The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-06-25

M lsIiu pT1nge. :; vi-aciru~ girl
aLou' i~-r.iv wears oh. icit lnI..,. al
| -: i'nii.,h street. Br".ll,n. a.s.ui
half ;r,-; ~ ""lsrk Yesterday m"rIi-
iug. &, :" Ia tne residence ui VIZ.
. Tm,ii-. hrr fathers landlord. Win
lives in Cl::.'nu av-nur, between -,
Nal, nni Lafayette avrnuc-. Shr
WIS ,ir.-s-,,i ~ Il >hnr; black waikin:s
suit. white ma; aid waving feather.
and i.r carried her rcck-I,,nnk. ia
which M -".nr 81. in her hand. .iTi
a. 81 'w.> nearin. -. kalv avenu- :.
man -lip..,.: mr. i,ohini her. half >ro"p-
in.. a::i forcing her fingers from,
ar"u..i il. ,uaIch,i her pnck.tln"S.
and -lariad "n iuiI run down ;"war,:
De 7 ,lv avenue.
Ai:"r 4 moment Of >urIri-e and
hesitation. Miss lgamcr collected h-,
faculties. "..ii..rc,. h"r -i.iri> cut IT the
WAY Di her ny:I. feet. ami started il.
full rnr-rlit. Th- man "uIr,u Der.
bat a. li- turned the corner she u,;rre,i
pieTc;r" -cr.am. ~. called uu; IL
him. '.lnu had better brin. iha;
pock.Ihook back" lie he stated, IL
if ab,r; Ia com:.lv, aud then ran
ahead up DE kalb avenue. Mis-
PraI.,: followed swiftly after him.
not screaniug again. bu. keeping her
ewes Ey"'; upon the thief. lie lacked
back ,hrec ar f;ur times In sacred
way, hut pushed rapidly ahead. He
ran up De kalb avenue to Washing
ton avenue. Mough Wa>hirg;on
avenue ro Lafayette. along Lafayette
To W.veriey avenue. keeping ahnui
.hre"-;iuar:ars OF Il block ahead oi
Miss I'range nearly ali %! the wav.
She gained n quarter of a block upon
him g he neared Waverley avenue,
but he then iarted ahead.
A butchers wagon dashed along
Waverlev avenue crossed Lafayette
jus, IL Miss Prange reached the corner
AMI stopped moment. paniIn. fur
breath. {" watch the fugitive. "What
is the matter ," called ont the driver.
Miss Prange. wi,hoE; answering. tossed
her parcel into the wagon. climbed
swiftly over the wheel. and dropping
into the seat beside the as;Onished
owner. said: "Catch that man" The
driver did not wait for an explanation.
but whipped uD his horse. But the
beast went too slow for Miss Pranye,
AMI. grasping her ivory-handed silk
umbrella, she leaned forward and
began To punch him vigorously. She
caught hold Of the wagon, and piled
her umbrella until the horse sprang
into a gallon.
The driver begged her not to beat
the animal. As he might run away.
I'm no; afraid OF thai, she said. con-
tinuing her whipping.
The chase was lively through
Waverley avenue into DE kalb, and
up DE Kalb avenue number of men
and boys joined in it. The horse
moved bravely along. and rapidly
le.<ened the distance between pursuers
and pursued. The frightened fugitive
cast piiiful looks behind him, and
seemed ready every moment to give
up. but he ran along until the wagon
came up 10 him in De kalb avenue.
There several young men ran by his
side. and one of them touched him.
He stopped, tore oif his hat. and stood
painting. the perspiration standing on
his forehead in beads. Miss Prange
jumped from the wagon. AMI, walking
straight toward him, said:
What in the name of Heaven |
made you take that pocketbook?"
He handed her hack the pocketbook.
and then gave her the money which
he had taken out Of It and as he did
% he said: Miss. / was desperate.