Show he came back billaber Wil laber heard the door of his vate office open and was conscious that some one had crossed the roo room and stood at his elbow but he finished mookini what he was writing without looking up then when he had carefully blot blote ted the line he swung about in big chair A thickset man with a palo face and close cropped hair stood bei be fore him nervously twisting his hat dick cried billaber Wil laber he ile sprang from hia his chair grasped the visitor q hand and shook it warmly so you remember me do you fred pred 9 remember you As if I 1 could tor for get you why man there has not been a day for the last two years that I 1 have not thought of you I 1 yes it has been two years two long say do you remember knowlson s w white hite cherry tree and lents peach orchard I 1 certainly am glad to see you again sit down you must go to lunch with me I 1 want to talk over old times say was there a worse pair of boys in the whole village than we the neighbors didn dian t think so fred but I 1 don dont t want to talk over these times how does it happen the governor made me a present of a pardon I 1 was turned loose new now years morning well ten t that fine it was a shame you were ever imprisoned I 1 knew you were not guilty you couldn coulden t be I 1 es I 1 was guilty fred you what 1 yes said the other a note of hope in his voice I 1 only got what was coming to me why dick well I 1 I 1 am sorry but never mind you are free now you will never such a thing again do you believe that I 1 know itt it have you seen your wife ifer 9 it was the first place I 1 went 0 01 course have you told hera that I 1 was guilty yes how old Is the little girl now clarabel Clarl bel Is three now that s great and you re going lo 10 start all over again and the tareq thre ot of you will be just as happy as toads toad in a barrel that Is what I 1 came to see o 0 coq about fred I 1 im in mighty glad you thought of me the first thing tell me what I 1 can do I 1 answered an advertisement tor for a place in a grocery house this morn ing and the job has been promised me provided I 1 can get a letter of refer ence I 1 asked it if a letter from you would do and the manager told me it would be as good as gold the place will be held open until noon did you tell him er that I 1 had been a convict you don t understand that would queer me in a minute I 1 have got to have a chance to prove that I 1 am on the square before I 1 let that be known I 1 see you will recommend me fred what can I 1 saya say dont don t you believe me to be hon est I 1 certainly do then you 11 do it I 1 by george you always were the squarest it wouldn t be right oh well I 1 suppose you know best I 1 was wab a fool to hope that you would help belp me you are like all the rest A man whose toot foot ads slipped ought t to 0 delorin and lead an upright life and all that sort of thing but you won t help him blin do dolt it but show you show me what dick show you that I 1 will make good la in spite of you and your kind walt wait a minute old friend wait to hear a sermon and get a package of advice 9 no go home and tell t nellie elite that the old friendship from which I 1 had hoped for so much never really existed I 1 must make my J own chance I 1 don t want to preach to you old boy here let me read you what I 1 was writing when you came in want ed assistant to superintendent in la large factory must furnish referee ces apply at office of wilfred A wll wil laber do you see dick I 1 couldn coulden t ask others to do what I 1 wouldn t do myself that ad hl was going into to morrow s paper but I 1 believe ill tear it up now fred you don t mean can you go to work tomorrow dick fred 1 I 1 I that s all right I 1 think I 1 am mighty lucky to get a man I 1 know and can trust come put on your hat and go to lunch do you kno know w only yes berday I 1 was thinking of you and the time you got hung up by the trousers tro usera in ia knowlson Knowl sons a cherry treel tree I 1 |