Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-05
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the radiant Sally were: &; &

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to get your ticket. Hurry up, now"
In vain he tried to catch Tins eye.
Tim was too busy trying to catch
Sally's. So he rushed hopelessly to the
ticket office and, turning his back to
the others, asked the man for q time
ia bic, which he thrust hurriedly into
his pocket and FASTENED after the rest,
who had started for the train.
They were all laughing and chatter
ing light-heartedly, the very embodi-
ment of good spirits. Poor Old SLOUGH
felt very much downcast as he followed
them through the gate. He thought of
mulating q sudden illness, but he did
not want to brighten lilly, and then
that scamp of Tim was sticking 90
persistently to her side!
So he ratified his 81 cents bravely In
his pocket and clambered doggedly
aboard the train. He even squandered
two precious niclzels in the purchase
of peanuts, for, thought he, ':27 cents
are no more use to me than 2. Let. Tine
therefore cultivate q reputation tor
liberality."
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the enthusiasm of care-free youth Old
SLOUGH sat miserably trying to figure
out some Plan of campaign. If Wicked
Bill had been in his shoes Old SLOUGH
could have saved him without turning
hair. "At this critical juncture,"
he would have written, "Bill anxiously
thrust his hand into the pocket of his
coat. His index finger discovered q
hole in the lining, and at the bottom
of the aperture, he felt something fiat
and hard. Breathlessly our hero drew
it forth. It was twenty-dollar gold
piece!"
But fertile as Old SLOUGH was in re-
sources for the relief of suffering ban
dts and imprisoned and impoverished
heroes, he was absolutely barren of in
vention in his own behalf. So dis
turbed was he that when the bright
eyed lilly turned from the attentive
Tim and called to him across the aisle
he answered her so absent-mindedly
that she was piqued and turned again
to Tim before he could repair his error.
"Tckets!" said the conductor,
sharply. The dreaded summons had
come and found him still unprepared.
Old SLOUGH began to tumble through
his pockets. Everybody else had the
necessary pasteboards, but Old Sl,uch
still fumbled, getting redder and red
der. every moment. The conductor
looked at him with increasing stern
ness.
"I-er-I'm afraid" murmured Old
SLOUGH, family, when his search had
obviously become farce, I'm afraid
I've lost my ticket"
Didn't you drop it on the hoor?'
lied the floor.
"Well, well!" said the conductor, i'm
patiently. you'll have to pay your
fare then"
ITO be sure" said Old SLOUGH, mis-
erably, and he felt for his II cents.
"Well, declare" he exclaimed in we'll
simulated amazement. II haven't any
money"
"What!" roared Tim. Had Old SLOUGH
been himself he would have detected
something very like CONSERVATION in
his friends tone. AS it was, he saw
only ridicule and he took fatal step.
''That is to say" he went Cd, pull
ing himself together, nothing but
$50 bill" -" .. ,,~@r4&. : .
"Oh!" said Tim, plainly relieved.
"That's all right" said the friendly
Jake. "Tll pay it. Here you are"
And he gave the conductor 40 cents.
Tim rose and sauntered up the aisle.
"Come and have a smoker" he said
to Old SLOUGH. The latter responded
with alacrity. Here was his opportun-
ity at last. But as the door of the
smoker closed on them Tim broke out:
"Say, old man, you nearly scared me
into a fit. I had only enough to buy.
my ticket one way, but came along
because knew I could borrow a dol
lar or two from you"
Old SLOUGH collapsed. II near fell
on the floor" his tormentor went on,
"when you said you didn't have any
coin, but when you mentioned the
fifty, why, I knew it was all ri ht."
"But it amt" Old SLOUGH replied,
weakly.
"No?" roared the other.
'Not cent" said Old SLOUGH, huski-
ly. 81 was going to borrow from YOU"
"Well," said Tim, when he had par
tally recovered from the blow, you'll
have to touch jake"
Rather not" said Old SLOUGH, short
~. "You do it,"
Rather not myself" Here the two
looked in opposite directions.
Zone of US has got to-" said Tim at
last.
snatch you for it," from the dis
tinguished author. So they matched
and Old SLOUGH lost.
It spoiled his. day. lilly was dis
posed to be nice to him, but he was
so taciturn, thinking all the while of
the unpleasant task that awaited him,
that she turned in despair to Tim,
who had never been in better spirits
in his life. It was beautiful noon
light night and they planned to re.
turn to the dock in time to catch the
last train for town, which left at ten
o'clock.
They were about mile from shore
when the wind died out. They drifted
idly for half an hour. Jake looked at
his watch. ~
"We'll miss the train and have to
stay all night at hotel, if there is
one in the place." Horrible visions of
hotel bills crossed Old Slouch's mind,
Then he had an inspiration.
Lets row for it," he suggested.
And row they did-rowed as they had
never rowed before, he and Tim. The
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