Show D Daily ly Short V Fiction Story A YOUNG PERSON By MARTHA MABTHA WILLIAMS Copyright ht 1914 by by br tile the i Clure Newspaper Newspaper News News- c s 's paper Syndicate Granny Grann- Grann the tho names arc aro so o hard har cant can't I just say say They went on and and hl at one one another to tho the t ond nd of the chapter h Phil asked earnestly his brow blow puckered deeply his fingers moist JIG loved granny dearly there were parts of the Bible he be loved likewise to read to her Hut But the tho bc ats There hero 1 hi his haltin halting tongue always got ot him in m in trouble And nd cranny held ld literally that salvation abo abode o in lit ll every n ry word between the tho lids of the o he-o book beok Now that her herc c eyes exes es were so weak she insisted uncompromisingly uncompromisingly promisingly p I upon h hi ho bc beginning at nt Genesis Gone Gene si sis and going gom through to Hove Hove- In lation ton Commonly Phil was as ao ilo as ns today to day tty he ho was rc restive ti c What boy boj of 12 wouldn't have havo been restive with all the school streaming Ta past t to tho bi big lot where the home nino nine of bi big boys hos was to play playoff oft off a match with ith a nino from town Each nino nine had llad u canine came this thil third would final It called for one OM be bo was is 2 3 o'clock and tho afternoons afternoon were shortening sensibly c cs especially in bo boy consciousness Satur Saturday a a afternoons You never nc cr had time in them to do half you had planned Phil was aN so gO sure of that he had bad rot pot up early and spent the morning mornin ln trying hard to accumulate late leisure enough h to bo be amou among the first at atthe atthe the lot Ho lie had bud overreached o himself When hen grannys granny's questioning showed he hea was a quit o of all his bis regular Saturday jobs she h had d said with Uh a beaming smile How nice nice DIce My ly r goo good child has nothing to do now but read rentI five chap chap- to I granny ranny ITo no looked at the clock anxiously as fiS she hc opened tho the Testament at the I chapter of Matthew most 2 i 0 Unless ho escaped e the he attl tho tits reading reading read read- ing n would take talo an hour every ery step ster he could not got get 1 to tho lot before e beforetime time timo was called Every Even place worth worthwhile while whilo bilo would be crammed l an and ho had bad hadI picked out tho tree treo he lie meant to climb I the the branchy with the tho wide Avido crotch at nt ih Tommy rommy finks Binks know of it it Tommy was be lie did not doubt already in it Still ho would not mind even cn that if he could but hot got et there in timo to hear bear tho the whooping and nud see co snatches of tho the play So when granny shook her hH head ea saying a almost sternly I Hea head on ho tried to be obedient but hut broke down clown downin in spite of his hia 12 years Tears blinded him him his chokin choking throat t refused utterance utter utter- ance ante Ho llo dropped tho the Testament and dug dus his fists into his blinking eyes Granny stared at him unseeing but hut her het her ears cars told her ber his distress She Sho was about to speak when Lisa and Nancy burst in in cr crying breathlessly Oh Oh C goody Phil hasn't gone list Mother cr sa says s i if hell he'll take us wo we can go o to tot the e game Sun dazzled they thy did aid not at first note noto his Ius plight He lie turned a deep beet boot I ro red rod ever sinco since school chool be began an ho o had been captive e to Lasa's Lasas blue eyes oyos and rosebud mouth The Acton twins were just h his s n age c and lived near enough h to tobe tobe tobo be bo playfellows People said ho how v odd it was twins could bo be so different Lisa was a n beauty no beauty no mistake Nancy as homely as her name Stubby straight ht haired b freckled with th a thick noso nose and anda a n mighty square chin she certainly looked like hike a 8 changeling beside Lisa She Sho had though a charm Lisa Lib lacked a a. soft sweet voice which she did not squander in chuU chattering orin Phils ervin 7 What fort Lisa exclaimed pointedly with a n mischievous ous smile Grann Granny cleared her throat I suppose suppose sup sup- pose poo it is because ho hates reading to a anor poor nor old oM blind woman she sho said re- re Ill pray the good tood Lor Lord not to remember and o visit sit it on him I you I I you know know know-I- T Phil stam stain stammered stammered with an appealing look at Lisa LiS She Sho laughed outright outright outright-bc ht-he ht he fled led precipitately pre pro not m not toward the tho lot but hi his hia haven of refu refuge the hay hay- mow Nancy found him hint there and coaxed hi iron him n to come forth Sho She had ma made o it right with grann would granny stay self herself and read to her Phil and Lisa might ht bo ho in time if only t tJ they ley e hurried At As Nancy Nancy- explained she sho was picking straws from front Jus coat an and motioning ns him hini to to- ward waid tho the kitchen where t ho could wash and wipe away his tears lie Ile could ouM not