Show litie sir si galahad A story with a blessing by PHOEBE GRAY by 93 9 3 uby Utu 4 A cavy CHAPTER XIV xiva continued 17 lem will recover john though he Is a badly injured man anil anti as hf he will be laid up a lone long time I 1 think hl friends need not be uneasy about the m rc arence of the tie aliquo craving cra hilly billy eald sold wallett NN allett do you know I 1 have lately been reminded of something a it friend said to roe me many yeon ago it wis uis that the man won who nho iri binl I 1 felt the blight of intemperance person ally made the real fighter against the liquor business come aach to roe me w u jtb the force of a blow doctor nilly billy rondo mado no immediate reply but eat sat staring thoughtfully be fore him then hi he took off his hip big belt phell rimmed spectacles and polish polished Fl them with critical attention as if it the work were of the utmost importance john he eald said presently that awer your an answer my answer last night vou you kept askina all I 1 the he way ort opt to the farm 11 faby by why dont you remember 1 Us I eq I 1 remember but inell ell then you will be surprised when I 1 eay say that you are in a nay responsible more than even francis or I 1 lem em for the unhappy occurrences curren ces of the last few days III 1 I responsible how ilow do you 1 I 1 remember that campaign here in sheffield six years aso ago I 1 remember you went to furo auroe and I 1 bear I 1 that a few people were bold enough to eay say that well if you had bad stayed at home the result would hive been different this may or may not ue tie true but no much Is true if yc had bad been dee deeply ply L k corned for tho the outcome you never would have cone gone willett looked as puzzled as a child he ile wag was hurt cren even a little offended or its much so as one could well be with billy jackson I 1 lour our boy not alone youra yours but ev er cry pry boy in the community grows up to sec see men like you good men bon hen ored men men of prop erity and influence wink at this thing you salvo solve your conscience by a single vote once a year and perhaps a check you av say to yourself that you have done your duty that you bare expressed your preference for the right thing that you bare set a good Pi timple 1 yon you dont drink you dont want your boy to do so but you or most men like you often say any you have no objection to a mans drinking abely if it he knows how to handle it IV its all been gone over so many many said doctor nilly billy sadly Iorg forgive ive me if it I 1 have hurt you so 0 o terribly terri bir john dut but I 1 am a it surgeon st t Is my business to hurt people I 1 an ant lorry to say thank led oed it Is often through h that hurt that they are mad made lole the spring campaign was ou on once more and again amos stubbs sat in the saddle for vor several beirs the cause of no tio licence had languished but the napoleonic apol conIc returned from the elba of the slums where be he had gone to await the psychology il TOO 1110 ment and tabor labor while he be waited jones had made good at the opening 1 of the campaign the lew fen reporter bad had stel stepped bd out of the elevator at the top floor of minot houe house don t you remember me he asked when he bad had found charlie thomas i bo ho was busily delving into the still ties of a set of water color paints why yes you re mr air jones of the I 1 ten charlie held out his hand band then in fit some he said the reason I 1 remember member rp you Is because I 1 ajai I 1 was us pretty mean to you the other time you came here ive y always been aurry for that silly pl picture I 1 gut gnesi 34 1 I br bart rt feel luga rs pretty bad 11 e right you did said rodney jones but you know a lot of people believe bellere it it e only the bid tasting medaine tint thit does any good then his face grew very eirnest and he begin ta talk to the young art student with a certain note of PeL pe lilon iSlon ite its I te ts ask your friend MCG re k r said sold jones after a few min minute atos of spirited argument it a splendid opportunity said gala b brally irtely mr jones your payer Is I 1 doing a great work thia this year well III surely pat put the liquor people out of business if it thomaa thomas does what you tots ask it will be the finishing blow im bonvin convinced ced of it young man if it you want to serve this his t city tj to do a big thing you will mike those pictures 1 on tb th day on which the first picture appear ej the entire city rocked with laughter then the city stopped laughing und ad gi drw w serious what kind of sul avul was it t that looked out ont from behind that ridiculous mask was it funny wa was it a joke to realize that Shei sheffield neld ws was governed by that type ty pe of man whose sin fater personality Uty ale a now in this simple picture stripped naked for examination and analysis T the politician politicians who lad so far ca es cabied beran bom to wh whenever enOver a new edition of the view appeared on tho the sart the question wn was always be nemir there always waa was it next and its s soon ai as a man luau saw himself bold held up to the ridicule and con tempt of ills townspeople he that fits days of political rower power wen