Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-29
THAT MlTT."
Miss Alice's Cunning and Success
full Device.
CHAPTER l.

with watchtul, albeit rather sleepy
looking ewes. near a crowded corner OF
State Street in our busy, bustling. we'll
bepraised city. He was leaning. with q
langud grace. peculiar to his kind,
against one of those aesthetic posts i'm
pressed of late years into the postal
service of our country. and as he leaned
there he softly hummed verso Of
which the only audible words were
good night, ladies'
The Young and talented gentleman
here introduced uds gentleman.
courteous. brave and kind, and one OF
fortunes favorite sons. He was also
the city editor of The Morning Scoop
e,ntIp most brilliant and influential Of
our city journals. and he was in that
particular place at this particular time
in patient search after that thing which
his soul loved-an item
The sun was shining with almost
southern fntensity. and Sylvestre, who,
/ should have told you. was of southern
birth. had only to close his eyes little
more than usual and stand pear one Of
Ital as palatial pomological emporiums
TO be transported. Aladdin-like. TO his
childhoOd's home. had be so willed it.
In the throng of pedestrians and the
hurrying of veh cles this cynical young
man saw nothing that to his intelligent
eye was more than an oft told tale. He
continued his observations from force
of habit. or. rather. from that in
stnct born with the rightful member of
the fourth estate. He stood las one
who slept and dreamed; all things to
him unreal seemed" when, 10! one of
those fortunes that favor the brave. A
rustling Of silks, tapping of tiny boot
heels, gay but subdued chime of
charming laughter. bewildering
glimpse of scarlet lips and eyes that
suggested black velvet and black dia-
monds. all those distracting things in
fact that have disturbed the peace Of
men since Lilith. first beloved. dawned
on Adam. 1t was but moment and the
vision had passed him before our hero
had fairly opened his eyes His mind
was for once rippled. and like some
''inspred idiot" it feebly intermixed
girls and hours and other mythology
cal absurdities. Had he. the ubiqnit-
Gus reporter for long. long DAYS and
weeks. who had worn out innumerable
pairs of shoes tramping the city from
end to end uutl his present dignity
was fairly wOn-cOuid he have dwelt
within knowledge of that thing Of love-
liness and failed to make her his BY
right of discovery? Out with tho
thought She must be a stranger, per-
haps a Peri from the gate of Eden wan
dering discOnsolate.
In fact the passers bv were two very
good looking Ch cago & rls (they would
have been rare beauties elsewhere). but.
by the bow Of Cupid. one had he seen.
and only one. and she had fired his
Southern soul. He started forward in
time to catch the last glmmer of silk
As she passed into the dry goods palace
on the corner, then with sigh was
sinking back into his old. restful posi-
ton (Sslvestre was born tired). when.
oh. rapture, there at his feet lay q dainty
kid mItten!
"'Sdeath' CSdeath. oh. uni1itiated
into the mysteries of newspaperdom,
is the customary ejaculatory utterance
of the well-formed newspaper man OF
the nineteenth century,
"'Sdeath"' he calculated. II was
hers. Instinct told him that He seized
it with even more avidity then if it had
been an item. and with heart exultingly
beating, he hastily followed the ladies'
into the busy hive. where people were
packed like pickles in a jar" Up
stairs and in the basement; glowering
at the cash toys and forgetting to smile
hn lalr .larEp 81 90 o;ala
he pursued his fruitless search. forget
full of the fact that il was a corner store
with doors on two streets Exhausted
with such lahors and the heat of the
day. he muttered a-vocabulary word.
and reluctantly abandoned the search,
pocketed his precious find" and be-
took himself to his office. here to seek
forgetfulneSs in his accustomed wav.
The next morning in the columns Of
the paper whose staff he so brilliantly
ornamentei. appeared conspicuously
tbs legend:
WANTkD-The lady who yesterday lost on
State Street, near =. red stitched, fur
favor on the finder by sending the other one
to %. Daily SeOoptmup.
CHAPTER H.
Pretty Miss Alice Bingham. in her
own especial room next morning. sitting
bolt upright. with q stare of sstonish-
ment, read the above modest request.
Alice was a child of wealth. fashion and |
refinement. but she had . brother. and |
in her moment OF surprise. We regret TO |
say. her language was modelled in that |
of this near relative She said. with |
emphasis. too: We'll. he has a gallr' |
Suddenly she leaned back in her chair. |
and peal after peal of laughter foated |
musicallv around her beautiful room.
How successfully this fair fisher of men
had baited her hook and caught her fish
will be seen further on. Having laughed
to her hearts content, she mused mo-
ment, then rose, attired herself to 20
forth conquering and to conquer. and
went. as she said. ito beard the lion in
bis very den"
"1es, tna, ls Its mate" he exclaimed.
when
How do you know" she asked,
looking suspciously at him; but this
time he was prepared. and had his little
lie quite ready. if necessary. as it was.
80, saw the other when the fellow
came last night"
1.-The fellowo It was Q man then"
-yes-oh-yes. Some. fellow
picked itup. | saw it when he came in"
rubbing his chin and looking anywhere
but at her
80 yes. of course you would see IL
then. How stupid am" with smile;
then. as he deprecated such self-slsnder:
20 yes. l am. l sometimes do tho
most ridiculous things. You could
believe them. As I don't wish
to shock you, though, won't enlighten