Show ver HER H MISTA MISTAKEN wr EN OPINION U by erfie EFFIE W MERRIMAN hlll 1111 I 1 s H H tt ru 11 minnard AftiN sat lit in ills his office fhil 11 if ills lukows WA 4 on oil ills his citak usk ills his silv iv baad li ad supported in both ewh hands hand andt and hii hi i eves eveh fix 1 d I on it a pei b lunitz colp out him i m lie as it avei and 0 mai elv taking in the meaning of the lie boidi aidi lit lie already alread knew ii bi lie i it had bad been bioust to with the eaily niu nic ining mail and was mas in fit answer to one which lie ho had bad flipi ed antu miriam giant B hand the ile alight beffi e A falion liebi he be if ber into hi ani I 1 after alls alis lees ij e a I 1 luru it arta and it was mas now noon et ct lilt bit let ti was the auh one he tail had Y ni if all ni li i kanovi d 1 ir r fit nd fid what pain 11 ia li H m rot ni ti it mill lilt fit tl voids old h n exl d to it 11 tri in d in il ibcal urns t of 1 11 I 1 ll vall v 1 aunut tools tl nib I 1 IM into I 1 Is I 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and diaan that the rag ged little mite of humanity standing beffie hint him stated at him for a mo mant halt half afraid well sald bild rubsie NAe wearily arlly what do 3 sou on want at the sound of his voke voice the bon bin lost ills his momentary far and his dirty face became beautiful with nith the ali great happiness happl nesa indich bhone from the big bron brom n eyes lie le come coined tei live with alth dont don I 1 ei bout mv bein ser hoy to lle ile with alth mo me AIs boy bey abat hat in thunder do aou mean kussell bloke petulantly 1 irp I loved children and usually had a kind boid for the most unpromising specimen of childhood but bia today lie he vaa not tit in a wood mood to make ag agreeable or to eker exercise cise pat patience lence yer said bald the little waif ills his throat and tried to fortt hack back the tears v which were fast filling hla his P ees es er r said as how I 1 could die etith v ith 3 ser er an all bo be s pr bui when granther gran ditus ill in t want me no more fly BY this time the little body tr embed so violently all that t 1 tile the child dropped down on russells hussell s footstool ter day th alit put gran grantheia their in a hole bole in the ground the belled me us lis how bow ho be cant never git out nn nix I 1 must go to tho the tut but yer said ier er me I 1 could be ti lioi bo I 1 corned right here It russell did not answer lie he was stating staling in perplexity at ills his strange guest and trang to decall tile hie conver hillon to which he alluded allude I 1 guess er dout don t 1 said aid 8 tile the little fellow nut yer sit eaid 1 1 I it t tin nn then ier bused apples 0 41 ian an ther her oil oh was it dour our gianuti A ter who sold apples to me die uh lh huh bull I 1 knit nd ho he la Is dead tho the doctor said as how lie be was dad ad as a doornail an aa an lie he never s sa el d guthlin nu thlin ter er me when I 1 tolled hirn him ta its how I 1 was hungry 4 1 the bo M vaa as crying n mw w I 1 in ri a silent silent ma way V that went straight to g 1 heart aj PL V V A h n in I 1 i 1 h I ili ih it lit hi it will aill kh ili nu soni som thilla I 1 1 ot t liev my illy mind it tuan mm h k nn horn making julle a tool of in I 1 I 1 li it lv iv nver diver it till I 1 I 1 a ii 11 vat pal of I 1 i SIM IN I 1 foi he 10 nun inin who ito dl 11 if f uni tint quit 1 I aff gift tion and h lit 11 baled haled icell ik ei coln alu t tn lake fall we me ter the pool douht not it if aou ou me file a good bo NN evere e re going to hunt up tip a new suit stilt of clothes as soon tta its I 1 wi witte tie a letter don t you thlick wu iou could bash diw a little of the alit flon nojir face if I 1 should show voi 0 it N hei e to find N ahei atei 9 lie ile ltd lid 1 w I 1 n to fo the lie tollet toilet room tha terii i I 1 iii I 1 lna his desk deah miss grant ernnt lie wroth rote via ve liall still 1 I 1 but I 1 andol ineer you on in 1 if 1 I 1 co ting illig just et ct aal 4 do T tt rit t 0 o i in if ll 11 do not set BPI it ni c for a little NN 1 H it is in i lull it i i to bt bin t I 1 I 1 larl ar I 1 r even lilun I 1 I 1 alj alii h it aull boull bo be it you enill oil in an I 1 mor someone neone noblie than no 11 if I 1 biall i rot ot be ba ehlo I 1 to 0 o 1 I 11 i U 1 trici ul U 