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'l'llICtit1l.lJliN .XIQIQHXY Sl Chapter IV., Paul Emerson, '15. lltit .limmy was etltial to any oeeasioii presemetl lry fate. .lust for a momeiit was he iioiiphissttl, theii he threw his aetiye hraiti into the eiretiit :mtl allowt-tl it to worlt most swiftly, 'lihere were few ayemies of escape iii View :mtl these few were yery impraetieal. Ile might jump oll' the train, hut that was tlaiiger- ous aiztl, moreover, his purstiers woultl surely see him :mtl follow his example as well as his traelts. No. he woultl he safer on the traiii. llowevt-i'. if he tlitl rt-main there they might easily seize him. lle tleeitletl that some meaiis of t't.iit't'almeiit was iieeessary. lle was ali experieiieetl passenger of freight ears :mtl was entirely familiar with their anatomy. lle loolietl haeli towartl the rear of the traiii. .Xpproaehiiig were his yeiierahle progenitor aiitl the portly otilieer of the law, gingerly pielqiiigg their way along' the trail. .limmy tlest'eiitletl Ita the coupling :mtl eiieagetl iii retrospeetioii. No, he t'oultlii't stay tliere. 'l'hey eoultl easily see him when they fortlecl the gap lmetweeii the two ears. 'lihe posst- was fast approaeliiiig. ,limmy eoultl hear aiiimatetl t'oiix'ersatioii aliovt' the roar of the train. Quick aetioii was imperative. lle erawlttl over to the sttp, 'lihey eoultl see him if he remaiiietl there proyitletl they looltetl. aiitl they were sure to tlo that. So iii peril of his life, he matiagetl to slowly etlge his way tlowii tmrleriieath the etlgge of the ears. grasping the step with one haiitl, lle plaeetl his foot oti olie of the journal lmoxes, then slowly aiitl lahoriously matle hi s way onto the truck, where he reeliiietl at full lengtli. holtliiig oii to the nearest pre mieelltitl, lii this stmewhat tmetwmfortahle position he eompletetl his journey. llis tather :mtl the portly' oltieer iouriieyt-tl the eiitire lemgth of the tram iii st-'treli t . t of their irrttrieyahle ohjeet, Iinally retiring iii tlisetvuragemeiit to the ealmoose, Xleaiiwhile the irretriex'almle ohjett' lvumpetl up aiitl tlowii on the springs of the trtielc enjoying the ritle much less than his searehers. slaelt XX ht-11 the tram reat-hetl the railroatl yartls at the eity :mtl titmimeiieetl ltr eil speetl, 'limmy seizetl the opporttmity to tlislotlgt- himself from his pereh. lle tlroppetl oll foreihly from tht- truelis. reeeiyiilg tio little shock. llowever, he was iii a hurry :mtl immetliately pielcetl himself up aiitl proeeetletl to tlotlgge hastily into aii alley closely atljoiniiig' the traek, lle fountl himself presently on a lJllSlllCSS street, lt was then the supper hom' aiitl the tlioroug'lifare was not greatly rushetl. .limmy tliseoyeretl that he was yery liuiigry. aiitl not being lueratiyely supplittl. he eonjuretl his hrain to tleeitle from what source his evening meal was fortlietmiiiig. l'lACSCllllj', he iiotieetl he was 2lIJIJ1'tJ2lt'lllllg a ltmeh staiitl. 'lihe sight aiitl savor of the hot dogs :mtl t'ot't'ee tlitl not iii the least appease his limiger. .limmy's t'oiist'it-iiee was not iroiihotmtl. so he watehetl the man in atteiitlaiiee very elosely. No one was iii sight hut a solitary Salvation .Xrmy man on the street eoriier iiearhy, keeping vigilaiiee over a kettle aiitl tripotl aiitl oeeasiotially jaiigliiig a small haiitl hell. 'lihe hmeli eouiiter mail was not eoiiseientiotisly watchful. so Alimmy etlgetl
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