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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1923)
SYNOPSIS .Mickey O'Halloran Is • newsboy who flints and adopts a little lame girl. Lilly Peaches. Hs life »t once becomes a strug gle to supply the comforts of life to the little girl. Mickey, while on a trip In the country finds a family who want to entertain some poor girl from the city for two weeks and Mickey makes arrangements to take Lilly Peaches to the farm. Brum Is engaged in an investigation of tlie city offices and is working hard cheeking over accounts. Leslie rents a cabin with her father and Bruce they move out of the city for the summer. (Continued Prom Yesterday.) "What are you going to do?” Bhe questioned. "What's all the bundles? My. they look excitements!” “And so they are!” triumphed Mic key. “Where are ail the folks? Do they leave you alone like this?” . “No, they don't leave me alone only when I'm asleep in the room,” sail Peaches. "They saw you coming an' went away ’cause they know families likes to be alone, sometimes. Ain't they smart to know that?” "They are!” said Mickey. "First, you come to your bed a little while. I grit something for you.” “Ooh Mickey! Those bundles jus' look—!’’ "Now you hold on. You wait and see. Miss!” Mickey carried her in then he re turned for the boxes. He opened one and from it selected a pair of pink stocking and slipped them on\ Peaches; then tiny, soft buckskin moccasins embroidered and tied with ribbons to match the hose. Peaches squealed and clapped her hand over her mouth to muffle the sound; but Mrs. Harding heard and came to the door. Mickey asked for help. "Young Indies who are going auto mobiling and taking walks are well enough to have dresses, and things theft all good girls have," he an nounced. "But I'm a little dubious about how these things go. Will you dress her?" "Yes,” said Mrs. Harding. "You fill the water bucket and the wood box, and start the fire for supper." Mrs. Harding looked over the con tents' of the box and from plain soft pieces of uifderwear chose a gauze shirt, a dainty combination suit and tucked and trimmed petticoat, while Peaches laughed and sobbed for pure “THE COVERED WAGOr Brought to Utah by Ox Teaiji the “Early Fifties” Salt Lake City, Utah. I Charter Oak Stove & Range Co., St. Louis. One of our oldest, most re spected and wealthiest citizens came a long distance to our store for a Charter Oak the other day 76th Year For Coal, Wood or Gas Also Combination of All. and said if necessary he would go fifty miles for one. He had bought one in the Early Fifties, brought to Utah by Ox Team. Granite Furniture Co. THERE IS NO NECESSITY OR ROOM FOR ARGUMENT with anyone who comes into a store and makes the statement hat a Charter Oak Stove or Range is wanted. It is in such a asc only a question of size, style and price. Something claimed o he “just as good” cannot be sold to a person who has once lsed a Charter Oak. J i*e most reliable dealers sell them. If your iown is ore among a very few in which they are not clocked, please write to us. Charter Oak Stove and Range Co., St. Louis joy. Then Mickey came, mid Mils. Harding went away. After various trials he decided on a white dress with* pink ribbons run in the neck, sleeves, and belt, slipping It on her and carefully fastening it. "Mickey, I want the glass!" she begged. “Please, oh please hurry, Mickey.” "Now you Just wait, Miss Chicken, said Mickey. Then he brushed her hair and put on a new pink ribbon, not so large as those she had, but much more be coming. He laid a soft warm little gray sweater with white collar and cuffs in reach, and in turning it she discovered a handkerchief and a pair of gloves in one pocket. Immediate ly she searched the other and pro duced a purse with five pennies in it. Then for no reason at all, Peaches began to cry. "Well Miss Chicken!” exclaimed Mickey in surprise. "1 thought you d be pleased!" “Pleased!" sobbed Peaches. "Pleas ed! Mickey, I’m dam—I’m busted'" "Oh well then, go on and cry, if you want to,” agreed Mickey. "But you'd look much nicer to show Mrs. Harding and Peter if .vou wouldn't!” Peaches Immediately wiped her eyes. Mickey lifted and carried her hack to the porch, placing her in a pillow-piled big chair. Then he put the gloves on her hands, set a hat on her head and tied the pink rib bons. Peaches both laughed and cried at that, while the Harding fam ily came in because they could not wait. Mickey raised and put in Peaches' shaking fingers the crown ing glory of any small girl: a wonder ful little parasol. Peaches appeared for a minute as if a faint were Im minent. "Now do you