The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-06-25

| but its impetus was rapidly slackening,
and the huge mass of glstening iron,
groaning and painting, came to a dead
stop hundred yards from the lifted rail.
Then the boy came dashing up with his
hand outstretched.
Have they hurt you?'' he cried.
'1'm all right" said the stroller as he
grasped the lads hand. "But. say. my
boy, you're a plucky one. You never
hinched when that rufian held the gun on
you You're good stuff" And he grasped
the boys hand again.
Il thought sure he'd nail me" said the
lad. "What made him miss"
81 tossed him an inshoot with a rail
way spike over the ear" said the stroller
grimly. 81 guess / haven't forgotten all
my boyhood cunning. He's down there
in the bushes with broken head"
And then the engineer came running up,
followed by the conductor and the train
crew. with a group of passengers trailing
in the rear.
The trouble was soon explained. and
every body insisted on shaking hands with
the stroller and the boy. although the
former stoutly declared that the lad was
the only hero of the affair. And the train
hands went down the embankment and
brought up the wounded wrecker, whose
comrades had deserted him and fed. And
the battered ruffian was securely Gagged
in the baggage car, and when this was
done everybody stood about again dis
cussing the incident and praising the boy
and his companion.
And presently one Of the passengers,
tall and digni6ed gentleman with little
sprinkling of gray in his close cut mus
tache, came up behind the stroller and
gently touched him on the shoulder. As
the stroller turned the tall man caught
his hand in a firm grip and drew him a
little way from the crowd.
"Jim" he softly said.
"Why, GeorgeW
There was a moments silence as the
two men looked in each others eyes.
Then dull red surged across the stroll
er's face, and be tried to draw away his
hand. But the tall man held him fast.
you're coming home. Jimr' he gently
said.
As the stroller hesitated and half turn
ed away his eyes caught the glance of the
boy, and the boy smiled back at him and
nodded. 1t seemed like an answer to the
brothers. question.
EYES," said the stroller gently, 'T'm
coming home"
"Our mother is waiting for you," said
the tall man as he put his hand affection
ately on the strollers shoulder. And then
they moved a little farther away and
stood hand in hand in earnest converse
ton. And when the boy looked their way
again the stroller was reckoning to him.
He came forward, and the tall man took
his hand.
"My boy" he said, in grave and kind
ly way, "my brother here has favorably
impressed me- not only with your cour-
age, but also with your worthy ambition
to rise in the world. / mean to help you
if you will let me. Finish your vacation,
and when you return to Chicago come at
once to my Office. | am quite sure I can
find place that will suit you for the
present and at the same time give you an
opportunity to prove your worth and your
fitness for better things. Here is my
card"
A little later, when the train steamed
away, the passengers at the windows and
on the platforms cheered the lad by the
track side, and on the very last platform
of ALL the platform of the private car.
the two brothers, side by side, waved him
an adieu. Then, when the train had quite
faded in the distance, he turned his hap
by face toward home.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.