THE COUNTRY BOY 189 



everybody seemed to jump from the car and 

 run for the ferryboat, and I noticed we were 

 back to the turn-table. The conductor came 

 through and said: "Oh, yes; you still want 

 to get off at the Murphy Building." I said: 

 "Yes, if I can get there before dark I'd like 

 to; but if I can't, transfer me to a sleeper." 

 He said: "All right now, set your valise up 

 in your lap so that when I see it I w^ll know 

 you get off at the Murphy Building." 



I saw him look in my direction once or twice, 

 and I held the valise up at him; but he shook 

 his head. Finally, just about dusk of what 

 had been the most strenuous day of all my 

 life, he put me off in front of the ]Murphy 

 Building, and I lost no time in hurrying in. 



Once in the JSIurphy Building the elevator 

 man asked me first where I wanted to go, and 

 I told him to see some people named Mr. and 

 ]Mrs. Cline who lived somewhere on the top 

 floor. So he took me up in the elevator, kind 

 of showing off, I guess, by the way he ran it, 

 as it didn't seem over a second till we were at 

 the top, the sixth floor; and for fear some ac- 

 cident might happen and I would get astray, 

 he led me to the Cline's very door. 



