The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-12-31
CONTINUED next week.,
AlsaooLYpHlcs o. 4 BOX.
Passengers ON a cabls Car Relieved by .
Sharp M~essenRcr hoy.

boy in o smart livery, and attracted
every ones attention in the Broadway
cable car, chiefly because he carried q
flat straw board box bigger than him.
self. AS 1t rested on his lap itextended
nearly across the car aisle, and the con-
ductor and every one else who had TO
pass found the way nearly blocked.
which occasioned the boy much amuse-
ment and satisfaction. One after the
other, nearly every passenger became
interested in the inscription scrawled in
heavy black charcoal lines OH the cover
OF the box. The inscription was this:
"25-l5-4:3O-1.202-l12-E II 2
fths short. w. Hurry. CO. d."
Passengers craned their necks to de-
cipher this. aud some audible discussed
its possible meaning. An old gentle
man who sat opposite the boy, and
whose knees nearly touched the box,
became so mentally involved in his
study Of the inscription that he grew
pale aud purple in turn, and finally
took out a 10-cent piece, laid it on the
box and hoarsely whispered:
Little boy, that is for you IL you'll
tell me what that marking means"
There was an intense silence in tho
car and every one strained his and her
attention toward the messenger. That
young person eyed the old gentleman
cautiously, took the dime, examined it
carefully, pocketed it slowly aud then
said, reading the figures upside down:
e'Twenty-iye' is the day of the
month"
"To be sure" said the gentleman,
with a breath Of relief. $40 be sure.
that is key to the puzzle which l
should have Observed
The boy half closed his eyes and
scrutinized the gentleman closely, as If
to discover whether or not he was beiog
taguyed," and then, observing every
body's seriousness, resumed:
4And-'15' is me number. Sect"
He pointed to o metal badge on the
lapel Of his Jacket bearing those figures.
Several people said "Ah!" and sOf
course" and ~To be sure" and the boy
went on:
"And '4:30' is the time the package
was given me to chase with"
All the men and women in the car
hastily consulted their watches, and
were delighted to find that it was q lit
tie after that wonderful hour. The boy
squinted ut the figures again, and con
tinued:
al, 2o2' is the delivery department
entry in the delivery book, seer And
'l12 =. IL is easy-that's where I'm 60.
ing with it"
%"Splendid!p exclaimed the old gentle,
man. Its quite a relief. and the
other passengers smiled upon him APP
provingly. The remarkable boy re-
sumed:
so fths abort means that there is two
more feathers what belong to tn goods
what amt in TIL package. but tn lady
wanted it, anyhow, and TIL feathers
comes Tomorrow"
Ali the women passengers became, if
possible, more interested than at first.
The boy gave another chapter:
"'W. is the initial of the delivery
clerk who gave me the package, and
Hurry means I was to get me carfare.
which I got, instead Of chasing meself
on foot"
4And ve-y proper exclaimed the
old gentleman. Once more the boy:
THE C. O. d. means"
@Oh, we know what that Means
said the old gentleman. aud the other
passengers laughed with him in u
friendly way, as ii they had been ac.
quainted for years.-M Y. Sun.
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