gal 4 ¥ 2, ¥K WNL vo ZONA TON 4 4 3% NEN NN 7 MOKIOK RK RECRXKS ROR SORKKKCK x x ¥ SECU ING MB. BARKER. & Z X 5 ae BH Ra ® 5 2, & & or = NG oe © «8 By Henry Harris. XN AN & NE A NL AN NNN SO NNR NOL PZ \ ONL NEON IN No AN Np N78 of IRIRAS IR oR RIOR SKKKOK SRAR KK SRR RIK HE jurymen thought they had been of great assistance in re- storing the plaintiff to his rights. The judge took no lit- tle credit to himself for having di- rected a verdict for the plaintiff and left the jury to determine only the amount of damages to be given. The spectators supposed that all the credit was due to the attorney for the mas- terly way in which he had presented his case for the plaintiff. Those who really knew, however, were aware that the chief cause of the plaintiff's victory was the quick wit and persistence of a long-legged, awk- ward youth of eighteen, who at that moment was busily seraping spatter- ings of thick brown mud from the back and sleeves of a well-worn coat. But I am beginning my story at the wrong end, and must zo back to the events of five or six hours earlier and start anew. The increased tinkling of telephone bells throuzhout the city indicated that the business of the day was fairly started. It was nearly 9.30. Mr. Hoff, the lawyer, swas in his ofilce looking over the memorandum and noting the items of the day's business. His finger dragg slowly down the page, paus- ing at each line. He was mentally checking off the iterus that would demand his personal attention when the click and bur of the desk telephone announced that some one wanted to speak to him. He pulled the instrument nearer to him “Hello!” rasping voice came to his Is that Mr. Hoff 7” and calied, A strong, ear: “Hello! “Yes” “This is Johnson. Our case is likely to be reached to-day, isn't it?” “Yes,” responded the attorney. “1 think they will get to it this afternoon. You had better have your witnesses at my office by 1.30 this afternoon.” “That's just why I telephoned you,” said the man at the other end. “You remember that man Barker I spoke about?—Hello, there, Central! Don’t cut me off!—I say, you remember 1 told you Barker was our main wit- ness. I thought he was friendly and would come without subpoena, but I have heard that he was interested with Long in some matters, and I am afraid he will Zive us the slip. He knows his testimony will probably beat Long.” “So thatis his game, is it?’ said Mr. Hoff, pulling a Lene from his pocket. “Give me his uddress. I'll have him subpoenaed.” While he was writing down the ad- dress a loud shout from the instrument made his ear ring and betrayed the fact that his client was very much ex- cited. “I say! Hello, there!” “Yes; what is it?’ “Oh, I.was afraid you had left the telephone. I wanted to say that your man will have to look sharp. Barker will avoid service if he can. 2 “All right. Good-bye!” Mr. Hoff hung up the receiver and pressed an electric button beneath his desk. In a moment a young man en- tered. His head was covered with a tousled mat of yellow hair. There was apparently an estrangement between his hands -and the ends of his coat sleeves, and the bottoms of his trous- ers found a convenient resting place on the tops of his shoes. His appear- ance was not very prepossessing, but Mr. Hoff, who kept a watchful eye over his clerks, had, in the short time this young man had been with him, leArned to respect him, and to know that an indomitable spirit lay behind his uncounth exterior. “Carl,” - said his employer, “you know Mr. Barker, of the firm of Long- shore & Barker, don’t you?” “Yes, sir. He lives up where I came from.” “Well, I want you to make out a sub- poena for him in the case of Johnson versus Long for this afternoon. Be sure and get service on him. He will avoid you if he can, but I rely on you. Here is some honey for his fees, and some that you may need for expenses. It is very important that you get him this morning.” “Yes, sir,” was the only response, as the young man took the money and | left the room. Upon inquiring at the office of Mr. Barker for that gentleman he was in- formed that he was not in, and would not be in that day; that he was out at his home. ith many a boy this would have beer the end of the matter. He would have returned, saying the man he sought wag not in town. Carl remem- bered that Mr. Barker was expecting to be subpoenaed, and was probably keeping out of the way; in fact, he felt sure cf it, for he had seen the angry glance the manager had given the bookkeeper when the latter told the whereabouts of his employer. Carl thought for a moment and then hurried up the street. It was ten min- utes before 10, and a train would leave shortly for the suburban town where Mr. Barker lived. He, Caught | the train, and an hour later wus appréaghing the Barker resi- dence when he saw tha gentleman de- scending the front ste satchel in hand. The long-distance telephone had evidently been used to wa him that he was being ‘seught, and tMat he had better absent himself if he cRuld, and meanwhile keep a sharp looRput for an overgrown boy with tow-&plored hair and ill-fitting clothes. “Mr. Barker! Mr. Barker!” ad