wort numbered charlie thomia thomis have to see bis his subjects la in per person perron ron he ile drew from chote lie ile did not miss 1 fire once nor wits it neca ary for him to confine himself to portraiture now and ho lie made a picture of a borne home tin drink bad had ruined of pitiful children of for larn women omen m people studied the c e p c c turca tures and cried thin they went BIT sir abely to the polla 11 and drove trove a dall nail inta the coffin of the liquor business la in field after election the mound of notes on the grave of be the enemy vas mas to high as the jubilant Job llant jones an bounced in the evening mew that it could be su tur mounted only by aid of a remina fir fl emins ladder and theren theres only one more picture for you to draw good old boy jones on the day after the obsequies I 1 lou ve becu doing some great work but it a ben go uniformly negative im thinking the public would t e dell cited with the portrait of a rel red good catl citizen let lets run john billetts picture to tomorrow morro lies iles been stanch through it all put bis his money moner briani and influence into the scales and la Is the one man who desen es the thanks of this corn coin ills personal interests have hare ben for be he Is thousands of dollars poorer today than lie wis w is yes lor instance bis his stock in the 11 nat al demere ja Is probably cut in bait nut but 1 Ml Il letts true blue I 1 let lets a run nil his picture rl jones produced a photograph of john N allett and charlie acet et to work jones stand standing Inz at his frowned hold on boy be he said youre retting get all mixed up this Is john NN allett you re drawing not simon legree leree le ree say never do to print that charlie surveyed his handiwork with horror ills picture of john willett equaled in the unpleasant quality of its revelation almost any that be he had bad done during the campaign dominating the caricatured features was selfishness a refined subtle and indifferent selfishness it was not hoggish no it wr w nothing so frank as that but the menace as there unspeakably ter able charlie covered his face with his bands oh donesy 11 be he cried ay you OU coulden t use that you use that hat t IN by mr willetts one of my very best friends he ile sat and pondered 1 I will get you a picture of mr wll wil lett hebald be said you wait here donesy he ile hitched briskly away although the defect in hie his gait was notably diminished mini min shed labed in ten minutes he was in john willetts Wll letta office A man sat at john 3 desk a man with gray at bla his temples and deep haggard lines in his facca gray streaks app appeared earM too in his closely trimmed ed beard but bis his eyes laughed when he ho greeted ch arlle thomas hello little sir be he said fl how goes tho the quest today 1 I think we gained a few steps yesterday said the bov boy 1 I should say we did cried john AN allett say young fellow what are you doig rl drawing your picture for tomorrows view 1 l hats lints that you young imp are yoa YOU going t to look here charlie boy how ilow many people know you are tho the mysterious cartoonist there tire men in this town a aho vho bo abo would b be tie delighted to akin skin you only three or four people know I 1 it t and never tell im afraid I 1 ive re hurt a lot of feelings ite its dr dreadful adful to know bat that you he h ate d done 0 tie that thamm 1 I used tf it think so too charlie but this thing we have been 1101 ting has wrt hurt your feelings fee linge and an it mine bisti t it 1 e dont regret the results do we boy 7 nope ope said charlie there nere that a better he lie drew out the sketch be he had made from the photograph of a john job 11 allett six ye irs younger a it jaunty carefree care free indulgent Indulge at john willett burderi Mur deri cried 1 allett I 1 you dont say I 1 ever looked like that your soul pout used to I 1 guess 11 e ild charlie Cb arlle I 1 but it doean t now the pic aa ture lure it la tomorrow tomorrows Pa suit rou you better ill 11 never vt over this cb charlie arlie said willett Wll lett it isn t the sketch tint thit hurts burts if its knowing that I 1 can t deny the truth of it 0 no o man can took look nt at one of your portraits of himself an I 1 say bay truly that it dobz not reveal bis big soul next axt day when people sot ot the view they nodded sagely and commented just like john he lie always wits wi a line man thia this proves it hee 11 a aged lately but he h domut 10 lose e character that cetta certainly filly 1 it our burz owa john willett Wll lett the one always be been oar our most useful public spirited cit citizen izea chapters CHAPT Ert X two year years later the tho guests at the wallett tt dinner tabie bad bail broken into groups abe when n the mal was finished and anti now jn in a cor ner rier of the big library sam was il hilbing klux earnestly with jobo joba tt 1111 allett left while lem brown eat sat close by saying r listening sterling with all hia his pare ears and occa ilo tonally nally grinning grinn lne TOSH mr willett ife jt just a its 1 I tell you sam was baying saying 1 I dunno dun no be thought of it ive been now bow ever him all winter aussin and rs and ancen a aussin fus sin