The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-07-19

! ION, I've como mere 10 puy fOIletulHH
for sophy, sir; but l hope l have not hur'
you"
mo, not much, but you should not be SC
impetuous. Are you running by tho fou
fifteen trainl"
''Ycs, sir, think So" replied tho youth
"Thcn we may ms well travel together
l want to speak to you about the shooting
over the glole lands, SO buy your bau
bles, my dear boy-buy your baublcs, al
once"
The dear boy lost no time; he selected
a diamond and opal necklace, brooch and
bracelet to match; the whole value, fifty
pounds, not ca,h-SopAy was lucky girl
offered hundred pound note in pay
ment, and demanded change--not as his
reverend acquaintance had done, as a mat
ter of favor, but as hs right.
"Thcre! change that" be said, and flung
his note on the counter.
Now it seemed to good Mr. Elephant
that there could be 10 possibility of danger
in changing a note even for so unusual an
amount when pryscntcd by Il gentleman oi
Mr.. Dalcimcr's appearance and manner
Mr.. Dacimcr why he might an Arch.
bishop, but this young Rapid, with his
hands thrust in the pocket Of his peg ton
trowsers, with ballet dancer pin, and his
birds eye scarf, chewing his tooth.pich,
with his hat cooked, was a very different
sort Of customer. He could not be bad
character himself oh, no! did not the di-
vine cali him Frank" and would lie
frank" and hut respectable pcopIo3 Bu.
young men will be young men, and some
times keep very bad company. So, the
Exchange being near Mt hand, Mr. Ele.
phant dispatched younI Rapids note TO the
master Of the place to be scrutinized, pre-
tending all the timr, that he was sending
it cut to be char ged. Tho messenger re
turned and whispered to bis employer that
the report was that the note was perfectly
good one, and he, rather ashamed of him
srlf for having kept his worthy customer
waiting whilst he INDUCED in such un-
worthy suspcon---hastily changed the de-
faced note, and having handed the differ
cree and Sophy's "bauhIes" to Rapid, was
lowing his customer out, when--oh that
this pen should have TO record it police.
man, mea;hloss with haste and excitement
dashed into the shop and seized the rcycr-
end gentleman an' his lively young friend
by their collars, and am sorry 10 add
that the responsibility of tho f rner drop
ped from him like cloak, and he stood
tremLljng, tie very picture Of detected
swiudlcr.
"W-w-w--whats tho meaning Of
ibis" ea,pcl poor Mr.. Elephant.
"Why, yon have two Of the most motor
ions Gor9or> in England n your shop--that's
ALL rolliad the man IN t!aoi proceeding
to laH1culf the prisoners.
"Iiayc yon changed any rotea G9r
tlym?'
~ ,,-v-.voa -'vn o' hundred a.
"Thov are forgorios, then, the clevcrcst
out. Here, give them to me" Mr.. EIe-
phant obcycl mechanically. Il ,hal! have
toproducc thom at the police office to make
tho charco-Il cab, and the constable,
having secured the dardi"s on his captives,
thrust ,hcrl in ;he cab, and having tod
the still confused jnwclcr to come along 5
soon Is lie could "to swear agin thcm,"--
drove on,--,cierc
Echo mikes tie a,ual response For new
or from that moment has Mr. Elephant set
his gaze upon either Of his customers; the
pretended policeman who drove them away
tho VA ch the irwclry; lhc change or the
polf. ely good Bank Of England notes for
one hundred pounds apiece, with which
their ingenious va. committed.