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CHABLOTTE'^Wa JANUARY 1, I9H Uie, dtm ofdTrueAmerkar; NRY RUaaELL miller: I op>'nKht. lO’o, Tbe Bofefct-Merritl C ONE. jN ORE. APTER I. Errant. BU8. Press office. Fifth Avenue, three blocks down.” And the boy trudged bravely on his ^■fly through the crowded thorough fare, unmindful of smarting shoulders, his fortune grasped tightly In his flst. The statement that his fortune was j carried in his flst is true In two sen- ho'oot-hills, in a ba- ses of the word. For when he had 0 nu'f't to form a, expended his treasures In copies of that (’ity. It,organ of publicity known as the Press. . It l)o:i*sts its 1 with the instinct of genuis he sought and the most crowded comer of the city’s many inillU’Tialros. | busiest avenue. Here an unforesoeu V i>.lint to it.^ spac-.obstacle* met our young knight errant. ' iHilovards and | Hardly had he begrun to cry his wares, lint withal j with a boldness of mien bom not of (.1 bi autN. resting; experience but of the spirit within . ’;1> (’on.-iilt ration, him , when another "newsie,” wiio had preempted the corner, swaggered up to him and fiercely challenged: “Say, kid, wotcher doin’ here?” “Sellin* papers.” said our joung ' I'rit nd. ... ,1 “Not much, yer don't. Dis is my iiuil the fog ami i Take a snrak, see!” )riu a IK icnnlal -Aw. go to hell!” And then the oi Its faotoiies assailant was the older and bigger, but this was a style of argu- . > > on must ,1o\tr-, with whicli Bob was familiar, i rlv-'is, \^hoseji^ i-,jg hard little body was packed the . rfticcf.ng the (Qf -which ;-!>'aiu('ra. seem j ^vqj^ fame, so that he was a i ! U rrd wi.a dia-1 fjjj, bigger antagonist, sond- .11 nral'l'. Muo,;jig p-ood as he receievd. Tie dealt s i>y mills, jhjg ))ioT,vfi lu^^tily and maliciously, n iil^ iui'(c;iuficpnt L,,.oaily to tiie delight of the crowd ,.nd ndap-1 gatheiv«l to ohseni’e the hos{ili- I I li> ,i.-;inds ot {jpj, loasr interested : ’'Umus rusl\ hith-' . riu'fluKliral. enr- l!ia even this I or the blet l City il>nte the trt'asures I's furnaces, which Indu tries of the iUii- »h*' fog rises, slacks bitumi- mured, laying her hand gently on his shoulder. Bob groaned and in his sleep shrank from the touch. The movement dis placed the nightgown—Kathleen.'’s— and disclosed a black and blue shoul der. “It’s not from fightin’, I warrint ye,” Patrick whispered. “It's oh his back.” “Don’t you hit me again, Jim Thompson,” Bob screamed in his dreams. "When I’m big. I’ll lick hell out of you.” ‘Th’ little devil!” Patrick whis pered compassionately. “He’s like Paddy ’ud ’a’ been,” sob bed Xorah. ‘‘Arrah. Norah, darlint, ye do be makin' a fool av yersilf over th’ la-ad that was niver borrn.” Paddy was the boy for whpm the Flinns’ hearts had always longed, but who never came. CHAPTER II. .. u .1 ■r« (i fr >ni !ho '"orld's ■ Mkf lit'side nos. Aot the loasr interested was tlie burly, red-faced limb ol the hnv who ot)ntrolled the traffic at that cor ner. "Mv nionev on tlie little fellow,” Bob Lays Hold of the World. With deep satisfaction of soul Bob oi)ened his eyes on a new day. “I’ll stay here,” he said aloud. And stay he did, Bob, in the arro gance of his boyish egotism, taking his welcome for granted, while to the Flinns, big-hearted and instinctively hospitable, it never occurred to won der at the boy’s presumtion. The ar rangement thus tactitly established proved a happy one. Bob found in the wiiolesome, homely atmosphere of the policeman’s family life a partial cor rective for the dwarfing influence of t!ie tenement. .