The policeman swung his stick and took a step or two "I'll be on my way.Hope your friend comes around all right Are you going to leave immediately?" "I should say not!"said the other."I'll give him half an hour at least.If Jimmy is alive on earth he'll be here by that time.Good-bye,officer." Good night,sir,said the policeman,passing on along his beat,trying doors as he went. 弘
The policeman swung his stick and took a step or two. “I’ll be on my way. Hope your friend comes around all right. Are you going to leave immediately?” “I should say not!” said the other. “I’ll give him half an hour at least. If Jimmy is alive on earth he’ll be here by that time. Good-bye, officer.” “Good night, sir,” said the policeman, passing on along his beat, trying doors as he went
There was now a fine,cold rain falling,and the wind had risen to a steady blow.The few foot passengers in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars turned high and pocketed hands.And in the door of the hardware store the man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment. uncertain almost to foolishness,with the friend of his youth. smoked his cigar and waited
There was now a fine, cold rain falling, and the wind had risen to a steady blow. The few foot passengers in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars turned high and pocketed hands. And in the door of the hardware store the man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment, uncertain almost to foolishness, with the friend of his youth, smoked his cigar and waited
About twenty minutes he waited,and then a tall man in a long overcoat,with collar turned up to his ears, hurried across from the opposite side of the street.He went directly to the waiting man. "Is that you,Bob?"he asked, doubtfully. "Is that you,Jimmy Wells?"cried the man in the door
About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long overcoat, with collar turned up to his ears, hurried across from the opposite side of the street. He went directly to the waiting man. “Is that you, Bob?” he asked, doubtfully. “Is that you, Jimmy Wells?” cried the man in the door
"Bless my heart!exclaimed the new arrival,grasping both of the other's hands with his own."It's Bob,sure as fate.I was certain I'd find you here if you were still in existence.Well,well,well!--- twenty years is a long time.The old restaurant's gone,Bob;I wish it had lasted,so we could have had another dinner there.How has the West treated you,old man?" "Fine;it has given me everything I asked it for.You've changed lots,Jimmy.I never thought you were so tall by two or three inches
“Bless my heart!” exclaimed the new arrival, grasping both of the other’s hands with his own.” It’s Bob, sure as fate. I was certain I’d find you here if you were still in existence. Well, well, well!--- twenty years is a long time. The old restaurant’s gone, Bob; I wish it had lasted, so we could have had another dinner there. How has the West treated you, old man?” “Fine;it has given me everything I asked it for. You’ve changed lots, Jimmy. I never thought you were so tall by two or three inches
"Oh,I grew a bit after I was twenty." “Doing well in New York,Jimmy?” "Moderately.I have a position in one of the city departments. Come on,Bob;we'll go around to a place I know of and have a good long talk about old times." The two men started up the street,arm in arm.The man from the West,full of pride at his success,was beginning to outline the history of his career.The other,hidden in his overcoat listened with interest
“Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty.” “Doing well in New York, Jimmy?” “Moderately. I have a position in one of the city departments. Come on, Bob; we’ll go around to a place I know of and have a good long talk about old times.” The two men started up the street, arm in arm. The man from the West, full of pride at his success, was beginning to outline the history of his career. The other, hidden in his overcoat listened with interest