Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-06-23

1 I'm you eott hn0 WIZ -
it7' asked John, very earnestly sno
.Ior'' boy. I'll help you al I can"
s.id the MAJ. eood-naturedly. Ibid
Won saw yer trunk como on the early
trainP Did Won see Il put ohf"e
"Yes, sir" said John; 81 saw Il Pus
ON that train mysolf.s' ZOO TCrf :.
"Well. wen, said the man consol.
inply. "You wait here minute ana
ri see il can find out anything about
Il. / guess it's all right"
Johns frame of mind was anything
but an enviable one as he stood await
/, ing the mans return. A few minutes
| later he came back, and Conductor r
with him. 40,
"You are John Sheldon. are your
asked the conductor. ~
Eyes, sir" answered John, . Little
You We lost o trunk, have you. my
YES, sir. Can you tell me where TO
find it?' the latter questioned. eagerly.
Ibid your trunk contain anything
very valuableP" -
"Veryr' said John; "and I must
find it, looking anxiously around atthe
trunks. .stjrN Ia r.tIse
"Any objection to telling me what
your trunk containedp" asked the con-
ductor.
John hesitated. Yes, he had decided
objections. He half-wished himself OUT
of this scrape.
There was . boy shut up In that
trunk, was thereof questioned the con-
ductor, narrowly watching John. who
started visibly. "Do you think boy
could live sill this time shut up like
thatr' went on the conductor. In
sterner tone.
"I-don't know" said John. with
catch in his voice.
Running away to sea thus far had
proved doubtful pleasure. La
.Thxt's . thing you should have
thought Of before trying such q fool
hardy trick as this" said Conductor
P. IF you wanted 10 20 to sea:
why didn't You do it like . man. and
not sneak off like u thief"
John stood absshed, terror-stricken.
too, at the thought OF what might DC
Fred's fate.
You want to 90 to sea, do your"
continued the conductor. ironically.
"I-don't know" said John. "But
/ want 10 find the trunk"
Naturally you do, mercilessly said
the conductor. II should suppose You
would. after leaving boy in u danger
Gus situation like thatI'
"Oh, sir. IL You know any thing about
Fred. please tell mer' with sharper
catch In his voice. .,....l.
The best thing you can do is TO go
home and learn the result OF your folly.
You may be in time to attend the fu-
neralr'
Poor joint No one TO blame but
himself! He feared the worst had
come, and certainly wished himself nj
home-more, that he had never left
home.
The conductor turned away. saying
that he had an engagement Of few
minutes, and that John could wait
there IL he liked till he came back.
Unhappy John he waited; for he
didn't know what else 70 do.
Meantime, let NJ return to Fred In
the trunk. ,ilcc
Fortunately. the trunk was put In
right side up. and, for n time. he went
quite comfortably. At one Of the sta
tons where more trunks were put In,
one came crash ON top OF Fred's. The
cover cracked. and Fred shrank down.
Gracious, that came near smashing
mel" he thought "Hope they won't
put in many like thatr =. .
His bones were beginning tn ache.
and he felt stiff from being cramped In
one position so long. -..s .-..lr
He tried to stretch-in vain; he then
tried to turn little. with like result.
"Oh, dearr he groaned; "this Is
All this time other trunks were piling
up about him, thus lessening his supply
OF fresh air. ~ 'ne
To add to his discomfort, he began to
feel sick; his head ached-yes. and he
ached all over. Asn
"Pd give ten dollars TO be out of
this" he thought. 81 wish I hadn't
come In this sneaking way" -..,
He grew sicker-real seasick. He
wondered IL he were gsing TO die; he
was sure he felt sick enough.
II any Of you, readers, were ever
seasick you can sympathize with poor
Fred and know little of the misery he
was suffering.
At last he could endure II no longer.
He heard men in the car. and he cried
out:
LET me outr'
Hello. therer exclaimed one of the
men. "What's thatP"
They stood still minute. listening.
Let me out! On, let me out9'
came in muffied tones to their ears
Robbersr" shouted the man, jump
ing back. Thieves in herer' and.
for few minutes. there was quite n
lively time in the car. ldi
The trunks were pulled out, and
guided by rather stiiied howl, Frcd's
trunk was broken open. and n miser-
able, haggard. homesick boy was found.
The conductor came along, and Fred.
in bit of shamefaced WA. confessed
all about the sea-going plan-but only
after various questions from the con-
dnctor. Even John might have for
given him for telling. IL he had seen
what wretched, homesick boy he was.
WELL" asked the conductor. with q
o ary smile. do you want to keep on
Fred's longing for the sea had cooled.
His experience in the trunk had taken
the romance all out Of sailors life for
hin,