Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-13
A DETECTIVES STORY.

How q Cleveland Confidence Man Secured
q Lady's Valuable Watch.
Last summer, one afternoon, an es-
Unable young lady whom l happen to
know personally went down to Lake
view Park to battle in the balmy breezes
waited DER the lake from the pine for
ests of Michigan. As she strolled in
perfect content with herself and the
world in general she was accOsted by
an exceedingly nice-looking and we'll
dressed young man. His address was
so refined that she soon fell into as ami
mated a conversation with him as the
warmth of the day permitted. They
walked and talked and gradually the
conversation began to turn upon him
self. He painted his past life in glow
ing colors and made his future out to
be dazzling in brilliancy. He was the
only son of wealthy lumberman and
was travelling around the world on no
other mission than that of killing time.
They sat upon a seat under the
shade of the trees, while he filled her
full of fine words. He was an expert
in the art of wooing and knew we'll
when to draw the line between famil-
iarity and reserve. He was the most
modest of men at times and begged
pardon for his presumption when no
pardon was necessary. The young
lady thought he was adorable. She
gazed at him with eyes of love. and he
was by no means slow in returning the
divine feeling.
Then when the sinking sun warned
them that the day was dying she arose
to go, gave him her address and asked
him to call upon her that evening.
That was exactly what he wanted, and
as they walked homeward he dwelt
upon the glories of the setting sun, the
harmonious blending of the various
colors, SO wildly represented to them
far out upon the lake, and hoped the
closing of her life would be as splendid.
g In the evening he called upon her
and won the hearts of pa and ma by
the grace of his presence and the sage
ness of his utterances. He talked of
Rome and the catacombs, Egypt and
the Nile, the quaintness and the blaz-
ing whiteness of the houses of Mar
settles, the glaciers and snow-capped
mountains of Switzerland and the
gaiety of Partisan life.
HE asked the young lady to take q
IL Tho chol0 ~ ,,o1il
avenue in the delicious GOODNESS of the
evening. She was nothing loath. Once
outside he poured out the pent-up feel
ings of his heart, told her that he
loved her as woman never was loved
before, and would have fallen upon
his knees ON the sidewalk then and
there If his suspenders had not been
SO tight She verify believed that it
was case of love at first sight Coyly
he asked her for some proof of her af-
lection and intimated that they had
better exchange watches for the night,
as that would furnish him with an ex-
cuse to call again in the morning.
The idea was brilliant one, and she
at once accepted it. Her father had
given her an elegant little gold watch
at her last birthday. His watch glis-
tened like FURNISHED gold under the
electric light. 1t was solid and heavy
and three times as big as her own.
They parted at the garden gate.
HE did not 60 to see her the next
morning. nor has he been there since.
Her suspicious were aroused. and she
brought the watch to me. After his
magnetic eyes were Withdrawn it looked
vulgar in her sight, and she would have
none of it She gave it to me. My
idol is crushed to the dust, she cried
as she left.
lis it a good watch, you ask? The
most enterprising one I ever saw.
Makes from twenty-five to thirty hours
q day. What is it worth? Oh, they
sell them by the bushel. and if you find
fault with the price they throw in .
couple of shovelfuls extra "-Jesoeleys'
Weekly.