SYNOPSIS /
Mickey O'lIiiliorRii i* a newsboy who
finds itnd iutoi»t» a little lame girl. I-tilv
Peaches. Hs Hie *»t once become* a strug
gle to supply the comforts of life to the
little girl.
Mickey, whilf on a trip fn the couniry
finds a family who want to entertain
some poor girl from the city for two
weeks and Mickey make* arrangements to
take I.illy- peaches to the farm.
Bruce is rngnffed In an investigation of
the city office* uuil is working hnrd
cheeking oVer account*. T..esHe rents u
cabin with her father und Brace they
move out of the city for the summer.
(Continued from Yesterday.)
Peter and Junior disappeared with
’ thankfulness and speed. Mrs. Hard
in and Mickey wrapped Peaches in
:he sheet and took along a comfort
for shelter from the air stirred by
motion. Steadying his arm, which
he wished she would not, they de
scended. Did she think ' ho wanted
Peaches to suppose he couldn't carry
her? He ran down the last flight
to show her, frightening her into
protest, and had the reward of a
giggle against his neck and the
tightening of small arms clinging to
him. He settled in the car and with
out heeding Peter, wrapped Lily in
the fcomfort until she had only a
small peep of daylight.
Mickey knew from Peaches’ labored
breathing and the grip of her hands
how agitated she was, but ns the
car glided smoothly along, driven
skilfully by mentality, guided by the
controlling thought of a tiny lame
back she became easier and clutched
less frantically. He kept the comfort
over her head. She had enough to
make the change, to see so many
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excited by having her attention called
to unfamiliar things that would be
wilder and positively frighten her.
Mickey stoutly clung to a load that
soon grew noticeably heavy; while
over nnd over he repeated in his
heart with fortifying intent: "She is
my family, I'll take c^re of her. I’ll
let them keep her a w’hile because it
is too hot for her there, but they
shan't boss her, and they got to know
It first off, and they shan’t take her
from me, and they got to under
stand it."
Itlght at that point Mickey’s grip
tightened until the child in his arms
shivered with delight of being so en
folded in her old and only security.
She turned her head to work her face
level with the comfort and whisper
in chortling glee: "Mickey, we are
going Just stylish like millingaire
lolks, ain’t we?"
"You just bet wo are!" he whis
pered back.
"You just bet we are”’ he whis
pered back.
"Mickey, you wouldn't let them
’get' mp, would you?”
“Not on your life!” said Mickey,
gripping her closer.
"And Peter wouldn't let them 'get'
me?”
So, Peter would Just wipe them
clear off the slate If they tried to
get you,” comforted Mickey. "We’re
in the country now, Lily, fiobody
will ever think of you away out
here."
"Mickey, I want to see the coun
try!” said Peaches.
"No, Miss! I’m scared now," re
plied Mickey. "It was awful hot there
and it's lots cooler here, even slow
and careful as Peter is driving. If
you get all excitement, and rearing
around, and take a chili, and your
back gets worse, Just when we have
such a grand good chance to make
it better—you duck and lay low, and
if you’re good, and going out doesn't
make you sick, after supper when
you rest up, maybe I'll let you have
a little peepy yellow chicken in your
hand to hold a minute, and maybe
I'll let you see a cow. I guess you’d
give a good deal to see the cow that's
going on your book, wouldn't you?"
Peaches snuggled down in pure con
tent and proved her femininity as
she did every day. "Yes. But when
I see them, maybe I'll like a chicken
better, and put it on."
"All right with me," agreed Mickey.
"You Just hold still so this doesn’t
make you sick, and tomorrow you
can see things when you are all nice
and rested.”
“Mickey!" she whispered.
Mickey bent and what he heard
buried his face against Peaches' a
second and when lifted It radiated a
shining glory light, for hse had whis
pered: "Mickey, I'm going to always
mind you and love you best of any
body.”
Because she had expected the trip
to result In the bringing home of
tho child, Mrs. . Harding had made
ready a low folding davenport in her
first-floor bedroom, beside a window
where grass, birds and trees were
almost in touch, and where it would
be convenient to watch and care for
I her visitor. There In the light, pretty
room Mickey gently laid Peaches
down and said: “Now if you'll Just
give mo time to get her rested and
settled a little, you can see her a
peep; hut there ain’t going to he
much "seeing or talking tonight. If
she has such if lot she ain't used
to and gets sick, it will be a bad
thing for her. and all of us. so we
better just go plow and easy."
"Right you are, young man.” said
Peter. "Come out of here, you kids!
Come to the back yard and play
quietly. When Little White Butter
fly gets rested and fed, we'll come
one at a time and kiss her hand, and
wish her pleasant dreams with us,
and then we’ll every one of us get
down on our knees and ask God to
help us take such good care of her
that she will get well at our house.
