The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-30

with the train for Salem. and he vented
bis spleen on the train boy.
"Abracadabraw said he under his
breath. may all che books you sci! return
10 YOU until you are sorry that you were
rude 70 so great a wizard rs /
Edgar wholly unconscious that his
looks had been bewitchei. walked on
down the aisle. lie had already forgot
zen his words TO the old man. and as he
met a friend OF hts at the forward eGd
Of the car. a bank president who some
times chatted with him anl encouraged
him with stories Of hts boyhood-tor he
had risen from the poorest beginnings
Edgar was always glad when he was a
passenger on the train. and as he had
now shown his books 10 every one In the
car he sat down beside the banker aud
said. Good morning. SIR. I suppose YOU
CONT want 10 buy any books to-day
Wen. no. my boy. I never read or
trains and when I get 20 the city ]
won't have much time for reading. The
tHme to sell me books Is when I'm head
s. the other way. j like TO make up lost
time when ! sit down In nay sitting room
after dinner"
What do YOU mean by making up lose
time sir9' asked Edgar
Why I mean that n. when ! was a
10y. you had come along 70 the little
shanty where l was born with your
stock q books would have looked upon
e as the greatest day Of the year Tha
only book had 10 read was the last cen
chapters OF Robinson Crusoe, but learn
- 20 read out of that. and the hrst
money / earned / spent on buying the
complete book You boys, nowadays, don
know what IL Is TO struggle.
"itsa struggle sometimes 70 sell books,
Sir" said Edgar with a bit OF q smile
Is Il? How many have you sold TINS
mornngY'
only three. and one man gave me a
counterfeit dollar and a mean old man
On this train had the cheek 20 ofcr me
quarter for a dollar and hale book.
have my own troubles"
Well" said the bankers, you have
had bad luck. I'll buy book. ana put
q In my coat pocket. as ! never read
on the train. Bad for the eyes
The banker bought the book and put
81 into his coat pocket. which he laid
over the back or the seat. Edgar thank
"a him. aud in a few minutes he picked
up his tray and went into the baggage
car.
But. 81 course. the book that he had
lust sold was under the enchnutmeut OF
the mean Old wizard. and it Immediately
left the pocket OF the banker. aud unseen
oI mortal eyes. Il went back to Edgar
nay
A. the next station about a hundred
people got on. 80 in a few minutes Ed-
glr went through the train again. call
lns out IAN the latest books OF the day
Buy he popular successes"
his time nc had very remarkable luck
Tie sold eight books. more than he gener-
aly sold ON an entire run. Aud. strange
To tay one OF his patrons was the oid
wizard, who actually bought and paid toF
one OF the most expensive books.
i'm tired Of looking out Of the win
dow guess I'll read. ! hear every one
talkhg about this book" As he took u.
aitct paying for t. he pulled out a pencil
aud wrote on the nv leaf Cotton Mather
hopkins" There" said he, nov that's
rnineF
Edgar had sold his books as he wns
going down the train and when he had
fcachld the end he turned TO come
back. Some OF the purchasers had START
"a go read their books. some. Ike the
bankes had pu; them 10 their coaf peck
cts htt those who werG reading felt "
teslstbS compelled 10 lay them down
aud offo out OF their hands they new
back a Edgar's tray.
The ia man was che FIRST TO say any
thing. IAN the rest we're so alarmed 81
missingl their books so suddenly thar
they supposed that they were sunerins
from sohe hnilucination (Which word Is
stii "a The dictionary. youngster, ! am
Elni TO iaO. and they did not feel IKE
speaking about The occurrence. But the
old man who had caused al the mischief
pipcd upbn his squeaky voice.
Here bou train boy, Brine back nay
hook"
II havsh't got your book" said Edgar
Indignantly.
lie was Just abreast Of thc old man on