Carl, seeing that he was likely to es his man, after all. \ Mr. Barker heard quite plainly, but pretended net to know whence the voice came. He stared blankly about for an instant, at the sky and the tops of the buildings, as if he imagined some one might be calling from there. Having succeeded in seeing no one he started rapidly down the street. Presently Je heard the pattering footsteps of “some one running behind him. Would his dignity permit him to run? The idea made him blush, but he remembered that delay meant de- feat for Long, and that defeat for Loag meant dollars out of his own pocket. A plan of escape presented itself. He hurriedly drew his watch from his pocket, glanced at its face, and made a pretense of realizing that he was in danger of missing his train. He took a firmer grip on his satchel and started on a run for the railway station. He had been an athlete in his day, and even now was no mean runner. Dodging the people when he could and jostling them unceremoniously when he could not, down the street he fled. People eyed him with surprise as ire hurried by. Their surprise changed to wonder when, a few mo- ments later, a boy dashed past, calling loudly. Then they realized that the promin- ent citizen was not anxious so much to catch a train as to avoid being caught. Carl was shrewd enough to know that by calling to the man he would compel him either to stop or to to give the impression of being pur- sued. Passers-by who paused and watched the chase did not understand the cause, but enjoyed the spectacle. “Well,” ejaculated the Rev. Mr. Mor- row, as he adjusted his silk hat after coming in violent contact with the fiee- ing man, only to have it tilted over the other way by the youthful pursuer, “the town seems to be on the move this morning; business must be press- ing.” “Yes,” replied a bystander, “Barker seems to be a little rushed this morn- ing.” The chase was becoming exceedingly interesting. Shopkeepers rushed to their doors to learn the cause ef the disturbance. Nr. Barker's face glowed a brilliant red; perspiration stood out upon his countenance. caught sight of a cab standing on the other side of the square, walting for business. The business came with a rush. 5 Mr. Barker saw a way of escape. He dashed into the cab, ejaculated with his remaining breath, “Depot, quick!” slammed the door and sank back pant- ing on the seat. The driver's whip hissed in the horses’ ears, they leaped forward and Mr. Barker was off. Here was another good excuse to present for not serving the subpoena, but Carl was not looking for excuses. For a moment he was puzzled and stopped short on the curb and gazed after the cab. Near by was a group of jeering boys, among them some whom he knew, for, as he had told Mr. Hoff, this was His native town g “Hey, legs,” called one, “what you waiting for? Why don’t you go on?’ Carl turned toward the speaker, who was leaning on a bicycle, and opened his mouth as if to make some sharp re- tort, but catching sight of the wheel, changed his mind and said, “Lend me your bicycle, Fox, will you?’ “Nope!” replied Fox, shaking his head. “I want it myself.” Carl watched the cab rolling down the street and rapidly increasing the distance between him and Mr. Barker. “Here,” he said, thrusting his hand into his pocket, “I'll "give you fifty cents if you will let me use it.” “Put it there!” was Fox's brief but xpressive answer, as he extended his hand for the coin. Jarl gave him the money, threw a long leg over the saddle, and was soon pedaling down the street after the cab. As soon as he was fairly started the boys set up a shout. Mr. Barker was wiping the perspiration from his ruddy face and congratulating himself that he had escaped from a very uncomfort- able and trying situation, when the shout reached his ears. He glanced back through the little window in the rear and beheld that troublesome youth astride a wheel and pursuing him like fate. “Dear me,” he ejaculated, biting his lips with vexation, “how annoying! What a nuisance that boy is!” He thrust his head out of the cab window and called to the driver, and at the same time handed him some- thing which shone in the sunlight like silver. The driver took it and immediately displayed an astonishing interest in his work. His horses, seeming to for- get all city rules and ordinances, broke into a run. Behind, a wheelman rode like a professional trying to break a record. There had been a heavy rain the night before, and the streets were coated with greasy, slimy ooze, which flew up from the whirling tires like spray from a fountain of ink. It covered the back of the rider's coat with a thick fern-leaf spatter- work of mud that extended up over his collar 2nd on to his cap. The wheels of the.bicycle looked like a pair of pinwheels throwing out muddy sparks. It was not a pleasant ride, but it was lessening the distance be- tween Carl and the cab. Mr. Barker was becoming nervous. By exchanging running for riding he had gained nothing except that riding was not quite so fatiguing to a “prom- inent citizen.” The distance between the competitors had been