Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-17


counted the coins into the cabby's
grimy and bloated paw and added
quietly: The exact distance IS rather
less than four miles. my man-your
fare. precisely = shillngs. You may
Keep the extra IL pence for bc.
Ing such conscientious blackboard
or talk Il over with the officer here
Please yourself"
He nodded 10 the bobby, who. favor
ably impressed 10y Kirkwood smilcd
ut the Cabby Il cold. hard smile.
whereupon the latter. smirking I'm un-
abashed triumph. spat on the pave
ment at kirkwood's feet. gathered up
the reins and wheeled ont.
Restoring 2 shlllings ana n Few
fat copper pennies 20 his pocket. hc
entered the vnst snh echoing train
shed. In the act his attention ~as
attracted and Immediately riveted nv
the spectacle OF n burly luggage navvy
I'm blue jumper I'm the net Of making
OF with large folding signboard. OF
which the surface was lettercd eN.
panslvely with the advice. I'm rcd
against white background. "Boat
Train Leaves ON Track g." tsN
r. ENcltedly Kirkwood touched the
mans arm with OBTAINING hand
Boat trainY" ne gasped. pointing at
the board
Left ten minutes ago, thank you.
sir" Ff =,
"Weil, but or course can get
another train at Ttlburyg'
'For yer boatY No, sir thank you,
sir. Won't be another tryne tn morn
In. sir" fts. a,
"Oh-hw
Aimlessly Kirkwood drifted away
HIS mind n blank
Some time later he found himself on
the steps outside yhe station, trying 10
stare out OF cohntenance glarlng
electric mineral water advertisement
on the farther side OF tho Euston road.
He was stranded '..
Distracted, he searched pocket after
pocket, locating his watch. cigar case
and cigarette ease matchbox. pnn.
kpife, all the minutiac Of pocket hard
ware affected 10y civilized man. with
old letters, n cnrdcase, square en-.
velope containing his steamer ticket,
but no sovereign purse His small
change pocket held less than
shillInes-two and eight, 90 be exact
and brass key, which he f,,iled tO
recognize as one ~ his belongings
And that was Nil At some tinae dur
tlR the might he had lost Tor been Gun
ningly bereft orr that little purse Of
chamois skin containing the three gold,
OH sovereiRns which he had been hus-
banding 10 pay his steamer expenses
and which. II onlN,he had them now,
would stand between him and starva-
ton and night IN the streets II
BRentwick were only Ia town! But he
wasn't and wouldn't DO within the
week.
ono good waiting here" he conclud-
ed. Composing his face. he Fc-cntered
the station. There were his trunks, OF
course. He couldn't leave them stand
ing on the station plntform forever.
lie found thn luggage room and I'm.
tervieWed u mechanically courteOus-nt-
tendnnt, who. ~ te result OF profound
elaboration. adYiscdShim Ia try his
luck at the lost luggage room across
the station He accepted the advice.
IL was Il forcgOne conclusion that his
effects had not been conveyed to- the
Tilbury dock They could not have
been loaded into the luggage van with,
outfits personnk supervision SIN. any.
thing was liable TO happen when his
unucty star was in the Ascendant .
lie found them In the lost luggage
room.
A clerk helped him Identify the arti-
cles and ultimately clucked with n per-
funetOry note. "Sxponce each. pleasc.T
'I-ah-pnrdOn
'BiXpcuce each. the fixed charge, sir
For every twentyfour hours or frgc,
tion thereof, siXpcncc per parcel"
'Oh. THINK you so much" said Kirk
wood sweetly. Il will call tomorrow.''
Very good, sir. Thank you, sir"
give times sixpeHce IL two and six. "
KirlIwOod computed. making his way
hastily out OF the station lest WOrHe
thing befall him. $50, bless your
heart while two ana eight repre-
sents tie sum total OF my fortune"
lie wandered Out into The night He
could not lingcr round the station tlil
dawn. and what prOht Ia him n he
diIf Even were ne 10 TunsOm his
tluuks one Cuu scarcely change ones
clothing in q pubic waiting room.
Somewhere IN the distance great
clO.k chlmed single stroke frcightcd
sOic with melancholy II knellcd the
passing OF the half hour after mid
night. witcbipg hour when ever
publ" shuts up tight and Eentlome
~ top hnts aud evening dress are
doomed 10 pace the pave TIL day
(bauing they huvo homes or visible
means Of support ull day, when
pawnshOps open and such personal Of
fecta Ms watches and hammered silver
cigar cases may be hypothecated what
was he 20 DOT An hOur pissed
Through this long hour Kirkwood
walked without a pause
Another clock somewhere changed
FcsOnautly twice. The world was very