The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-06-20

When Miss Irene jackson le1t 20
lumbus, O., to pay a visit to her aunt
at Hastings. y. V, her mother gave
her many warnings. She was to look
out for collisions. She was to beware
of open switches. She was to hold no
converse with either young or old
men. She was to hang OH to her purse.
She was to regard any woman who
might address her as an adventures.
All but one of these instructions were
carefully followed by the nineteen
year-old 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 Thirty-fourth street. There she took
a cab for the Grand Central depot. 1t
was only VIXEN she got out that she
found her purse was missing. She re-
membered that some one had crowded
her as she got of the ferryboat. but
that bit of news didn't affect the hack
man at all. lie was a married man
with family of seven. and he had to
assist in supporting five different sa-
looms. so he waited cash on the nail.
There were tears. but they didn't move
him. He had often seen them at home
when he had rcoled in, on Saturday
night without cent in his pocket.
Miss Jackson couldn't pay the cab
man. and she couldn't buy ticl.et to
Hastings, and for ten minutes she felt
as helpless as a child. She was about
to give the cabman a diamond ring as
security when young man of twenty
Ave stepped into the breach. He had
the long hair that some professional
men affect. and he had the rusty
clothes that other prof ,ssional men af-
feet; but. as for his heart. that appar-
entity was pure gold. He stepped for
ward, paid the cabmGn and told him
to be gone The cablnan smiled and
wlnked and drove away. Then the
young man introduced himself as Pro
fessor Nordenfelt OF Columbia college.
professor of languages He asked the
inestmable privilege OF buying n ticket
to Hastings for the young lady. He
asked II because some one had rescued
his sister from just such position In
Chicago a few days before.
As soon as the young man an
nounced that he was professor Miss
Jackson drew a long breath of relief
She had met but few professors In her
life. but she knew them to be all right
Like a sensible girl. she leaned on this
one. She wasn't even surprised when
he said that he was on his way mp TO
Irvington and would take charge Of
her as far as Hastings. She might
have opened her eyes had she seen him
nav for both tickets out of her lost
purse, and she might bnve been most
unhappy had she known that he had
her diamond brooch In view. but as II
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 tactiturn, but she did not
find this one so. He had given her an
address so 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 and
allow her aunt to thank him. He
smiled in a curious way, thought over
II for a moment and then accepted the
invitation.
The aunt was no spring chicken, and
she was puzzled over the professor. Az
first she set him down az 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
sertions 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 second and third
visit 10 the house on the Hudson. Il
couldn't have been from a spirit Of
bravado, for Jimmy was sly. He
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 hat
dressed up bit, II helped him in one
way and damaged him in another. ii,
didn't look 80 much like professor II
his better suit, but 1t did help his look
as caller. He was still interesting
too, and an hour passed away. Whei
he had departed and the women haC
criticised him favorably, the aunt sait
to Irene:
"a professor Of languages must get I
big salary In college"
Surely he must"
"He must be received in the best o
society"
"Of course"
"And he Is probably rich"
II don't doubt IT,"
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