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Show BBB ll t - . bH mi H I er jamc && mt& BlBM (Top) right. 1905. by Unity Story I'ub. Co.) BBfl Tom ana Dick wcro two poor Ilttlo BBI waifs. From morning till night they BBS roamed tho streets of tho great city. BBl Tom was tho older and always took BBB tho lead In everything. Ho wns a BBl bright-eyed, hnndsomo boy, In spllo of BBfl Ms dirty faco and tattered clothos. BB8 Ho had taken caro ot himself over BBM slnco ho could remember. First ho BBl had begged, but having been born with BBj a faculty for getting along In tho BBJ world ho sold a few matches, bought BBJ with his first savings. Ilo know ho BBJ could polish shoes, but ho never had BBJ a chauco to try. Ho wished ho could BBJ hnvo a peanut stand, but ho was only BBj , a Ilttlo boy and that ambition seamed BBB to him as lofty and unattainable ns BBB tho stars. Meanwhllo ho plodded BBB along, putting on ns brave a faco aa BBJ ho could when ho was hungry, and BBBJ whistling when bread was plenty, BBBJ Ho bolloved a living was to bo had V tor tho asking If anybody would work, BBB but when Dick's mother died and bo BBJ was left all nlono In tho world, ho BBJ wondorod what would hecomo of him, BBJ for Dick could not talk, consequently BBB ho wns uuablo to ask for work. Then BBB ho was not so old as Tom nnd did not BBB know how to do anything; added to BBJ, this Tom lovod Dick bolter limn any- BBJi. tiling or anybody clso In tho world, so BBJ' ho opened his arms and said: BBHi "Come, Dick, I'll tako caro of you, H- And wo'll llvo together.' H' Now this was not a vory munificent BBBJ offer, for Tom lived nowhero or nny- BBBB. wboro. Soma nights ho slept In an BBBB old box behind a great wnrohouso, or Mi In a doorway It ho could get In thero BBBBK unobserved. When tho weather was BBBBBL warm, ho lay down In ono ot tho By. small parks whoro tho grass was soft BBBBBJBL and tho waved ovor his BBBBf, Next to Dick ho lovod tlio trees. ' If ho Bv had known anything about heaven BBBK" ho would hnvo said It must bo full ot BBW trees and that ono might llvo under BBB) niom forever. Ho would llo on' his BBB tick watching tho moon glltlo slowly BBB , ipward, with tho leaves dancing BBM across Its shining faco, and dream of BBBJ ye village whero ho was born and BBBL jrtilch ho only remembered as ono BBBU recalls dimly a beautiful dream of a BBB tar off unknown country. However. BBB luch as ho had ho offered to Dick and BBB it wna joyfully nccoptcd. Protection BBB nd lovo nro gifts not to bo despised. BBBJ " Selling a fow matches would hardly BBB feed two, and Tom, with rendy Invcn- BBB tloa tried other means ot livelihood. BBJ Ilo bottKht a harmonica nnd learnod a BBJ fow ot tho popular airs ho heard tho J Wand organs play. Ho had ortcn BBB ' danced on tho pavemont In tho oven- BBB tag wlth tho oilier children to tho BBB music ot thoso snmo hand organs, nnfi BBJ bo sot to work to tcuch Dick to dancv. BBJ Tho loss of ono faculty often quickens BBJ tho others nnd soJn tho two chums BBBR ; woro able to do a Ilttlo dnnco to- BBBJ' ' gethcr, to tho strains of tho hnrmont- BBB eft. Thon Dick would tako n Ilttlo HBji t pinto and pais It around, and often tho BBBH " pennies piled up, HBJI Dick had novor boon so happy In BBBJ his ltro. Though ho could not talk BBBJ , about his gratltudo as many pcoplo do, BBBh It was nono tho less deep and sincere HBJ and be loved Tom with .tho strength H If, fllv ( m W : xl H I so" BBm Two poor little waifs, H that grows and heaps up throiiRli lack HBM of oxprosslon. H Tom fount! It was profitable to