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At which he laughed and kissed her, and was off to take the night

train for Mercer, which e for Old Chester

There was one other passenger in the stage--a little boy with a soft

thatch of straight, yellow hair that had been chopped short around the

bowl of some domestic barber He sat on the opposite seat and held a

bundle in his ar out over the top of it with serious blue

eyes

"Well, young man, where are you bound?" inquired Mr Pryor When the

child said "Old Chester," Lloyd Pryor tossed a quarter out of the

to a hostler and bade hister," he said, when the e, my man"

When it did not involve any personal inconvenience, Mr Lloyd Pryor

had a quick and cordial kindliness which most people found very

attractive The child, however, did not seeravely, and said, "Thank you, sir;" but he was not

effusive He looked out of theand hugged his bundle Half-way

to Old Chester he began to nibble the apple, biting it very slowly, so

that heit back into his pocket

after each bite with an apprehensive glance at the gentleman in the

corner When he had finished it and sed the core, he said,