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Show 1 Cobbler Gives 'Rcacc;: h For Coolidgc's Svc "' iamm Ltcr ox ma JOB, . 17 I. V. PArKBAWK ' DTIEA IwflM Staff Om t NORTHAMPTON, km, Sept. I Tha apotliht of jfam haa throat IU pltilaa. panetratln; fln-r 1nla th half-aubmaraed and unobtrualr ah op or Jam Lucay, post, phUoao-phar phUoao-phar and aobblar, and Uft htm much disturbed. - Sine Praafdnt CoolWlr. Tight In th ml dot of th tremervdou prH ur of iHunlnr hla hlh oflMr, found tlm to writ In -hie ovi hand to th cobhlar an unusually warm and affadlonata lurr- Lueay haa bn baataarod by callarm, Tha lMtr rada: "Mf Dar Mr. Loyw Vt of tan do I e you or writ you. but I want yott to know that If It wr not for you X ahould not bo htra, and I want to tall you how much X lor you. "Do not work too moth now and ! try to anjoy yotiraalf la yout wU-I wU-I aarnod Ulaura of a a. ! "Taura ainraratf. "CALVJM CXXLiDOK." - - Th flrot Improaalon tha man eon voya la danapttvo. On ta InrUnad to avro with th opinion of a fw fallow townsmen that ha la too -crabby T " - . . But f on woathara hi frequent aufVAatlon that ha to too buy to talk and hfa unroncoalad dvafra that h b rid of vie I tor th ral natura of th mai ahinea forth. For b-naath b-naath tha rathar cruaty ahU ha prtnt to atranarar thr la th aoneltlvo aoul of th pot, tha warm hart of a f Hn4 and tha lvl ha4 ,of a phlloaophr. . . Apparently Mr. Zmcty waate no mora word than doa hla friend, th orldnt. And hla tro -rmarka i aro puotuatd by th ataady thruat of hi ndt through touch aol leather. It waa aurcevted to him tha th phllooophy that had Interested and affected tha praidnt through th yara of th1r frlndahlp ahould ho of halp to all rood Amrlcana. Mr. tucy grunted noncom ml tally. tal-ly. Ha not to h atampeUed, la tnla fobbler. Later, howivtr, ha summed up hla rr4 with admlrablo eierfrv and brovet v. f did n't wr!M It. K hnowd my way of talking and wrliinv. "That wouldn't b any mor ho-aat ho-aat than must of tha o' ' r lnm trlcka arolna: on tod v. lh ouir day tha Insurant n-nn t" i ft thar muM ba a mlatr-ke In mv a-a on my policy and hd m r i banf1t of th 1iffarn- - -i rue. I tnio Mm th aa w r um. T'-n 4 anl not a dy younger. ,H(. atop that-" Mr. I.uray rtHvMl hla 1tr tr tha praaidant. wht-h hU aT" h-l be:un to copy, "if i il vanta ftvo that out It'a up to h i,o, but m mot going to " 0 Oattlna; tha oobhtar to n-'ia vt praaMlant la Ilk dmvlri1 tm ) aunt ma ry wn: "Vim hn ni --m v lurky to hay Cl (r. . m l-.r a frland; and tha l'n1td - U mtahty lucky to hava hun i -r a praaidnt. H haa lurM out aa Bod a man aa h waa hy wk i h flrat atartat romlxr t shop whan b waa a auhomora t at AmhrC "I don't ' TnmT iat h wt mh tntrtMl In point' thn h t k waa a rani artoua. an jt fallow mora tMan mnat of m - , to ba now. Ha bn to a-t i o politics whan h nt Irto t u rro" W pa4 and p-r w hta slaaa. "him to Mvn bM dolna pratijr til at It sinca," t ehucklod, At prnt atr. Inry g nJoV'- "Hiram OolTa Raliaion." tna ' rhaptar of which la tlMad and a)rmona." Ta hook c anonymously from Whtnfnn t. t Mr. Lucay admiia hla eaapi- ion that It ram from a eriam