The Red Cloud chief., 1881-11-17
pAyE's sEtg,H FOR 4 tlgrEt.
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.chupl. II wi,h . :, x, arssani 10
Iiaruc. drug .tarc sal rvg NJ. i'uliy .
carpet haS that sAs .vtl usrfe ahsui kAi
an hour A.
Ms, iogys The stout enuatrS lafy
With glasses Whose brrthers farm
b u.. We ia, Oi a. AL saanmesP
Yes. Ms is.ily WaianshL She
came frota III. ispzsi la the street ears
To- / arncs o1rner bot thvTr she sas
pcr,ioxe,I how tai Svs aluaE HAVING. t~
s.dcs her carpet ess. hes arms isil 81
bunsll.s and Assgrs SINE stranger
who LETT The cag nj The same { mS, t.sSn-
in. that she had sili some distance "a
walk. ~aiyt,cvi her IN lraVe hcT Car-'t
bag N the drus-sloFc. ~aich ~as has
b, proposed doins with has
IcioTs starring. Dave sen oai io The
q ming room close; 10 gvt an Apple so
two d eat While thus engaged. be
overheard hiss mother a, ,ag IA an AN
drrtouc to Mary. the ZAP stairs EttL hat
Miss Folly was commencing - icvt
rather ANXIOUS aisOui her tHPsihag,
lest the strange man might have bal
spme lie. IN tU punsoSriy c,eh,ngc Il
Tor hi. "
lie surc YOU &c, the right lag. saii
Mir Burt n Dass went oat Ntss
Polly ssys hers wss placed under tho
right hand counter. iust opposite to
WHERE The stranger hal his placed and
- make NO mistakes. see Mr.. harncs
him-.li. II possible.
AZ the drug tore. Dave fouul n %
MIR. Harnes clerk. who ~as siand NJ
Mt tie back Il the store. bcisrcn the
two rows 81 counters
Yes there weru two bags here.
Dave. . SAID the clerk. bat tn. gen
tlcnan ,lrscr. bel by MIR. iisFnss ~ the
Owner ot one of them ha, bocu bach and
taken has away
'Wvi. Miss FOLLY u always Jus;
.lreaiiully exact. and she say hers was
put under the right han counter.
cont nu,,i Dave. going to lo"k behind
the neat to Ihe SIDE If the
street.
There's where the man took his
bsg from. sad the clerk quickis NOV
ing ~ look under the soda fountain
counter. but here, a bag IA Ter th .
counter"
Hes got Miss Polly's bag'' on
claimed Dave. Which VA DID he
go?'
II didn't noticc. However. ! To
member him "a, IA that he hal zen
up To Mr. Joseph Cooper :. I've blocks
above here. but Il Wa NOT the gentle.
man of that name hc was lpoklng Tor.
You hail better run Up there. Dave. aud
see II he has been there. But iirsi. are
you sure that tbs isn't Mis-. Folly
bag"
"Yes. I'm sure. because !. wasn't
where she said she hal loit hers: and
hers wasn't new and bright like tbs
one. Last summcg her nephew Joe
and took her carpet lag. without ask.
ing leave. 10 carry thing. 10 n picnic.
ani somehow We got ice cream oa one
side and blackberry pie on the other."
The stranger had been at Mr. C.r,p-
cr's. and had been directed To- inquire
in Porter Street. about n NIL. AWAY. for
the man he VA loosing for. Return
ing to the drug store. the clerk AL issd
Dave To wait until the man couli have
time To discover aud remedy his mi<-
take. But Dave wa 50 positive IL sas
worse than n mistake. that when a well
known grocer wagon anne along. 20
ing down town. he askcd for n ride to
Porter street. to see IL the man had
really % there.
Then take THIS bag a'ong with you."
said the drug-clerk In ease YOU ind
the man. you can e1changc bags with
him without further trouble.'
Dave : repeated ringing at the bell Of
the house in Porter street finally caused
n Woman to look II from IA upper
window.
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buy ANYTHING from peddleu"
But Eve got n eafPei bag here. that
isn't Dave began IN protest
You needn't tell me how good IL 10
! don't want = carpet~bag ThereT'
And down went the ~indos-sash.
Dave Wa about to rtng the door bell
again. when 4 sleepy-looxing girl came
growing 10 the basement door. She
answered tina; The stranger with a car.
pet-bas had called there: bu, A. the
gentleman he was looking for had
moved. she had sent him % 4 house .ir
blocks away.
Going TO the designated house. Dave
set the csrPet-bsg down on The door
step with a bang. aud pulled the door
bell until he could hea IL ring AGAIN.
A boy of about Dawes age ansrerei
the summons. aud he Vas questioned
relating 70 the strange man With the
carpet bag.
Did Uncle Seth bring . carpet bag
with him. the boy called TO some one
within the house
yes What 10 uantedr' said +.
LADY. coming 20 the door.
Then Dave repe.ied why be sisbed
To make the change.
This - rather strange" said the
Lady. eying Dave closely. You de-
scribe the gentleman who came here
with his carpetbaz though now he =
downtown at;enthng 10 soms business.
and sill not return until &c % eioek
thu. evening. I'm afraid VOC will have
20 come again. when he
oh. l doa't vant To see him. said
Dave. Jus. give me Miss PoIiy's bag.
and take this one in IT, place. I'm in .
great hurry To ge; home. and hsse . long
.ay TO 90"
I'm sorry 20 refuse yoa. bat you
viii have 10 come again, when the geo.
tseman 10 IN" sad the iadF. looking
steadily as Dave But wou't you come
in and wait fos him, Too look very
tired" /
mo. ms'sm. I mussa's wait, and I !
can't leave this bag aniss yos give me
Mis- Poiiy'a"
Dare ~ beginnins 70 think boz his
nDehsr voasd be voadering whas bad
become a hiD- and Miss folly would
Be soeTying - greas rate sbo9f her
~ He kad - swo cents Doe shan
enoaxh for s6ag3s ezslfnss. which esx-
- lin snly kskf-usy hsoss 1nlthsaL
- e.. - agaiDtsu1gsd aIsag
skassy taG