\s for Patrick and his wife, had they been told—which they never were—that they w'ere cxercising an unusual virtue in thus adopting the little vagrants they would have heon astounded, such pride did tliey take in Bob from the beginning. And the non-appearance of little Paddy ceased to trouble their honest hearts. So it was that when Policeman Flinn sot out that noon to his duties, Bob acc('uii):)"ied him, to revisit yester day's l)attlffir'ld where hencefonh. by I'i.ulii of coTKinest and Patrick'?: ])ro- U'ctioii, he was to reign t unremc. And when the day’s work was done, to getl'.cr they returned home to "Irish- lov»n.” A I'ew days later their l)oiids wore iinally rivited. It 'vas Satnrda’' ]li^hi, i.iiil the fain- START ’11 RIGHT If you have had bad bowels and liver last year—you don’t have this. CASCARETS will make your bowels and Uver act right, and keep them so. Many a sick, tired head and body comes from bad bowels. 897 CASCARBT9—IOC box—week's treat ment, ali Biggest seller in tbc world—MxlUea buses a mo&tb. laucbed a vouth of apparent sporting ■ , ' work^. procIivitl.'«. :i will ’iiit'rring, un- * Shtire," said the noliceman. *'an' 1';t‘.'..tih!f Hi\- lindin' no takes. I’m thinkin'.” i ii;>' of I'linn was athercd in il'.e kitch- ; - v ii- ath your •Officer." a woman cried indignant-j eii, wiiich was also the livinf-^room. ■ f \vhi!‘'-hof , ]y. while she stared at the litile fight-; The riui'-ter of ilii.^ household, reclin- .f men to fascinated, "you ought to be i ing in the one big nrrn-chair. was n rl'.e cran ■ - from , of yourself. Pull them apart j sc(dving the ministiation of my lady Xicotine, who, in Pai:rici;'s case, was a ver,'- strong lad\' indt'ed. Xorah's i ^ - ’-pruts of Kteel I once.” ' 'b>'U ;li '‘f'CS^ed ! -q lave them alone, ma'am.” re- ■ can. >i'. '>ds over' guardian of the public 'n a clutcii that p^->ace. “Ifll be doin’ thim good.” sliaKes ■ • Lord!'' siiouted the sport, “see that t . ’ d iti' ' An j nppercnt. I win. The little one has n . rv, ;ton'’d eye. j,j„, (U)wti.” •' -' j :ill.', ,::ri!id-' I'lip sT>ort spoke truly. The combat- ■ I'ower.^ thp ants were prostrate in the gutter. Bob ; '1 I’.ir- 1 tht' Steel on ioji and pommeling his antagonist’s fcat’r es with an f-arnestness of pnr- ’ 'It til-' window in j,.tse that was inspiring. At this crisis ’.'■1 ! . 'eremenfs. jjip pdiirmian regretfully recalU'd him- . i^elf fo duty. I i'd »• ’;is ten ho ‘ Tiiat's ei'ongh, me son,” he de- •. r S'l; ■ oundings. Of ch.red. inilliUf; thorn ajiart. m-, -K ! it'w—was to “‘Taint enough," the victor rebel- rinni wl hoiit came Hously answered, a thin ribbon of ‘■■’ir." ::.'e’*tain foot- iiiood streaming from his nose, the • : in i.n attitude of li^ht of battle In his eyes. “ 'Taint enough till he says I cun sell papers : K'in. I’’’ run away.” horo." f., !. ,i druilgi* wao ••.Vin’t h 1 )i hiiU noddl'd lioeman e; stav all •. .] an'i tl;e relic of. • • : p'lan eniered. I A.nd ■ ; ’ T !. J.rVn T ;r: : i jrri.ce of The . trine ' f evening ad- dr ii.l on ’-roii f\il P-^ne’'j)e? " hum"- y, b ■■ tie divil!" the po- ; admiringly. “Ye 'd. Ye’re th’ boss •. frinds. Move on." ! h’'^ late antagonist away to hid his dis- McAd'X) stayed, master and convert to the doc- ,rcat American specially When darkness, fell that head v»as beni abstraotedly over a basket of sewing—no fine htdy'v, em broidery, but the socks. Over the ta ble in the corner Bob counted the eainings of the week. To this task the assistance of .Molly and Kathleen was needed, since, alas! Bob's notions of arithmetical values alter t!ie suni of ten was reached were hopelessly '■agiie. ‘ 'I'hrce dollars and fifty-three cents,” ]'1ath.l("en announced prou.dly. '■’Tis th' \vealth av tlv In.iies," gib ed Patricli. “1 s'i)Ose now. !iob. ye’ll be ’avin’ yer frinds fr th’ milyunaires av th’ East l^nd, ye're so rich. An’ V,hat'11 ye he doin’ wid so much money? Belike, ye'll set up wid a bank here In Irishtown. '!Vjb .McAdoo. Banker’—ii lias th' fine, large sound to ii. Or bctther still, ye’ll kape a sa loon. 