The St. Johns herald., 1901-10-19

ragged little shirt, and somehow that
 mother face seemed to come to him
 more clearly when anything tempted
 him that was not just square"
 "Extryw yelled Jimmy suddenly. And Stub started up with the rest of the boys as the gong sounded down the alley. The next moment he was in line. struggling and yelling with the rest, while the men showed bundles of papers out to them and they paid for their little brass checks at the window. Then he was on the street with the cry that the men had given out: "Ex- try! All about de big railway ax'dentl Extryw
 Along the running board of an cleo tric car he darted to the smokers seats. They were always the most hopeful. An elderly gentleman boarded the car at the same time and motioned Stub. He stood on the running board as Stub gave him the paper and took the coin. Then the boy dropped to the ground. As he did so something rolled at his feet-something bright and glittering. Stub stopped and picked 1t up, and 1t proved to be plain gold locket, with one spot of vivid light in the center. And Stub gasped as he realized that he held in his hand what was, to him, a small fortune. For the spot of vivid, dazzling light was a diamond of con- siderable size.
 Stub, tightly grasping his valuable 3nd in his hand, darted through the throng of wagons and carriages to the sidewalk. There he stood staring after the ear. Tt was der op gents," he muttered to himself. 'I seen it swing from der chain uv his ticker. It mus uv caught in der seat as be got in der car. An'-an'-he looks a rich un. He kin buy anudder-lots more. An'-an' mel ain't had a square meal dis summer"
 The papers were under his arm, for gotten. The locket was clenched in his fist. And down the crowded street he could see the car that bore the elderly gentleman, slowly making its way. He watched it duly. Then he muttered to himself again.
 "It-it goes round der loop. It-goes round der loop"
 Far down the street he saw it at last turn corner and disappear. Then he turned and looked up the street at his left. In few minutes the car would pass that corner block above.
 'He kin-buy more" he muttered the words again, still watching that corner. Then suddenly the crowded street blurred for a moment and he saw that sweet mother-face that some times seemed so dim when he tried hardest to remember it. It was so clear 1ow-So clearl
 Stub swallowed lump In his throat, then with one spring he cleared the gutter, lodged an express van, bumped against a stately policeman. swung around a changing automobile and foot ed it as fast as he could up the crowd ed sidewalk. In and out the crowd )f business men and shopping women he darted like an eel, then swung to he curb as he neared the corner. Be yond him was the car. already cross ng the street. Setting his teeth, Stub again cleared the gutter with a bound md flew up the track.
 The motor and trailer were bound ng ahead, but an Italian, with his fruit | ,art got in the way. It was moments | pause, and Stub did his best. Painting | md gasping, he reached the trailer, caught the rail and sprang to the step. Then he saw the elderly gentle | nan, quietly reading the paper Stub | lad sold him.
 Stopping at his elbow, Stub reached | put a grimy little fist between the gold ,ye glasses and the paper, and opened | ais fingers.
 "Please, sir, yer dropped 1t An ln'- I jest ketched der car"
 The elderly gentleman stared at the i ocket. picked 1t up from the grimy l land, and then Stub quietly dropped | o the ground as the conductor pushed | lim to one side Making his way to he sidewalk, Stub stood still for mo- nent.