The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-27
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Might ! carry your bag, sir?"


might carry vur bag sir?"
Dick had been standing with his hands
thrust in his pockets. staring moodilv at
the seaside village station He turned
quickly at the sound of the voice beside
him He saw in the dim light of the
place a lad apparently about fourteen or
fifteen, slim and delicate looking, and
with Il white. pathetic face Before he
could answer the voice of Captain Boxer
chimcd in:
Nice lad: sharp; probably bolt with
bag: probably drop it and smash some
thing. Nice iad!
My bags rather heavy. don't know
whether YOU can manage it," said Dick
kindly. "And I'm sure | don't know
where I'm going"
Indeed. I'm unite strong. sir" broke
in the boy eagerly. moving toward the
bag
Now. Dick could ouito nasii,' bavo car
ricd the bag himself but he was good
rotrrod frljaw ana ho frl- thot ouarte,.
nrob,hIv Womb mean Il Great deal to This
how and woul1 moan absolutely nothing
to lfmsolf Therefore he lpt the Ind car
~ If and C,rtain Rovpr carried his own
Irora,ror Il y.as ronrJ whom tho two
friends cot outside tbat the contain knew
If n certait, comfortable hotol NOT far off
Ia I,'an1 - - .o,,,a,,.t,,,,., 90 fro,,
some ono-and tbithor thov went
nm outside the station thov storned
and looked ,Lont them for ncitbor how
hor bor yros n no soon nick locked some.
,yb,t IIo,,l.I,. ~ tIc co,,toir and tbe can.
toir ,odIoJ soe,ocio,IsI,.
"Certain of i" sofd tbo non+oi, iorLilx.
sl,nov, bot would half. .o7, i II, lis a,.,
DirI. ran Locl o,,oi,, ana ina ;,,sijo
tbo stotion came mon tba bGv and tGo
ba, Rnt tbo how vas NOT corr, y.',' ~ ~
Ingtood 10 Lod si,,nl,. fain+o5 hasi.Io =
and v,s Ivin, crot,cbnd og9inst rho coil
viii, his hand stil crroI, cIntnIin,, IL
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ly.
Dick Lvddon was man Of resource
Almost beforn tho norter knoyg ubot had
happcued he was sending oway into n
waiting room in search Of water and
Dick had - strour arm round tho ina md
had got him 10 his feet.
what a brute | am 70 have le+ This
chan carry thar bog " no mutterod n tha
canaan who had returned bnrriodl,,
Just look at him. He's as slim rs girl
and a pretty cjrI too. That's il vonnr,
ster. pm vourself together XII rig6+
now"
Slowly the heavy eyes ononed and turn.
ed in Dicks direction With startled
look the boy underworld TO break away
from Dicks oncirclino arm Rut in loss
fine than if takes ia write tbis Dick and
the cantoin between tbam had eunnortad
and in tbe direction ~ tho botol Within
a few minutes Dick presented himself in
the hall of the nloca orita calmly and
demanded brandy Rut nv tho time II
had arrived the bov-whetber from FRIGHT
or ro+ i 4; i,,nossil,Io 70 bod ori+o
rocoverod and rofnsad obstino+oly 70 tako
! II
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AZ Ias'' however he hh"cheu NJ 'he uoor
soitlV. getting no response opened II ana
went INTO the room:
IL WIS poor place, poorly luFhlsheu'