The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-11-27
THE STORY THAT WAS TOLD
BY the FIorId- Faced Man With CIear-Cut
Features and Innocent-LoOking Eyes.

Features and Innocent-LOOkingE Eyes
New York Tribune.I
4 man with ford face and clear-cut
features, whose eyes had a peculiarly in
nocent look in them, got on an elevated
railroad car the other day to come down
town He became absorbed in the con
tents of a newspaper, and apparently did
not notice young man sitting near him.
whose eyes seemed Tiveted upon his heavy
gold watch-chain. After several stops at
the stations the car became nearly empty.
The young man suddenly rose, and,
crossing over TO the old gentleman, re
marked:
Il beg your pardon. sir but is not this
your purse2 l found 1t in the seat by
your side
The older man looked at the purse and
then at the young man for full a minute
Then he carefully removed his glasses,
wiped them with his handkerchief, smiled
to himself, and calmly queried:
And if it was not mine what would
you do with ity
"Wby-of course, said the young fell
low, slightly coloring, I'd return it to
the owner.
aOh. yes. I see But young man. sit
down here for minute and let me tell of
a scene that l once witnessed.
The young man, somewhat discon-
certed, mechanically obeyed, and allowed
the elder one to proceed
Zone day in April, some three years
ago, ! was passing through Chambers
street, on a business errand, when eSpied
a pair of lady kid gloves lying upon the
sidewalk. / hurried forward to pick them
up; but was Just too late. as another per
son short distance ahead of me secured
them He looked at me in quizZical
manner, and when l asked him to let me
see them. he politely assented. But as if
fearful of being seen he nudged me to
come into an open doorway where we
could look at our prize with comparative
safety. AS l took the gloves from his
hand aud pulled them apart, so
as to examine their worth, | was
surprised to find large, heavy
lump of something tied up in one
municated to him my discovery, when he
snatched the gloves from my hand and
commenced working the article out of the
finger hole In few momen,s he held
up to my aStonished view a handsome
ieweled ring, which at the lowest ought
to have been worth $50. | expressed my
surprise in very open way, and asked
him to let me see it This he did, and at
the same time asked what thought it
was worth. l unhesitatingly gave him
my opinion. Then what had we better
do with itT he asked Why, advertise it
in the papers,, l suggested and the
owner will probably give us handsome
price for returning it. This he
thought was very good plan, but he
was then on his way to the train
to go out of the city for q month or two
and consequently he would not be able to
receive any of the money. I'll tell you
he finally said, the owner will at least
give you SO for returning it. and if you
will give me 50 now / will surrender the
gloves and ring TO you. How does that
suit? It's fair. isn't it?!
well, yes, | had to acknowledge it
was, and so without murmuring handed
him So, and walked away with the ring
The next two days l advertised in the
papers for the owner of the ring; but no
one came to claim it On the fourth day
/ concluded / had acted honesty in the
matter, and was now justified in selling
it. ! took it TO a prominent jeweler 5
where l knew its true value would be
given. and-what do you think it YVES
WORTH"
The young man shifted uneasfly in his
seat and lodged the smiling eyes of the
speaker.
why. it was a brass ring worth about
3 cents. and put in the glove by that ras-
cal of a swindler. Now, then, contin
ued the gentleman, in a severe tone,
"what would you do if you discovered
that same fellow up to his old trick
againr"
All this is my station; l must go.
Good morning. And the young man
with the purse slid gently along the car,
and disappeared in the crowd on the plat
form. The old gentleman resumed his
reading. and chuckled to himself every
now and then.