Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-21
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So by the time he had arrived at Low
ell he had lot of confidence in himself.
he knew he could get out at any time
and make n living as a salesman. His
confidence and his earnestness were
great help to him in that line, as they
were in everything, and Hagner had got
ten to the point, even though only twenty
four, where he was absolutely sure Of
himself. and he didn't have to worry
about anything but how to make the
most OF his time at the university, how
to get the most out of his studies and
how to have the most fun as time of
fered.
For this reason he was a good deal Of
help to Hal, who had never had to
hustle for himself, although, as he knew,
his folks had pinched and saved in order
to give him his first year at Lowell
His. folks had been sending him the
funds he absolutely needed every month,
with little pocket money besides, which
Hal spent carefully. He was getting into
the habit of being economical, and Hag-
ner's self-reliance and confidence spurred
him on.
They would talk these things over
among themselves often. Hal knew that
II he was to be at Lowell the next year
he would have to rely on his folks again
or else win one of those scholarships
Better work for the scholarship" said
Hans. 1t don't' pay to owe anybody,
even II 1t is your own folks. From what
have learned 1t is pretty hard for
them to send you this money every
month. anyhow. / don't think would
have worked nearly SO hard at school if
had been spending some one else's
money. 1t hasn't been easy work for
me to sell books every summer, but I've
done 1t. l don't like the work very WELL
and now that this chance of scholar
ship Is in sight I am going to work my
toes off. if necessary, to land one of
them. | think I'll get 1t. too, il I don't
break my leg or something"
That's fine thing for VOL Of courSe
responded Hal, because you have a
regular position on the team right now.
and there's no one to take 1T away from
you, while l am only substitute pitch
ably won't get a chance In any OF the
big games at ALL
1t was plain that Hal became dis
couraged from this talk, but he felt abb
solutely certain that he could jump in
and take the laurels away from any
pitcher they had IL he could only get
In enough games to get accustomed to
the big crowds and the surroundings.
But the season was coming along and
Black and Radams We're doing the twirl-
ing. and doing it well. too.
Then, unexpectedly, one morning there
came a letter from home that Halls
father had been taken sick, and they
had to use little Of the money from
and Hal would have to get along with
about half his allowance for a month,
anyhow.
This was a shock to Hal Not so
much the money part, but his fathers
father being sick and he not at home
Then he thought Of the money. and his
first idea was to get on train for
have to do He couldn't think of stay
ing at Lowell any longer. spending his
fathers hard-earned money. What he
ought to be doing was what Hans had
done He should RI
money. and when he had done that, get
his education.
He felt this was a decision that
cided to pack up right away. He didn't
stop to think he didn't have anything
like the amount necessary to pay his
and wasn't to be. back until o'clock.
SO he thought in his excitement that he
would pack hurriedly and get out with
out meeting anybody. He did so.
his folks or any one else for another
day. He left a note for Hans. This
was at noon: He hunted ed up q time
s an I'd c fashd the that hs train tor tor
the west left at o'clock He would
buy his ticket and go. He had no
thought of changing his mind He went
once he realized that he hadn't any
money. What was he to do? 1t was /
o'clock already. Halls mind worked
QUICKLY quickly he ' ran over in his mind the
things he had that might raise some
money. There was only one thing he
had that was worth anything like that
parting with that It was his watch.
He had never told the story Of the
watch in Lowell to any one but Hans.
The, previous winter While swimming
boat in which there had been a man
and two little girls was suddenly cap
sized. Hal was a regular fish In the
water-just as natural there as In any
thing that he understood at all, sand he
swan to the rescue. He caught one of
the little girls and held her up with
one hand while he righted the boat, and
he then put her In.
BY that time the man who was the
father of the little girls had the other
one safe, but he was big man and fat,
and couldn't swim very wei. so Hal
jumped In himself and rowed them back
to the shore near the hotel where they
were stopping. They were tourists from
the east, and wanted to reward Hal, but
he didn't think he had done anything SO
great, so he ran away. That was the last
Hal heard of it, until month later a
package came by express addressed to
him. He opened 1t and found letter and
very fine gold watch with TWO large
diamonds in the case.
The letter was from the father OF the
two little girls. He said he had found out
who Hal was and begged him to accept
that watch in token of the sender's graft
tude for the rescue Of the little girls.
They were twins and exactly alike, 80
were the diamonds in the case. Hal
hardly ever wore the watch and so very
few knew he had 1t. Now he decided to
pawn 1t il he could borrow enough on 1t
to get to California.
He had never been in a pawnshop I'm
his life and he was nervous. Besides his
time was getting short He rushed out
Of the station and asked the first person
he met lit was Crossey. although in his
c--c'tement Hal couldn't have told whether
the man was black or white) where there
,,.s Il gaWnShop. CrOsSley didn't answer,
because Hal hadn't stopped for an answer
and Crossley himself was hurrying He
was always talking to the policeman on
the corner. The policeman told Hal there
was a pawnshop in the other end of town,
to raise money that way went to Boston.
Hal started out to the pawnshop the po-
liceman told him about, but when he got
there he found it closed.
BY the time Hal got back to the sta
ton 1t was five minutes of 3. He had
decided to go into Boston and try to raise
the money there on the watch; then he
would GO right on home from there He
checked his trunk, and just then the train
drew into the station and he got aboard.
Meantime Hans had arrived back at the
house thirty minutes before he was ex-
pected He Strengthened things around in
his room, put his books away, and after
a minute or two found HAS note. The
note just said that he had bad news from
home: his father was sick and they
couldn't send him his allowance. He was
going. He was sorry he couldn't see Hans
again, but he was discouraged, and said
he would write. Would Hans tell Hughie