The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-19
AN OBLIGING GIRL.
"Wake up down thar 7"

Of a forest. Thu binding glare of the p
had been left behind.
whats the matter, old man2'' yawned
the drummer" lazily.
.Road agentsl' r was the laconic re-
Spouse. "Some swarmin up pack NV us,
an Their rest anbushed on erhead-least-
ways / s pose SOP
1.-THE devil you say" exclaimed the New
Yorker. "Let's make a fight of itt' And
he pulled out a dainty little pearl handled
20 caliber revolver, the kind every well
regulated traveller always buys at the store
right across from the depot before starting
for the wild and woolly."
Eyer too old fer toysl'' reprovingly
grinned tho jehu. besides even if yer
all had guns it wouldn't be no use. That's
Wild Raven an his gang, an they never do
business with less'n 30 men,"
"Then I'm safe!" j~oyously cried the
young woman OF the party.
''Safe?" gasped the capitalist. "Why, I
don't understand YOU
"Oh, yes. It's quite well known that
Wild Raven never molests women, you
know"
The acumen Of the Scotch investor was
the first to respond to the very trying stu
alton. He took out his pocketbook and
after carefully counting all the money in
it made a note of the amount on his cuff
with a blue pencil. Then he gave it to the
young woman with q sigh that was al
most q groan.
eff 1t Wilma fash ye ower mickle, " he
said, with gloom soaked voice, "a wud be
greetly obleeged to ha' ye hide my siller
ABBOTT yir pairson until tina thievin chiefs
are weel avail"
TIl,a ~ ruArooo I0oEad at him nuiZ-
zically for a moment and then burst into
a laugh of unmixed merriment.
"Oh, do excuse mei'' she apologetically
pleaded, with streaming eyes, as she strug-
gled to recover herself. 1T seems such a
jokel Why, certainly I'll take care of your
money for you'll The best caro- in the
worldl,
And again she fell to laughing even
more heartily than before.
"A good ideai' murmured the Bosto-
MAN as he collected his money and valu-
ables in nervous haste, "a very good ideal
Beg pardon. but may I ask a similar favor,
my dear young Lady,"
ssMe, too, 2 broke in the Chicago drum
mer,' and without waiting for a yes
or mo, he Dumped a fat wallet and some
fnger rings into the blue serge lap SO
obligingly spread ont for them.
Almost co-naeSceadingly the English
tourist passed over hisroll, while the dap
per Gotbamite rendered his watch and
wallet with q killing little thank you
very kindly smile.
xviii you please be so good2' depre-
catorily asked the consunlptive school
teacher, producing his meager hoard and
flushing painfully at its poor comparison
with the rest.
mo, won'tln was the cross response.
Fun and smiles left the fair receivers face
in u fash, ard she actually scowled with
the firmness of her refusal-that is, If q
pretty face can seowl.
I'm sorry If troubled you, = the school
teacher simply said, but his face went
white and his lips quiyered as he put the
wallet back in his pocket.
Awful nastyt' everybody thought, for
cut of all the six the teacher had been the
only ran to show her little courtesies and
~kindnesses on the journey, but then not a
single soul as much as breathed So sell
preservation is the one law absolutely free
from danger of infraetion.
There was quite a heap of pocketbooks,
purses, money, watches and rings in her
lap at the end of the impromptu donation
party, but the young vonaan tucked them
u d QOtLAlJ G.lQ C1ooAS-y 49,
mysterious manner known only to her sex
and Cinnamon, and, except for a slightly
accentuated bust, the numerous additions
made no change in her appearance.
Tho stage, that had been slowly moving
along. suddenly stopped with n jerk. A
band of horsemen came g~alloping up from
behind, and five or six burly forms ieaped
out of the bushes in front. Strong hands
threw the horses back on their launches
and keen knives cut the traces. Cne OF
the leaders reared and dashed out with its
fore feet, barely missing ono of the bandits
The ma cursed theoretically and, jerking
the horse down again, slowly and With
much heartiness kicked the poor beast in
the ribs.
II tell you thar amt nothin in ther
world mora satisfyin than kiekin a horse
or q COW in ther ribsi'' amiabiy remarked
the driver. ether 'thunk, thunk' kinder
makes a Teller feel at peace with all Their
"Shut up!''
The gloomy menacing muzzles OF three
sawed eff Winchesters presented them
selves for his inspection, while the rest
were poked in the windows for the delec-
tation Of the passengers. A 1.-THE young
giant with handsome, swarthy face, but
half hidden by a mask, threw open the
4 stage door with q savage pdu&-
ssTumble out and line up!" be roared
in d voice thai seemed to those he adj
dressed far more terrible than the bull OF
Bashan's. Ibid ye hear me2" Before the
frightened travellers could move the young
woman jumped up and leaped gayly to the
ground.
Never mind, Raven" she laughed
4 giving the masked giant 6 ringing kiss on
his bearded lips. tive got about o7ery
thing wort. takingi Honestly, too, for
they gave it to me Of their own accord.
And once Ggain she burst into the merry
laughter which had greeted tho Scotch
mans proposal that she take care Of his
money. The bandits all OWNED tho joke.
and the somber woods rang with hiiarify
s.Well, I'm Id" gasped tho driver
Ravens wifetg
The rest couldn't even gasp.
The traces were mended, and the stage
again rumbled on its way A gentle
breeze came up from the west 1t blew
tho pale ~cunsunlptiye schoolteachor q
CHEEKY kiss froua the slim white lngus
tips Of a blue gownea figure now far III
tho hillside. he leaned cut Of the windox
and, looking mistily hack through u blur
Of g~ratefsl tDars. waved farewell with his
poor thin hards.-usorge i. Creel II New
York Journal.