Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-07

tramp until they find out you're Congress
man, and then they slobber all over you. %
There was bov of II on duty there, tying
his shoe He had his foot on chair, and
his back turned toward the wicket. He
glanced over his shoulder, took Tracy's
measure, turned back, and then went on
tying his shoe.
Tracy finished writing his telegram and
waited, still waited, and still waited, for
that performance to finish, but there didn't
seem to be any finish to it; SO, finally,
Tracy said:
"Can't you take my telegram ?''
The youth looked over his shoulder and
said, by his manner not his words:
''Don't you think you could wait min
ute. if you tried %
However, he got the shoe tied at last, and
came and took the telegram, glancing over
it, then looked up surprised at Tracy.
There was something in his look that bor-
dered upon respect, almost reverence, it
seemed to Tracy, although he had been SO
long without anything of this kind he was
not sure that he knew the signs of it.
The boy read the address aloud, with
pleased expression in face and voice.
'The Earl of Rossmore! Crackyl Do you
know him?"
eyes"
SIS that sol Does he know your"
"Well-yes.'
'ewen, swear! Will he answer your"
"I think he WILL"
"Will he, though? Where'n you have it
sent?"
"Oh, nowhere. I'll call here and get it.
When shall 1 call?"
'Oh, l don't know-I'll send it to YOU
Where shall l send it? Give me your ad-
dress; I'll send it to you soon's it comes"
But Tracy didn't propose to do this. He
had acquired the boys admiration and def
erential respect, and he wasn't willing to
throw these precious things away, result
sure to follow if he should give the address
of that boarding house. So he said again
that he would call and get the telegram
and went his way.
He idled along, rejecting. He said to
himself: 'There is something pleasant
respect of Mr.. Allen and some of those
others, and almost the Difference of some of
them on pure merit, for having thrashed
Allen. While their respect aud their def
erence-if it is deference-is pleasant, a
Difference based upon sham, a shadow,
does really seem pleasanter still It's no real
merit to be in correspondence with an earl,
and yet, after all, that boy makes me feel
as if there was"
The cablegram was actually gone homel
The thought of it gave him an immense up
lift. He walked with lighter tread. His
heart was full of happiness. He threw
aside all hesitances, and confessed to him.
self that he was glad through and through
that he was going to give up this expert
ment and go back to his home again His
eagerness to get his fathers answer began
TO grow now, and it grew with marvellous
celebrity after it began. He waited an hour,
walking about putting in his time as we'll
as he could, but interested in nothing that
came under his eve, and at last he presented
himself at the Office again and asked if any
answer had come yet. The boy said:
'No, no answer yet" then glanced up at
the clock and added: 81 don't think it's
likely you'll get one to-day"
"Why not?'
"Wen, you see; it's getting pretty late.
You can't always tell where bouts man is
when he's on the other side, and you can't
always find him Just the minute you want
him, you see, and it's getting about 6
o'clock now, and over there it's pretty late
at might"
"Why, yes" said Tracy. 'T hadn't
thought of that
''Yes, pretty late now, half past 10 or II.
Oh, yes, you probably won't get any answer
tonight"
So Tracy went home to supper The odors