| Show e TO I 1 D LA U 6 a 0 SMALL AND SYNOPSIS 10 mille trundling ti the s clean ashira up clipper mary alice brown Is net met upon by some misch leous boy boys who spill the ashing into the th dirt bhe she la Is I 1 anil and taken to her ho hone ne in calvert treet street by 1 t rands rancis N wallett allett a galahad knecht she Is t punished by her drunken father for returning without the wash money mary alice wanders away from home takes a trolley ride into the country anil and ednd the n night at the farmhouse arm house of barn thom re in the morning she he meets meals little charlie thomas a cr cripple ham sam takes mary alice home and and that hat he and mrs drown brown are old acquaintances sam takes her and mary alice to his hi home for a visit while title lm lem L m brown the drunken father t tw ervins a workhouse stence sentence nt ence charlie la made a galahad knight pran cl cle visits the farm and la is laed saied from drowning by mary alice lem brown 1147 kete out of ba jail all an and goes to work for sam thoma thomas ae as hired man francis willett ie Is bent sent away to preparatory school mary alice gets ft a job in a department store the Thoma een have a wonderful ond erful christ an dinner wo T the d disease of liquor love Is a F g te terrible thing and one af of the hard hardest at t to shake off lem brown curly surly beast of a man gradually ate teed steels 1 h hh ith J will against the devil dooze booze the I 1 first sign that he is winnins I 1 iq I q the fight appears during th tha christmas sason described 1 I bedi liere here ca CHAPTER VII continued gilleres Il II eres some kind 0 note aid said leni lem picking up one ot of the planks which bad had been wrenched from the top of the case it says S 9 1 r sir ker ner night charlea charles D B thimas th imas rip ler er open chummy eh she fromi from charlie read T ia it 1 charles lushly thomas fro from M a few of hie his mul mul I 1 ad rd mirin mirial friends I 1 oh oil dear cried charlie looking ap up with shining pathetic eyes 1 I never invited the girls to my party dont you fret Charl leboy boy comforted mary alice toey they coulta couldn t have come they all went out of town for christmas everybody looked at mary alice an explanation waa was wanted it vas francis idea she aid said first he be wanted that hara and me he aid wid I 1 should gle it to you then the eirls heard beard about it it and they were just crazy to help I 1 went to mr wll wil fetes office offices ceI I 1 had bad to because for a reason and at first he be said ho be and mrs willett would do it all but I 1 MIA him the girls would be so disep panted pointed and we fixed died it this way I 1 ten t en so nervous for fear it t reme m e mr willett eald bata hed have it ent out but I 1 wae was afraid it a it dandy its better in n any stachys bad had in n their while art department mr willett bent way to new york for it I 1 was a long speech for mary alice she blushed and retired into the shadows you lazy critters crit tera clean up this niesa mesa sald martha lem went out with a bia armful oc of rubbish while willie sam followed d with the empty case charlie ent fit fingering gering the shiny instruments bis his eye glistening with happiness lies iles got f r real talent martha wae was always luel Inal eting sting sam returned to the fitting sitting too room en nione alone there was a dent deal of puzzling over atu utilities of the barlou 1 articles in the outfit somebody looked up it mas sira mrs drown brown shuts become ol 01 0 lemr she be quei ted just then the kitchen door awant open and lem quite red 1 tn the face replied here I 1 be lie was pushing before him a big and commodious wheel chair that what I 1 wanted to go to town for be he eald said 1 I wrote in and had tt it saved out for ni me a it friend picked it out nee iles a storekeeper aben N hen I 1 come home I 1 dror druy around the back way so a it t see me think of ler er chummy of late sam bad had ben been allowing lem ft A little money in the interest of clothes and self respect ue ile wanted to see what lem would do with it this wae was a part of his hi treatment in the process of reclamation now sam raw felt a queer lumpy discomfort in the neighborhood of his adams apple as if thai that guember were trying violently to climb out through hia his mouth ile blinked I 1 scrutiny bowed sam that leva lem bad had on the im humble suit of clothes which be bad had worn on the day be quit abil 1 tie ile bad had cm on the be sawo blue cotton shirt with its ta lorap collor it