Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-01
IN BETTER DAYS.
An Incident in the Life of EmbeZZler Scott
How He Became II Hero and Won His
From the New York Times.


An Incident in the Life of Embezzler Scott
How He Became Hero and won d1S
Bride.
From the New York Times.
Many years ago when base ball ex-
element was at q height never since
attending the national game, when
everybody, from millionaires to street
boys, bowed down and worshiped,
there occurred an incident which is re-
called by our latest Wall Street sensa-
tion-the disappearance ofTeller Rich
ard S. Scott from the bank OF the
Manhattan Company with $16O, 200
of stolen funds. One bright June
morning Banker Cross carriage rat
tied down town to the planks OF a
Brooklyn ferry-boat. The turnout
was chiefly noticeable for three orfour
lovely girls which it Observation-Disclosures
Cross daughters-famous beauties
A flush of pink color touching maiden
cheeks and animated gestures made
by pretty hands Indicated that the
Misses Cross were unusually agltated.
They had been smitten, like all other
New York bellies, with the base ball
fever. Not far from the bankers
coach a tiny newsboy stood pleading
with youth Of the gilded order. The
dandy was out Of temper, and the
gamin consequently had to suffer.
GIVE me my money or give me my
paper" demanded the boy. "You
know [ can't stand foolin' here, SO
hurry up" Get out, you cheeky
young beggar!" was the savage reply,
"or I'll have you arrested" The al
tercation went on, when suddenly the
paper went over into the East River,
and, without warning, the polished
CATERS Of the man in fine clothes col
lided with the newsboy. Then a quiet
young fellow of rather athletic build,
who had looked up at the noise from
the bat handle he had been stringing
strobe over to the dandy, tapped him
on the shoulder and said: "Pay that
boy his money / saw you toss his
paper overheard"
'What right have you to interfere ?"
the gllded youth responded.
"Give the boy his money, sir !"
The dandy's only reply was to shove
the stranger aside, and in another mo-
ment, while the newsboy stood among
his dailies on the deck, the quiet-man-
nered chap had the fellow by the
throat. Slap, slap, slap! Even the
girls in the coach could hear the noise
made by the palm of that hand as it
struck the gilded youths cheek. Lean
ing forward they watched the denoue-
ment. "Give that boy his change!"
was once more the strangers COM
mand. This time it was obeyed with
alacrIty, and the victim skunk off to
become one Of the first to hurry from
the boat as she pumped into her
dock. There was a soft little clap
ping of feminine hands. and dimes were
showered down upon the newsboy.
Then, as the chains were lowered and
the crowds began to scurry onward,
the Crosses coachman cracked his
whip, and his fair burden was lost to
sight. So was the young athlete,
vanished in the rush. An hour later,
over on the popular old Brooklyn
ball grounds, bevy on bevy of bright
eyed New York girls were watching
play on the diamond field between a
Brooklyn team and a popular metro
politan nine. When the game was fin
ished the refreshment tents-quite the
fashion then-were visited and lemon
ade and sparkling ginger ale were
quaffed in unlimited quantities. Even
the bankers daughters were not
averse to such plebean thirst destroy
ers. In the midst of gossip and chatter
belle beckoned to young man, and
he was introduced to one of the
Misses Cross in this wise: 81 say, Liz
zie, dear, here is Mr.. Blank, of whom
you have heard me speak" Mr..
Blank stood in mute establishment.
Lizzie, dear, had deliberately turned
her back upon him. Wasn't he the
dandy she had seen abusing a little
newsboy? Wasn't he the person she
had seen pleasant-looking young
athlete humbling. That wasn't the
sort of an acquaintance she desired.
The scene changed a moment later,
when one of the heroes of the days
game, attired once more in his sober
tweed suit, was the object of glances
from the soft eyes of this same pretty
girl. She had welcomed an introduce
ton to him almost with enthusiasm.
"Why, Mr.. Scott, it was you who
punished that fellow on the boat as
we were coming over; you ought to be
ashamed Of yourself, but-couldn't
you have slapped just aittle harder ?"
This was how and this was when bank
embezzler Dick Scott met the girl who
subsequently consented to be his wife.
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