'Twouid be a fine invpsnnint. that last: irishtown has a snaUin' tliirrr.st fr the crathe:'." ‘‘lie'll be layin’ aside a bit av it. a dime o>’ :i (luarther niebby, f’r th’ Sisters whin they come, vron’l ye, iiob'.’" .\orah saggested pious'y. But Bob had i)lanned other uses for his money than either srccnlaiion or cliarity. lie laid l.o cute side the fifty- ;hree cents and gath'n'pd together the rciiiin - 1 me h*T( ny money?" >n*'v?” demand- entered bis original dime’s investment land a third replenishment were sold Why not ?’’j j i^ob, with a pocket full of j three dollars, which h« carried over to d Mif wotiian. I faced the responsibilities of Xorah and drojiped, jingling, into her I w«ltb. { "When the ]ioliceman iire, y i^ome that nlubt and faced lils faith ful spouse, it was with a quaking si'lrlt. ■‘Well, now,” his lady exclaimed sar- ;,home money? I eaKtically, “well. now. Patrick Flinn, • the man de-l^n’ what is this angel av marcy ye do 'ihi 'h li'l I'.rat, j b; ingin’ home th’ ni^ht ?” St • whotn 1 - Shure, Xorah.” Patrick ajiologized. ;.i t T my I; art—'-‘’-Ms the most Illigint little .gamecock ; ■ i'.anthi i>y which ; y^- iypj. c;avv. He came ti) me corrner ' of th’ dy.‘-'h. afternoon, a-selUn’ papers. Th’ . •:c!^an an’ w-ore ■ gn th’ corner, a big gossoon 1 1/i h nn:;rotef;il, Yvhal's always bullyin' th’ little fel- inf my V' jsh’m I iovn s, thried fur to chase him away. ca]»acious lap. “.\n’ what's ihi.s for?” “Take it." said ik>h. “Ye mane kape it fr ye?” “Xo, keep it fei- yerself.'’ “An’ v'hy shor.ld I kape it?" demand ed Xorah. “To ]iay fer me bed an’ grub.” "Away v.'id ye, ye little japscallion! Kape yer money, ye’ll be nadin' it fr clothes atf th’ like. Y> can stay here without payin' yer way, an’ welcome.” “But that's char'ty ain't it?” Bob demanded directly. “Well, yes—sometimes,” Xorah re turned slowly, embarrassed by the “Ain’t a gentleman,” Bob flared up unexpectedly from his corner. “Jim Thompson’s a gentleman an’ he’s nothin’ but a drunk bum.” “Who’B Jim Thompson?” Patrick wanted to know. “Nobody,” Bob answered sullenly. And no amotint of cross-examination drew from his information as to his former condition or the identity of Jim Thompson. It was months before Bob’s hatred and fear of Thompson subsided enough to allow him to tell the Flinns of his life in the tenment. Then Patrick sought to find the boy’s erstwhile op pressor; but, luckily for Thompson, it was too late. The ‘‘gentleman of mis fortune” had disappeared and with him vanished the last possible source of information as to the boy's oi’igin. Years passed ahd Bob grew in stat ure, if not in wisdom, viewing life from the lowly standpoint of the new sie, and being thoroughly spoiled by his friends. It was strange, the mat ter-of-fact fashion in which he ty- l annized over Patrick and Xorah. Over Molly and Kathleen he lorded as ab solutely, when he condescended to share their games. He chose his com panions to his OAvn taste anfi not al ways wisely, even according to lax Irishlown standards, VDien not busied a; his co.ner. he fought and bullied and led them in iheii' games and in their tnischief. He was the i)ride of the corner loafers by reason of his proi)ensity and talent for fighting, and they delighted to egg him on to coinbat with oMer and larger antag- oni 's. In these fights Hob always catne off vicvar. Wilful, masterful, in tractable. he eauseil much worriment of soul lO the elder Flinns, but neither had tbe heart or even the lurrdihood to chastise him. Their reproofs, mild ly admiitistered, were received with an indifference and cool siirprise that ro!