The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-21

mo. I don't blame you for feeling rather bite
against tho world. seeing that you have ~sufere'
adversely so early In life, but no matter wha
your wrongs you must not be impudent TO you
real friends, where's your grandmother
joey.
EranamotherY" he said "Whatella you wanti
Know anything bouta her for' Whatella ms
Mr broadway recoiled from this lamentabl,
exhibition Of ipfantile d%epravity. Truly,
he said. " the viciousness Of The modern youth
Is most appalling Then turning his a'ten,,
cause / have secured a nice home Tor her
for YOU. for your whole family. This man
hus come TO move your furniture thither. We
wish to take the things at once 80 ns 70 give
your folks n pleasant surprise when they rs.
The hoy Yhimpered. for he was n very little
boy. after gil. and HE temporary air OF 5ra yado
s s92r G"n'. HSav TAXA nEs% i, siSs d Ma S sST lSsy coma ns
back and see da stura nota here
. r0h, NO they Tont' raid Mr' BroSdTay Sit n
md that they have a nice home"
This. second ~allIsiOn 10 n home completely
ducled the boys rehellious spirit ard he hoy,
the eHpreSsman piled the furniture into the
wagon, This task accomplished Mr., Broadway
penciled an address on a card and handed Y
10 the boy with Instructions to wait IN front OF
the tenement until his family returned In order
that they might be Informed H. TO the where
abouts of their household goods. Then he and
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out IN the direction Of the frame dwelling. They
drove NJ A rapid pace and we're within sight OF
the Bilingses's new abode when Mr., Broadway
became conscious OF an extraordinary rush
and roar In the street behind them. Turning
about he saw a large crowd Of men, women and
children, headed by two policemen, running In
the wake OF the wagon. Each Individual atom
OF this excited mob was shouting forth %vocfer-
GUS ilnpreCations "a IL ran. and II took Mr..
Broadway only about two seconds TO UNDER
stand that the target for all this billingSRate
was none other than himself. He bade the driver
come to a halt and stood NJ and looked at the
inceused thronR The taller Of the policemen
waved his club threatcninHly.
tomedownlrom there. you, he conmanded
NJ Broadway folded his arms calmly. why
A -whiskered little man standing be-
tween the officers pirouetted swiftly on his left
f,9%9t at that, ard shook his fist thr"ateningly
lie nigga thlef-holda thief He coma while
out looka for key to da rooms an slesla M
Ia Jail Maybe me haya him hang
At the startling climax TO this series Of dire
threats Mr. Broadwa descended TO tho ground
Officer" he said, these people know not the
naIle Of gratitude | though | was doing the
Bining.es q favor. but ! see
billings" Interrupted the dark man TIA
billings, you say Bah, me no Billings Ia
Billings geta their furniture nova one hour
two hour three hour ago
But the league--"perSisted Mr. Br DAD
wav
The orHcer took the snarl into his own hands
then and untanrled Il nj an alarming rate
on nave btell meuOllng IN hIIilrS tnht you
don't know anything about, said he That's
the way with YOU amateur phllanthropistS
You're always stirring ND no end ~ trouble
and doing more harm than good The Bill
lingSes have been cared for This man has
rented the rooms from which they we're ejectad,
hut after he got his stuf over there he couldn't
get It into the house I'LL he found the key. so
he left the things on the sidewalk in care Of his
little boy till he could get the door open I
don't likN TO arrest you You don't look like
q thief You probably meant we'll You moved
the wrong mans furniture that's NIL
But Mr.. Broadway was very angry then
and refused 10 be eNonerHted. No, sir, said
he. furiouslv, L meant 10 steal the stun
make q business ~ going around swiping turn-
iture that Is piled up on the sidewalk. ] have
nothing else TO do. That's the way I make
my living
The oN1cer gasped, and the crowd drew back
as II dreading contamination from association
with n man 80 depraVpd. The eNpreSsman wns
the only one who retained his presence " mind
You owe me o.. he said, for hauling this
stun all over town aud back again
Silently Mr.. Broadway paid tho bill, Then
he went home. Mrs. Broadway was resting on
the couch when he came in
JAS or. she called ont. i stopped into the
league rooms on my wav uptown and told the
ladies what u treasure ! have for n husband.
They said you were too lovely for anything.
Are the BillinRscs all right"
Mr.. Broadway thrust his hand into his empty
trousers pocket W. ere a plentttlde Of small
change had recently iingled.
- the BillingSes.- he said.