Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-22
u 1G;t-Rich-Quick Wallingford

iiacktc run down 20 meet IL and
chamber upon the first car. aud leap
| over It's edge with rho jcrIty motion
pt Jumping jack with a desperate
! Fputt. WaliinIford reached the track;
az that sam" car came uu To- him
| III" made a Wild clutch AT IL. and
! n"rN"i.d l." fnd his hand pripu,d
lightly upon tn" hand bar and his
loot resting firmly In tn. iron stir
rup For Il couple Of minutes. which
seemed as many ages. h. hung there
| 'ryihE TO regain his breath. then
SummoninS all his strength nc
! bfrutht u? his other foot. stepped
20 "a" "ul,"r' ,raw!cd up on the edge
! tnih nam that ne had fallen uuon
hl"'hI". but neither on. OF them had
| ~. .nt'Iy on IN" breath TO move
| i"r some minutes. Blackfc was the
niEt t. recover, and, tn. car being
| iuiI "i slack coal. which pyrnnisl.d
| n""h nv" IN" corners. he managed
| ,h" h"hyE body which lay partly
upon MN. although the cmor;
| brought down Il rush OF the black
p",mn' p"wd.r, which cnvcloped them
h",h IA IA" stii!inE. inky dust,
| Thr though, which had made
hInchI" r"l""s" himself 80 cu.rgctI.
,".F was With him yet. however.
saSp"d
where's Tpad?'
Nh'ic was Toad uui.k search
around ia" edges OF the ar revealed
lhv fact thht h" was no, with him
/ nor could they Sc" him hanging 10
"a" train uron either side In ;nat
genuinely fond rf the box th.y w.r.
anu ~ that moment. also, III. train
gave a forward lurch as 1t l.t, The
top OF the upward pull and started
mi h.
! 'ahH. which had lu.t been nlloI
stopper part Of is contents back
upon them. w"ttinr them :" tn" skin
~ was refreshing bath and /;
washed OF SON. "f tho coal dus, il,
stf'"Hs though - mad" tn" dust,
which hey acquired ia IN" lnlnnc"
OF the nd" -iic+ 10 'h"m better
u Mas 50" that NnllinEfnrd I.r,
l'"usaIvilic. ,ud ~" rlndIy saw it's
IEhis fading behind hun. as thoy
Jpi,"d away due southwest. toward
~" blessed land al taN,s ana i"sh
buttons and hain;ubs
Anh 'rl"h< T. r"v" tn BURG
hadn't played on IN" Lowell Win tn.
ci'z"ns ~ pouraivili. ,hcy'd hav..
r"%p.r,%.n m" more
Back" howied wallinrford.
tack Listen TO me. Hlackic. There
Isn't leather chair nor = Gy.-lan-
rgag"d walter nor bunch OF or
rhils IN IA" place. ana mere won't
b" Tor ten Years BACK When !
can hav" my luggage carried in an
elevator 10 the eleventh moor OF the
u 'ugalvill" Hotel might conscn, 10
stop 'h"r" overnight. but not b"forc.
h,ak Why should 20 back"
on. nothing, only largo forum"
suggested Blaokic ''''''
Am az greedy disrositlonr 90
demanded Wail!nrfurd. Hic,<rc li!mus
~ Wet coal dust from between nj.
collar and his neck 80 Black,c
! gaF" them q Tin In my speech. on
no" they could handle their stock.
h"it'rH w""'nr without the Doucal-
Ihi". hrn'h"rs and guess they can
MS tough ON them. old man" re-
snoudcd Elacki". rnering anx iousIv
oyer The "ig. o' tho car as tn. train
rounded curve. "Whcr.'s Toad
wcud"r1''
Th,, firmly expected "a 500 Toar
com" rihmhcr!nr down 10 Them ov.r
miles ui mts"rHhl" and melancholy
rid'nE brought them NO Toad In
stead u nrvUght them To "A r.a! tow;.
where. under Ia" full pIar" OF tho
cI"c'rlc lirn,s. Toad found them
drrncirG and blnck and cold and hun.
cry, just climbing down from their
private ear
You young devil" raspeh n,acklc.
angry for having wasted so much
sorrow over MIN "wh"r" have You
hc"ur"
= rod" ia tho cahoo,e." replied
Toad chc"rfully The cOnductors
special friend ~ rninc. knosed
whore YOU was seen YOU it,mn
'"r Gee. hut yo" ,wo's "a sight