Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-11
DIDN'T WANT IT, AFTER4ALL
Young Robert Has Some Trouble Get
ting Luncheon at Railroad Station.

papa. In hungry" Robert said but
/ don't want
minute about the bread and milk-no ice
cream goes. Robert. And Wen have to
hurry or We'll miss our train"
\ youns, man. who looked thought
he might he new drummer, stopped to
pat Roberts head and ask.
Your boy?'
Yes" Mr.. Todd said
Fine little codSer Going to nil hira
up. eh@' :
Il am, if he can get over the idea that
because a lot OF his foolish relations have
made Il pet of him he can have all the
rubbish he wants to eat
"Shucks' Children thrive o. rubbish.
eats everything from matches up"
Yes. and some day YOU will he Won
d"rinp why she is .Iicketv or anaemic.''
Guess not Shay weighs - pounds.
nearly. now
We'll. l want some corned-heef hash.
n cup of coffee, and piece of mince pie.
Robert when you can max" up Your
mind What you want IN order for you
Roberts lips began to CULVER. and the
kind old lady said There there. DEAR
The administered man looked round to
see if he could find some peppermint
stick candy that he might bug and sip
| to Robert surreptitously. ana the Young
| man frowned at Mr. Todd:
'torned beef hash and nincp pie
aren't any better for YOU than ice cream
Is LOT MN, he Vcnturpu.
Mr.. Todd slammed his glass down 50
hard that he spilled half the water.
stitiIv.
You ought to: You ought to know it
for two or tire" weeks at a tiE:e if YOU
| load up on canned corned beef and res
taur3nt rincemeat"
That is beside the point. sir. ! am re-
sponsihle for my own eating. while this
chill! is not yet responsible.
| ! W0 or three more people had edged I'm
to the table by this time and were peer
ing curiouslv NJ the little group This
f"rried nucleus, and soon every one
who was leaving the restaurant halted
and listened to tho young man and Mr.
| Todd as they argued. Robert had been
forgotten. and was munchinE n piece of
bread and butter the mothorly old lady
had struggled to him. while in his greasy
| fingers We're clntched two pennies from
| the man with the red side whiskers.
| TIL" policeman on duty in the station
| came over to soc what was the trouble
What's wrong here" he demanded.
| This man" began the motherly lady
"kidnarin'?'' demanded the officer
Srasping his club and frowning porten-
tousy at Mr.. Todd.
| No. sir" Mr.. Todd exclaimed 81 am
simply trying to give my child what he
| should have to eat. Instead Of being per
| mitted to do SO. lot of lille people. VII
| nothing better to do than NEEDLE in the
affairs of others. have bad the nerve To
try TO tell me what I ought to do. I know
| my own business. and it is none o. yours,
Officer. I'll thank you all to look after
your own affairs.
The boy wants some ice cream ana his
father wont get it for him. offered the
waitress.
Huh the officer said. What harm
| IS dish Of ice cream likely to do n kid
I've got nine ot them. an they can eat
whole freezer full at one sittin' There's
| lot Of fool theories noWadavs.'
Il shall take your number and report
YOU, sir" declared Mr.. Todd.
~" II, an welcome" answered the po-
icemar Here's me number Wan hun
! dred an shiNteen. 1t ud be twentv-t'ree
FOR YOU II you wasn't in care of that
fne-looiing boy
There is no telling what might have
happened. had not the train caller STAIN
peded the crowd with the believing an
nouncement that the next train would
leave in one minute. Mr.. Todd seized
Robert BY the hama. rushed to the lunch
counter. bought three ham sandwiches
and paper bag OF douchnuts and drar
ged him toward the train
Once aboard, he handed Robert a mus
tard-loaded sandwich, and while the how