llainous
impositions of a coarse, low-browed ignoramus who turns everything into
a practical jest. And, what is more, if ever that man enters the state
jurisdiction I'll bring the law to bear and make an example of him that
will forever deter other miscreants from such enterprises. That man
Gollop has done me an incredible amount of damage!"

Jimmy wriggled and twisted in his seat.

"By jingoes!" he said to himself. "I'm like that old fellow at the town
meeting. I've just got to get out of this; because if that geezer ever
spots me, the only steady job I'll ever get in this state will be
breaking stone!" And so, to the relief of his seat companion, he seized
his bag, as if about to approach his destination, slid hurriedly out
into the aisle with an averted glance, and fled from the coach and back
through the train. Standing in an aisle for an hour was preferable to
the risks of having the angry Judge turn in his seat and recognize him.
A place on the blind baggage platform, enshrouded in cinders and fanned
by the frosty winds would have been comfortable compared with that seat.
He went, in a panic, through the entire train and did not stop until he
reached the rear platform and closed the door behind him. He breathed a
sigh of relief and for the first time that day felt cool. A brakeman
jerked the door open behind him and said, "Hey! You can't stand out
there! Against the rules! Can't you read that metal sign on the door
that says it's forbidden?"

Jimmy turned and faced his tormentor.

"Please--please let me stand here! I'm sick, man. I'm sick! Forget the
rules. Here, take this and buy a drink of lemonade when you get to
Princetown if you can't get a prescription for something better from the
doctor!" And he extricated a five dollar bill from his diminishing
bankroll and tendered it.

"For that," said the brakeman with a grin, "I'd let you ride on the tin
roof!" and banged the door shut and stood guard with his back against
it.

At intervals the local train stopped and emitted passengers, but Mr.
James Gollop clung to his platform as if having no frantic longing for a
seat. And at Princetown he patiently waited until the crowd thinned, and
with one eye glared through blue glasses forward to make certain of the
Judge's departure. He descended from his perch and looked anxiously
around to meet the inquiring stare of a man who was evidently in
waiting, and toward him rushed as to a refuge.

"Are you looking for a