The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-15
1.-THE reason? oh-ah-an affair of the

heart"
| KNEW that the colonel was on the ragged
| edge of temptation to tell one of his homely
little yarns, and that it would not be tod
before the execution of due amount of an
Cling with loaded bait
Presently, leaning against the back of my
seat and talking in a low voice, he began
ut was a case of loves labor lost. There
was young lady rode up with me regular
| On this car. Pretty as a peach. Perhaps
you remember her. She always dressed in
black"
| remembered.
well, after she'd been buying papers a
couple of mornings, she and the boy got to
talking together little.'
The changing of the motorman's bell here
called the conductor to the front, where a
pig was charging along the track ahead Of
US. The blockade routed, was again per-
omitted to hear more about the newsboy' 5
suit for the favor of his Dulcinea.
II guess she was sort of interested In him
and liked to hear him talk. He did have
some square. solid notions that he could
have traded off to some bald-heads for some
of theirs, and no misft. But it tickled me
to see how he took the young ladys friend
liness He was goncr, sure. I'd been help
ing her on and off the car, but one morning
l found myself out of that job. That kid
had got on the front platform when we
slowed up for the young lady, and he helped
her on as big as life. l never got my job
back"
Here the colonel was punched in the back
with some knobby article. A Turk of the
fair sex was assaulting him with huge
parasol handle to ascertain If he would
transfer her to the "old line" With alac-
rity, he assured her that he would do 1t i'm
mediately if he could, but that she, as well
as he, would have to possess her soul in
patience for another good twenty minutes
before the car of the 'old line" would be
reached. His face was study as he
turned to go on with the thread of the
love story.
what was saying? Oh, that was out
Of a job. thought I'd jolly the young 'un
one morning, so l said: 1T looks like you've
taken something of a shine to that young
lady, sonny Bpt he just blushed an Old
style blush and said: That's all right,
colonel
1.-THE next morning that young lady took
the handsomest bunch of roses to her office
that could be got from a gardeners, and
the money that bought EN- came from the
savings of that little fool She didn't tum-
BILE to the racket, but the youngster was as
happy as a big sunf1ower. He found what
YOU call the seventh heaven, and maybe he
didn't grin"
The colonel chuckled maliciously.
"But the seventh heaven, especially when
it's built for two, amt trusty on Its under
pinning."
The car here swept around curve and
the envied possessors of the shady side got
the sunlight full upon them. A lady with
complexion motioned to the conductor to
lower the shade. When that protection was
secured her he proceeded with the fortunes
of the newsboy.
"He came out to me, and knew he want
ed to say something. When he got chance
at me alone, he said:
".Say. colonel, how old do you think she
is"
Young man. thought I, here's a chance
to take the edge Off your glory
".How old? Oh. about Is or so. Perhaps
u trifle younger-about your age He was
14.) She was nigh on to 80 II she was day.
but that snipe didn't know it, and Is suited
him firstrate."
A man with a cold began to gesticulate
violently to the conductor to shut the door
and watched to see that 1t was properly
done. when he growled cut something about
drafts and death-traps until sneezing fit
overlook him. While the colonel was gone
had been thinking of the impeachments
the naughty little god Of love would have
to- meet on Judgment day for breaking
hearts on false preteps~-