nearly closed and the bicycle was following the cab Rlmost as close as a racer follows his Then he, pacing machine. Carl’s head was bent low over the handle bars. The cab sud- denly turned round a corner into an- other street. The bicycle turned also, but with disastrous results. In his excitement Carl had forgotten the slippery condition of the asphalt, or he would not have tried to turn so sharp. As it was his bicycle wabbled and slid and fell, and he and it to- gether whirled, a heap of wheels and legs, up the avenue, leaving a wide swath like the path of a street sweeper. Mr. Barker heard the fall and leaned back comfortably against the cushions; muttering, “There, I guess that will settle that impertinent young chap!” The horses were checked and allowed to continue at a gentle trot, for the race was over. That is, Mr. Barker and his man thought so. As for Carl, he had not, as yet, had an opportunity to think at all. At length, however, he and his wheel came to a stop. The world ceased spinning around, and he arose with no bones broken, although he was plastered and smeared from head to foot, so that he looked like an ani- mated clay model. Here was a third exceilent reason to present for not serving the subpoena. Surely he had done everything that could be done. Bpt even while rolling along the street Carl’s determination nad not wavered. As he rose to his feet he paused but a moment, then he dragged the bicy- cle to a curb, where he left and dashed into a narrow passageway between the buildings. He was familiar with the place, and knew that the cab, if it kept straight on to the station, would, after driving down the side of the block, turn into another street and pass the other end of the alley. His guess as to its course was cor. rect, for just before he reached the end of the passage Le saw the cab trundle by at an easy pace. He crouched close to the wall until it was safely past, and neither Mr. Barker nor his cabman noticed him. + Then he darted out, seized the rear spring of the conveyance, threw his legs over the axle, and hanging down out of sight of the occupant, rode safe- ly along with Mr. Barker, and at his expense. Undignified, uncomfortable! Yes, but effective, and Carl was thinking only of resuits. : On they went. Mr. Barker and his man, ignorant of the boy under the cab, were quite at ease, and Carl, al though very much cramped and jolted, was quite as contented as the others. “Ha!” thought Mr. Barker, bouncing comfortably on the cushions. “1 guess they will have to be a little sharper than that. It will teach them be¢ter than to send a boy after me.” “Ouch!” ejaculated Carl, shifting Rig weight to the other lez ‘as an extra jolt bumped the axle uncomfortably under his knee. “I don’t believe I like this kind of lower. berth.” Then, with a smile, "but I couldn’t think qf leav- ing Mr. Barker.” At length the driver pulled up his horses at the station. Mr. Barker, well satisfied with himself, stepped out of the cab. He closed the door, dooked | up at the driver and smiled a knowing smile. The driver smiled back at Mr. Barker. A muddy, bedraggled scare- crow of a boy got down from the. run- ning gear, stepped round the side of the cab, and seeing the exchange of glances between the two men, and observing that smiling seemed to be in order, also smiled. From these smiles it might be in- ferred that everybody was perfectly happy, and that everything had turned out to the intense satisfaction of every one concerned, but when the driver saw the apparition in mud standing behind his customer he nearly toppled from his seat. His eyes grew round and the lines nearly fell from his hands. Mr. Barker turned to learn the cause of the man’s dismay, and found himself confronted with a paper held in an extended, dirt-begrimmed hand. Before he realized the situation he had taken the paper, and as he felt the touch of silver in his hand he heard a voice say: “That is your subpoena and this is your fee, Mr. Barker. I would have given it to you socner, but you seemed to be in a hurry.” That is how Carl won the verdict for the plaintiff in Johnson versus Long, for Mr. Barker's unwilling evi dence was sufficient to decide the case.—Youth's Companion. Your Successful Old Playmate. When you knew as a boy the man who has made a success— You can remember that he never amounted to much in his youth. You always have grave doubts whether his success is as great as re ported. You sometimes find it hard to be as pleased with his good fortune as an old friend should be. ‘When he appears to be glad to see you you cannot help being a little sur- prised. When he does not appear to be over joyed at meeting you it is recalled that he always was that way—and nothing to his credit. It is difficult to avold speaking of his “poor old father and mother” when his family is mentioned. Altogether, it is a hard thing to re- gard his rise as an altogether credit able performance or to reflect upon its attendant circumstances without the thought that there are some things about them which you could have done better.