10/13 I've nothing to take, you see." "I'm afraid it can't be to-night," said Shelton; "I must get back." "Do you mind if I walk with you? "I like to go where you can see people eat--school treats, or somewhere in the country. They don't get enough, you see, as a rule, to make bone; it's all used up for brain and muscle. There are some places in the winter where they give them bread and cocoa; I like to go to those." "I went once," said Shelton, "but I felt ashamed for putting my nose in." "Oh, they don't mind; most of them are half-dead with cold, you know. |