get HHJk inr one of tho oxourslou steamurs HHJl which mado a short run to the nearer HHK i'esorts on the shore. He paid the HBMv taros a few tlmuH, but ho loarnged i. HBB Ingratiate himself with th" mate, who HHH Iook a great liking to Dlok and so tbrt HHHr often qot a fr e sull under his nurc HBBv. One '!:)' i !icy started out for t)i HHHE boat It w.ik not wl-at Ton nan'.i R lo do. H lonirid lth ell Ms lira HBBff (J;1 not for.j.tyrtlwn-or rolling at his HHBv feet 'HaBsPt: ''' ' ' ri'' t)Ut for sssssssV ' jssssssssssssm'' HBjk HBVHB'' HW HHHHii I JhhB BBfrJ' JHHWWBBBBM oft, green grass bonoath him, clovor and daisies gently waving as ho wnlk cd, crenklng, Bllppory plno ncodlos sondlng up tholr frngnince at every stop, the great bending ferns, v.ioip swoot odor lulls nnd satisfies wearied brain nnd body, ho longed Intontly for nil this without ovor having known It. Tho nearest ho bad como to It was on occasional hour In a city park, and his country blrthplnco claimed recognition recog-nition In his heart. Hut It cost money to rldo even In a trolley car, and tho boat was free to him while thero wns n certainty that Dick would collect col-lect ponnlos, nnd thoy woro hungry. With a sudden spring he was over the side of the boat. I'eoplo almost always scorned attract ed to Dick nnd the plato seldom carat back ompty whon bo carrlod It. Tho two had a morry tlrao racing digging holes In tho sand, as alt boyi lovo lo do, now stopping beforo group of children or a Ilttlo plcnK party for a danco or two, nnd more ponnlos. When tho boat left thoy wero tired out nnd Tom found n cor nor where they hid behind some boxes and both fell asleep. I-ntor thoro wai a commotion and a sudden rush. Tom only half nwako, Jumped to his feel and was pushed along by tho crowd Dick saw him waver n moment on the edge of tho boat and heard a shout "Hoy ovorboardl" With a sharp, piercing cry ho sprang after Tom, but tho crowd separutcd them. Ho could not understand all that happened for ho was so short ho could not seo much, aud ho could not ask, but ho know that thoy woro trying to save htji friend. Ho looked pltoously Into tho faces about him. uttering tho shrill moan of tho dumb. Ho heard a voice say: "Of course, It wns useless, tho boat was moving so fast thoy could not find him. Poor Ilttlo strtfot beggar! ho Is bsttur oft ns It 1st" The ronto had tears In his eyes when, iwwlug ucross tbo deck, he spld Dlk. "Poor Ilttlo follow, what Is going to becomg of ou?" nnd ho lifted him up. Nobody ovor wanted to touch Tom, but.somo woy Dck novor looked dirty nnd hlannlr wns not so untidy 'Tlfjako you homo nnd you shall llvo wfth mo," said tho mato. putting his arm around him, but Dick kept up tho samu pitiful ery nnd his eyes woro fastonoil on tho dancing wator that had seised hs lovod companion. He had nobody In tho wholo world but Tom, thoro wns .nobody olso for him to love. Tom wns thoro In tho blue, lovely, shining wnter his Tom, nnd Hint wns whoro ho wanted to bo Whero his Tom wns ho could bo happy ognln. Poor Itinorant. untaught waif ot tho streets, but faithful unto ilea."). Ilo wrenched himself froo from (ho mate and with a sudden spring ho was over the side or tho boat nnd tho wnter oloed over him. There was a stir and ery among the passengers, nnd the Ht who ha.d spoken before said In a subdued vojee: "Well, l'vo twen a good' many nccl-4yuts nccl-4yuts In my life, and I've heard tha' mail commit rftilelde for many raa-noiis, raa-noiis, but I never before to-day Anew dog In itellbeirntely drown hlmB&lf bo rauxe that wns the death his master died " |