Tip Top Weekly No. 118: Frank Merriwell, Engine Wiper — page 22: what you’re looking at

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_ Pe og = TIP TOP WEEKLY. hank you, Mr. Logan.’ | ' “Now, don’t be afther callin’ me Mis- -. ther Logan. "Call me Larry. That is good. _ enough fer me.” “At right, Larry.”’ ' “Paketme advice, an’ kape yer. oies _ open. fer Joe Hicks. ‘He has been known : to. stroike ‘more thin one marn behoind - his back. He’ll hate yez now.”’ -*T can’t help that.”’ “*Nivver a bit. It’s particular he is wid his engine. Ye know some av th’ engin- eers lave th’ woipers to look out ” fer breaks on th’ old girruls.”’ “Ves, I finda great many of tier do that.’? “Toe Hicks is not wan av thim. a “*He inspects his own engine.” ** Vis. spring leave ur Hanger on his engine. He discovers all th’ cracked aquilizers an’ iccintric shtraps. It’s really an aisy job clanin’ his engine, av ye take care to clane it.’? “Well, I ain not liable to lave the job again.” “Ve may. Ganzell is square, an’ he don’ loike to have any marn kick at him. Av ve do it well this toime, he may kape ye roight here on this engine ivery toime she comes in. O1 thought av thot, an’ it’s phwoy Oi waruted to tell yez about Joe Hieks. ”’ ‘*] appreciate your kindness, Larry.’? “Don'¢ mintion it. Now Qi’ll get to wurtuk, an’ Oi’ll look 33 over whin ye have finished.” - Then the friendly young Irishman left Frank to his labor and his thoughts. Merry worked slowly and carefully. He was determined to take plenty of time on the job and make sure that everything was done as it should be. When he . thought he had finished, he went over - everything again. Then he called Larry. It’s all roight me b’y,’? declared the -yourfg Irishman. ‘‘It’s loike the wurruk av an ould hand, but it’s tin to wan thot Hicks will be afther kickin’ about it.’? ‘fAll right,’? said Frank. ‘Let him kick. If you say the job is done all right, I am satisfied.”’ The foreman came: round, but he did not give either engine or Mertiwell a glance. He had set Larry to look after No woiper iver found a broken . Se Fae ‘the matter, and he knew it would be all right. SS —— CHAPTER IX. _ FRANK DISCOVERS A BREAK. Engine wipers are severe crities of en- gineers. They know whose engine is always in first-class order®. wedges never down, ruts and bolts in place and tight, . aud other things as they slrould be. : Frank rapidly becaiie familiar with all the outward and visible parts of a locomo- tive, for he had plenty of opportunities to see them taken to pieces by the mechan- ics, with whom he soon became a favor- ite, because of his pleasing manners and readiness to do anything. © Manners have much to do with the suc- cess of a young man in the world. one who is polite, courteous and willing to make an effort to please is certain to stand far better show of success than he who jis indifferent, thoughtless and rude.. Many young men are taught self- reliance and aggressiveness, and they pay. too little attention to the forms and con- - ventionalities of life. On. this ‘account they are apt to value too lightly the little - courtesies which mark the man of real. ‘politeness. . It is said that but for Washington? S courteous bearing and. conciliatory man- ners the war of the Revolution might not have been brought to a successful close. A person entirely familiar with the his- tory of this country at that period must appreciate the remarkable tact Washing- ton used in allaying sectional jealousies. But for his unselfishness and polished manners he could not have succeeded in - reconciling so many conflicting interests and unharinonious elements. Napoleon well knew the value of. ") courtesy. No great military commander was ever more beloved by the officers and | men -who served under him, and, while he felt it necessary to ‘observe a certain degree of dignity in his bearing, he often, however, put himself on a footing of per- fect equality with the common soldiers. He was known to share his rations with a soldier and to drink from the canteen of a sentinel. | Chesterfield declared that the art of GIVE YOUR GIRL AN AMERICAN FLAG HAT PIN—SEE PAGE 32. The » COMIC OO® SS (CO)