Tho boy plowed around in the lining
.il the rijjit hand pocket of his shabby
little overcoat, screwing himself into
many possible attitudes as he stood
.iud wriggled In the aisle, and finally,
ti,' er terrific oxen ion. he brought forth
,i peony, half buried iii a lot of woolly
MiilT from tho coat. Then he turned
Isis attention to tho lining of the loft
hand pocket of his overcoat. Alter al?
most superhuman difficulties, In tim
process ol' which it looked as if tho boy
might get himself wrapped around au \
Invisible axis several times lu snob a
n.aimer that ho could never got right
again, ho produced another penny, also
plentifully waa!,Ud In woolen lint be- j
longing to tba' overcoat
A couple of elderly men who wore
reading papers side by side nt tho end
of tho oar began to get nervoua They
pushed back their spectacles and sturi
ieri tho boy's movements anxiously.
?Taro, thoic. son!" sahl tho conduct?
or.
The boy gazed reproachfully at tho
conductor, stuck the two found pennies
in his mouth and continued his weird
exertions tai assemble his fare.
Ho unbuttoned his overcoat by the
simple process ot' giving it a yank from
bottom to top. and then ho dug into
the right hand pocket of his jacket.