look at t her his heart was too full nor full nor see sra her his eyes were too dim But in his mind sho shaped shaded herself anew as the most niost comforting comforting com com- forting and aull beautiful creature ever evor mn made Times Time's whirligig took Phil far from rom tho the home of his boyhood At l seven con and andt t twenty ho lie was wag as aM handsome and promising prom- prom i is-ing is a young oun lawyer as tho limo tho town of o could His llis uncle tho the judge bad had taken him there thero after granny rann died adopted nine nim sent ent i nt him hint through college c. c and taken him into partnership hip in reward fur winning first honors hOllors at the law law- school Jl Just st one oce thing more sun son he ha haa had said a ll when hell Phil first s sat at down opposite him hint in time the p pato ato office Got marri mar- mar ri rid C Quick Quirk 1 I want to play In with your children a good while before I die Front From the judge this was Wit most as us' Ho lic had been held almost a achild achild child hater Those so hol holding did i not know know- the tho truth truth that that he had buried hi his heart in the grave c of smother another mans man's wife She had hut left left- behind a daughter aughter almost her image c. c What so natural as ns that the tho jud judge c should hould scheme hop hopefully hopefully hope hope- fully to snake make tier her h r tho the unto mate of his adopted sent son on I t Craftily of course lie lIo was wa too Voit wise lc for open speech in tho the matter Phil would ho know feel bound to follow hi his wishes wisht His bovI boy bov I must bo ho happy in in his own way n Be- Be sides bides Evelyn E was so charming with I her eyes eves off ot April l blue 11 her rc red mouth I her spirit of imp impish sh glee ho did hl not notI I see seo how hon any nu- normal young youn oun fellow con could escape worshiping her even though h she was more than n ii hit bit t of f a l coquette I Kot Notwithstanding Phil when scathe scathe- less less played best hest roan man when Evelyn married mar ried reed and even o forbore to 1 kiss 9 the bride But Dut there was tras a n genuine rin ring to his good wi wishes he warmth nail and sincerity sincerity sin sin- lin erit- erit in his clasp of or the bridegroom bridegrooms a 8 hand That night ho s said to the time ju judge ge whoso whose di disappointment he had hind somehow sensed Please Plene sir for forgive e me mite But I you see Evelyn E was a dead deDd ringer for fur formy my 11 first sweetheart Let me tell you the story th then n you'll understand how I am immune to the Evelyn ty type type- pc The ju o laughed nr over ocr the tho telling It H ran through all the 8 and small humiliations humilia t ons Phil hud hind had to endure at J t that t well w remembered red hall ball game I t n was wag as spiritually blistered but it ma made e a completo com cout- pleto cure euro cure Phil wound up adding after riter a minute Id hive give c a lot to tr knew what they thy grow W up to be be the tho Acton twins twin especially Nancy an Unless she sho changed cLanged a whole lot Jot I fear tear shell she'll I live Jive and die dlo a spinster Maybe not you Know tho saying about No o coo goose n no gravy 1 the OJe ju judge go said laughing n Then rhea as tho l though h struck truck by a l sudden l thought ht Why dont don't you take mr me out to the time old place I Id I'd eI love Joe to see se where you played as a little boy hoy Thus it fell feU out that a month later ter Ju Judge go Gregory and Ins his nephew knocked at tho the Acton door Mrs Acton Ac Ae too ton hardly ol older cr than Phil rem remembered em her opened it and looked at them questioningly but before Ull they could speak peak a tall slender young woman worn wom an nn with blue eyes an and an in infantine smile l herself upon them crying Phil Id I'd know you yon in ill in the tho middle of Africa Come HC right in I J want to show you you yon my baby I T call can that rubbing it In in in Phil said smiling How do you yon know I r have ha not come como back hack to marry mairy y on 3 10 F FLisa Lisa shook book her fist at him saying ing with a grimace Oh Ih I outgrew you ten y years ars back bak at least least bat but T r know just just tho the person for you Phil rl did 1 not answer lie He m was staring starin hard at a vision ision within the thc I living in room door was wa a woman neither tall nor short with clear pale sKin J. in and lucent green gra gray eves CI overhung o j bv by smooth masses of shining shimming n chestnut hair Her Iler face had a still look look look-as as of oC one oneo whom timo hail had lla Passed parsed by by hy Involuntarily Involuntarily ol In Phil closed his eyes OS for a breath scein seeing only against the tho angel antel of succor who t had eased cased his Ids boyish shame He went toward her with bands breathing rather than thuD s saying ing Nancy Sho put her lum hands s im in iu his IMp clasp Thy Th y were vitally thrilling Holding Jing them tight he turned to Lisa sayin Thank you but Ive I've round the tho yot oa ig person for myself |