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Stratton-Porter, Gene, 1863-1924

"Michael O'Halloran"

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While the car was running its smoothest, while the country Mickey had not
seen save on rare newsboy excursions, flashed past, while the wonder of
the club house, the links, and the work he would have loved to do
developed, he shivered and cried in his tormented little soul: "Gee, how
will I ever keep Lily warm?" Douglas noticed his abstraction and wondered.
He had expected more appreciation of what Mickey was seeing and doing; he
was coming to the realization that he would find out what was in the boy's
heart in his own time and way. On the home run, when Douglas reached his
rooms, he told the driver to take Mickey to the end of the car line; the
boy shyly interposed to ask if he might go to the "Star of Hope Hospital,"
so Douglas changed the order.
Mickey's passport held good at the hospital. The Sunshine Nurse inspected
the cakes and approved them. She was so particular she even took a tiny
nibble of one and said: "Sugar, flour, egg and shortening--all right
Mickey, those can't hurt her. And how is she to-day?"
"Fine!" cried Mickey.


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