The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-28
ALSO A GENTLEMAN.
By Leslie stewart.


 By Leslie stewart.
 Copyrighted, 1907, by c. H. Sutcliffe.
 When Miss Irene Jackson left Co., lumbus. Ohio. to pay 3 visit to her aunt gave her many warnings. She was to look out for collisions; She was to be- ware 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 reguard any woman who might address her as an adventures we're ere Dat carefuily " followed heSs sru2ns by the nineteen-year girl. She was some what surprised and good deal delight sd to find and herself sbs in New York City crowd on to the ferryboat and landed at the foot of Thirty-fourth street. There she took cab for the Grand got out that she found her purse was missing. She remembered that some one had crowded her as she got off the ferryboat. but that bit of news didn't affect the hackman at all. He was a married man with family of seven, and he had to assist in support ing five different saloons, so he wanted cash on the nail. There were tears but they didn't move him He had often seen them at home when he had reeled In on Saturday night without
 Miss Jackson couldn't pay the cab man, and she couldn't buy a ticket to Hastings, and for ten minutes she felt
 
 to give the cabman diamond ring as security, when young man of twenty five five stepped Into Into the the breach: He sional men affect, and he had the rusty clothes that other professional men affect, but as for his heart, that appear ward. paid the cabman. and told him to be gone. The cabman smiled and winked and drove away. Then the young enIGlt of COlunhia r0llaRa nT0fnGEOr of languages. He asked the inestim- able privilege of buying a ticket to asked t because some one had rescued his sister from just such. a position in Chicago few days before.
 ed As tbs Ss s she man sa son drew a long breath of relief. She had met but few of them 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 he was on his way up to Irvington and would take charge have opened her eyes had she seen him pay for both tickets out of her lost purse, and she might have been most her diamond brooch in view, but as 1t was she felt nothing but glad relief
 They sat together on the train. about Columbus. and he told her all about Columbia He spoke seven different languages and was learning seven others. The girl had always heard that professors were profound absent minded and taciturn. but she did not find that one so. He had given her an adress so that she might return the money he had loaned her.
 When Hastings was reached, her qualification became profound. She in- sisted that he stop over one train and allow her aunt to thank him. He smil- ed in a curious way, thought over it for a moment and then accepted the in- vitation.
 The aunt was no spring chicken and she was puzzled ever the profes- sor. At first she set him down as a confidencl man, but his knowledge of Columbia college and the seven lam guages upset this theory His manners were good and his conversation con firmed his assertions. He was final " accepted. repaid the loan and in- vited to call again. The police will