The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-07-30
TRICK OF THE TRAM BOY.
He Knows How tn vi ika You Rob Your
self and Feel Good About 1t.

The train boy came staggering down
the car with load of books rs big as
the Alexandrian library. He looked
twice at the face of each passenger,
and then laid down the volume he
thought would do the most good. He
noticed rather wcll-dressed young
man who got on the train at Peotone
aud handed him out collection of
Ingersolrs sayings. The young mans
eye glistencd with evident recognition,
and he said. I've read it,"
The train boy took it back and laid
down 4 French novel with free trans
lation on the cover. The young man
from Peotone glanced at just enough Of
1T TO convince him that it was very.
very gay, and he said to the boy when
that robber came along collecting:
Il should think you'd be afraid to
sell these things 'fraid the law might
get you"
i've got said .he train boy. drop
ping his elbow on the arm of the
seat and resting his weight and the
weight of his books upon it, i've got
in the box book that knocks 'em all
out. Fanny Hin amt nowhere"
"Aint?' said the young man from
Peotone, with an inquiring tone.
Nah. Perfect lily. Just gives you
the straight stuff, you know. Never
was no such book. Been a million
sold. I've sold thousand right on
this train-right on this very train"
What is it-French?'
Nah. American. Amt no fast
fly. you know. Men is strictly on.
This book tells all about the worst case
YOU ever see. I'll just show you. Look
like square man. Won't give me
awav?"
The Young man from Peotone said
he wouldn't and the train boy brought
III the ravishing volume which he only
rendered TO men that look square. 1t
was rather a fat book, but it had a
paper band clear around it and the
leaves would only open the smallest
distance. But in that small distance
one could catch the vanishing views of
twinkiing legs. the captivating dis
order of beautiful costumes. the in
evitabe tragedy in the last illustration
and u bit of the chapter headings to
show where the best diggings were
probably to be found. But one could
get very little of the reading on ac-
count of the paper band.
Don't take that off. y said the train
boy rs the Young man from Peotone
tried to remove it by even the small
est space. Don't take that off. You
see | can't be arrested us long as that
is on. aud | don't want to get into
trouble. Do you want the book?n
How much is it? asked the Young
man from Peotone. feeling 4 thrill of
pleasure and Il thrill of shame quarrel
ing with each other all over his frame
Two dollars aud a half said the
trainboy.
Two dollars and a halfr' exclaimed
the passenger. aghaSt.
Yes; that sort of thing cant be got
up for nothing. 1t is the raciest thing
OH record; amt nothing like it."
"Oh, that's too rich for my blood"
What will you give!'
Give you half Il dollar" The train
boy gathered up the volume in disgust.
You don't know good thing when
YOU see it," he said. YEARLY.
"Seventy-iive, said the Young man
from Pcotonc
Give me - and you can have it."
No; I'll tell YOU what I'll do. I'll
give you 81. No more Want It?"
the young man closed the discussion.
The boy laid down the book again,
took the dollar aud went out of the
car.
When the young man from Peotone
tore of the paper band he found that
all the pictures had been cut from the
Police Gd:ete and that the text was
simply 4 very ordinary novel that
would have been drug on the market
ut three for Il dime che t5O Herald.