Show Saint Look Cant you see seo it lt Bob Doh demanded clutching Faiths Faitha arm armand inland and drawing her down with him to stare a at t the tho thin crusting of oC snow on the tho pavement Half Halt a footprint And made mado by the left foot God Weve We've Veve stumbled tumbled on something darling We e must measure it laith whispered th Dont talk so 50 loud dear The man mart at thE news stand tand will think were wro ere crazy Have you anything to to o measure I with Bob Hathaway fumbled rumbled In a abreast abreast breast pocket for an nn envelope tore torea tona a strip from it with shaking hands then Kneeling down beside the precious half halt a footprint ho laid the th unevenly torn bit of o pa- pa paper paper pa paper per across It at its widest part and folded the end of the th paper then put it it away carefully in his hia al wal wallet let let I See Sec any more mort mor ThIs Thin ono one may i maybe mayi be an accident nt ho he gasped as aj he h sat sat back on his haunches his blue blueeyes blueeyes eyes snapping with eagerness col- col color col color or straining the pale pal bronze bronz ot of othis his checks cheeks So many people have have hav walked her here Faith alth trIed ried to console consolo hint him when they had failed to locate an- an another another an another other of ot the tell footprints Im going to question the flows sCand stand chap Bob Dob told her excitedly If a ft cripple has baa passed here the th old mm mon may have havo no- no noticed noticed no him Wont Won't do any harm to try and we w may learn something tremendous The Tho bleary old man glanced up at them sullenly from under his bushy white brows brow when Bob Dob put his hi question alter after laying B a dollar doUar bill In the gr greedily edily out out- out thrust calloused old palm sir M Merry rry Christmas to ye and the good wife Reckon It its it's old Phil PhU the th beggar youre you're askin after atter ter Did ye yo want vent Lp t give Phil a a Christmas present sir air Ir Ill I'll n nm yes I 1 wanted anted to remember him on Christmas day Bob lied Where can I 1 find Phil I 1 hate hati to let tho day go 0 by without re- re remembering remembering r him him- him Dont guess gue uess nobody can tell ye yc where when to find Phil the th old man remarked behind his hili hi gray ray mustAche Keeps Keepe puny close to tc Phil does doel doe Aint much of ofa ofa ola a hand to chit-chat chit but Ive I've knowd Phil for tor five years Been B beggin on this thi corner for five years off oft and on- on on Five hive years Bob year queried po- po politely but his hi heart sank nit Get ting pretty prelly old Isn't he How low does docs he stand this cold coid weather Gettin too old for Cor II a a beggars beggar life lite I tell him hIm hIm- the news new dealer shook his head Sick and on coughs cough something terrible Had Hada H a real bad spell apell six fix ai months back and around hero here for weeks weeks but hes hea he a 0 stubborn old cuss Wont Won't go on the th county like hes he's a right to Thanks old timer lIeres lIere's Her a little something for tor Phil Bob In- In interrupted hastily laying another dollar bill In the th extended palm When they were ere back In the th car Faith her ber head hex 1 to Boba shoulder and burst Into tears Dont bo be too disappointed darling Q consoled her Ler pitying pitying- y 11 a high hopes for a few minutes minute but Churchill optimistic warned us not to be too about locating the th cripple that killed Uncle Ralph sits nisi mon men have found four Cripples cripple who al- al al almost almo most t fit the th requirements and everyone every one ot of them Is t beyond sue sue- Hard luck lucie sweetheart thana There Theres ju just t a little more mor mor than thai i a week weck left lett before the tho trial op- op nothing ens opens and weve we've done don nothing noth- noth ing Faith moaned beating h bet l clinched hands against her breast TO TOMORROW Faith refuses to Phil Pith the beggar as a 11 i lo suspect ct of the murder of inny Copyright Wf 2927 NEA Inc |