Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-02
BRAVE.

One or two young men came out of
the Academy of Music when the opera
was over, and fingered in the lobby to
watch the passing of the crowd. Young
Fred Saulter came up to them while
putting his pearl lorgnette in its case.
Nice house, eh?" he said languid-
ly. "Well dressed. See Fanny Swan.
Wretched taste for young girls to wear
diamonds! What dye think Of the
new tenor, Ell? Miserable, say.''
The older men answered him civilly
and walked on, leaving him with some
lads Of his own age
What would Miss Swan say if she
heard that cub criticizing herr" said
DR.. Pomeroy. ''The most insufferable
creature in the world to me is con-
ceited boy, assuming the tone Of man
Of position when he has not yet proved
his right to be alive"
81 thought young Saulter had mon
ey." said one of the party. He
drives fine horse, wears clothes made
by better tailor than can afford, and
lunches at the best restaurant"
Money!" said the doctor, angrily.
F" Why, his father is head book-keeper
for Smiler & Son, with family of six.
He strained every nerve to educate this
boy, who now looks upon every practi-
cable way of earning his own living as
plebiean. Ill warrant you the fellow
never had twenty cents in his pocket of
his own earning. His restaurant and
livery stable bills come to his poor old
father at the end of the month";
Meanwhile, young Saulter stood COM
placently twirling his opera-hat and
watching the pretty girls as they passed.
He caught glimpse of his dapper little
figure in great mirror the waxed
mustache, lavender gloves, wired roses
in his bottom -hole, and looked pitvingl7
after the doctor and his friends.
" How those old fellows must envy
us!" he said. Wine. with life in its
sparkle, and dregs, eh? Oh, by the way.
| saw curious thing to-day Dick Knight
you remember Knight in our class,
who took the scientific course to fit him
for civil engineer? Well, it appears
that, times being so hard, he could get
no proper work to do, so he has taken to
improper. Instead of laying by as l
have done, waiting quietly for an opening
for an educated man to step into, he
actually is-I'm ashamed to tell it!'
/" What? What is he?" asked his
listeners.
Driving an engine on the Central
road /! fact! l saw him, all grimy with
smoke, in his little cabc ose to-day.
Good heavens!; I said; Knight are
you mad?"
Not so mad as to starve,' he said,
laughing,
81 asked him why his father did not
support him aud keep him from such
degradation. Then he was mad.
$ DO you think I, with my big, strong
body, will be burden on an old man?'
he said; and began to talk nonsense
about laziness degrading man, with more
of the same sort of bosh, all very ridicu.
lous and very disgraceful. You'll see him
tonight if you take the eleven p. m.
train"
'Tut, tut" the lads said; and s.Poor
Knight! he was good fellown' precisely
as ifhe were dead.
In!eed, from the light brilliancy of the
scene about them-the music, the beauti-
full low-voiced women, themselves daint-
lily alfred, that gay and happy part of the
world there was gulf like TO the grimy
engine-driver in the dark depot, gulf
which none but mailman, they thought
would willingly cross.
They sauntcred cut of the opera-house
and few minutes before eleven reached
the depot, in time for the train that ran
out to the suburban town where they
lived.
"There he isn' whispered Saulter, "He
takes our train out, but the engine is not
yes quito it."
The engine was on siding, putting and
splitting little jets OF steam, and Dick
knight, a tall manly young fellow. was
was coming at that moment down
from the superintendent room. He
caught sight OF his old classmates,
laughed, hesitated and raised his hand
to his hat.
" Going to speak to him, hey?" said
little Billy MCGEE, anxiously.
6 I say not" sid Saulter, peremptorily.
" If he chooses to leave the companion
ship of gentlemen, shall not follow him.
I talk to mechanics and that sort of
people who never had chance to be any
thing better, but Knight is a social sui
eide, STRIP
"That's true,' said MCGEE. How
we'll Saulter puts things" he added aside
"' Social suicidep Well I shall not
bring him to life"
knight saw that the young men
wished to avoid him, and turned aside
with a bow and heightened color, while
they hurried into the train.
It was yet five minutes until the time
of starting.
The train of passenger-cars was on
the main track (the engine still being
detached) and the people were hurry
ing in, most of them coming direct
from the theaters and other places of
amusement. Inside Of the cars and in
the depot there was a good deal Of jest
ing and gayety between acquaintances
meeting on their way home, the train
beng /. local one and running only
through suburban villages.
just then, short distance up the
track, there was hiss and cry. and
a voice shrieked out in horror: CA run
away train on the main track! A run
away train on the main track! Passen-
gers in the depot! Out Of the cars!-