>bed them of all possible good ef fect. Xcrah tool; her trotible. h!e the '’CO!i Catholic she was, to Father O'l’rien. “li's not that he's bad, yer River- ince," she explained. “He’s not that. Ihtt hf'’s so could and mastherful. jNleljhy if ,'.*er Riverince wnd spake to th‘ laad, he’d mind his v.ays.” The ))riest spoke to him. What took Itlace at that interview has never been told. Father O’Brien came from it struggling between a frown and a smile. ‘ The boy is a caution," lie tc-id Xo rah. “He has a strange spirit for a child so young, hard iron. It i? useless. I am afi'aid, to try to break or mold T don’t ntiderstand how he came by it. unless it is Jie result of early bi'utality or rare courage, ile is one of the few who must be Ir-ft to work out their own salvation. So don’t try to drive him, X’’crab. If he's meant for good, it v;ill woik Itself Otlt." With fear and trembling Patrick sent him to the warj scliool. The fear was justified by the results. The hoy Droved himself bright enough to master his lessons—when he chose. It was rarely, however, his (dioice to study. He jireferred to fight and to drive his schoolmates into mischief. He became the bully of the school. He was advanced rapidly from room to room, because his teachers were al ways in haste to be rid of the un welcome pupil. His schoolinc: came to an abrupt end when he was thirteen years old. To punish an unusually flagrant act of insurrection his teacher called in the aid of the princiiial, a stout, pompous young man who was Bob’s pet aver sion. Tho principal had no more than, “Do j’ou think you could stand at that door and keep out of this office impudent boys who have no business here, for four dollars a w'eek?” “You bet I can.” . “All right. When can you go to work?” “Now',” Bob grinned. “You might change your mind by tomorrow. Bob was as good as his word. While he was on duty, he wae a brave and adroit man indeed that reached Mr, | Sanger’s presence tmdesired. Bob al- j so established a master over the force j of office boys, and disciplined the re- fractory with such promptitude and severity that he reigned a very tyrant. | And from office corridor to furnace and rolls was a short step for him. ! So Bob took his place among those' who were creating a great indutsrj'—: an indtistry that taught men to think, i to believe, to do big things, that pro-; duced a generation of industrial giants.; They lived intense lives, did those i giants, driving ahead in a blind, mad rage for conquest, to produce wealth, to create strgngth. Even the lowliest of these toilers made “big money” —often to be riotously dissipated, alas! Only the fittest survived. And Bob survived. Start their January Clear anc e Sale Thursday the 5th. Watch for price announcements in Wednesday paper Values of season. * Moi-e BANKERS ^ ^ - / °^®*^l»anlndorsaalloth9rbBsice8sooIIei;fiQCOM;"n?KD., Positions guaranteed under reasonable contract backed by 45 big colleges When he came to man’s estate, he ! in fs St‘.>to^. niiu ' 'O.OdO On Capital. 22 years’ success—-100,000 successfal had learned the hard, cruel lesson of j students. EuJIPMENT; ADDING MACHINES; VISIBLE TYPE- the Steel he forged. CONTINUED TOMORROW) WRITERS: F!L:MG DEViCES, Etc. Columbia, S C. Address, CHARLOTTE, N. C., or I OF FI TO iTH Memphis. Tenn. Dec. 31.