with them gear gears ulle while id want to know what in tine time he was tryon to do I 1 cha 1 harlie ru ed did mo vt of the work said rem lem it was wits bis his brain brains and eay say mr willitt Wll IN litt I 1 told anybody yet but begin beginning nin today I 1 and lem are partners pi share and bare share alike e fixed died up th abe e papers and be he sets gets half MY farni farm and dairy business bu sings while I 1 get a half interest in this new separator sem sepi piment of lems I 1 cm e I 1 m coln to put up what moneys necessary tn to start makin a few of these attach monts then if it grows too fast for me mr U chei twinkled shrewdly I 1 if it grows gron s too fast you may let in blittle a little rutilde ci capital pital eh IOU w said slid so no methin mr billett Wll NIl lett continued sam am I 1 gocht III you altin I to how fust fast those are can you beat it I 1 1 I ou ere sirs mrs brown wis explaining to martha thomas and ani mrs john allett of courso course any anything thIn tint thit francl recommended would be just about right with mary alac it would be about right with all of eald bald martha thomaa thomas sara am payi he lie beird heird someone sty s ty the other tiny that mr stacey has bas turned over almost the whole mani management gement of the etore store to francis since bee hes been made a part ncr ner oh that quite true s ild mrs 11 allett francis has a int to do with what be calls the merchandising end but mr stacey handles all the onan finances e e i you coulden t expect anybody w 1 t ij Iran francis cli experience or lack of it to look here mary aike eald said fran als 1 the two years are up lie held his ills watch toward her and the she paw saw that it marked exactly eight fifteen the girl was mas sitting on a big leather covered divan brantis on one aide side of 0 her charlie on the other mary alice caught a hand of ancl of her companions and with both her own held them close together then she suddenly bowed her bend head and b lit r shoulders qui vereil alth ith 11 a little gob sob mary alice mary alice protested prote cited francis I 1 don do that dear why the the matter he ile cast an appealing helpless look nt at charlie whom be he saw to be quito as bewildered ng as himself mary alice looked up through a mist of tears 1 ajust I just coulden couldn t help it 14 ehe she said im so nap bap happy oh francis francala Fr ancla I 1 knew you d keep it I 1 never doubted you for a minute now cant you dee it has been better I 1 abere your mothers looking at me rue lets go 90 out on the porch a few minutes 1 come along too charlie asked frauds charlie smiled slyly do you really want me he asked well replied francis of course youre always welcome but dont you think the night air might er I 1 aes es said charlie 1 I guess it might t k rands and mary alice disappeared and alid charlie joined mr wallett Wll lett his fa to ther and lem lcm those who saw him cross the room noted with affectionate the almost entire absence of the halting awkwardness in his gait long ago he bad discarded bla his riotous yellow wealth of hair and now one saw the proportions of the hafely head with its broad thought ful brow ills eyes clear blue straightforward frank and usually chining shining with a vigorous good will held you with nith a compelling light 0 0 0 4 0 charlie was sitting in tho the side yard working at some water color sketches the summer wind fluttered bis ills sheets as its be worked ilens pecked busily about uttering email small contented throaty sounds charlie looked up and off if across the fields to where bis his friends tile mountains delicately tinted in the light of the setting gun sun stood op opaline allue sentinels of unchanging peace charlie boy 11 called martha from the door lant that mary alice coming up the bill hill I 1 they the girl approach aud chirke ch irke called a good morning mary alice dropped donn on the grass and pantel she had bad a small plain wooden box in her bind hullo mary alice I 1 eald said charlie U hats your great rush 7 that in your hand another wedding prea pros ent its its for you she be bald said 1 I I 1 hid a letter from doctor dotor billy in it belgium and a present from him the dearest piece of em brodery and this was with it she site pissed the little box to charlie while martha and sam gam looked on mildly curious juel lice that doctor nilly billy bald galil 1 irtha hee always thinking of bething to please people why charlie boy its a watch batch sam bain took it and turned it over and 0 or r then bs ha eva the case I leres some whitin he eald said its engraved here inside the case it aay 1 bere marthy matthy you read it it 1 I 1 cant neither elthe could martha she handed the watch to mary starr alice fishing mean while in her apron pocket for her hand blind kerchief airy a alice looked at the inscription blinked and then read quite bravely TO LITTLE SIK A SYMBOL OF THE TIIE QUAIL GRAIL SO 80 faithfully SEEKS AND TO WHICH HE E ER elt DRAWS abe girl reached up a hand band and tool took that of the boy ae As soon as ican ehe she eald maid ill ell you where he be got it it good old unde uncle eald said little sir galahad hee ile the finest knight or as us alar 11 TILE END |