The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30
A.D.T. MIDGET EARNS A ROSE.
COMES DANGLING DOWN WITH 1T
FROM MOVING LINERS DECK. +
Radiant Girl Up There Bestowed 1t Because
He Took Chances With Message for
Her Long After "All Ashore That's
GOins"-Chcers for the Get.There Mite

Radiant Girl Up There Bestowed It Because
He Took Chances With = Message for
Her Long After "All Ashore That's
G0ins"-Chcers for the Get.There Mite
Messenger $50, the smallest in the A D T.
office at West and Christopher streets, re-
ceived a big yellow envelope from his super
lntendent at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning,
the hour at which the French liner La
Lorraine was scheduled to leave her dock,
and was told to catch her and deliver the
message to young woman aboard.
The youngster, scorning the traditions OF
his class as portrayed in the comic papers.
left the Office on the run and did not stop,
as illustrated presidents might have sane
toned him in doing, to read the dime novel
that all well regulated messenger boys
always have concealed about them.
Havi ng In mind the travesty, the crowd
on the French Line pier that made way for
Messenger $50 we're startled to see his legs
the Empire State Express The longshore-
men were taking down the gangplank when
the boy sprinted up 1t. and as it might have
been put in the novel that 100 did not have
with him:
He fell painting on the deck. Gentle hands
lifted him, and a girl Of aabaster brow, with
cluster of Jack roses in her corsage, which
rose and fell under the un wonted excite
ment of the moment, grasped the envelope,
which Messenger $50 intuitively knew be-
longed to her. A delicate pink flush mounted
from her snowy, swan like neck to the
very roots of her dark silken hair.
'Ah, she said, with a sigh Of relief, 1T is
from Hell thus showing her true aristo-
cratic breeding, which has always been
careless with personal pronouns. Our Hero
gazed into the dazzling black eyes OF the
young woman, with undisguised admira-
ton. While he was still under the spell Of her
witchery she rmfastened the cluster Of
roses from her corsage and tied them on
the lapel Of $50.
~'These are ia ck's she murmured.
1'And now said our Hero, they are mine.
Jack could not prize them more highly
At this point $50 began to realize that the
Lorraine was drawing out in the stream. he
thought OF being docked three weeks pay
in case he should let La Lorraine carry
him off TO Europe, and he made desperate
resolve. Throwing kiss at the Respondent
young woman. he jumped up on the rail
intending. apparently, to throw himself
into the river and swim for the pier. A
stalwart sailor seized him about the waist
and deity noosing heaving line under
his arms let him down over the ships side de:
There was a raft fifty feet below and 7s0
soon found himself on it. A shower OF
roses and cheers came down after him
from the yoyag who had seen him swung
out into space The sailorman who made
the line fast threw his end OF it to the pier,
and Ieeson, the detective, caught the line,
In less time than it takes to tell it $50 was
hauled up to the pier. He waved his cap
at the fair creature who had given him the
roses and then went back to lie in wait Tor
other romantic adventures.