The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21
81 SCHuY. ~
PIP. Story Containing Two Kids, Cashier, .S9S
N Doctor, and Sneak Thieves. ~
~ w. R. Rose, in Cleveland Plain Deaer) NJ
w. R. Rose, in Cleveland Plain Dealer.)

"Dat kid I'm workin' fer amt no
BETTER" he said "Dere's somefin'
dey don't understan' about de case,
an de nurse she shook her head when
| says, Watts de chances?"
"Im sorry to hear this" said the
cashier. whats your friend 8
name?"
Jimmie Bryan. You know him.
De thin kid wild de red hair"
"And at what hospital Is he?"
Hes at st. Johns-in de big
ward"
| The cashier nodded.
SIS there anything I can do?" he
began.
mo, dere amt nuthin'," the boy
interrupted. "Dey're doin' the best
dey can fer him."
LET me know about him to-mor-
row." said the cashier.
YES" muttered the lad. He
choked up little. Hes a straight
kid, Jimmie is" he said, "an' he's
got mother dat needs him."
And the cashier, looking after the
unkempt lad, smiled queerly.
The next afternoon the boy ling
cred at the window. The cashier was
busy, but he looked up and nodded.
The keen eyes regarded him
sharply.
Didn't you say youse wanted to
hear how de kid was?" he demanded.
The cashier came to the window.
"Why, yes; how Is he?"
Hes goin' to get WE'LL" the boy
replied.
The keen glance did not waver.
81 am glad to hear the good news"
said the cashier.
Say, 1t was you dat sent de big
doctor to see him." exclaimed the boy.
His tone was almost threatening.
"a big DOCTOR" repeated the
cashier. Tell me about it."
The boy shook his head in a men,
acing manner.
81 goes up to de horspital dis morn
In" he said, IAN l sits in de big
room where de visitors waits. l know
dat the nurse will come in pretty
soon an tell me how Jimmie is
cause she knows I'll be dere waitin'.
An while I'm sittin' over in de cor
ner in comes thin guy wild little
stoop in his shoulders, an he's kind
o. pale aroun' de face, an his eyes is
deep. An dere are three of dem
young doctors an de head nurse
crowdin' round him while he's pull
in on his gloves, an I says to me-
self, who is dis? An den de head
nurse she looks aroun' an ses me,
an she says 'dere's de boy An de
feller wild de deep set eyes comes
across an sticks out his hand. Glad
to meet you, Solly,' he says. 4 want
to tell you that we have found out
what's the matter with your friend,
Jimmie-an' he's goin' to get WE'LL
An he smiles at me wild his deep
eyes an goes out. An l says to de
head nurse, Who is it?' An she
says, OATS DR.. Richard Gordon, an
he's de best in de biz. He's de doc
tor your friend sent here OATS wot
de head nurse says
"Fine," said the smiling cashier.
Again the boys tone grew threat
ening.
who's goin' to pay him?" he de-
manded.
The cashier laughed softly.
Don't let that worry you," he
said. "The doctor is an old school
mate of mine, and one of my closest
friends. He knows all about you and
Jimmie. He's glad to take Jimmie's
case. He told me so when he called
me up this morning. It's all right,
Solly. There'll be nothin' to pay"
The boy hesitated.
Then he slowly put out his hand.
"It's my shake dis time" he said.
The cashier laughed at this.
"That's all right, Solly," he cried.
"Ill get even wild you some time
fer dis" said the boy, and his tone
was again threatening.
"Oh, let's call it quits" laughed
the cashier as he turned back to his
long rows of figures.
But the boy frowned and shook his
uncombed head.
A week later the boy caught the
cashiers eye. The cashier had been
busy, too busy to be interrupted.
There were strange men in the Office
looking at. the books. There was
much adding of figures and rustling
of papers.
But the boy caught the cashiers
eye and nodded to him and the CASH
ier came to the window.
Flows Jimmie?"
"Sittin' up. What do you think?
Docs goin' to send him out in the
country-to place he knows-for a
week or two. I wuz out ridin' wild