The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14


Three days later the following mes
sage reached Mr.. Bulge at his place of
business in Brooklyn:
Grand Central Depot. N. Y
Mr.. Phineas Bulge, No. Fulton
Street, Brooklyn, N. Y:
We're off. Further particulars later
'WAGGLEY.
Just as I expected; just as I expect
ed. exactly muttered Mr. Bulge to
himself, as he read this message.
Didn't put them in Waggman 81
should say, aggIey's-charge a, min
ute too soon. Hope they'll have as
good a time as I had when I ran away
from home. 1t will probably steady
them down for the rest of their lives
if they do
And then, with a grim smile, he
placed the telegram IN his pocket and
went on with his daily routine as if
nothing had happened.
In the meantime Harry and Frank
were being rapidly whirled on an eX-
press train along the Hudson river to-
ward Poughkeepsie, for which place
they had purchased tickets.
When they left home they had a cash
capital Of $40. They had expended 81
for a travelling bag, three more for d
cheap pistol and a box of cartridges,
and the purchase Of a few other neces-
saries (aS they considered them) for a
trip of that kind had reduced this sum
to a tri1e less than So. Their railroad
tickets cost them So, so when they ar
rived at PoughkeeDsie the two lads
had barely So left. This was not a very
extravagant amount to carry them
through the rest of their projected trip,
but Frank was full of resources.
From here on he announced, after
counting up their remaining cash.
we've got to work our way. Wen
ned all the money we've got to buy
what we want to eat between here and
Chiea GO.
Chicago? I thought you said Cali
fornia when we started said Harry,
disappOinte dly.
SO did, but guess Chicago viii be
plenty far enough. Our funds have
given cut sooner than l expected, and
I don't fancy the idea of working my
way 5000 miles, quite
Then doa't let Us work our way at
al. Let's 60 right back home" said
Harry.
Yes, and get whipped just as hard
as if we had gone clear to Chicago OF
San francisco; 1 guess not! Besides
we haven't got money enough to even
carry US back home. I move that we
get something TO eat and then go for
walk We've got to spend the time in
some way I'll night. then we'll try to
get q free ride or z, freight train to
Albany"
Harry was hungry, and ne didn't wait
for a second invitation. SO into the
dining room they went, and 20 minutes
later when thew came out the first
thing that Frank said was:
''WheW, What 2 high priced place!
Sixty cents gone at a lick and nothing
TO show for it.
Got about as much to show for it as
we have for the rest of the money
we've spent. haven't We" asked Harry
Wif'7 tinge Of sarcasm in his tones.
well. I feel better, anyhow, and
we've got S1.40 left to last US the rest OF
the trip, said Frank, carelessly. as
they passed out through the waiting
room to the street
Shortly after the two boys left the
station a dapper, gray haired gentle
man. who had been sitting on bench
/ apparently paying no attention to any
thing except his newspaper, stepped tC
the telegraph window and dashed of
the following message:
Poughkeepsie, -.
Mr.. Phineas Bulge. Brooklyn. n. Y:
Parties here. Dollar forty left
Have to rough it unless you instruct
me to interfere. WAGGLEY'
When Mr.. Bulge received this dis
patch he rubbed his hands together
/ and chuckled
Have to rough it. eh? That's right;