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M. Arcade
'LITTLE
JIM'S
BIG
(From the
(The Oldest
Angelus.)
on Stevens Jim " the down ex the .Airline Railroad, He was very proud of his press." No. 60. He would somelocomotive,
He
Engineer
was
Vvrtn
miirWv
Unttr
of
cfnn
rnnln
lift
in his cab stand He would on as his throne.. any king royal with Before him were the steel levers handles. He knew just their shining locomotive to make the shrill how " Down brakes !" whistle give out, make his He would quick, strong send the hands there, here, fly fly off the; shut echoes flying, sharp steam, and bring to prompt halt the mass of iron on crashing ponderous, He did it O, once the iron track. not he could not do it But I must
Barrack
Buildings,
GIRL."
R.C.
of
Firm
and
to their old friends Desire to draw attention and to assure Change of Address, will be still them arid that the same attention to all customers careful orders entrusted bear the .will All of on the premises -maintained. articles manufactured Jewellery carat. standard 15, 18, etc., guaranteed stamp makers A Magnificent and CLOCKS Stock of WATCHES by the most celebrated Beautiful in great now on hand. variety. Kings, Bracelets, Brooches, etc.,
REPAIRS
SATISFACTORILY
&
PROMPTLY
day, at the hour of the express, Effie the station watching for it. The
&
M' DO WELL
JOSEPH
CO.,
'
Jarrah
and
'
Wellington
OF
PROPRIETORS
—
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King
STEAM
Perth.
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SAWMILLS,
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467.
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" He got his name, Big Jim," from Prank Davenport, the jolly hackman. even Frank knew people; everybody, seen He before.. that he had never once met this big, burly, had, though, a who ruled like muscular engineer, hing in his grimy cab.
The
A.
W. 'L
Say run,
previous
trains
gal "—well,
what
fly
"
declared disputed It wouldn't if
have
he
changed
his
overheard
a
run
C.
Bank
WILLIAMS,
PREMIER
of New
High
J.
T. HUGHES Mr. J
Business
gained
P. will
Doheny having be conducted
the
best
in
Country
clients
Teas,
Coffee,
in
houses
with
succeeded Australia, HIGH
WILL
And
Order
every
the
Doheny,
enable
them
to
QUALITY
OF
OUR
to
HAY
us
will
knew. opinion
Popular
Grocery
General
Groceries
receive
attention.
Special
ADDRESS—
ST.
am
its
17
Clarke,
M'Ness's
and
station,
so.
there,
purposed would
trains
the
A Which to mend let him.
do
saw
No.
as
if
swept
style,
away,
thundering
" !
him
It
annoyed just
to see anything and along the track, he growled an oath. He had since been in a growling mood ever of his " little yesterday's leave-takirigs He had been very much dis gal." satisfied with himself.
He used'
had reasoned with himself, shouldn't I pray.? My wife to talk to me. It would have
to be
a
"
right out
Why
prayer makes
sinner's
for
mercy."
good
a
first
supplication,
rourid
in
Big
Jim
have seen. Because he had time been to unwilling breathe a syllable of petition, he was dissatisfied with himself. the more he saw When that ragged, deep wound in the floor, that oath in part showed dissatisfaction with the man His soul was in a tur it. uttering was a and that exclamatiori moil, found crater a whereby the volcano this
PERTH.
else did he see ? A what brown dog or something that was off the track chasing
But
child and this child was she and stumbled than hole not moire
for
Sight-Testing
of the
spectacle
ociannd
Royal
at
not
"
a
Alfred
left
keen eyes usual roaring
here
shaggy,
Mr.
the
was
vent.
EAST, Free
was
agent
the
I
all
large experience, for and their City
cater
for
might,
MAINTAINED.
entrusted
"
a
and Co, Adelaide.)
above whose
&
Produce,
to
the
as
That
and
BE NOTE
314
IMPORTERS,
Crawford
Gallagher,
Dairy
Delicacies,
in
"
satisfaction. THE
Table
Mr.
of
(late
Hughes will
Agent.
