The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-09

ositles. while We felt extremely vrtuous.
and that We had done our full duty. Per-
| haps we had
What's the matter with Mickey Suili-
van and jim Ballou?' was the question
agitating pic Aney"-that th0rcughfaro
so convenient TO the Offices OF the great
newspapers.
They seem TO have kinder lost their
grip. u "a follcr keeps holdin' ant H.i,
aid when "a 'ReHds' wanted, ne mus
expect another 'Rekid' ter cut IN ahtaH'
Thus spake Dan Hagserty king On news.
boys. and an the other long-haired youlh7
around apnlauded. save one aione-the
dark-skuncd one from Joy street, most
silvery-t0ncucd OF all the lads from JOY
street az he ranged along the setteeS on
the Common Mall Of summer oas'
shouting his war-cry. shine Few got
more nickels or "shiued' more boots thar
he.
THAT amt a white show. Dan. ana you
know it. They got water IA their cars
when they broke I'm, skating, ana can
near Tho follers orter give 'em
chance"
"Woll. don't we?' said Dan, indignant
~. I've stocked 'em up twice ms SELF
There was silence for a space. The act
was undcuanle. Then George Washing
ton from JOY street began again, per-
suasively:
That don't do no good. II don't begin
at the right end OF IT, George will be- q
statesman yet il he livesD What they
orter do is 10 so 10 a real good ear-man
risht OF now, before 10 grows worscr,
ana get fixed. There's one up on the hin
here-a iirst-class one I've shincd his
boots lots Of times. ~ / told him they
was frcn's OF mine. he'd do IL cheap
Tor him. Course they don't want 10 80 10
no inirm.' We amt beggars. none Of
MS. Now. we can't stand glvin' 'em quar-
tcrs right along: but IL we all give a
quarter Ter once, and just once, mebbe
we won't ever have TO again. So I says.
les take 'cm up 10 Or. Lance right or
now, take ON by the collar if they won't
50 easy. Anybody got better p!any'
Nobody had. Even Dan Haggerty as
scented 10 its quality somewhat erudeing-
IS; and that is how il happened That a
delegation OF about twenty neWsD0ys,
with two pale ana undetermined victims
I'm their midst. crowded into a waiting
room that just about held them, 10 the
wrath Of several patients who came later
IN carriages, and This time had TO wait
IL Is safe 10 say that Or. Lance was rea-
sonably a7tOnlshcd by the number Of
guardians controlling his new patients.
or course it did not take him long to
master the situation ana 10 silt out pa
TENTS in esso from patients i'm posse. and.
without troubling himself 90 ask circum-
stances. hc picked out tho frightened
twain and had them in his operating
room in twinldng. with stout door
closed between them and the rest Of the
noisy crOwd-with one exception. George
Washington. of JOY street, was as active
as a thin pig. and the door was shut all
together too lato 10 shut out him This
was well for the educating influence /
which he swaycd over his mates in after
days. It also made the long and semi |
silent wait outside somewhat more en-
durable George would Keep an eye out !
never fear, and tell them all about ii
afterward.
sun. IL was q long, long hour Of wait
inc 10 gave the boys time TO sober down
and do some pretty serious thinking. Not
a sound had come from beyond that door
as yet. and yet-and yet. Jim ana MIC
key were both good, plucky ones; lIGs
might be half killed before they yen "
note Nobody heard Jim whimpcr the
night when be got rolled along the irons
beneath the fender of the s0uth-bound
electric car when the brake-chain snap- |
ped and lct 10 come flying into the crowd.
And yet the emergency men could haid- !
lv ind a square inch on him mat ala |
not have its black-and-blue reminder OF
that rolling There wasn't much In the |
room itself either 20 enliven their mcdi- |
faffous Tho gOfa-Woll. Iupy could not |
sec the sofa There were too many on |
IT, There were two chairs, a part of which !
were visible There was also a certain /
landscape on tho wall. an old English |
painting fine work OF art. no doubt. 10 |
ono born under gloomy sNes but Won I
derfully depressing 10 SONS OF the sunny |
North End both jew and Geutle-and |
there were plenty of both present. out /
side through the window there was just |
the blank wall of the next building. with |
CLEAN OF white cloud elancing down |
over lis shoulder The room had "A cell /
ike effect on the whole. and some OF /
ihem knew something OF the genuine |
article.
IS pose he's cuttiu' into 'omi" asked |
sohtpoay, with SILVER. breaking into a /
LONG silence.
Dan shook his head gloomily pessimis-
tlcally. lie couldn't say. 1t had not boon /
MS plan. lie assumed no responsibility |
III tAat direction There was TO knowing |
what these doctors did when they cot |
ther chance. and thcrcup0n. seeing The |
sensation aroused, Dc proceeded 10 add |
10 it by iudicious somhro hints of tales /
that De had heard and could tell IT. 10 !
were the proper place and time-but he /
had "a production for a safer localit.. /
himself, till az last a somewhat skepficll !
youth in his audience rebclied and cried. |
You don't know any more about 10. Dan /
Hagserty than a crOss-eyod hem" And |
since that particular fowl is a very rare |
bird indeed, and with corrcspOndinely |
few opinions, their spirits perceptbly rose |
again. in the midst OF which the door |
opened quietly and the three boys sidled |
in, shcepishly smiling. although two of /
them were still little pale The third |
was not made that way.
Come again a woel. from to-day" said |
voice. land Wen see how 10 lasts" And |
then. somehow. they an found themselves /
out In the street again and hunting for |
sunny corner.
Now then, JOY street tell ms an about |
IT, cried Dan Haggerty, with authority I
George, OF JOY street, was perfectly |
willing. lt was his plan. and 20 him -
lOngei the credit IL was right lat he |
should now reap a little.
My, but YOU just orter been IN there,"
he began. his eyes rolling. a deep pause |
just adding TO the tantalized interest OF |
his audience. George may De a novelist |
when he grows mp. he understands 80 well |
the art Of building air castles on slim J
foundatons) There's a table I'm there, |
with a glass top. Fust-rate idea. that |
for YOU can see everything that's in the !
drawer under the top; and ! tell you |
he has some mighty shiny tools there |
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