| Show go COMMON CLAY S t py FY VICTOR B a oilin it ii I 1 11 i in fi i 0 c po 1011 2818 western cw saper udon the sama ald warren boyda changed 1 one pui particle i e 1 two married afke sisters rs of the elston family stood i peering from be behind h I 1 n d a wl window curtain a anat at warren wid boyd he had biad just arrived tho guest of bf their brother ha haciey aley ishad been over six alic years they hali had been playmates great changes had bad transpired sin since ce then but thel worldly wise wedded sisters speculatively viewed the young roan whom they bell believed eyed only 0 one ne influence would e ever ve r biln bring 9 ta tc walden i and that was wag i nalda Waida she had bee e n nihls ahls bright iia star r of hope in boyhood days be hadi had managed to kne meet etker tier at least lee once or ir twice I 1 during A a conr year A sneaking ford ness fiant get for a divi divinity niti he told haciey Ha sigh full y who declaron arOd sturdily dili that kalda Nalda was true blue and wai was waiting wa for hilanto hil him nto to s g grow rorup up and noone v else I 1 se amda and n now ow be chehad had s hown shown tip iwone particle cle changed and as calel calculating al aling shrew Mayk may tolson olion turned over this mafi in hi lier her mind as a possible desirable a big pi 0 kyfor arty forNal dh her adin admiration frad D n of any fine points warren harreii might ha have ve faded away he hevont wont do she told herself heT herself self lie he Is just the same big overgrown country boy awkward self conscious ns clous clum ey BY wily why he lets the little ones ones play with him as asif if he nassome wasso was some iua greatwood atgood graat gre good natured dog s from another w I 1 also but the sweet serenity of bf her face was Vas almost angelic us as t shii she rend read in this great am accommodating omm orating oda ting gue guest wit an n innate love for children and saw him enter heart lienert and soul into their liddo inn 0 cent pleasures she had bad not seen seen him fo for yes he wa was sIttle ithe same annie some of the crud Clude elines jInes ai office of fitce face and form had bad toned down but there was iwas not a trace of artifice not the remotest attempt tonet other lie he was w as the little inq one plied piled u up pa on n him as a i good natured iulg brother ile he amazed and delighted them with the various marvelous little par parcels cIs of sweetmeats sweet meats he produced front strange hidden pockets annd tol son and mrs marcy sailed 1 down into the garden I 1 in n all their toy roya a 1 larray of dignity dign alq aar purpose ln in view he brushed back his hair as aou would some embarrassed sch school oy and sat sai uneasily on 01 the chair between them feeling somehow liow that he was in ithe t ll 11 presence presence of urier unfriendly endly censors lyet yet kne knew w not why v by nalda stole a last distant ga glance ance at him ahlm she fancied she liked eda a c certain forced repose a andie gun guarde ness that came caine ilaf into ibis face as s he confronted her hei officious sisters we learns learn gr great ent news amr hoy d 11 spoke mrs tolson sweetly your uncle has made permanent groys provision slon for your cousin iba an d yo yourself I 1 vii wa we 1 understand der stand ll 1 the grand old trump ti cried warren hes cared for boiu ug 1 orphans lies hes educated us and now hes heli started us ua butin afif life ilfe hman al man to tc love truly 1 1 t has had ile he has giai he q quite tilte settled his business affairs delicata delicately ely mrs marcy caf intimated oh quite answered warren waren bluntly you see ther esthe town property and the bank ban k that was the bulk he wanted to divide divid e it between arthur andl and 1 no sirl sir I 1 imald arthur isa cripple I 1 an invalid he needs d a sure income inome give him the ille sureen dof the estate so co hell have no worry dear brave arthur I 1 gentle asa girl patient am amid ld nil all Ns his great SU sufferings 11 why why overflowed the as toutin ded and indignant mrs tolson what was left for or you the old brick works down the afie river you TOU see SC that avasa was a losing ment genf for uncle carr who never uri understood deri der stood tood the bu business sines and neglected it I 1 went down there week and looked it over I 1 saw all those neat i little cottages gone to neglect e c 1 and ruin elsaw the workmen half employed half paid half hearted oh uncle 11 1 I said give me these men men obese these women woffin these children give me ml creek sunk in the aho slovenliness of indifference give ine this Jiust business ness toi to raise to so something in eifling worthwhile worth while these souls to place upon the higher ground of a new existence thank god I 1 lie he did it and I 1 have found my life work nalda naida elston bad come coma down into tho the garden twenty feet beef away she stood fairly entranced by ahei sudden inspiration that ahat lind had flushed flashed from the soul of a man who to till had hwn a mere lump ump of common clay ifer her soul too took fire in munif his face ra i iv abed he was at once transformed ormed the blind per perverted perverse verte d idiot 1 muttered mrs tolson under her ber breath when he could have Iri xury wealth wealtha weal 1 echoed mrs mr marcy mir cy OK 01 indeed this plodder tills flits being who whittled away his chances would not dot do for nalda nt af all I 1 1 I heard you it Is splendid 11 I 1 cried nalda naida with beaming overflowing byes eyes an hour bour later yes aps y est I 1 d dear ea var warren say it again she pleaded ded and she clung to lils outs tl winds hands youage you are to go among jadie those 9 gotten otten people a little brother I 1 of f the poor you rice rt re to 0 have money abao lute control a free hanl hand and you come to ask mea me A 1 if you col could I 1 ld Sugg suggest Mis sest esi someone ane willing to fo help hali me shoulder bur den the benighted out out from heB hadow into the glorious rou 1 0 of f a nw new aid beautiful I 1 life lie 0 AIlt A little tle sister of oc the ilie poor ju just s t as you are the friend the brnt brother ber the guide and the berder oh warren I 1 and how ahat ilear dear sweet face v yearned into info his rapt en eager ger own make we roe worthy oath of this 1 s t abo b e and privilege that e over v e r alb the lot ot 0 wann man I 1 i |