DOHENY,
Gibson). j. P. DOHENY
by Messrs.
entire
and Retail).
&
Foy and
of
Wales.
Fremantle,
GROCERS (Wholesale and
(late
.
South
Street,
CASH
HUGHES
had.
anyone
;
run
know,"
Nobody
Davenport. Frank said
run
Reference,
I
gal,
:
60, into
at
little
!
leetle
Jim's Frank what
LIST Run
at 5.
vield.
forced
Big Jim's
10,000 Perth, Handicap, 24th May. Foundation Run 1st June. Handicap, 3>oo at 5. Port at Port Augusta July 5. Augusta Cup, 12,500 at 5. Caulfield October at Caulfield. 15th, Cup, 25,000 at 5. Melbourne November at Flemington. 1st, Cup, 25,000 at 5.
How made by
Her was Effie Stevens. That mother having died, Effie lived with One sister.. an aunt, the engineer's as day, the second after he appeared "down of the the king express," a to the station child there came The blue of with a lunch basket. The sun in her the sea was eyes. her hair. The music in shine was in a of the wind singing pine forest to She came the in her voice. was till loco waited station, patiently into the build No. 60 roared motive of thunder, "I saying in a voice ing, her she took am and then here," The en from No. 60.. place not far her, leaped from his cab, gineer saw lifted her in his seized arms, her, a went and then back, kissed her, lunch in his pocket. From good-sized a he kissed grimy hand to the cab in she kissed hers return. and her,, flake. as white as a snow Hers was
"Big
Birthday
!
the record And his about her ?"
did beat
Big Jim .all
shoot,
PRIZE
riot
was
hole
station soon
Perth.
Barrack-st.,
MONSTER
Frank Hullo shouted, .when; !'?. " one came 'in down express" " isn't the If there Big Jim, day. make that' He will new engineer. walk;" train "
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109
would
board ragged
the
CHARLES).
as .
trunk
big
'
(C/O; J,
next
weak
"
the
Walk
ALL'S
TATTERS
she were
She was not in the habit of cross but she had an extensive ing tracks, with the dogs of the acquaintance " who had and a Brownie," place, was been lamed; suddenly danger his shaggy, handsome ously exposing and Effie's was so feet, sympathy to call aroused that, trying violently the from she dog away danger, ran a risk her thoughtlessly great a self. That very hour rival hackwhom Frank had man, Davenport often classed as " a clumsy blunder it. He to buss," proceeded prove dropped an immense armful of trunks he was it came and down carrying, a with weak crushing upon weight of the station. board in the flooring
TO.
as
it.
when
arrival
!
—
ATTENDED
and
it,
" declared Frank to a I tell ye," " me brother that teched hackman, way down to my boots."
W. A.),
in
Jewellers
noticed
her blue eyes away a sudden with rain.
turned dashed
Perth,
Street,
"Watchmakers
she
bye;
CO.
AND
FOUCHARD
.
0
dering about
that
cab,
that
at; fifty
!
feet
of
roaring,
O,
how
straining
Effie, horrible
ahead thun he flew
at this
lever
such frightfully shrieks under the sooty roof piercing of the old station— Down brakes It seemed as if he would go mad and
Perth.
Arcade,
cowcatcher 60 No.
;
his
Effie,
that,
letting
out
"
hackman between
The sation "
leetle
the
and
engineer
!
conver
the road, for "I prayed you on she said, play morning," papa, this a his and twisting hair, ing with her finger. lock about stout iron-gray " That's said, right.".
Big Jim a
Xt
—
it's
awful
—
asked
?
Big Jim set her down cab. of old 60 and me can Then
reason'
he
her that
day.
some
to did
heiwent ,
his not
He
"
Guess
the
get along." cab, and for. his hand kiss
only
said
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you—
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He covered his face with his hand one and the next moment, he sprang out of the cab and actually grasped the great iron to dragon and tried hold it back
train, ;
strike,
the
be colliding
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