—After holding the Harvard law school squad, , embracing football stars from Michi-; gan, Yale, Harvard, Nebraska and other colleges to a standstill in the first half, Quarterback Galatti wits as sistance of W'illiams, former captain of the Sewanee champions of the .South, cleverly executed the forw'ard pass in today's game against the All Southern elevent assembled here and Williams chased across fne goal with the only touchdown of the game. No goal was kicked. The game was bitterly fought, the bat;tles waging bacivards and forwards in each eleven’s territory. The Har- A’ard representatives plainly showed the effects of their hard game in Xashville Friday but battled game ly with plenty of punting tactics wiiich added many yurds in the net gains. The Southerns showed unexpected strength in individual and offensive work. The Harvard team left tonight for Xew Orleans to spend Sunday. They meet Louisiana Monday in Baton Rouge. Line up: Harvard 5; All Southern 0. Line up: m L JOHN JACOB ASTOR Harvard All Law School Po. Southern Williams.. T^ft end. Marro C'l umpacker. Left tackle. .Kinnebrow Parks Left Guard. . ..Andrews Schloss Long L. Center. Buckingham Hoar Hann Right guard Butler Joyner Fish Right tackle .. .. Carter Dewey.. .. Right end. , ..Pridgeon Eckert Galatti.. .. Quarter. .... Prethe Francis Pfeiffer.. . Ijeft half. Moore.. .. Right Half. Martin White.. ,, 1 Full back. Lee John Jacob Astor, the New York millionaire cktb man who has offered a $5,000 c.ize for the best bear-dog to be entered at next year’s Madison Square Garden Show. Mr. Astor is greatly interested in the efforts of scient to produce new animals to consume products of the earth which are of but little use to mankind, and believes that the evolu tion of each species will solve the food question of the world. He points to the animals of the carboniferious pe riods whose remains show them to have been thirty or forty feet long and Vi^einhing many tons and says that if we could evolve an animal itself useful and edible that could thrive on some of the e;ieryy containing sub stances now used wastefully or not at all, the food problem of the human race would be negr solution or its difficulties indefinitely postponed. It is to this end that he has offered the prize for the best specimen of the issue of a bear and a dog. Governor Dix lakes Oath Albany. N. Y.. Dec. 31.—f'c c’vr r- clect Jolin A. Dix took .1. ol office at 8 o’clock totitnn . orst!' was admin’stered by ' ■■ '1' State Samuel S. Koeni;;- ; ’ i.\ residence. No. 491 St ,.t - ec. There v/ere present oui" ' ■■ fix, Mrs. Dix, Secretary to tix- r -'V John A. Masoa, Mr. (r'ld Koenig and former Senator arid r-.3. Ciu'tis N. Douglas. The lor vn'! ctrc uiony which did not la,- t : i .'i o thar five minutes was not for ilie puL.io. as it is planned that Governor Dir will again take the formal oath at noon Monday in the assembly cham ber. The reason for Mr. Dix’s swear ing in oath tonight was so the state would not be without a governor over Simday, for Governor Whites term expires at midnight. Start The NEW YEAR With A Clean Sheet Every good business man does; every good housewifo ought to. You don’t have to buy new sheets. Send us your soiled ones and "we will return them to you clean. When we say clean we mean it—absolutely clean, the only kind worth having. Sanitary Steam Laundry 473- -Phone——800 Touchdown, Williams. Time of quar- seijicd the rattan when Bob suddenly j ei.ght and ten minutes. Referee, ?nntched it from him and belabored Brown, Springfield 1 raming school. b il an’ fed- dar-; what did me little bantam do but I f 'u\ monf\v?’