The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-14
TWO MEN HELP OUT RESCUE HOME WORK Moved by a Story They Empty
 Their Pockets
SCENE WAS A SALOON
One By One They Slipped Their Dol lars Into Salvation Armys Collec- tion 5ox-At Length One
 Wrote a Check

The story printed in yesterdays Age Herald of a woman who had lived un- happily and died forsaken, incidentally brought to The Salvation army the amount of $l26.
 About o'clock yesterday morning a man was reading The Age-Herald in a Second avenue saloon. As he glanced over the paper, his eye fell upon the story of the poor girls death and burial. After reading 1t he handed the paper to friend at the bar, saying.
 Read that"
 No. did as No. 1 bade him to do. When No. had got down to the bottom of the column he looked up from the paper His eyes met those of No. 1.
 Say, old man, that's pretty rough, isn't it?"
 No l nodded his head and blew a ring of smoke across the bar. The ring broke against the gauze-covered mirror behind the white-aproned attendant.
 "Frailty's life," said No. 1, was as frail as that smoke wreath"
 At that No. 2, walked over to the cor ner where stood a collection box for "The Rescue Home" He stopped and read the label. Then his hand went down into his pocket and he sneaked out a silver dollar and slipped 1t as softly as possi- ble through the slot
 As the dollar fell into the receptacle, 1t clinked against the dimes and nlckels there.
 The elnk drew No. to the corner He looked in the collection box, saw the sil- yer dollar and then looked up at No 2s face.
 There was something almost sheepish- looking about No. as he stood there
 His face was that of a man who had done good deed and was really afraid that he'd be found out.
 I'll just duplicate that" said No. 1, and he, too, slipped a silver dollar into the slot.
 Without saying word No. ? pulled out a second dollar from his pocket and let it fall into the collection box. No. 1 did likewise.
 Without exchanging Q syllable the two men stood there beside the collection box in the corner, first one and then the other slipping silver dollar through the slot till each had put in thirteen dollars
 At length No. 2 turned to his companion and said earnestly in an undertone;
 Do you mind if we raise the limit on this game?'
 Not at all" said No. 1 smiling.
 "Wait a moment" said No. g. as he stepped up to the barkeeper and asked for pen and Ink
 Thank you," said No. as he took the pen in hand.
 He leaned down and wrote on slip of paper he had drawn from his pocket. Then he held the slip of paper over the cigar lighter a moment-he had no blotter and turning on his heel rejoned his companion. Then he handed a checked marked payable ITO Bearer" to No. 1.
 'Is 1t a a go?' asked No. 2.
 No. l read the amount written on the face of the check
 Then he looked quickly up at No 2.
 Say, old man." said No. 1. "Td like to. 'Pon my word I'd like to-for all the world. But that's a little too stiff for me Tell the truth, L. T. I can't afford it." and No. handed back the slip of paper.
 No. 2promptly slipped it in the slot
 When Mrs Bouchur, a captain of the Salvation Army, came around at 10 o'clock to collect from the box, she found 80 cents in small change 26 shining silver dollars and check signed by a man about town.
 The amount of the check was s1oo.