The sun., 1900-12-30
SILVER JIMMY'S EXPERIMENT.
ny JOHN ELBERr wLKIE.
fb,., United states secret Service.
cory,,os,. 1900. ey J. e. Wats.


,rce of good time, thereby completing hi
four-vcar sentence in three years and two
ronths and now dressed in cheap bu
,esp4oia;,e feady- made suit and warn
overcoat. he stood In the warden's offioe tc
obtain his railroad ticket and the small sun
of money 10 his credit.
:,1ood-by. Jimmy. The white-haired warder
extended his hand and smiled.
$50 long. warden" responded Jimmy
heartily -I'll see you later"
The veteran keeper who bad watched the
young man disappear in the direction ol
the railway station. turned TO one OF his as
sistants ITS funny what pranks nature
plays Look at Jimmy. II ever angel was
written on n mans face Us on his and written
large
II was quite true He was the most guile
loss appearing scamp one could well imagine.
Ms big innocent blue eyes looking straight
into yours with a sincerity that was beyond
question. Hence the saint" James; ana
these characteristics were often most valuable
for II Jimmy was rounded up and brought
into court, where he was not known. II was
almost certain that the sympathy OF the
Court, Jury and spectators would be with
ths frank-faced lad And. II not quickly
cleared OF the charge against him. n story
rodulated voice Of his was enough 20 insure
st the worst mild sentence In the workhouse
instead of years In prison. Once. when he
had thus imposed on an impressionable Judge
In a Federal court and had been sentenced
20 four months in Jail. he was 50 overcome
with emotion that he could hardly thank
the Court for its lenienCy but as he passed
through the doorway in charge OF the marshal
he whispered: -Four months! Holy smoke
could stand on my head that long"
His last case had been different. however.
He had been out Of jail only a month after
the short sentence with the acrolatic possi-
bilities when he was caught red-handed and
got a sentence severe enough ehectually to
years OF his Incarceration Jimmys fertile
brain had not been idle, and the day he walked
out free man he had several schemes IN IN
surprise Of the gang he announced that he
was going To he good .
I'm done with all crooked business. boys,
he declared impressively "No more Of Z
for me I'm going to i've on the squire
I'm going TO begin life AL over again, ana y
You'll watch mo, some day you'll see me u
Sunday school superintendent with week
day Office on Broadway telling people what
TO do with their money.
expressions Of incradulity from his old pals.
but not long thereafter Jimmy dropped out
Of sight without the explanatory newspaper
paragraphs which usually accompanied his
periodical absences. and was soon forgotten.
A69n. f nd ba%Ss .n Rprye ' ened ns%
resident in the person Of n miId-inannered
young man. with an attractive face After
first securing room in n respectable neigh
borhood. he started out TO find employ ment
There was less difficulty than he had feared
The general manager oi me nlTrrsai I'm
store, listened with evident interest to the
applicants tale Of home wrecked 10y un-
fortunate speculative investments, n father
dead pf IaDrt tliliIT. after the long lS
of nervous strain mother broken and home
less. looking to him a. her only hope There
managers ewes when III" Young mans over
wromrht feelings forced pause
What Is your namet
last name as II composed OF wo separate
words, and there was tsinkle In his eye
I've need man in the packing room and
will start YOU AT 1--WE n week
Thank YOU 80 much Ill do my best
The general manager touched n button and
the new ON loyee was plIoted away by
smart Office boy
oil his ~up"riors and his cheerfulness, willing
ness aud evident capacity for greater re-
sponsibllity found recognition in prone
tion to 4 minor position in the offices While
most of hl- evenings were spent quietly In
his ROOM he was careful 10 extend his circle
Of acquaintanccS gradually and as a further
Indication of his interest in the serious things
OF life. he Joined the Young Peoples League
r. IN" Twentieth Century Church The
Up To dat" In every respect II had no debt
~ paid it, pastor salary of metropolitan
led by Il fine corn"t-t it, deaCons were the
leading business men oi the town and lt-
anars were ulnlgct In a way to reflect m"
highest credit upon the trustees The church
entert ainments were always financially sue
cessfu lis blIar- aud piCniCs being CON
the unstinted praise of an old circus manager
Most prominent among the energetic and
pushing member. 1t ia" congreEtiion was
house in the State Legislature and President
of Bggville's lnlvor-ll Emporium Company.
man whose judgment was ever. sound
and whose service carried more weight than
that Of any two OF Lis fellow members 10
the Hon. ,le icdiah tn" church was largely
Indebted for IT, prosperity, for he applied
20 this work the same sound principles and
simple methods that had placed him in front
"f the B,ggyille 5l,in",, community. 1T
church was called upon TO n~ei-t in the raj sing
of funds for the relief of the victims Of dis
chairman of the Ways and Means Committee
At the committees first session he unfolded |
his general plan.
sented itself for our church to distinguish |
itself in noble entsrprisc ! hayc given |
the matter considerable thought and suggest |
for your consideration a plan which Appeals |
to me "a calculsl I'd TO be cminentlv productive |
81 the best possible results would arrang"
Tor a great fair in the parlorS Of the church |
and would suggest a series Of prizes of con- |
siderable intrinsic value. say -four or five.
10 Dt 10 our young people on tle OASIS |
Of the number 81 tickets sold / doubt not |
these PRICES would be gladly cont tributed by |
the merchants of the city. ], myself, will |
arrange thar one. M least, shall be worth not |
less than $50 Let us place the tickets N say |
60 cents each Under the stimulus Of tho |
scheme | have suggested the sales of our |
young people should reach 5000 TO 81 900 |
There is certain 10 be- a friendly rivalry among |
our Young people 10 make record in this |
affair, and the local press will doubtless give |
Ns cordial support and open It's columns To |
us Tor any interesting matter we may submit |
in connection with the enterprise
II WAS even a. the Senator predicted Other |
business houses inspired by the Hon .Iede- |
diah'S generous example. fairly outdid them |
selves in contributions The first prize, a |
somewhat foridlv decorated set of china, |
was soon attraCtvcly displayed in one of the |
Emporlum'S prominent show windows. with |
the following explanatory card: |
Magnificent combination dinner and tea |
service, ?D pieces. valued at t75. has been |
donated hv the Hon i Bigg aS first prize in |
The Twentieth Century ticket selling contest.
The winners name will be announced at the |
church saturday evening. Dec %
j. was small wonder then that the Twen- |
tieth Century folk entered upon their chari- |
'ahl" scheme with enormous enthusiasm. |
nnd among tho most active members Of the |
now. He said little to his fellow members |
IN the league. but 10 old MIR Ashton, the |
treasurer of the Universal En- porium Com |
Iany, h" confided his determination TO win |
the tlrst pril" |
Mr. Ashton
No. sir Whv9"