A Boy Knight

by Martin J. Scott

I await your reply.

Gratefully,
James D. Roberts."

Father Boone never allowed his correspondence to accumulate. Every evening saw his desk cleared. No letter that called for a reply was left over for the next day, if he could possibly help it. He answered this letter even before he read the rest which were on the table before him.

"My dear Mr. Roberts:

I want to thank you for your letter. The boy is out of danger, and is getting the best of care at the Lawrence Hospital. I shall let him know of your kind inquiry, and of your wish to be of assistance to him.

With kindest regards,

Sincerely,
Jerome Boone, S.J."

"A good man to interest in Willie's family," he reflected, as he addressed the letter.

Father Boone was always planning how he could help people. Every time he made the acquaintance of anyone in a position of authority or influence, he seized the opportunity to remark: