Evening journal., 1902-06-11

as man within n hundred miles OF
them.
But when this small boy began to
have his troubles all hands got to look
ing him over. Everybody, 1t would ap-
pear, likes to see n small boy in trouble
anyhow.
The boy plowed around in the lining
of the right hand pocket Of his shabby
little overcoat, screwlng himself into |
many possible attitudes as he stood |
and wriggled IN the aisle, and finally,
after terrific exertion, he brought forth |
n penny. half buried in a lot OF woolly |
stun from the coat. Then he turned |
his attention to the lining Of the left
hand pocket Of his oyercoat After al
most superhuman difficulties, In the
process of which It looked as IL the boy
might get himself wrapped around an
invisible axis several times In such a
manner that he could never get right
again, he produced another penny, also
plentfully wadded in woolen lint be-
longing to the overcoat.
A couple OF elderly men who were
reading papers side by side at. the end
of the car began to get nervous. Ihey
pushed back their spectacles and stud
led the boys movements anxiously.
Fare, there. sonr' said the conduct
or.
The boy gazed reproachfully at the
conductor, stuck the two found pennies
In his mouth and continued his weird
exertlons TO assemble his fare.
He unbuttoned his overcoat by the
simple process OF giving 1t n ynnk from
bottom to top. and then he dug into
the right hand pocket Of his Jacket
THAT pocket, too, seemed to be lining
/, less. and the boy had 10 grope through
IL like a cat clawing for the exit Of q
bag. At length he got TO the end OF IL
3 and an expression Of acute relief cross
! ed his freckled features. The hand was
u wedged in so tightly that he had abou
; as much trouble in getting It out as h'
had had in getting It in. but It clutche'
another cent when It finally made IL
q appearance. This went into his mout
10 TO ioin the other two. AT this point IN
Il two elderly men coughed violently an
IL scowled at the boy as II 20 say tina
s. they wished the internal business wer
a done with, but the others who wer
"a watching the boys moves looked syn
- pathetic.
el The boy next began laborious eA
u ploration Of his right hand knickei
10 booker pocket, from which he pre-
IL duced and bestowed in his overcoa
70 pocket many articles peculiar to boys
a marbles. a piece Of wax. rusty lool
sc ing knife two or three printed cell'
s- loid buttons, and so on-and at th
W very bottom Of this salvage was "
'u another penny. All the other passei
gers except the two elderly me
breathed sighs Of relief. but they wan
ed TO read their papers, and yet the
D. couldn't while this boy was engaged
al his eventful search, with the chance
OF about even whether he'd win out
not.
re "Fare now there, kidP' said the co
nu ductor once more tackling the DO
iu The boy handed him the four penni
-, from his mouth after very politely ru
v bing them Off on his oYercoat sleey
lr- and be said. with a very boyish grin;
'ie IL got the other one somewhere
Wait a minute, mister"
hu Then the boy gazed up at the ceilil
OF the car and studied for a momeI
while the other passengers except 4
two elderly men. who looked ferociot
iiu rooted for him with all their might
'ok The boy felt tentatively at his Il
pI' hand knickerboclers pocket, but it W
plain to see that he knew that was
ild' go. For about half a minute he look
worried. and the sympathetic passe
ION gers worried along with him. as COT
ing be seen by the tense expression
their faces as they regarded eve
movement Of the boy with strain'
almost foverish attention. Then
ter boy reached into a back pocket Of
Aeu Snickerbockers. brought forth one
those celluloid travelling soap box
ne somewhat battered. took or the
we and there, buried in lot OF junk. W
ies the other cent.
rect The sigh Of relief that ran arou
tate that car was distinctly audible. !
sympathetic passengers, men and
men. settled themselves back In th
seats and smiled at the boy, aud two
three Of them looked as If they wan
nc to jump up and suggest cheers z
So" two elderly men coughed violen
again, readjusted their spectacles
nfe began again on their newspapers.
Then the small boy sat down, too
neat looking change purse from the
=. side pocket Of his overcoat dunn
W. the contents-about 50 in quart
nickels and dimes-into his hands
began counting it, whereupon the
al sengers who had been roofing for
VIZ but n moment before instantly II
and looked at him as If they consi'
ed him n bad lot and a boy 0o
,o- ., straight for states prison or wors