Show run bibow WINDOWS mr was riding slowly along the joau thinking for niico ina in a way what a brief lilo ali was and tuff quickly wo left it behind us iio had jut beall making old mr Paik mana will and it old mr would lire until night tho pompous bustling man was ding anil alic world would get along wall liviu as it would without any of us one person would griova for liim and eliat abo very one who would be benefited by h ia ngo mr pai kwaii ciul picked up in alio streets of new york on a cold w inter night a poor little italian boy who had been sent by liia to scrape the violin on a bleak corner mr barkman had found that the lilile ill treated and lidid taken legal measures to release and adopt libin and this boy now grown to bo seventeen years old was the old mans great pride ami comfort 1 I want to gian even thing to ludovico ho had said 0 o the lawyer iio deserves it and ralph would pounce upon overy it I 1 left JS 0 I 1 should make diio can it biad never found boy I 1 should leave all osorno charity kelph is a brute rich greedy contemptible temp tible ludovico ill carry out my ideas and do good willi his money so tho will wu written and it was now in tho lawyers breast pocket to bo carried to his and locked up in a certain box 1 may live cpr 3 car said alic old man anil ralph make no bones of destroy ing alio will lloa a bad acl ow a cry bad fellow iiii t at lie door mr birkmans man lad told him clial alio liis masters hours were numbered that lie raould not see the next sun rise no wonder mr eliat this was in uncertain sort of world boys down in tho bc alie load ou which his horse slowly trotted who were making alic mot of a and some lluc cracker and otylior play ahinga acl as ono might fancy satan hail invented for his offspring acro troubled willi no grave thoughts or solemn emotions the black of alio llio lawyer long ami lean seated on am quiet old horse instead of awakening awe in their small bosoms aroused them to deeds of mischief suddenly an invention resembling a bomb shell though smaller and less hurled through alie air hit mr tibbetts in the small of the back and exploded mr tibbets started alio horse roared and in a moment more mr tib belts was on hi back ii alio llio hollow tho allo ariy up alio road and tho will sticking in the solitary goosberry basli eliat decorated alic widow front do ocard now the widow was one of people who aro always wretchedly poor no matter aliat is flonc for them ami alic biad her than anny other person in the towns lio always ciul broken of alz A in her window and waa always patching them up with pasteboard tin pans and straw hats toddling out shortly after the accident of which alio licord nothing being down collar at the time alic found a tine piece of slid parchment sticking in her buli and is it was jut ju t alio siw of two panes of glass appropriated it at once fastening it wil on with many tacks As slie could not acid writing the lamca upon alio llio sheet struck dercye and as for tho red tapo alic eliat for a shoo suing immediately meanwhile down at the hotel to which lie lindseen lind been earned mr camo to himself found lie was not greatly injured expressed his opinion ot boys in general and wailed for his clothes acro being brushed fur him and by alio way mr tib suddenly bring me alie document in the waistcoat pocket william its very valuable william could not turn pale ho was alio color of charcoal but ho stared at mr tor dc lord massa bour watch nn pocketbook an penknife an an handkerchief is all acre wag in dc ho said acro no docky ment dar A paper a parchment explained mr JSnr tinly I 1 is aware mant am sah replied william with proper dignity bat dar couo hlll H vain boarch was mado on alic road in the the will was gone sore as ho was from his fall mr lind himself driven back to aliu parkman mansion ho arrived tharo the sun bet but old mr barkman was already dead and all rc waid thai were on failed to bring iho will to liblit alio widow never read alio alio law biad its course the nephew curnc into hie property tho two old servants who had been well provided for by their master sought oilier situations ludovico was toft without a penny but ho had a good education and mr tibbetts him a place in his law on a salary aliat saved him from starving a butter salary than ho would have given any oilier boy somehow lio felt himself responsible for alic boys changed fortuna for tunu and ho never quite aavo up chopo about alio will kul six months passed a year two and nothing was laurd of it now mr Tib botts had charge 0 tho van note pru aud as every buu knew tho idue Wicket ls was upon it she owned alio building but not iho land and paid a of ground rent mr van note being very close it every car somo ones autv to eliat small fiam from alic niilow wickett it w s worse than it would have liven to extract her few ludovico wai wa i ct at the this toiuo and being young and sympathetic camo out of it quite crushed and miserable at tho visit rt pilat ol 01 alo gilb and coin pro ciu aso lay at his elbow bild alic widow thus held forth yail ia money now it out of me take it it was give mo by a good lady to put alic glass in my wind s and save mo from i lieu agin the winter but no ive got to bow I 1 hope ali alt t that when youre aarti ai leisk in yoila feather boils and y alit 1 indeed its not I 1 ask ll 11 of 3 daiil almost in acara it look herd said alic widow my pina pin 3 two windas panes in three whole in lie lot lliam boys brulc tracked un kno nilst and ahn my elbow went and tho fell it these four and this h them boys again and I 1 put 1 bit ot slick th it give andor it if alio llio woy it wal went alie CAI was on alic sill it 11 ll tinia ah well tho linvs mo this ludovico went away with a swelling icart ah I 1 he said to himself if I 1 aci o rich as old friend intended t lioi ild be id i the poor if lie li anding ahn money to mr tho old soul M paid it and now alio cant laic her windowpanes window panes pin in die of cold van wl all know about said ir Tibbett 3 in brulc eliy 1 nl always out always U cheso bitter winters sighed ilian an thought po him io mould tiac lio anomy lio biad or n cofel and go to glazier anil belv line panes of glaab ami and mend alie widow bic ketts windows aud onica linnra cro over away he sped carried out liis good mention and appealed at alic widow door his hands of lass ind smiles of on his and announced hh intention alio widow was windows biou glit glicr liili inco charitable gifts from pitying strangers nit she was obliged to submit and pretend to be grateful alic sit in her locking chair ruefully looking on while extracted alic old hats and ans anil ripped and the whole lie window into the door yard where alic gooseberry grew dy he worked and soon alio llio window were all restored to their condition the loida whined lie widow something alc 0 dont mention it said lo litel you mn htwa until o bonow or fall out goodby mrs anything utilio began to on it ami ludovico marched awny ie would leavo no coit lint liis con trouble him 0 if I 1 liow good I 1 would C to alio poor lie said at aliis instant something lait iiii lical sharply A bloed breeze laid impelled one ol 01 alic lie biad taken from alie widows window atler him lie looped and picked it up alie first thing aliat struck liim was liis own name lie looked at it closely it gaspart wa spart of i will in his divor back llew alie boy alic widow was just cramming alio other parl under but lie snatched it from glicr without a word and rushed anway sir saw him coming ind his prophetic soul saw a great revelation in alio boys pale face what have you got there ho shouted ludovico answered aliu widow s window A few days after alic widow was in court explaining how ho window pance and so tho bily came to his awu and really is alie man lie dreamed of being as lie the putty against alio of mrs s window and that eld lady is well provided tor by alio gratitude of alia young lirar who lias bought glicr housea for glicr furnished it and settled on glicr an income beyond her bauts but she keeps an empty snair bo in her pocket and amiable strangers arc often heard to mention tint they gave a few pennies just jiow to a poor old soul who never could save enough for her one luxury a pinch ol 01 suun A ledger |