?, n"1 "'d to ftv"'' you." she . Id blushing prettily, "j n, ur ,ux'c H JWl loi Of mv tlm.. thli NUOU'' xca ho avreod "but for month T init toado now."d M ,U,t M ou tr 5 Sa JSi m, " "vn,""T you." .he hpulbt r p., eloM to hrr own ,'"l,t hta. UW Hrt tlmo." h pir-Y pir-Y , dm , "i"'1 ou couldn't help yoursoif. U must havo seen that" should Tommy gituUy. Lwk at hi nnBruytook "dvantFr of Mm dltranion , Jt,waJ" ,"'V(r;i1 mlnutM before Button ; ,;;! ; ,1 ,h" -'k i..-k mt.. tho wud finally, -won t you toll m whether th.ro Is any posnlbllltv of my ovor-" ;oli,ir t.. Ni.,,," ni,ounrod Tommv n ti tn.ln kK,w.. ,l,.wn f,,r r, pi,,!,,,, I ;ik. rnt. fur a wnlk HM?"SfK d " 9hrt P1' "Th poor llttlt fellow BOts so tln-d and rrstl. s- I'ullfolly Sntton led the lad up and flown tho platform until ho sMW tno con. .In. lor coming away from l ho tolomnh window Ton mlnutop more wore waated ny the young torment Irr recounting his xporl. nr.- to n. ttv. At laiit In- iihld'd. and once more Sutton Sut-ton sought to loam hl fate ' Itont you know." ho pltodod, ' that 1 have loved you ever sln.e I've known vou? Cnn't you nay one Mltlo word to rriv.' mo l.i... that ?omo ilay" "Lom'me your watch." d.-mnn.lr.l Tom-in. Tom-in. Button DO ed ovor the hnnonme llm.pl with. oil a word. If It would k "p tho tM.j buK.v, ,o did not care what h 1 1 ! in , Td.it some day." he went on. "I may win you fr my wife? I have thought Kometimo that I have h on so fortunate to find favor In your eyc, Uml then again 1 have " "Whi rls' ' demandsd Tommy, handing back thi watcb with a auddm memory Of what tho back case contained, Sutton explained to tho boy that the rase did not ." n In tin buok. H. tt - fa,-.-Clouded. 1 1 mlRht hurt tho works to Open tho ratio In all thin dust, but ntll Tommy had discovered the way to make the hands ro around by iloprr.sslnK the stem, and he was happy again. "There IniVe in-.-n times " continued Sutton, "when I have feared that vour avoM mce of me was Intentional, and that , you wanted to save mo the pain of refusal. re-fusal. No matter what your answer mas me, I want to know my fate; to know whether I have any chanco to win the BWeetem woman In the world. Won't yu tell me that you do caro for me that you will" "Wind It up." commanded Tommv With visions of dreadful fat. s, nny one of which was too merciful for the boy. Sutton took tho watch and held It to hid ear The works had topped. In desperation ho showed tho boy how to depress a boss on tho side and make the repeater stilks tho hour and minute, and Tommy, beaming, went back to the other seat. "Won't ou Klvo mo an answer""" Pit-ton Pit-ton pleaded. Her eyes grew misty. She wanted to answer, but somehow she dp ided tl lllng him on the car The j.imn r . 1 1 r i that had led her to parry his proposal, pro-posal, now Impelled her to temporize. It was Tommy who solved tho situation. t?rel.VC.bK ,r0m hU hnt5 loreo o tho floor. .J? Just Jumped out of my hand.." ex-'""1 ex-'""1 'he -f lightened boy. as he slid from the seat to pie It up. "Th back s f broken off," he addM In dismay It'll) pteturr." ha rrej s sh turned the rap over. "Do all watches havn plc- "N." rd Sutton hortly, snapping the "Batty kaa irsited the boy. ' T. mmy. you mustn't flb." she cried Ye. (t has." he Insisted, snatching at her chatelaine .-'.-. And he tora the back cose open. Button gave one look at tha picture of hlmslf. and th-n one longer look Into Item1!! tender eyes. "Ood bleas you. Tommy." he said, very gently. |