Where He Found His Name

"Gentleinanly Dick he was called," and the speaker took his pipe out of his mouth and glanced around the waitiug room where he and two comrades were sitting watching for the night express with the hope of getting a few passengers for the hotels. They were all bus ilrivers, young and hearty looking fsllows. "Yes," mused one of the men, "I know who he is. I seen him one day not long since. He had just rescued a poor, 'croppy' lookin dog from the boys and Baid he was goin to take it home to his gals. What was the reason of his bein called 'Gentlenianly Dick. ' " "Didn't you never know?" asked the first speaker. "Nope. Let's hear about it. I've had some cnriosity to know, ' ' and the other two men lit their pipes afresh and settled themselves comfortably in expectation of the forthcoming interesting narrative. "Well, you see, he uster drive for the Brown House. Drove their best bus for eight years, and he allus tipped his 1' r to the passengers. Some of them he ;i so of ten he got to know 'em, and 1 -■y'd say some pleasant thingnow and t a to make a feller feel good. One siight him and me wos settin round tliis here stove, and there wos four fellere come in. ïiiey sat down in that there corner, ' ' and the speaker jerked his thumb toward the spot indicated, "and begun to talk. I wos settin here smokin and Dick wos smokin too. He wasn't sayin much, but seemed to be doin some deep thinkin. Every little while he would run his fingers through his thin gray hair. ' 'All of a sudden one of them fellers let out a string of oaths as long as my arm. ' ' And the speaker held out a good brawny specimen for illustration. "Dick didn't say ïiothin, but he looked up sudden and scowled; then he puffed away on nis pipe again. Finally one of them made a remark. Well, it was pretty swcepin. 'T was about women in general, and there wasn't no gettin round it. It made me hot. "Well, sir, Dick got right up and walleed over to them. " 'Boys,' he sez, 'I've livednearly 60 years, and in the same space of time I've never heard somuch profanity, vile talk and slander as I've heard from you fellows tonight in 20 minutes. ' Then he went on: 'I had amother andawife, God bless 'em, and I've got one sister still livin, though I hain't seen her for years, and it makes me shiver in my boots to hear the way you speak. Yon are all good lookin chaps and seem well dressed and respectable. For the sake of your mothers, sweethearts or wives quit talking such wickedness. I don 't mean to be harsh. I only speak with the privilege wtaich comes of oíd age. ' "Then fellers, air, if you'll bslieve me, soi; still and never spoke all the while that Dick was a-talkin. Finally one feller, who knew Dick, the biggest one in the crowd, said in a hearty way: 'Thanks, old fellow. I ay, boys, three cheers for Gentlemanly Dick. ' And they were given with a hearty will. Then one after another got up and sneaked out in the night. Helio, here comes the express! Hope she's loaded for this here town. ' ' And the men all lef t. The little waiting room which had served aa