—Indianapolis News. Comic Papers Excluded. Humorous papers which are illus trated in the colored supplement birand of deep red are now excluded from the public library at Cleveland, Ohio, be cause their ‘jokes’ have a habit of re flecting on certain nationalities ad races in a manner which many patrons of the library do not enjoy. ! THE COOD-NATURED MAN. re’s to the man who has nothing to do, 3 cl chatters and chuckles He { He through. { He bothers work and he hinders your Jur nap, And if you get angry he cares not a rap. He likes to come “round in a casual way, With nothing to do and nothing to say. He tells Jou the story you don’t want to He oe yo the news your ear— the busy day ! that falls flat on ! i : 3 ; : i For time that is precious has ruthlessly | ed, And the family is waiting at home to be ed. You wish him all joy that a lifetime can view, But you wish that he merry with you. wouldn’t make And he goes on his way with a look of re- ret, When' your work has been spoiled and your plans are upset. And because you're unmoved by his hu- morous prank He says it’s a pity you're such a sad erank. —Washington Stur. Fess, a 3 =f I've an utter contempt for riches, mind- For dollars, and bonds, and deeds, But, alas! my Conlon! is not the Kind Familiarity breed Philadel phia Record. “I believe,” said the candidate, ‘that the State wants me.” “Perhaps,” re- plied his friend, “but the voters may refuse to honor a requisition.” — At- lanta Constitution. Nevvy—*"1 suppose you had a tough time keeping the wolf from the door that winter?’ Uncle Wes — “Oh, I don’t know! I don’t think we had any- thing much to tempt him inside.”’— Chicago News. Jimson—1 Lave heard that sign of death if a dog your window.” Jester — Beneath my window? You bet! I would kill any dog that would dare to do it.”’—Ohio State Journal. Owens—“What's in. a way?’ Dunne—“Not old man.” Owens — “What mean?’ Dunne — “Why, you've got is in your wife's it?’—Town and Country. His friends elected him again, The voting worked just like a charm. He never did much good; but then He likewise never did much harm. -—Washington Star. Auntie (anxiously) — Do you think you have had the proper training for it is a howls beneath name, much any- in yours, do you everything 3 name, isn’t a poor man’s wife?’ Sweet Girl— “Yes, indeed. Papa hasn’t given me any spending money worth mention- ing for years. I always get things charged.”—New York Weekly. Mrs. Jones—--“Just think of it! That fellow came in and actually stole the clock right off the mantelpiece.” = Mrs. Brown—“And your dog was in the very same room?’ Mrs. Jones—“Yes, but that didn’t count. Fido is only a watch doz, you know.”’—Boston Tran- script. Lady—“I have made inquries at your last place and your foimer mistress doesn’t speak very flatteringly of you.” Applicant—"“No, I don’t suppose she thinks any more of me than I do of her, but I hope I'm lady enough to keep my opinion of her to myself.”— Boston Transcript. “What soulful eyes you have!” she said to the innocent youth. “Have I?’ he smilingly asked. “Yes,” she mur- mured, in her gushing way. ‘“Espe- cially the left one. I could leok into its liquid depths for hours.” “I might leave it with you over Sunday,” said the youth. “It’s glass.”—Tit-Bits. Mamma (to Edith, who has been spending the afternoon with a little friend and has brought home a very pretty toy)—“Wasn’t it sweet of Do- rothy, dearest? Now, when she comes to see you can't you give her some- thing?’ Edith (eagerly) — “Oh, yes, mamma; I'l give her baby’s doll.”— Brooklyn Life. How the Mighty Buffalo Has Fallen. Thirty years ago thie number of wild buffalo roaming the Western plains was more than 2,000,000, aceording to trustworthy estimates. the Senate Secretary of Agriculture Wilson says the number of wild bison now in the United States is about thirty-three, or possibly thirty-five. The best that he can promise for this, race of splendid animals is that its ex- termination may be delayed for a con- siderable period by prompt Congres- sional action. Trade has been chlefly responsible for the wiping out of the great buf- falo herds. In the single season of 1878-79 over 200,000 hides were shipped down the Missouri River. But pur- poseless hunters, men whose sole de- sire was to kill, share of the mischief. “sport,” in the reckless combination which has marked this as the age of exterminatin, have robbed the plains of the most majestic of American wild animals.—New York World. The Hwmaming-Hird’s Long Flights. There it may have the .entire fieid to itself and escape the keen com- petiticn of hosis of tropical relatives for the nectar and minute insects in the deep-tuber brilliant flowers that please him best, that jeweled atom, the ruby-throated humming-bird, sole representative of his family east of the Mississippi, travels from Central America or beyond to Labrador and back again every summer of its in- cessantly . active little life. Think what the journey from Yucatan even to New England must mean for a creature so tiny that its outstretched wings measure barely {wo inches acress! It is the smallest bird we have. 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