Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-08-16
Outside the Limits.


home now, Or I'll take you to the
lookup" said a sturdy guardian of
the peace to thinly clad girl linger-
ing in the doorway of a large office
building on La Sale street.
ST wasn't doing any harm, sill. I
only wanted to get warm," she re-
torted, crouching back into the door
way as gust of wind whirled the
snow into her face.
s'Nice place to get warm! Come
along, I'll take you where it is warm
enough" said he, laying his hand
roughly on her arm.
With frightened cry she jerked
her arm from his hold, and ran
swiftly away.
''Well, I'll be beat" he mutJers,
and opens the door from which he
has driven the girl and warns his
hands over the register.
The girl meanwhile continues to
run, occasionally looking back to
see if she is pursued. In turning a
corner she comes in forcible contact
with belated pedestrian. He looks
at her in astonishment as she raises
her eyes to his face and murmers an
apology. He IS evidently of be-
nevolent turn of mind, as he stops to
inquire into the cause of her apparent
fright.
Il was only standing in door
way, sir, trying to get little away
from the wind, and they told me to
leave. That is all sir
Have you no home to 60 top
ssYes sir, / have a home, but |
want to earn some money before l
go there to night %
81 understand" he returns
thoughtfully. ''It is really too bad,
too bad. But come with me; per-
haps can help YOU
They walk rapidly for about a
block, when he stops abruptly be-
fore a policeman, tramping his
rounds with much vigor to keep his
blood in circulation in the frosty air.
81 met this girl on La Sale street
near Washington street. She seems
to have no place to go to. You had
better take her to the police station
for shelter. 1t is pity that she
should throw herself away in the
streets: she seems very young. Here
Is my card" says the good Samari-
tan.
The policeman looks at the card,
acknowledges the introduction of the
good, great Tin avolrdupois) man
with: GAS long as such gentlemen
as you live, sir, we will be able to
to dispense charity to good effect, u
and turning his eyes 70 where the
girl had been standing, he stares in
amazement, and, muttering a hasty
apology to the gentleman, starts in
pursuit.
LAS l thought; a professional
beggar," murmurs the man of good
intentions, and he swings himself on
a passing car.
The policeman soon loses sight OF
, the girl, and to warm himself steps
r into a brilliantly lighted saloon and
imbibes freely of warming liquors.
' receiving with becoming resignation
the commlserating comments of the
customers of the place at his unfor-
tunate position in the cold weather.
n Meanwhile the girl has continued
n her course northward and crossed
the Wells street bridge. Exhausted
= she fingers in the entrance to the
Northwestern Railway depot. Al
no one seems to observe her she
!. ventures into the waiting-room ant
t warns her blue, cold fingers by the
e register.
A lady in rich attire views her dis
trustfullY, and gathering up her par
cells walks to another end of tn,
y room. The child watches her Gu
|, riously with her large, dark, sunker
Il eyes, and defiant tear rolls dowl
the thin, saIlow cheeks. With :
= swift, nervous movement she wipes
it away with handful of her darl
= = hair, which hangs in tangled masses
- over her back and shoulders, giving
her strange, uncanny appearance.
," A small, silk purse lying on tn
r. floor catches her eyes, and the CLEAN
of the gold and silver within is tempt
i ing. She picks it up, and walks t
- lady who had evidently dropped
when she had changed her seat a
- the time the little vagrant approach
a ed the register. She looks up a
ID the girls approach, and seeing th
it purse in her hands, rises hastily an,
"a snatches 1t from her.
"My purse," she says shortly, by
: added,as if somewhat ashamed of her
~ self, ''Thank you," and turns to
): gentleman approaching her and bid
ss him smiling good-evening.
IL The girl fingers in her vicinity
y ;. moment and timidly lays her hand o.
the lady's arm. She turns impatient
,o ly, and says with shiver of dis
ye gust,-
e. ''Go way you wretched little beg
lg gar"
>. One of the depot policeman hear
IN IN the remark and roughly orders th
in little girl to leave the premises.
he She hurries away, and after run
ne ming some blocks turns down sid
street. She looks at the sky no,