dawned upon the floss thit 11 all II the clothes lem had bought consisted of a necktie of jot red elaborately etched by macelh try ery with floral decorations as modest ts i the wallpaper wall pap in a country hotel leme lems soul bad had waked up indeed behind the expressionless eyes deet sentiment tent mess human by lem lcm bad had pone gone bombly without a penny of his own for four mont lis and then with his first few dollar dollars be b hid bid id bought a two bit for him himself solf tad and thui this princely of ot ferin to jay upon iho altar of ob oh lea lem haw how could 1 your marabl said blowing lier her nose lookout thin hilo mid paid 1 tent spinning the c chair b air fl boot about like a top that there little traille trall trail ln wheel Is swiveled see beet bild this tills kind of a hoop thing thin on both wheels ie Is to grab with your hands eoe sos it t you can push er round and ateer steer I 1 er any place you want to go it works just as cay easy dont take no effort at all ile looked about proud as it boy then he suddenly picked up charlie cushions and all and deposited him gently in the new chair charlie was speechless gazing froni from one tacia face to an other in a blissful daze makes that other old homemade thing look like thirty cents don ion t it said sam no it dont ro it dont cried the little boy IS 8 no such a thin thing I 1 aint never gola back on my old chair you come ere doas boss come ere lem the great fellows went and s stood tood awkwardly by the little boy he reached up and laid a band hand on the tile coat of each clutching both with the grip of it great affection lem understands dont you lemi leml you dont expect me to go back oa on my old chair rio do you lem loo ion bet I 1 dont charlie if rother rather hare have it ill take this new rat trap and no you wont im coln to keep cm em both longe long 8 1 I live even when I 1 get eo so I 1 can walk good as anybody maybe I 1 II 11 use tho the new one more to get used to travel ln around but im gotal to eit sit come some in the boss every day ita ira awful gee ace 0 a terrible tur lucky boy there aint nobody ever comes vines near me that dont do nice jilce for me I 1 guess its merry christmas every day all the year round with me ire paused for breath into hie his cheeks bad had crept the delicate warm 1 I 1 I 1 it kt there aint nobody ever comes near me that dont do something nice for me pink ills his great eyes sworn swam and stone ble his aureate curls shook vigorously an aft antna ted anil and rental genial balo halo bout him e ear cut little face gee geel be he said again im A tur lucky little boy three cheer for christmas body laughed there lind been a tension a constraint cone lema lem q bs big white teeth glistened hta his mouth wid ened and tho little lines of good humor prad away tip to his eye 8 haw hawf bawl he shouted naw auw haw hawl that a a good one on ethree cheer cheers for or floo raw lawr the laughter lanch ter waked up and beaded tle drowsy diek dick who failed to catch the humor of the situation and howled dismally only to get laughed at nad and squeezed aad and klisey end and tucked away with warra warm bottle it paid to be cross croas thon ven en on now ow folka aid said sini beginning to didget and pill with large futile fin gers nt his colar aa ate ats gettly late anil and I 1 aint sprung my part of thie this celebration yet yel the young one ones haa has bad had their pre present tents aad and some surp surprised risea bag ban happe nedI got a word to nay bay it its abbat this lem bw bero and boj other brown now leme lems ben with me quite ome me time and nd im gettin wore or lose less dependent on bam utne ain t I 1 jamr 1 I dont know eald said lem ue he your you sure be 7 other day I 1 bought ft a little addition to ibe tile farm we ciril acre piece on the road down toward the car line there theres a right food good little douse house on it IL water waters I 1 the feller I 1 bought the property prop arty from ban han sot got a job elie else I 1 jest wondered longs 1 letu seems to like us folli folks and contented with ble his job bow you bjorne d ike like to more nut out here hero handy to us nil all be together nod and eel set up 1 his belt 1 I know but it 1 lie the itle 1 sed ae P id gire ye a year years rent that suit you lottie lottle how bout it mary alice car ctr lines brindy lou cau can g to town every day and so 60 it had come around again 1 the little cottage nith be the green grass mrs brown bad had never dared erealu 1 ol 01 it two children a borne