The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-08


r1cL aas a swell Of the most rroaoancej
TYPE. witn iI-ht Ed -loves, si-cr Leaded
cane and aTar Of trousers OF small eHecS
pattern. cl U.i,A ie ep9eued particularly
vain. TT, = tuo aa-ers q li' leit-haad
he carried q lighted c.-ar. from which az
wide intervals be sac-Cl q minute dose ~
smoke w!.ha l5fy vlitao whiclimpiledt shat
toacrcat llnl ee bin tlc smoking Of that
delicious oI.ar ugs cs disasTceablo as the
takmg q phy.c % those Of common clay
On hcaria- 10y f.~.c. ;Iis poor creature tf.
triol % STARE ne ~. f count euaucc b. way
Of imDrcs.l1r lie with his ercatne.s, and
the1. faiiiag C3..1lelclv iI that. he f0lciy
nib5led tAe .ilgce knob Of bis Gaze, took az
almiring g'araa q. bis lovely check trousers,
and then sa.I.
"You arr catssor Vi thieves, / believe"
ayes: sou are DO. ono of them, AFRO N0ut /
kaid. VITA e fac rs immosable as that Of a
statue.
''No no" and Tee Gusaed up, and needed a
dainty saca g. bis cigar TO bring him round.
81 come aerc-.o-ah send you after one
sea-
"Yougc leea robbed then and lspose IN
surprise. for be i.i not look SO much enrased
or c1citcl ss uae.sy AID confused.
Vel suppose that's the way TO put
1t. I've b,ea robbed Of ring set wiki dia-
monds and lubics AID al that sort Of thing,
You know. / bought IL some time ago 20
give 10 a laAy who is 20 be-ah-you know
aud be si.1Yorod like a girl TO imply that The
lady was ID be bis wilc, ''and l was showing
il 60 a low person lately, and she put Il on
her own ACKNOWLEDGMENT you believe
it.-acta1ny kcpti-.
SOh. that's common enough, | shortly an
swered, th.lkns that understood the whole
case, "and tho OILY safe plan Is not 10 gomto
the company Of low PERSONS
.rrae-ycry true lac not vory heartily
returned, but you SEE | never thought she
would refuse 70 give itup.'
ooh. you diGa'tyn and 1 laughed uproar
sously 60 bis apparent simplicity you
thought she wou'1 give it up whenever YOU
asked it-ehl Wei, who is sac, aal where
does sine i.vc.'
"Her namo is Nelly Stephens, ard She
works at flcNab's, o. the bridge, tlerc-slo'5
what's called iIacanist, Cnd rather
pretty g.ri. too
oar r.,Grnel with gasp, 'shc works
then, thought She was a.
"Oh. no nothing Of the kind be an
swcrcd, with a guilty flush and heightened
uibble at his care Top. shes a eool enough
girl. but she won give ~ that ring
Bat hoo did yca come to haye ANYTHING
60 DO with 8 girl iI Ter posi- ion|' | wonder
ingly asked
II cs1't tcl," lie answered., wish % ple-sel
lok. "su1pose is because "a SO deuco
fascinating. TIC gns Wont LctP away
from me- som,t - IS t-in@ III bc s-ao'Iered
am0-s then, or i-isit eaten ~ H.-3 q iulA3
OF sugar ce1dy,' aal Zee proudly adjusted his
cigar and ~ c-at the buttons oi his laYcI-
der lid gloves Ucrc c,i right
"Ah! .Ipr02 ios those lovely checked
trou i3 Che. Cd it, | eagerly ami eravcy
suggcs d.
"Gad, ! beA,vc You've hit d. he g.
claimed, g. - ct1ved another worship
ing clinc, ol TIE small chcc..s No
woman en- resi- them. hu, really" he
sddci. vi'A altlao c3mplaconce' Il cannot
MARY All ,he ID is.t.al creatcbas' some oI
the-l laut Zee c.sa. nte.' traps l-e, j
6roI, tier bears @-l die. But I'm rot 20
be blinri fog ihat They should no- ial, 10
byo with iio'
'thcF should A)., mdeed, i ciAgu"uciIiy
responded
"Whcn win you get re the ring lie
added quit llt,erci Lg my words
"Ol. that depends vcrJ much Oh gre cum
niug and determination Of tho iAief Oh
say She ;oo., j. irom YOU and refused 10 give
1t upY
ayes, something Ike thai be uneslly
answered: "anl it COS, me so, ard tina,
200 much 80 lose.n
swell, YOU know, when a woman sets her
heart on a thing she generally succeeds. 50 /
shall probably ~, Sc; tho rms at AL Shell
have it safely hidden, I've no doubt; but "e
eau take Der and pucisA her for the theft
suppose yen toll her YOU "erc coming here
80 lodge the char~oF
Eyes, hut The canning jade wouldn't BE-
hevo me Us not easy getting woman -
believe you're in earnest lie added with a
look of experience and another loving nibble
at his cane knob. "What Will be her sentence
for stealins that ringN
son. praps thirty days. Has she ever been
here beforcn
"Oh, no. she's respectable, You know
''S,rangc thea, that She should refuse 10
give up tue ring Praps you've made love
10 her, though"
sNever neyeg-'pon honor" he bolster
Ously answered. with delighted chuckle,