|gQ nfther that big bully like me saint- r fr mv hosh-; ^d name.sakc afther th’ snakes in th’ ; w ved his arm ^yid counthry. An’ ho wiped th’ gut- i. of dnmkc-n or-;fher clane wid him. Shure, ’twas th’ ■ e v 'sthy dee)i. Imost buchus thing ye cud imagine, f don’ care i,arrin’ bein’ in a sim'lar shindy yer silf. .\n’ whin I was fur lavin’ me corrner. the laad come up to me an’ savs, ‘S iy. mister, where’ll I be find- in’ a place to slape th’ nieht?’ ‘0^•er beyant be th’ river, there’s a lot av hoes,’ says I. ‘Aw’ what’s th’ likes av ye be doin’ wid a bed?’ says I. ‘Slapln’. av coorse’, says he. I niver slii)t fn a bed, but 1 got lots av mone.v now an’ I’m wantin' a bed f’r .h’ night.’ ‘How ould arre ye?’ I asks. ‘Ten ;’/’g i- sihteal a thief,” said 1 r beggar an’ a 1 ’' o'v. you brat, I. ■’ ■ ed movement, d toward the '»l7ed him by he t)icked 1 \! ars,’ says he. ‘An’ where have ye been livin’?’ ‘Nowhere.’ says he.^ ’Who’s yer payrints?' ‘.\in’t got any.’ says h^'. ’\Vho’ve ,ve bef'n livin’ wid?’ ‘.\obody,’ says he. ‘Shure, ye're a quare custhomer.’ says I. ‘An’ who owns ye?’ ‘I own mlssilf, says he. ‘Thin come home alon.g av me th’ niiiht.’ says I. .\n’ here he is. “An’ now.” Patrick concluded sad- ! 'i' the woman I i' indiff' rence I. s t iii ich evil J'ud ! ! >llh y is dead- •' ’ • ]:iy cruelly. !' Boll submitted ■■I ' ic silence hor- i!' > 'liimanity, de- = ' be uir'uccess- • dcsc''nding ‘ iinii''>al ff)rce ff‘11 n his dirty " i’ pain and hate. !■ t: 1 in the shill . d ' '“r f uh. Quick ■ iZ'(1 the hand .nd buried his ’in'll they met the b''wl. the drunken ’ • fbjor. rolling in '1 no time in til of his as- 'A I : '‘(1 crip, dart- ■'II tiv landing '' ' I 1p' fliglit and. ’■» inr fit' one who '-n :if| planned for ■ ‘ b -. d in the cor- '! ' : r I total of his 'fi. ! dime. Tht n ‘i,. .1. running until the 111' I I district was 'I'aen ho set his '! ' II I '.vn business ..;,n ,t •'■d hli !Jn ' ‘ “ ean I buy some '.od nntured The boy for >oM.” answered I.i'ii-ntly. 1 oney Got all 1 '1 ':irui'}. : b d. “That’s ■ '*>y ;'Oditful Croe- straightl'orward question. ‘'Bur not in this case, v.hiu it’s frinds is givin’ to ye.” ‘‘Ain’t 9;oiu’ to be a char’ty boy,” Bob insisted. “Char'ty boys gits lick ed.” With a sudden warm gesti-’-e, Xorah caught t’.ie hoy to her. ‘ Shure,” she exclaimed compassioi.a^ely. ‘‘ye iioor la-ad, ye're not thinkin’ we’re goin’ to bate ye, are ye, Bobsy?” “No,” he answered promptly, “but I ,£Tot to pay.” ‘‘But why?” Norah insisted. ‘‘I don’t know.” Boh returned slow ly, wiih a ])uzzled frown, ‘ i ain’t a cheap skate. You'll keep it, won't you?” ‘‘Not a cint av it," Norah declared flatly. fio!) gave no answer to this declara tion other th‘;n to c(dlect the coins and ])lace tliem in his pocket. Then he took his cap from its peg and, without a word or backward glance, made for the door. ‘‘H(juld on there." Patrick cried, leaping after the boy and seizing Iv, ‘‘hf* must be g'iin’. f’r there s no j him. Wheie a[ie >e room fr him here.” “Think shame to yersilf. Pathrick Flinn.” Norah cried hotly, ‘lo be think in’ av aendin’ a poor, moiherliss little spalpane like him out into the cold worruld!” , . Wiiile Patrick chuckled within him self over the success of his diplo- macv. Norah fell to her knees and drew the boy to her ample bosom. ,\t which unaccustomed tenderness, the frozen springs of his childish heart we.o melted and Bob burst into a tcrrt nt of sobs. ‘ Husha, husha. me de—arr,” croon ed -Norah. “There’s no nade to bo Shurf, ye arren’t to be lift alone, nlvirmore, nivirmore.” Bob dre’.v back from her embrace and stamping his fet. cried: “111 never cry again—not—another —dam’—time!” „ “Whisht! ye