The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-17
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dered, but the key TO the whole matter lay
In the words of the ticket collector, VINO
resolutely stayed her exit. Ticket collect
ors are known to be stony hearted, and per-
haps this one was short sighted as well, or
he would never have been so cruel to such a
passenger, VINO ought indeed TO have had a
free pass all over the world But he spoke
Just as II she was an ugly old woman or q
snoobish young man, eager to detraud the
company.
ITS all very we'll. miss. but the story
won't do. Either you have got your ticket
or you haven't he said, gruhly.
II had it in my purse. replied little Gray
| cloak, in low tone, "but have lost it.n
Lost il, chi Tuat often happens. especi-
ally to young ladies like you. But that
don't make the difference. You muet pay
that's ALL
"But can't. My purse is gone as we'll
IL must have fallen out of my pocket, and
some one picked it up by mistake for their
own, b" replied Miss Gray-cloak, dippicg de-
| spairingly again into the receptacle.
Her simple innocence of evil sounded to
the ticket collector very like an attempt to
get round him.
That's very likely, he said, with still
| 'ess civility, "hut it won't do. | must ha We
your name and address"
Il have no name, except Nellie" said tie
girl simply, land no home-at least, not
yet"
"Of course not" cut in the collector, now
fairly put out. well, we'll soon help you to
| find both "
He beckoned to a policeman standing
| near.
20, what are you going to dor cried tn,
girl. mot send me to prisonl Ali pray.
pray don'tl meant no harm. Indeed,
have told you the truth. do not know my
fathers name. / come from A, in Ger
many, and am going to No. IA Narrow
lane; but it is not my home"
There we're two points in this statement
which were not likely to raise the opinion
in which the collector held the ticketless
| traveller. He exchanged a meaning glance
with the policeman. The man in blue was
however, of more kindly disposition than
the other, and cast a phlegmatic but fatherly
eye on the appealing baby face.
Don't know your fathera Then l
wouldn't try to; and, as for going to Mar
me. can find you q more respectable
lodging"
The girl looked at him agtast. She
caught her hands tightly clasped to her
breast. and lifting her face, with great tears
gathering in her eyes, she falered piie-
ously:
20, please, please don't be angry with
me. Indeed, l had a ticket and have lost it,
aud. indeed, have told you the truth, so
don't take me - prison, please don't; l
haven't done anything wrong; please,
please"
The men were touched; indeed they must
have been brutes had they not been. But
all the same they were IN a dilemma, aud
stood looking helplessly at one another
Now it so happened that at the moment of
her duplication Leonard Ferret had at last
succeeded In escaping from Royals impor-
tunities, and had become aware of her dis
tress. Merely at sight OF her he looked
pleased. He did not dream by what
slender thread his life was being bound to
hers.
He went toward the little group with a
smile on his boyish face, murmuring:
Whats thisl Actually my little gray
cloaked friend And in troubled Lost her
ticket and her purse. By Jovel here's my
chance TO introduce myself. can't be un-
gallant enough not to punch that fellows
head for his impertinence."
A second thought, however. convinced
him that he would be making a wrong
move.
mo, that's not the way to 60 to work.
She would rather find her way out of her
difficulty alone than be made the cause of a
fight. Butt as he caught sight Of the limo
cent face, looking doubly fair in its distress,
II can pay for her ticket, and l will il l
empty my pockets for 1t
But such knowledge of the world as he
possessed told him that the Interference, OF a
male passenger, if it did not alarm the child
herself, yet could not fail to produce a
wrong impression on the less innocent minds
OF the inspector and the policeman.
mo" he said, moarnfully, in his bitter
disappointment, ANY interference OF mine is
more likely TO do harm than good"
Meanwhile little Grayc-loak seemed no
nearer to an escape from her dilemma.
Seeing her increasing dismay. the Young
man was very nearly throwing aside his
scruples and trusting to the god of chivalry
TO aid him, when his eye fell upon Miss
Madge and Royal, who were now moving
up the station, with the dwarf almost beside
them and the white-baired old gentlemau
pressing on behind.
Acting on the spur OF the moment, the
lad ran after Royal and claimed his, or
rather his companions, attention.
Twill you pardon mep he said, lifting
his hat TO her, and trying hard to hide his
eagerness. but may presume, upon short
acquaintance, TO ask you to do me favorp
Royal looked astonished. and was about
to reply to the girl, who plainly left the
matter to him, but the lad hurried on.
I" | am interested in that young LADY,
with a motion toward little Gray CLOAK
that is" with a slight flush, ''she has lost
her ticket and her purse, and cannot pay. |
hardly like to offer her assistance myself
but if it came from lady it would be so
much easier for her to accept, Will you be
30 goodp And he held out a well>flled
purse, but the girl, touched at the sight Of
little Gray -cloak's sweet face and her evil
dent distress, put it quietly aside.
II will gladly do what you wish. but
pray let me use my own purse. Indeed, |
should like it so much, for TO save her might
seem like -"
She paused a look from her lover remind
ing her that she must not betray that any>
thing was amiss by speaking Of atone nent,
and also because her hand did not find what
she sought, her pocket being indeed empty
as the travellers own.
Your purse gone, tool How strange"
said her lover in answer to her exclama-
ton OF dismay. Never mind, you will not
need it. ] can easily replace it with the
original II choose, which l don't" This
last to himself, with malicious curl Of his
lips.
"Y GU must not rob me OF my share in the
good deed, r." said the lad please go to
her at once and give her the purse as from
yourself-or IL there is any other help can
give
You may trust the mission TO me- said
the girl, without a shade of suspicion In her
manner, fact which made Ralph Royals
lip curl more unpleasantly.
The young fellow watched her as she
crossed at once TO the trio by the gate, with
envious eyes.
''It's very jolly of her to go, and sup
pose 1t is best; but confound the proprie-
ties wish shat this IL uaad hardIv no