home and a bus has band good clean industrious the bit ter years rolled up itle like it i dingy and soiled curtain mary alices arm stole around her mother mothers e neck and it one band hand groped out for the big paw of lem brown as hard and knobby as the field stone stones lie juggled so earnestly but unlike them quite warm and capable of div ing a comforting and cheerful squeeze CHAPTER VIII mr stubbs and doctor billy in the earil of every year th city of sheffield eld elected a new mayor and council under the law of the state too the cities decided for the en suing year the question of I 1 license 1 or I 1 no do license for many years field in an industrial town ha I 1 voted to permit liquor selling under a system of high license but of le late the no license element bad had rained gained ground now it appeared that after year years ol 01 struggle ruggle et public opinion had si ai far swung to the cold water nater bide side that the th saloon brewery distillery faction have hart difficulty la in holding its majority of votes vetes fram frn the banks of the no alcen forces a leader loader bad had arisen a yours inan man with an incisive way of think ing a lawyer whose eloquence not in conal lerable was matched by coo judgment and practical shrewdness lie ile was astute resourceful adroit sowe of bis his own followers nere ere inclined to squirm at his exceedingly practical methods but they bad had to ad anit that he got results early in january a cleric clerk brought to john billetta Ull letta desk the card of amo 11 H stubbs alliett maled directed direct the clerk t ta admit the caller and also to bring him bli his personal checkbook hello amos said be allow goc goes the battle great eald said stubbs glad to bear it havo have a cigars no thanks mr willett ing makes me ro 0 o nervous iv ivo cut it conf bo nave have I 1 L eald said willett Wll lett hut fir ft 6 different reason sly my boye boys growing 9 up and I 1 dont want bini him to say th old man ets sets him the example the young politician viewed john willett with an admiring eye getil certainly are a fine nan man mr willett he eald said 1 I wish we had bad twenty men in sheffield like yon you stubbs spoke from the heart lit at was capable of using flattery where it 11 would do he the most good but his appreciation pre clation of IN Wll Il letta letts qualities wai was sc se genuine that ble his praise came forth no bidden recognizing the young mans man sincerity felt a pleasant glow of glorification HP ile smiled bl III s thanks P trifle embarrassed by the 0 outspoken u compliment weve got sot lem on tle run rent on stubbs seared to death ot of ra oar our wag wagons ons just at the top of the hill a good strong push and nicely over chitta what I 1 came to see you about a willett reached for his checkbook how much this time amos stubbs held up a land liand that all very nice he eald said bell well come to that later nut but ite its your personality we need to win this fight 6 f bat but Stu stubbs libs you know I 1 never diate tie meddled in ici tn in my life lite besides merely the knowledge that you bave voted toted for no license all these years has been of great value to as 0 eald said stubbs eagerly biow much MOM Talu valuable able it will be if you will take tn active 41 listen my dear amos intermit rd ed willett I 1 even if I 1 were willing to KO go into thil this thing personally I 1 think of it it mr airs willett and I 1 kill aill for europe next week ob 11 said artt bbs abashed too bad no got up and began IP the floor restlessly essly you you postpone apone yur y ur trip iva it most important most imp important wr tant tin im afraid not amos uy plans have 11 all II been made besides I 1 d be of no nse as to you anyhow I 1 should dis dl refuse to do any personal work I 1 im not that eort sort of a man I 1 can t see spee that I 1 would be of any value to you im nr nn speech mak yon dont understand said stubbs politics a game of oratory eny emy more politicians make speeches of course for effect for publicity bli city the tile nl work li 14 done by more bellint and pric practical rne if it you would stay borne bome until after election vow now afew stop right there what a the nse ww of your wAa waiting tini breath let me and 8 lubbs telling ex acely the truth detill 1111 if every family that hir hap suffered directly and f from the ue use of liquor entered the fight gagnat the traffic le dofna clot tint it seem that two thirds of the people in this country would be lined up with the dry forces TO DE CO |
