The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-06-18

A Broken Seat Held Her Down.
with all them furriners, anyway"
thought Jakey disdainfully. And with
lhat he shook the dust of Turkey alley
rom his feet and battered down a side
street, through another, up another
nd on until the huddle Of dingy build
ngs and dingy humanity was left be-
lind and he found himself on one Of
New York's stately avenues
Failing in with benevolent driver,
Ae was allowed to ride on his wagon
to the Grand Central Railroad station,
N condition Of helping him on their
arrival. It were idle to give time and
jpace to narrate how a New York
treet boy scraped acquaintance with
- wagon driver. Suffice it to say that
the boy did it, and that it led to re-
Lults that changed the whole current
Of his life. On one or two Of the
packages that he helped his chance
friend to dispose of was the name
miss Letitia Prendergast" and the
address Greenfield, Conn. The boy
could read. Greenfield had a pleasant
rural sound, and he pictured to himself
Miss Letitia Prendergast as an aunt
endowed with much worldly wealth.
''Why hasn't got an aunt in Green
Aeld?" he humorously questioned of
himself. course I has-come ter
hink Of it. Won't she be orful glad
-er see me though? Bet she will Good
bye, New York. 'Rah, Greenfield"
Then he was saying aloud: "Here, led
~dy, yer've dropped yer handkerchief"
She was an elderly lady, with a
sweet face under white hair, and she
ssmiled down at him.
lost my ticket! Didn't you find tick
ct to Greenfield in the handkerchief"
How wide and innocent were Jakey's
eyes.
"Don't see no ticket at all, M
GLOW careless of me-" she murmur-
ed then let herself be carried on by
'croWding passengers.
Chuckling to himself Jakey took a
pasteboard slip from under his foot
''Blest if amt in luck! Ticket ter
Greenfield, she said-an' here tits. ia
key, me boy, yer won't need ter steal
no ride in the baggage car! Tibet
comes O KNOWN how" He winked
after the woman as she disappeared
through the car door. "Now, I'll be
ridin' like the President, with money
in me pocket"
Never did railroad king loll with
more lordly air upon velvet cushioned
i v,
as the train rushed away from crowd
ing walls and stir of traffic and hurry
of humanity which 60 to make up a
great city-away out where spaces
were ample, and houses hid from each
other and woods were russell and yell
low and red, and the sunny October
air was untainted by vile gases. Jak-
ey's heart swelled high with wonder
and delight and the world should be
so large and that he really had started
out to seek his fortune in it, The COM
"ductor glanced keenly at the dirty,
ragged little fellow as he punched his
ticket, but Jakey was used to keen
:glances.
"How long fore we gets ter Green
rfield?' -.
"Nekt station but one. Due there in
an ha.f hour" 1t was spoken shortly
for a conductor is only human be-
ing and this one was working over
time. Jakey heard him speaking al
most as shortly to the passenger be-
hind. Il am not to blame if you've
Host your ticket, madam. Fare if you
please"
II haven't the money. I thought I
had change enough, but I've only this.
If you'll take it I'll send you the rest"
''Can't do it. You must get off at
next station.
He passed down the isle, only Jak-
.ey hearing above the rattle of the fly
ing train the distressed protest.
''Five miles from Greenfield! I can't
walk it and 1 don't know soul there
One glance showed Jakey the sweet
old face that had smiled upon him
when he returned a handkerchief.
Something of a, sob sounded quite
close. He looked again. The white