little spalplane! NO; rah laughed. ‘‘Don’t ye be swearin'.” “Ain’t he th’ little divil!” Patrick slapped his thighs delightedly. “Bob. shako hands wid Molly and Kathleen nn‘ make yersilf at home.” r?ob obeyed. go in Some hours later. Patrick, bearing a candle and accompanied by crept up-stairs softly ti the spare bed room where Bob, face downward, re posed in uneasy slumber—and in a bed. Norah sanU to her knees by the bedside. ‘Th’ poor, poor la-ad! she mur- “I don't know,” said Bob cooll,v. “Thin why arre ye laving’ this time av night?” “’I’m goin’ to find a place where they’ll let me i)ay.” For a moment Patrick stared help lessly at his wife and then laughed delightedly. “Ain’t he th’ littie divil! Hand th’ money to th’ ould woman. Ye stay. Bob.” So Bob estaldished his footing and won his second battle. When the money had been put Away. Norah sat down once more and sur veyed her husband suspiciously. His half-closed eyes were gazin,g with in tense .ioy into the smoke-cloud, be tween the puffs loud chuckles breaking from his lips, his big body shaking with merriment. “An’ what be ye a-chucklin’ at?” she demanded. ‘‘Shure, Norah, darlint, at th’ way th’ little divil worrucked roun’ ye, get- tin’ his way an’ all, an’ makin’ ye take th’ money.” “Humph!” his spouse sniffed tartly, ‘‘An’ who arre yo to be laughin' at me? Shure, 1 niver saw such an ould fool over annywan as ye are over th’ la-ad. ’Tis Bob this an’ F3ob that, till he has ye wrapped roun’ his little fin ger. An' him not a wake in th’ house yet! But,” her tone changed to one of i>ride, ‘‘it's fine stuff th’ little gin snatched it from him and belabored the astonished pedagogue with it so fiercely that he fled to the room in di.'Fiiay. Bob then took his cap and bade farewell to school forever. By this feat Patrick was at last nerved to his duty. That night he gave Bob a severe thrashing, which the boy. with white face and set teeth, quietly endured. '^^’Tien it was over, ho sai'l: “I take it this time, Pat, because it's from you. But nobody v/ill ever lick me again. And now I’m through v'l; 1 school and papers. I'm goin’ to bunt a Job. “Humph!" returned Patrick. “An’ who'll be hirin' th’ likes av ye, wid such a ripitashun fr diviltry?” ”0, I'll get a job, all right,” Bob de clared. The next day Bob entered the con fines of Sanger’s ndl’s, boldly defying the legend. “No Admittance Except on Business," and the first v.'orkman he met inquired how to find ''the boss.” “The boss, is it?” said the work man. ‘You’ll find the foreman over there*" “I don't want the foreman,” Bob an swered contemptuously. “I want the head boss.” “Mr. Sanger?” Bob nodded affirmatively. “You can’t see him.” “O. yes, I can,” Bob said cheerfully. “W’here is he?” “He's in his office on the other side of the works. What do you want of him?” “That’s my business.” Bob made his way to the office where a cherub in brass buttons stood guard, and demanded to be shown into the great man’s presence. He was re fused. ' He then threatened to punch the cherub’s head and evinced such readiness and ability to put his threat into execution that the office boy at last tremblin,gly ushered Bob into the presence of Air. Sanger. Um])ire Browne (Sewanee). P'icld .ludge Halle (Yale). Counsel For Edna Goodrich lalks 25% to 50^ off Regular Prices For a Few Days Only We have imeiense lines of Sterling Silver Deposit Ware, Hawke’s Cut Glass, Fine f'^hina, Lent her Bags, Jewel Cases. Electroliers and Gold Jew elry th.