“Oh, my! did you ever?” screamed Martha, dropping several of the postcards she had purchased.
“Just look at all those magazines dangling after that man!” screamed Mary. And then, as she caught sight of Andy and Randy, both doubled up with laughter, she continued: “I’m sure those twins must have done it!”
Jack and Fred had also come up, and both were on a broad grin. In the meanwhile the stage moved on with Asa Lemm still dragging the wire and the periodicals attached to it behind him.
“Hurrah! he believes in loading up on information!” cried Andy gaily.
“He’s what you can call a real live wire!” added his twin.
“Come back with those magazines, I tell you!” bawled the stand keeper, shaking his fist at Asa Lemm. “Come back, I say!” And then he set off on a run after the stage.
He could not catch up to the vehicle, but he did catch up to the end of the wire, and as he stepped on this there was a tearing sound from beyond, and away came the button from Asa Lemm’s coat, bringing with it a strip of cloth.
“Hurrah, he’s got his magazines back!” exclaimed Randy.
“And a souvenir of Asa Lemm’s coat to remember him by!” added his brother.
Just as Andy said this a train came rolling into the station.