Messenger No. 48

g on the ground alone, feeling dizzy and su

s hair was matted together with a certain sticky substance, which,

d, thus telling that the performance

his feet, looked around for an instant as if expecting an

and, on opening the door, was greeted by one of the comp

e you until after he cools off a littl

the boy's pale and blood-

dy stru

more as if they had be

want to do," and Jet half-seat

so hard-hearted as to ignore the fact of his suffering. Those not on the stage were immediately summo

l right in a little while," Jet ma

e boy's injuries, while s

a dozen stitches were necessary to close the wound, and

s weak condition. It will be some time before he feels

to keep on traveling wi

t anticipate any evil results

n the audience, and I fancy he went out im

d learn if anybody left the

eeper stated that two men, one tall and the other of medi

't fancy it will do much good to attempt to trace the matter. Show people can't afford to fool around a town waiting fo

left the invalid after advising

of wardrobe stuff, with the music of the orchestra and the applause of t

thought to himself, and then the pain of his wound prevente

, that he did not carr

hoice in the matter, and the kind-hearted manage

two he can be left in some other town, for it's certain his life isn't safe in this place

the condition of affairs, and then the show was n

tion?" he asked of the manager a

that desolate place behind us

I get bac

n your present condition it would be as muc

I mus

l me what is on your mind?

all know all abou

impatient reply. "Will you b

the train at t

t m

e been mighty good to me, but I ca

u get back w

ere isn't an

ny, for he had seen that he could please the public; but after quite a lengthy conversation

o. Here are a couple of dollars to help out on the

s the tra

than ten

ed for his comfort, but the manager insisted that he keep it, and when he stepped upon the platfo

re was to bu

orded positive means of identification in case h

d return by the train at the expense of his s

kin' me down, an' I stand as good a chance of meetin'

with the station master as to whether it would be advisable for him

t down to rest a short distance from the road, in the shelter of a shanty which looked as if it m

e murderous blow, and the steady traveling tired him

en the rumbling of the trains as they passed failed to awaken him, until a

y his side about as villainous a loo

tempted to rise to his feet, but was prevented by

ny, an' nobody

t!" and Jet cautiously drew up

y tryin' to find out if you've got a

ner's pockets, and although the special one on which he was working con

as far as possible, and w

upward an instant later, hitting the tramp fairly on the back of the

eak the hold, and Jet sprang to his fe

ed, savagely, as he picked up a heavy cane which

is best, or suffer fo

on, and was thinking it might be best to make a

he cane, by seizing with both hands the tramp'

lest the fellow should be able to use his weapo

rty, and with it he showered bl

shield, and, finding that he was getting the worst of it da

to the ground, and as he fell Je

ed to his feet in a rage. "Make tracks out of this

nstant, and then, stepping back a few p

ith the stick uplifted. "Don't you

too late, sonny, f

could be seen two others of the same sor

tin' for your license now," the fellow said w

tated an

st all three, but yet at the same time flight was impossible, b

rved that the door of the shant

ntil some of the section hands should come

g, he pulled it inside, and set it u

e hard luck if I don't give a good account of myself for a little while," he said