\t must Vj’e reduced and we have made this attractive cut so that yoii can get these things which you still need for New Year Gifts at a great saving. Come now and get the best selections from this select stock. LINEBACK & ELAM, Popular Jewelers “The Litt'e Store With the Big Stock.” V/cst Trade St. Near the Square. New York, Dec. .'^t.—Herman L.! Roth, counsel for Miss f^dna Good-! rich, who is cf>ntemplating an action! for divorce against Nat Goodwin, the' comedian, w'ho was asked by several people today if the Countess de fk mi- i fort would figure in the case in any’ way. “I am at a loss to tmderstand how this report concerning the Countess de Beaufort got out,” said Mr. Rorh. “All I can say in regafd to this mat ter is that I represent the Count de Beaufort in his present maritial diffi culties. “I am in a position to state, how ever, that papers will be ready for service upon Jlr. Goodwin within the next few ^days. None have yet been served, in spite of all the reports to the contrary. There is not any like lihood that the present estrangement between Miss Goodrich and her hus band will be patched up, and some of their former quarrels were ended by a reconciliation.’ From other sources it was h'arned that evidence has come into the pos session of Miss Goodrich concerning! an episode in July, 1!)09. which is | likely to figure in a spectacular way; when the case comes to court. At | this time the comedian is said to hav'e met a very wealthy woman in a large western city. One phase of the contemplated di vorce suit which is said to have caus ed Mr. Goodwin much mental an guish is the prenuptial agreement by which he set aside a trust fund, the C' Ii w Make this bright up-to-date stord. your furniture baying home. We are offering the greatest CHIFFONIEE, values this week you ever heard ct W’e have too many and must get rid of them, so we have marked them down so low you will be greatly benefited by making your purchase now. Every' thing in first-class Home Furnishings to be found right here. urniture Eztablished 1338 income of vshich was to be divided The master met the interruption | GfU}ally between his wife and himself. with a scowl. “W’ell, what can I do for you?’ he rasped out. “You can give me a .lob,” Bub sug gested. “Indeed, can I?” the man said tart ly. “But, sriUi)ose I don’t?” “I'll have to get one somewhere else then,” Bob responded cheerfully. Mr. Sanger laughed in spite of him self. “You’re a cool one. What can you do?” “Well,” Bob said thoughtfull, “I didn’t think of that. I’ve scrapped and sold newspapers mostly, but I tlemin’s made of, with his pride an’| guess I can do other things just as all.” 1 good.” It is said to be Mr. Goodwin's conten- tion that his wife will forfeit her ^ rights under this agreement b.v bring- i j, ing a divorce action. |' Moses H. Grossman, counsel for' Goodwin, is at the Hotel Shelborune.V Atlantic City. Mr. Goodwin could not: be found today at the Lam.bs Club. —Mr. J. C. Burke, of Atlanta, and Baltimore, treasurer of the Consoli dated Amusement Company, spent Saturday in Charlotte. It’s a joke when some people take themselves seriously. KIR3CHBAUM TO THE PUBLIC I beg to announce that I will again p i eagage in my former bus^nes:^ and have bought a new complete Outfi, for vA Renovating HATS and Furs,, and have also added a Sanitary Steam kQ Pressing Machine, “The Latest Mod- el.” I have secured the rooms at No. 2H West Trade street, (over Flour- ^ noy’s Store) w’here I will be glad to serve one and all, on or about the 5th of January, 1911. Yours for first-class work. sN Only Practical Hatter and Furrier In M North Carolina. ^ Michael Kirschbaum
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Jan. 1, 1911, edition 1
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