I can't think of anything right now
that would make mo prouder.”
Mickey suddenly turned hit* back
on them and tried to swallow the
lump In his throat. Then he ar
ranged his family so It was not in
a draft, sponged and fed it, and failed
In the remainder of his promise, be
cause it went to sleep with the last
bite and lay In deep exhaustion. So
Mickey smoothed the sheet, slipped
off the ribbon, brushod back the curls,
shaded the light, marshaled them in
on tiptoe and with anxious heart
studied their compassionate faces.
Then he telephoned Douglas Bruce
to ask permission to he away from
the office the following day, and ven
tured ns far from the house as he
felt he dared with Junior; but so anx
ious was he that he kept in sight of
the window. And so mnnly and ten
der was his scrupulous care, so tiny
and delicate hts small charge as she
lay waxon, lightly breathing to show
she really lived, that in the hearts of
the Harding family grew a deep re
spect for Mickey, and such was their
trust in him, that when he folded his
comfort and stretched it on the floor
beside the child, not even to each
other did they think of uttering an
objection. So Peaches spent her first
night in the country breath
ing Clover air, watched constantly by
her staunch protector, and carried
to the foot of the Throne on the
lips of one entire family: for even
Bobbie was told to add to his prayer:
"God bless the little sick girl, and
make her well at our house;"
CHAPTER XIV.
An Orphans’ Home
"Margaret, _ I want a few words
with you some time soon,” said James
Minturn to his sister.
"Why not right now?" she pro
posed. “I’m not busy snd for days
I've known you were in trouble. Tell
me at once, and possibly I can help
you."
"You would deserve my gratitude
if you could," he said. ''I've suf
fered until I’m reduced to the ex
tremity that drives me to put Into
words the thing I have thrashed
over in my heart day and night for
weeks."
"Come to my room, James," she
said.
James Minturn followed his sister.
"Now go on and tell me, hoy." she
ordered. "Of course, it's about Nellie."
"Yes, it's about Nellie," he re
peated. "Did you hear any part of
what that very charming young lady
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had to say to me at our chosen play
ground, not long ago?"
"Yea, 1 did," answered Mrs. Win
slow. "But not enough to compre
hend thoroughly. Did she convince
you that you are mistaken?"
"No. But this she did do," said
Mr. Minturn. "She battered the walls
of what I had believed to be unal
terable decision, until she made this
opening: I must go into our affairs
again. I havo got to find out where
my wifo is and what she is doing;
and if the things Miss Leslie thinks
are true. Margaret, I thought It was
settled. I was happy, in a way;
actually happy! No biblical miracle
ever seemed to me half so wonderful
as the change In the hoys."
"The difference In them is quite
as much of a marvel as you think
It,” agreed Mrs. Winslow.
“It is greater than I would have
thought possible in any circum
stances." said Mr. Minturn. "Do they
ever mention their mother to you?”
"Incidentally," she replied, "just
as they do maids, footman or gover
ness, in reforting to their past life.
They never ask for her. In the sense
of wanting her, that I know of. Mal
colm resembles her in appearance
and any one could see that she liked
him best. She always discriminated
against James in his favor if any
question between them were ever car
ried to her.”
“Malcolm is like her In more than
looks. He has her musical ability
In a marked degree," said Mr. Min
turn. "I have none, but Miss Wlnton
suggested a thing to me that Mr.
Tower has been able to work up
some, and while both hoys are deeply
interested. It's Malcolm who is be
ginning to slip away alone and listen
to and practice bird cries until he de
ceives the birds themselves. Yester
day he called a catbird to within a
few feet of him, by reproducing the
noted as uttered and inflicted by the
female.”
"I know. It was a triumph! He
told me about It.”
“James is well named,” said Mr.
Mlnturn. *'ile is my boy. Already
he's beginning to ask questions that
are filled with intelligence, solicitude
and interest about my business, what
things mean, what I am doing, and
why. He's going to make the man
who will come into rny office, who in
a few tnoro years will be offering his
shoulder for part of my load. You
can't understand what the change Is
from the old attitude of regarding
me as worth no consideration; not
even a gentleman, as my wife's serv
ants were teaching my Bons to think.
Margaret, how am I going back even
to the thought that 1 may be mak
ing a mistake? Wouldn't the un
pardonable error be to again risk
those boys an hour in the company
and Influence which brought them
once to What they were?”
"You poor soul!” exclaimed Mrs.
Winslow.
“Never mind that!” warned Mr.
Mlnturn. “I’m not accustomed to it,
and it doesn’t help. Have you any
faith in Nellie?"
"None whatever!” exclaimed Mrs.
Winslow. "She's so selfish it’s simply
fiendish. I’d as soon bury you as to
see you subject to her again."
