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That'll get even Webster's Union for chargin' me two cents for 'soon,'" he chuckled(See page 39)
A GOOD SAMARITAN
BY
MARY RAYMOND SHIPMAN ANDREWS
Illustrated by Charlotte Harding
NEW YORK
McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.
Second Impression
MCMVI
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| Facing page | |
| "That'll get even Webster's Union forchargin' me two cents for 'soon,'"he chuckled | Frontispiece |
| "Recky," he bubbled, "good old Recky—bes'fren' ev' had" | 8 |
| "Who's your friend, Billy?" | 10 |
| "Thank you—thank you very much—very,very much—old rhinoceros" | 18 |
| "So tired," he remarked. "Go'n havegood nap now" | 20 |
| "Could he—couldn't he?" | 28 |
| At every station the conductor and Rexhad to reason with him | 32 |
A GOOD SAMARITAN
The little District Telegraph boy, with a dirtyface, stood at the edge of the desk, and, rubbinghis sleeve across his cheek, made it unnecessarilydirtier.
"Answer, sir?"
"No—yes—wait a minute." Reed torethe yellow envelope and spread the telegram.It read:
"Do I meet you at your office or at Martin'sand what time?"
"The devil!" Reed commented, and theboy blinked indifferently. He was used tostronger. "The casual Rex all over! Yes,boy, there's an answer." He scribbled rapidly,and the two lines of writing said this:
"Waiting for you at office now. Hurry up.C. Reed."
He fumbled in his pocket and gave theyoungster a coin. "See that it's sent instantly—Page 4likelig