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Show 8W M CHRISTLIKE SYMPATHY By GLENN H. WICHMAN. The llttlo fellow stood thero alone, bravely battling' with tho clumonts; tho fiercely blowing wind, tho whirl of snow and frozen rain. Sho hesitated hesi-tated n moment nnd then leaning for-ward for-ward put her mouth to tho speaking tubo. "Draw up nt tho loft curb, Jarvls," sho said. Tho chauffeur with a surprised look obeyed and brought tho big car up to tho curb, opposite tho lono little figuro on the sidewalk. Quickly pulling pull-ing hor boa nbout her neck tho girl alighted. Tho llttlo child looked up and Instinctively held out his cold blue hand. A shining quarter fell therein and tho llttlo lingers worked hard to closo upon It. Almost sickened sick-ened by the sight she turned ns if to enter the car but suddenly faced about and leaning over, took tho llttlo fellow's fel-low's fnco between her hands and kissed him on tho lips. Ills fnco brightened and then a sad look camo Into his eyes and two big tears rolled down his cheeks. Tho Impatient driver threw tho door shut with n bang and with n scroam of the guars tho big car went rolling down tho wet street. In tho renr sen't the young lady was sitting, her snow white handkerchief playing Its pnrt valiantly about her streaming eyes. A rather harsh voice plurced the silence. It camo from n man slttln beside her. "You women beat all," ho said, "Every llttlo brat on the street excites your sympathy." Sho took hor handkerchief from hot eyes. "Undo Daniel," sho said, "If I had my way I'd take him home." "Start an orphan nBylum for children chil-dren who still have two parents. So?" he replied. "You do poor folka, in general, nn Injustice, uncle," Bho retorted. "He-member "He-member thero Is no renson under the sun why you Bhould not have been born that llttlo miserable half-starved wretch back thero on tho corner nnd ho you." "Tho snlnts bo prnlsod, was Uncle Daniel's answer. Presently thoy drew up boforo n big brown stone mansion nnd tho two entered. Gay times thoro wero that night within tho four wnlU of thnt spnclous home. Dancing nnd music and a dinner. Tho old hall clock was Just striking two ns a girl in a block sealskin coat camo slowly down tho stnlrs. Sho stopped nt the landing ami peered over her shoulder and seeing no ono through tho semi-darkness wont quickly quick-ly tiptoe back through the hall and Into tho renr part of the houso. After n deal of feeling about she arrived at u door and softly knocked. Some ono in thu room noisily got out of bed, switched on thu light nnd opened tho door. "Jnrvis," eho whispered, "turn tho light out and don't sny n word." Tho chauffeur blinked hU eyes nnd yawned. Ho Btnrted and trembling reached for tho button. Sho was speaking again. Ills face foil. "Jarvls, you must drlvo mo down town this mlnuto. You must." Jarvls shook his head and went to closo the door. Instantly she held out a crisp bill., Tho driver of automobiles auto-mobiles was all smiles now. Once out into the night sho noticed that tho weather had changed. It was coldor and tho stars were brightly bright-ly shining. Everything wot had frozen. Tho car noiselessly glided through tho lanes of dark houses nnd presently draw up and stopped at a street corner. cor-ner. Tho girl In tho sealskin Jumped from tho car beforo It hud fairly stopped. stop-ped. Horror was written on overy lino of her face. Thero on tho sidewalk, side-walk, In tho palo arc light, lay a llttlo llt-tlo crumpled bundle, of humanity. With a muffled shriek sho ran to It, gathered It up In her nnns nnd In a trice was Inside hor car. "Jarvls! Homo!" sho cried and stripping off her coat wrapped it about tho little frozen figure. As sho brushed tho hat from whero it had fallen on his faco tho horror loft her own. Tho llttlo lnd's unconscious lips wero pursed for a kiss and two frozen lit-tlot lit-tlot tears hung from two partially frozen oyollds. The girl fell fast to chafing his hands and Jnrvis, looking back, drovo nil tho harder. Tho sun roso llku n great ball of gould out of tho east. Presently Us rays fell upon n wan llttlo figuro In a big comfortablo looking bed. Iio-sido Iio-sido tho bed knelt a girl; holding In both her hands tho smaller ones of a child. Sho gazed longingly into his face while tho good old doctor on tho other sldo of tho bod lookod on and smiled. After a wlillo tho door openod and Undo Daniel camo In. Ho stood nt tho foot of tho bed and looked nt the sight beforo him and then a tuar slowly crept Into his oyo. Suddenly tho good old doctor nodded his head, picked up his satchel and left tho room. "Tho snlnts bo praised,' was all Undo Un-do Danlol could say. |