White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-28

on behind a truck that was rafting
towards the Battery. As he swung
off at the city hall his heart grew sud
denly light, and he ran across the park
in elatfon. AT the foot of the city
hall steps he sprang with a joyous
whoop upon the back of an acquaint-
ance who, in company with a group
of other newsboys. was beguiling he
fedium of the afternoons slack hours
by pitching pennies. The acquaint-
anee leaped To his feet and mixed
things until a policeman scattered he
ring.
On native soil the lifeless i%nsipidity
of upper Broadway fell rapidly into
the dim reeesses of memory. and john
nv heaved a sigh of relief.
BY six O'Clock he had lodged guilt
lily into Park Row to get the extras,
catching a glimpse, ON his way, of his
mothers back AS she stood in her
regular place and cried her wares.
There was something about the lines
of her figure which made Johnny I'M
comfortable. bur he ducked behind the
nearby Franklin statue and COM
meneed business hurriedly.
From time to time he peened around
Ben Franklin. He noticed the tao
tics of the piratieal outsiders as they
boarded Annie's customers, and his
blood boiled over. When restraint
ceased to be a possibility, and while
his mothers attention was engaged,
he erept up behind the intruders and
cuffed one of them %soundly. The 9th
ers fed. and 1t was noised swiftly
abroad that Johnny had returned 10
his own.
Mrs. Kelly got the news at last,
and az absurd wave Of something shot
from her ankles to the top Of her
head. leaving her trembling and weak
but happier than she had been for
three days. 4 wisp of iron-gray hair
falling over her eyes caught a drop
that trickled down the side of her
weather-beaten nose, and two custom
ers each bore away a cent too much
in change before she discovered its
binding influence.
When greater seIf-possession came
she FASTENED automatically to a spot
from which she might catch an ocea-
sional glimpse of Johnny. Because he
looked detected, her heart smote her,
and she sent out newsgirl scouts to
see how many papers he was getting
rid of.
Johnny, after cutting his mothers
competitors, went back to the Frank
lin statue and tried to shout Extra -
In an overwhelming rush of emotion
his voice ehoked. He counted up his
days receipts. and drew his coat
sleeve across his nose rs he found that
his profits amounted 10 but twenty
seven cents. The image of the half
dollar which his mother had present.
ed to him every night rose swimming
ly before his eyes when he gazed
miserably into space and thought of
supper time.
Hey. kid he called to another
newsboy in wistful brayado. TASK me
mother if she's goin' t lock me outer
the house tonight"
81 don't want TO Ak her" replied
the boy. "She might soak me. Dere's
me sister taIkin' Il her; Wen dey
breaks away III AK her TO AK her"
Meanwhile Annie was grimly re
questing the little newsgirl 10 ask her
Johnny how long he intended to stay
on strike.
Il don't want to AK i'm. He might
swat me. I'll TX me brudder to aS
i'm said the girl.
The two %negotiators met, and, lean.
ing on the subway fence, talked for
a moment or two in whispers, while
two pairs of eyes, old and young
watched them in anxious suspense.
"Snre ~ said the little boy. TT
bring up him an you get Annie, an
we'll make 'em shake. Wen be the
argitators' commissariat, what settles
strikes"
"Sure,". echoed the little girl.
Annie furtively wiped away IA teai
upon her apron. Johnny surreptltious'
ly fell back again upon his sleeve
Then mother and son shook hands.
you fool you p said Annie.
AS much as that?" asked Johnny
ducklng ana enulng as II mhliei VI
course, the swing of Annie's palm
which followed.
Then they backed up TO Anniet
place beside the wall and threw theii
stocks together.
"D'ye need any Wall stree
Newses?" asked Johnny.
Dye want yer supper money
asked Annie.
"Yeh," they answered In chorus
and at the cheerful note In their erie
of Extra :" a customer here and Their
in the hurrying crowd paused, looke'
backward, and smiled.
Why Percy Sobbed.
Reference at "A social affair wa