see why I couldn't come with a poetry piece when my head was so full of these things?" "Yes, Mickey, but you will before night?" she begged. “You want ,it even now?” he mar veled. "More 'an the passol, even!” she declared. "Well you fool little sweet kid!" cried Mickey and choked. He fled around the house as Peter came out. In his ears as he went sounded Pe ters big voice and the delighted cries of the family. "I want Mickey!” wailed Peaches. He heard her call and ran back fast for fear he might he so slow reach ing her that Peter would serve. But to his joy he found that he alone would answer. "I want to see me!" demanded Peaches. “Sure you do!” cried Peter. "I'll just hand down the big hall mirror so you can see all of you at once." He brought It and set it before her. Peaches stared and drew hack. She cried, "Aw vv—ah!" in a harsh, half scared voice. She gripped Mickey with one hand and the parasol with the other: she leaned and peeped, and marveled, and smiled at a fully cloth ed little girl In the glass, while the linage smiled back. Peaches thought of letting go of Mickey to touch her hat and straighten her skirt, but felt so lost without him, that she handed Peter the parasol, and used that hand, while the other clung to her refuge. When Mickey saw the treasure go in his favor, he swallowed lumps of emotion so big that, the Hardings could see them running down his throat. Peaches Intent on the glass smiled, grimaced, tilted her head, and finally began flirting outrageously with herself, until all of them laughed and recalled her. She looked at Peter, sinlled her most winsome smile and exclaimed: "Well ain't I the—" "Now you go easy, Miss Chicken," warned Mickey. "Mickey, if you hadn’t stopped inc I’d done it sure!” sobbed Peaches, col lapsing against hlin. “’F 1 had, would you a-took these bu'ful things JAvay from me?” “No, I wouldn't!” said Mickey. "1 couldn’t to save me. But I should." "Mickey, I'm so tired," she said. "Take my hat an’ put It where I can see It, an’ my passol, an' my coat: gee, I don't have to be wrapped In sheets no more, an’ lay me down. Quick Mickey, I'm sick-like." "Well I ought to had the sense not to spring so much all at once," said Mickey, "but it all seemed to be long. Sure I will, you poor kid!” "And Mickey, you won’t forget the lesson and the po’try piece?” she panted. "No, I .won't,” promised Mickey, as he stretched her among her treasures and watched her fall asleep even while he slipped the gloves from her fingers. Next morning she found the lesson and the poetry on her slate. Mrs. Harding bathed and clother her in the little garments and showed her enough more for the changes she would need, even two finer dresses for Sunday. She left the coat, hat, and parasol in reach. Then Peaches resolutely took up her pencil and set herself to copy the lines without knowing enough of the words to really understand; but she was ex tremely well acquainted with one word that Mickey had said "Just flew out of his mouth when he looked at her," and In her*supreme eatlsfac tion over her new possession she was sure the lines must be concerning them. Most of all she was delighted with her slippers. A hundred times that morning she looked down, wig gled her toes and moved her feet to see them better. Between whiles she copied over and over: LILY Miss I.. P. O'Halloran dally went walking, In allpperi so nifty tha neighbor! were talking. The minute the raised her gay pink paraaol The old red cow began te frleklly hawl When they obetrved the neat coat on her back, Alt the gulneaa tn the orchard cried "Rack! Pot rack!" She was so lovely a bird flying her way. Sang •‘Sweet, sweet, sweet 1" ell the reel of the day. 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To distract Peter she stuck out her foot and mov ed It for him to see. "Ain’t that pretty, an' Jus' as soft and fine?” she asked. TTes," said Pater. "They remind me of a flower called 'Lady Slipper,’ that grows along the edge of tho woods. It's about that shape and the prettiest gold yellow, but little, they'd about fit your doll." "Oh, Peter,' could you gej me' one? I wrant to see.” "Why 1 would, but they are all gone now, honey,” answered Peter. "Next year I'll remember and bring you some when they bloom. But it’s likely by that time you can go your self, and see them.” "Do you honest think It Peter?” asked Peaches, leaning forward eagerly. "Yes, I honest think It," repeated Peter emphatically. “But I Won’t be here then," Peaches reminded him. "Well It won’t be my fault, If you're not," said Peter. CHAPTER XVII. Initiations in an Ancient and Honor ora hie Brotherhood. ' Now father, you said