1 burden of oc jealous yours youra r etc tc III J it in I n t at all said as lie he fordfd the note and put lint it into an elope but I 1 could do no bertei if I 1 barked my brains for a nv C nearly nearh till ee months had passed and he be had not vit summoned courage to albit giant she imil had spent pait of tie time lime with an old filene in a neighboring state abato and since her re lie he had planned several dinits to call on her but bill levei felt himself quite strong to do so BO I 1 ilon don t want to make inake a fool of nia ni 8 self of lip lie thought it lits h 13 dilver aen my lily all ambition billon to biair main a wife who dl did not 16 lap P me it if she can ant t she lan cant I 1 and I 1 ill if ill not beg for what is not given fi peli but oh Al miriam Irlam it I 1 lou ott ire ile stol lad Budde nl and began a lomp with till dick I 1 found i lo 10 loela el v lady to bodai da uncle said dick M hei hie e did N ou find hera she long lans the he bell and lid mrs nars al ilson was aas busy so I 1 opined the booi slie she sold said must biang tile ine to hoe bee her ter some day and I 1 edid thank you uncle will be pleased to did I 1 do it tight quito quite tight light answered rimel I 1 sighing loll 1011 are lenning ie lining deiy tast last I 1 told hr her peili alm we 0 o would pome come to and she said sap should e ex pact us ua then she nhe went home without seelia air mrs allson at all I 1 dont ion t know now about allowing you to make engagements rot foi me young man mail ansA answered ered russell rudoll caie lessly as lie he took ill up tho the evening paper and set tied hlin belf comfortably cant we go just a few minute 99 pleaded die she bhe was so and so bo and I 1 lovelier love her just al abul ful AN arc ro on met me ilas has it come anine to aba that t so 10 sookil N hat is the baily a name may I 1 abke miss grant she said you ou knew aliece she lived miss ahem es I 1 know what did aid site she sa about mi going to see ape her dick repeated repealed the conversation condei sallon and was aas ip warded by being told that he might ight go to all on the pretty lady an and soon lie w ws wis is seated in it a chair very loso to her side busily imaged with a picture book how did you happen to do it asked ath lard of ruesell nu iBell with a glance at the boy I 1 dont don t kno know I 1 im tit suie auie he be tin an rn 0 I 1 ei with mith a 1 sibille 1 I had bad to make maka a tool fool of mi self lit in some way uny I 1 think thinh my aly friends tell me that I 1 couldn coulden t have succeeded bertei you haven t added to your lemuta lion as a man mail of common sense and good judgment Alf ilam with a laugh I 1 tint am kept mell posted in that hat ill dl j action t but I 1 I 1 lanioh auh at tile me fox foi bilang so BO but the little chap makes such things quite easy to bear ruseell rii issell v liv hai hacht ell t 3 iu lu bec acin n to ta me biffie bi foie I 1 felt hurt itura to thlick that I 1 should be the last of all your to loam of bour new acquisition I 1 haven t calil but I 1 N well ell to tell the t truth I 1 havon haven t 3 apt pt ai lived at tile the biage I 1 arn am nill ling to meet sou 3 oil simply as a I 1 iiii I 1 IL n I 1 I 1 am glad giad or of it nhat ahat to do vou voil mean miriam russell ll hesitated and tila his face be came a shade lie ile did not want to make a fool of himself a sworn tille iw if thought and he had lorfn very suie auie tint that NIh iani giant hla his love I 1 tie do not moan to propose el Ni lilain with nith blushing blieka and laughing ebes but I 1 have no tion to that confessing Ilus Bell had he be in his arms and dick was widened on such a scene biene as he had never beffie witnessed aliat I 1 was mistaken in you I 1 thought 3 0 ou it an easygoing individual without much purpose pui pobe pose one who would b be bily sayd hy by public opinion and n d hsuch such it man though very pleasant na as an acquaintance was not my ideal as a husband russell and miriam have leea been mar ried several years find and dick soll skill lives till them people who predicted a all 11 of trouble now itow say bay thet they fare ara the oddest ever lived and atlis ills fortunate foit that they each I 1 jtb er for n would havel have I 1 been hadr p q rr V 0 is 9 else or da buy any one I 1 ise i f w h |