Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-06-06
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BY LESLIE STEWART.
> Copyright, 1907, by G. ii. Sutclifie. =
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When Miss Irene Jackson left Co
| lumbus, o., to pay visit to her aunt
at Hastings, ~ Y. her mother gave
| her many WARNINGS She was to look
| olt FOX collisions. she was to beware
| of open switches. she was to hold no
| converse with either young or old
men. She was to hang on to her purse
| She was to regard any woman who
| might address her as an adventures.
All but one Of these instructions We're
carefully followed by the nineteen
| year-od girl She was somewhat sur
| prised and a good deal delighted TO
| find herself in New York city ut last,
| and she bravely followed the crowd on
to the ferryboat and landed at the foot
| of Thrty-fourth street. There she took
| n cab for the Grand Central depot. 1t
| was only when she got out that she
| found her purse was missing She re-
| metabered that some one had crowded
her rs she got off the ferryboat, but
that bit OF news didn't affect the hack
| man ut all. He was married man
| with a family of seven, and he had to
| assist in supporting five different sa-
| looms. so he wanted cash on the h6H.
| There were tears, but they didn't move
l him. He had often seen them at home
when he had reeled in on Saturday
| night without a cent in his pocket.
| Miss Jackson couldn't pay the cab
man, and she couldn't buy a'ticket to
| Hastings. and for ten minutes she felt
| as helpless as n child. She WAS about
TO give the cabman n diamond ring as
| security when a young man OF twenty
| five stepped into the breach He had
| the long hair that some professional
men affect and he had the rusty
clothes that other professional men ar
feet. but. as for his heart, that appar-
entity was pure gold He stepped for
ward. paid the cabman and told him
to be gone The cabman smiled and
| winked and drove away. Then the
young man introduced himself as Pro-
fessor Nordenfclt Of Columbia college,
| professor of languages. He asked the
inestlmable privilege of buying ticket
to Hastings for the Young lady. He
asked it because some one had rescued
bis sister from just slch position IN
Chicago few days before
AS soon as the young man an
nounced that he was Il professor Miss
Jackson drew long breath of relief.
She had met but few professors in her
life. but she knew them to be all right.
| Like sensible girl, she leaned on this
one. She wasn't even surprised when
he said that lie was on his way UP TO
| .,r- yl,p, %
her as far as Hastings. She might
have opened her eyes had she seen him
pay for both tickets out of hey lost
| purse, and She might have been most
unhappy had she known that he had
her diamond brooch in view. but as 1t
was she felt nothing but glad relief.
They sat together on the train. Miss
Jackson told the professor all about
| Columbus. and he told her all about
Columbia. He spoke seven different
languages and was learning seven 9th
ers The girl had always heard that
professors were profound, absent
minded and tactturn. but she did not
find this one so. He had given her an
address sc that she might return the
money he had loaned her.
When Hastings was reached, her
gratitude became profound. She in
sisted that he stop over one train ana
allow her aunt to thank him. He
smiled in a curious way, thought over
it for n moment and then accepted the
invitation.
The aunt was no spring chicken, and
she was puzzled over The professor. At
first she set him down as a confidence
man, but his knowledge of Columbia
college and the seven languages upset
this theory. His manners were good,
and his conversation confirmed his as
sertlons. He was finally accepted, re-
paid the loan and invited to call again.
The police will never be able to salts
| factOrily explain to themselves why
| Jimmy the Kid. as his photograph
in the rogues gallery was labeled,
should have made n second and a third
visit to the house on the Hudson. Ii
couldn't have been from spirit OF
bravado. for Jimmy was sly H.
| couldn't have been hit" for he was
the one who had robbed the girl on the
| ferryboat and was Still making use of
her money.
For his second call Jimmy bad
dressed up bit. 1t helped him in one
way and damaged him in another He
| didn't look so much Ike Il professor in
his better suit, but 1t did help his looks
as caller. He was still interesting.
too, and an hour passed away When
he had departed and the women had
criticised him favorably. the aunt said
| to Irene
"A professor Of languages mist get
big salary in a college
| Surely he must"
"He must he received in the best OF
| society"
"Of course"
| And he is probably rich
Il don't doubt it,"
| Irene. wouldn't If he funny. wouldn't
| It be odd wouldn't it be romantic, II
something Were Ia come Of this?"
What kind of something. auntf''
| asked the girl, without blushing. There
was man in Coumhils. To he sure
| he was not professor but