"And I’d much sooner be burled,
were it not that my heart is set on
winning out with those boys," said
Mr. Minturn. "There is material for
fine men Jn them, hut there is also
depravity that would shock you In
expressibly, Instilled by Ignorant, ma
licious servants. I wish Leslie Win
ton had kept quiet."
"And so do X!" agreed Mrs. Winslow.
“I could scarcely endure It, as I real
ized what was volng on. While Nel
lie had you. there was no indignity,
no public humiliation at which she
.stopped. For my own satisfaction I
examined Elizabeth before she was
laid away, and I held my tongue be
cause I thought you didn't know.
When did you find out?"
“A newsboy told me. He went
with a woman who was in the park
where it happened, to tell Nellie, but
they were insulted for their pains.
.Some way my best friend, Douglas
Hruce, r bed him up and attached
him, as 1 did William; it was at my
suggestion. Of course, 1 couldn't
imagine that out of several thousand
newsies Douglas would select the one
who knew my secret and who daily
blasts me with his scorn. If he runs
into an elevator where I am, the
whistle’ dies on his lips; his srnile
fades and he actuully shrinks from
my presence. You can't blame him.
A man should bo able to protect the
children he fathers. What he said
to me stunned me so, he thought me
indifferent. In my place, would you
stop him some day and explain?"
' I most certainly would," said Mrs.
Winslow. "A child's Bcorn Is wither
ing, and you don't deserve it."
"I have often wondered what or
how much ho told Bruce," said Mr.
Minturn,
"Could you detect any change In
Mr. Bruce after tiio boy came into
his office?" asked Mrs. Winslow.
"Only that he was kinder and
friendlier thah ever."
"That probably means that the boy
told him and that Mr. Bruce under
stood and was sorry."
"No doubt," he said. "You’d talk
to the boy then? Now what would
you do about Nellie?"
"What was It Miss Wlnton thought
you should do?"
"See Nellie! Take her back!" he
exclaimed. "Give her further oppor
tunity to exercise her brand of wife
hood oh me and motherhood on the
boys!"
"James, If you do, I’ll never for
give you!" cried his sister. "If you
tear up this comfortable, healthful
place, where you are the honored
head of your house, and put your
boys back where you found them,
I'll go home and stay there; and
you can't blame me."
Miss Wlnton didn’t ask me to go
back,” he explained; "that couldn't
bo done. I saw and examined the
deed of gift of the premises to the
city. The only thing she could do
would be to buy It back, and it's torn
up Inside, and will be In shape for
opening any day now, 1 hear the
city needed a children's hospital; to
get a place like that free. In so beau
tiful and convenient a location—ntuW
her old friends are furious at her
for bringing sickness and crooked
bodies among them. No doubt they
would welcome her there, but they
wouldn't welcome her anywhere else.
She must have endowed it liberally,
no hospital In the city lias a st ilt
of the strength announced for It."
"James, you are wandering!" she
Interrupted. "You started to tell me
what. Miss Wlnton asked of you.".
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“That 1 bring Nellie here, he ex
plained. ‘ That X make her mistress
of this house.. That 0l put myself
and the hoys in her hands again.’’
“Oh, good Lord!” ejaculated Mrs.
Winslow. "Jumes, uro you actually
thinking of that? Mind, 1 don't
care myself. I have a home and nil
I “want. Ilut for you and those boys,
are you really contemplating It?"
"No!” he said. “All I'm thinking of
is whether it is my duty to hunt
her up and once more convince myself
that she Is heartless vsinity personi
fied, and utterly indifferent to me
personally, as I am to her.”
"Suppose you do go to her and
find that through pique, because you
made tho move for separation your
self, she wants to try it over, or to
get tho boys again—she's got a mint
of money. Do you know Just how
much she has?”
"I do not, and I never did,” he re
plied. "Her funds never in any part
were in my hands. I felt capable
of making all I needed myself, and
I have. I earn ns much as it Is right
I should have; but she'd scorn my
plan for life and what satisfies me;
and she'd think the boys disgraced,
living as they are.”
“James, was there an hour, even
In your honeymoon, when Nellie for
got herself and was a lovable
woman?”
“It is painful to recall, but yes!
Tea, Indeed!” he answered. “Never
did a man marry with higher hope!”
"Then what—?" marveled Mrs.
Winslow.
“Primarily her mother, then her
society friends, then the power of
her money," he answered.
"Just how did it happen?” she
queried.
"It began with Mrs. Blondon’s vio
lent opposition to children; when she
knew a child was coming she prar
tically moved in with us, and spent
hours pitying her daughter, sending
for a doctor at each inevitable conse
quence, keepljig up an exciting rush
of friends coming when the girl
should have had quiet ami rest, treat
inK me with contempt, and dally
holding me up as Wie monster re
sponsible for all these things. The
result was nervousness and discon
tent bred by such a course at such
a time, until It amounted to actual
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