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Show RAGGED EDGE OF THE WORlT"1! AS SEEN BY A COLORADO ft ,,fr?T:lJS running away from homo 6 and seeing tho world is not what J It's cracked up to be." said young James McHwce of Cripple Crip-ple Creek. Colo., who landed In Salt Lake lnot evening with an empty stomach stom-ach and no prospects of a bed for the night. "I'll bo satisfied after thin with three square meals a day and a good bed I've seen enough of the world to last me a long time." The youngster presented a pitiful sight with bis dirty face and begrimed hands, and there was a wistful expression expres-sion on his face whsn he spoke of tho good homo he had voluntarily left, with kind parents who did all they could for him. Six days of hunger and hardship were enough to open the boy's eyes to the advantages of a home, and, disillusion disillu-sion his fancy of the Utopian. Ideas he had entertained of tho outside world. He found it a pretty cold old place, and Is more anxious to get back homo than he was to run away. James Mcllwee was induced to run away by two other boys, likewise bent on Doc-lng the world. They left Cripple Crip-ple Creek last Monday, and beat their way to Helper. Tho other lads had a llttlo money and they turned the cold shoulder on- James. He had hard scraping getting something to eat and was unsuccessful In beating his way-out way-out of the place. He finally secured an opportunity to shovel coal on an engln6 to get to Salt Lake. He wished the engine had- taken him to Cripple Creek. On his coat the runaway boy wears a White Crops button, which, although .contrasting to his disadvantage with the dirty coat lapol, spoke volumes In his favor. Tho Whlto Cross society is an organization with tlici object of arousing and fostering respect In boys and young men for thoso of the oppo-clto oppo-clto Wix. James Mcllwee lo president of the White Croso branch at Altmans Colo. Ho Is likewise chairman of tho executive committee of the Antl-CIgar-etto Smoking League of America at the same place. The boy says that his homo is at Midway, Cripple Creek district, not far from- Altman. He Is a bright boy, and thero Is no doubt but that he haa profited by the lesson of his- trip out Into tho world. He has written to his parents for money with which to get home, and says that ho will tryi to find work to earn his living until ho hears from home. |