Vhna Houa thara. "And It a ortalnly funny tha m th oonhlp in that book a o f om trood pnaa on th parsua," h amUd appreciatively. , - a a A hrtf aoquaTntanra with Vr Lueay la tantailzina;. Tott fe-l th ara dvptha which you bava tr! v anad and you batn to un-rtrat- I Mr. . fooida'a Utiar alihouai t-a praaldant'a own barbar hra a s a Mr. Coolldaa fait partlr.uiarir obii-l to Mr. Tsucoy for hi advUa on courtahtp "B honaat it Mtmi (a ba out of fa ah t nit now -art v your baat to whatavar ) you'r do In a ml tlv that you may walk unaa named la tha praaanca f a-nyoaa. : Mr. t.ucy praetlaa what ba proachaa. H oukl icft aut ma rhinaa lata hla ahop bacaua ha ba Itevaa ha rotildn'i tura out tha right kind of work. "Jt'a easy aou(h to tnaka m pair of aho, aaya Mr. Lrticay, who; rtpcaa up on this, his favorite toplo "tut to remaks fham la a job that! takaa pratl and aklll. that placa on th tow h I bald ap an oxford for Inspection "that hal to b put oa ao It won't how. ao It will ba comfnrtabl and atana tha waar. Now that rub bar hel thar. It could b put on ao lha Uathar around It would ahar off and apoll th whol jaho." "Did Mr. CooHdsa Ilka i watch ron workr Laad to alt rirht In that tbafr thar.' H Indicated a worn, unpack un-pack ad chair on tha a at of which war a nutmbr of ahoa . ta b man dad. "Ho did Mr, ("ootids. trd to brlna; tha boya down and alt rlajht over thar. Thy naodad lot of tspa. Wonderful woman. Hatnam-br Hatnam-br whan Cal waa court in' bar wha ah uaad to toaeh )uat abov her. A roupi yar and I wrot a pon about br.M 111 kaaa ayaa became baay aa th-y peered ovr hla apaciarlaa ram Inlacantly. Ha baaan to rorlt. A livtnjsi, breatbln pm. thl robblar. Hla ayaa wra mo tat. bis lip o,utv-orad o,utv-orad and hla body ahook with hla latanaa aallnaT tl .nnhltll vWn Wt4 mwtur9 of th arm. AmA then oa about tha prMidrnt. r rathrr a ronilnuattoa for h h4 wrltta about them both to tha oat poam. H waa out of kla aholl thaa. ohtlvlaua of himself aad hla aurroandlnf. conaumed by bia own worda of lova for 4baa frlenda of hla. a a a .. . Te( ha wouldn't lot thla poara ba printed not unleaa Mra. Coollda an4 the aroaioant a(reo. rla doee not arlsa to ehara hla friendship with tba publle and ba feala that be haa baaa praaantM IB a wron light. - -Ther're trylnr to belittle ma. ta make people think I'm Illiterate.-ha Illiterate.-ha said bltlarly. and walked up and dowa excitedly. rll reached up on a ahelf and brotiah. dnwa a arboul blank book. Ha opened It and handed It over. 'There.- ba aald. "that's the latter t wrot back to tna president. Tou'ra tba Ural ana who a area It. too." It' waa aa oscauantly word4 aota coavaylaff tha tarrlfla Slfwer-Itv Slfwer-Itv thst rhararterlsea bu praonal-Itr. praonal-Itr. H Immediately bafaa to defend de-fend hla letter acalasi imaejlaary trltlrlam. .M "I'm nnt murh of a penman, ha aid. "but who woald ba If they had to erarap their henda all ap at this work-" Ha thruat forth a work-worn work-worn band.' "Of courae. I rottl hava bad one f my children wrlta tt. Wa'ye raia4 icht and T'va put aeveral of them throufh collea. But Cal paald hava kaow. xaat sway thai |