if I'd help till after harvest, I could go to Mul tiopolls and hunt a Job,” Junior re minded Peter. "When may I?” "I remember," said Peter. "You may %tart Monday morning if you want lo. Ma and I have talked it over, and if you’re bound to leave us, I guess there'd never be a bet ter time. I can get Jud Jason to drive the cream wagon for me, and I'll do the best I can at the barn, I had hoped that we'd be partners and work together all our days; but if you have decided upon leaving us, of course you won't be satisfied till you have done it." "Well 1 can try," said Junior, “and If 1 don't like It I can come back.” "1 don't know about that,” ob jected Peter. ''Of course I'd have other help hired; your room would !>• occupied and your work contracted for—” "Well I hadn't figured on that,” he said. "I supposed I could go and try it, and if I didn't like it I could come home. Couldn't I come home Mr?" Nancy slpwly became a greenish white, color: hut the situation had l>een discussed so often, it worried her dreadfully; now that it had to J>e met. evasion would do no good. Peter grimly watched her. He knew she was struggling with a woman's Inborn impulse to he (he haven of h'-r children, her son, her first-born, es pecially. He was surprised to heat her saying: ‘Why, I hardly think so. Junior! it wouldn't he a right start in life. You must figure that what ever kind of work you find, or who ever-you work for. there will la' things you won’t like or think fair, hut If you are going to he your own man. you must begin like a man: and of course a man doesn’t go into business with his mind made up to run for his mother's petticoats, the first thing that displeases him. No. I guess If you go, you must start with your mind made up to stay till the October term of school opens, any vay” "Then we'll that settled,” said Pe ter, "You may go wiih Mickey on the Monday morning car and we prnt ably won't see you again till you art one of the leading business inert of Multiopnlis, and drive out in your automobile. Have you decided which make you'll get?” "Well from what I’ve learned drlv Ing yours, if I Were buying one my self, I'd get a (Hide by,” said Junior. “They strike me as the best car on the market." Peter glanced sharply at his son. When he saw that the answer was perfectly sincere, his heart almost played him the trick he had expected from his wife. “All right. Ma. gather tip his clothes and get them washed, and have him ready,” said Peter. "1 thought maybe you d take me in the car and sort of look around with me,” Bald Junior. 'T don't see how I am going to do it, with both our work piled on me." said Peter. "And besides, I’m a farm er born and bred, 1 wouldn't have the first idea about how to get a boy a job In the city or what he ought to do or have. Mickey Is on to all that; he'll go with you. won't you. Mickey?" "Sure!" said Mickey. "And you can save a lot by using my room. Jt i« high, but it's clean"—Junior scowled but Mickey proceeded calmly—"and While it gets hot In the daytime, if you open the door at night, and put the bed before the window, it soon cools off, while very hottest times I always take to the fire es cape. It's nice and cool there " "Of course! That will be the ticket, said Peter heartily. "A boy starting with everything to learn couldn't ex pect to earn much, and when you haven't Ma and me to depend on for your board you'll tie glad to have the lied free.* Thank you, Mickey, that's fine!” Junior did not look as if he thought it were. Presently he asked "How much money ought I to take to start on. Mickey?" "Hully gee!" said Mickey. "Why, your fare in! You're going to make money, kid, not to spend It. If I was turned loose there with Just one cent I'd be flying by night, and if I hadn't the cent, I’d soon earn it." "How could you Mickey?” asked Junior eagerly. "With or without?" queried Mickey. ‘"Both!” exclaimed Junior. "Well, 'without.' ” said .Mickey. “I’d keep my lamps trimmed and burning, and I d catch a lady falling off a car. or pick up a purse, or a kid, or Only s5 Down ^ fe^To Pay SALE cf America’s Finest Guaranteed ELECTRIC WASHERS Don’t Miss Sharing In This Big Annual Event! If you failed to share in the 3 former Cash Refund Sales this is the time to act. This sale is positively the biggest offer of the year. Your choice of three Electric Washers— Thor—Maytag—Automatic each one offered on greatly Reduced Terms and a Full Share in the Cash Refund Read This add Realize! THE CASH REFUND When 100 Washers are said Ihn sum of $1.00 will be re mitted by cheek to earh of I lie li n n d r e d purchasers. 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