The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-15

my innocence" he mischievously said,
and added: odd you lose large
sum?"
Zone hundred dollars, sir.
"That is, indeed, a great loss" DIR.
s. remarked, courteously, "but L
think if you act on the conductors adj
vice YOU may recover il.
"Do you think Mr.. Lawrence took
it ?"
A nameless fear seized Jennie's mind.
Ct think it probable, madam" DIR.
S answered. "Just think it all
over and make your conclusions"
His manner was so kindly that Jennie
dawned on her mind the idea that Alex
but fiirt and a hypocrite. 1t is easy
for New England girl to arrive at a
conclusion. The fire flashed to her eyes,
and with the rushing of the blood came
u sense of hatred for the man in whom
she had so foolishly confided, and whom
she now regarded as an impostor. A
feeling of faintness came over her.
30 dear, what shall L do?" was all
she could say.
The kind heart of DIR. s. was
touched, and he interested himself in the
young lady, inquIring into all of the par
ticulars. When Jennie spoke of her par
ents and her home tender chord was
touched in the clergyman's heart. He
advised her to leave the cars mt the next
station, return to Worcester, and there
put the case in the hands of the police.
Jennie consented to the plan, and, great
ly to her surprise and pleasure, DIR. s.
volunteered to accompany and assist
her.
Fortunately the up-train was met at
the next station, and Jennie, with DIR.
S, left the one train to take the
other. The excited girl felt ashamed of
her position, and divided her anger be-
tween Alexander Lawrence and the au-
thor who had dared picture pick
pocket as man with black beard,
wearing suit of conventional black.
No longer did she distrust DR.. s..
When they reached Worcester DIR.
s. sought the chief of police, and the
result of the matter was that Mr.. Alex
ander Lawrence was soon in the hands
of the law. The missing pocket-book
was not found on his person, but an in
dictment was procured against him, and
dltcI uu cAdIlllidJlOil nc WHO tIillltlcu W
bail. In the strongest terms he depre-
Gated the accusation, alleging that he
was "only flirting"
Dr. S felt confident that the thief
had been secured, and was equally sure
that, with the conductors evidence, he
would be convicted. He took Jennie to
hotel, and, with assurances of hope,
babe her goodnight.
The poor affrighted girl threw herself
into chair, and gave vent to her grief
in an outburst of tears. She felt that
her money was lost, Boston an impossi-
bility, and disgraceful return to Perry
vile certainty. In the agony of her
sorrow she frantically pulled OFF her hat
and threw it from her-when out rolled
the lost pocket-book
Jennie row remembered indistinctly
that she had slipped it from her bosom
into her hat that morning when Mr..
Lawrence had stepped out for glass of
water, thinking that it would be safer
there. She had been so fascinated by
the hatterer that the act had been for
gotten.
Dr. S received the explanatory
confession with merry laugh. Mr..
Lawrence was released. In the morn
ing Jennie went on to Boston with DIR.
S, and by him was introduced to
ladies' seminary. The 500 did good
work, and Jennie returned to Perryville
n "finished young LADY,. OF course,
Rev Dr. S married her and George
Harrison, and Jennie tells her children
of her romance