Evening star., 1925-06-23

q TANDING wrapped in painful
meditation al the corner of
Market and Fourth streets i'll
~ Harrisburc on Friday, Novem-
her II. old Riley Tyler realized
suddenly that It was 10 minutes aItef
: and that the last train for home
started in Ave minutes. At II in the
morning il had seemed imperative
that he leave Gettysburg Immediately.
md now il seemed equally imperative
that he return. The thought of miss
ing the train terrified him, and he be
gan to walk toward the station at a
furious pace. unbecomiDS to his age.
which was Is, and 10 his appearance,
which almost merited the adjective
ma Snifcent" Halfway down the
block he began to run. ciutchinS his
broad -hrimmed hat. His beautiful
white beard and his still abunda mt
white hair. worn somewhat long, were
blown by the breeze created by his
rapid motion. He looked like Father
Time hurrying on some far more i'm
portant errand than The catching Of a
train
His unhappy absorption WAS not
hat Of sDecuia ton upon problem.
profound or otherwise; he was not Il
learned man who pondered upon the
fourth dimension or the Aristot elan
predicate. He was the ianitor OF a
church. He had no family troubles.
since he had no family. nor did he
have FINANCIAL difficulties. since he
earned good wages and had 80. 900 in
he ha nix. His set ewes had been fixed
not upon abstra action. but upon 4 pic
ture which he saw regularly each year
as November 10 approached. 1t was
this picture from which he had fed.
but he saw il all day. and he saw II
Thnn,h
background and figures were set out
before him in the window of the near.
est store.
The background was stable dimly
lighted by large old lantern. The
figures we're tail. thin boy nd two
tethered horses. the one black. hich
and well bred. the mount for a large
man: the other short and ugly bay.
a mount for careless lad There
were sounds accompanying the pic
iures-talk and laughter nearby.
the singing of young men in the
distance. the tramplinG of horses in
the street and sometimes the soft,
, measured thuddinG of soldiers march
ing. There was also motion. Old
Riley saw the tall boy across the
stable. in his hand pair Of longs
. heard him hid the tall horse H list,
saw him draw on. one nail. then an
other and another. He left the shoe
dangling-the horse useless without
the attention of blacksmith. lie
! looked then the other beast, homeIy
! and understood on his face determine
! tion and most bitter hatred.
/ You re good enough for him. he
I said with sharp triumph.
! 1t was a strange picture to see in q
| fepa ftment store window against the
manikins in the latest furs. Eur il
was from this that old Riley vent
! flying.
/ At the end Of n square he dropped
/ into short subway and there met
with a n accident which threatened So.
! rIouS delay. II not worse results. The
! stone steps were worn into hollows
! and he was slightly confused by the
unevenness Of his footing. Moreover
/ the lighting was poor. md his vision
/ was no longer perfect. over his head
! Murdered train roaring into the
/ Pennsylvania Station on its way from
! Chicago 10 New York. Before him on
] the right approached stout woman
/ before him on the left approa ched q
/ white woolly dog. Between the Two
/ to the dim ewes OF age. there was Nc
! connection. But a connection existed
I in the shane of a strong leash. and
/ into this leash. as into a rope held taui
! for jumping rushed RILEY: and al once
Riley and woman and dog were tan
! sled into an apparently inseparable
j ma So from which issued 4 shrek. A
I protest and 4 howl. The shrek said
B Murder The protest was. Madam
/ humblv beg your pardon" The how
! cannot he reproduced in words.
! Il am held up." screamed the WON
! an. Police, Police"
! The last shout was not without its
| iustificat ton, for Riley had taken 2
wick ked-looking knife from his pocket
| As he severed the rope he heard the
| sound of an answering cry and rapid
steps. Free, he dashed away. now
| Father Time in flight and not in pur-
suit. up the incline at the other end
! of the subway, across an open space
and into the station. a porter called
Run. you can make it," the onlook.
| ers cheered like those who watched