The sun., 1889-12-08
TER STORIES or THR THREE BURGLARS.
BY FRANK a srocETOM
Author, Of Such Works for Instance, as
the Lady or the Tiger,
A, TIMELY TALE.


DON'T Beo'nOW u man COulu nolp MAXIM
mistakes with that school teachers umbrella
WhanRlng away at his knowledge box, but
wasn't Eoin' to let on. She amt no Jew nuther,
aaYs l, and she's your daughter, too; you
needn't try to play no tricks on me. Pay me
my money and take her away as quick as you
can that's my advice. or before you know II
you'll be nabbed.' Pay yer he yelled; do
you think I'd pay you anything for that little
SoWr She's Just as much q Christian as you
are.' says l. Amt you a Chrstian, little gal
and isn't this gentleman your father2 and
amt you surprised that he wants to give you
back to be put in the baRr i said this hopin'
ohed have sense enough 10 say he was her
father so's to get rid Of me.
"The wretchcd gal had been clean dunn
founded whom she was took out Of the bag. and
hadn't done nothin' 30 far but blubber and cry.
and try to get away. which she couldn't be-
cause held her frock. but now che ups and
screams he wasn't her father, and she'd never
seen him before. and then he storms and
eWears, and tells me to take her back whore
got her, and tell him I'll see him hanged first
and what want is my money: she screams,
and he swears he'll not pay me o cent, and
squares of and says that I'll thrash him out Of
his skin. and then he calls in his ooschman.
and they both mako OF me, and backs out the
door to get my cabby to stand by me. and I
found that he'd cut out. hsvin' most likely got
frightened, afraid ,of bein' mixed up in
trouble. Then seed on the high road. some
half mile away, some men comm Ralopin'.
and the gent he looked out and seed em too.
and then says he to me. You'll jist take that
little Jew gal back where you got her from |;
she's no use to me; I'm Roin'' and at that
ho)lered for my money, and made O grab at
him. but the goodman he tripped me over
backward. and before could git up aGln they
was both of with the horses on run.
IT was 90 mad I couldn't speak. but there
wasn't no time for foolin', and hadn't made
MP my mind which door should cut out OF,
when tho fellows on horseback went ridin' past
as hard as they could 90. They must have
seed tho carriage drivin' away. and thought for
cure It had tho gal In 1t, and they was after 1t,
uokety-split.
Whom they was clean gone looked round
for the little gal. but couldn't see her, but all
a-sudden she came out Of the fireplace. where
she'd been hidin'. Shed got over her oryin'.
and over her scare too. judgin' from her looks.
'pm glad he's gone says she. and I'm mighty
glad. too. that Mr.. Hsskins and them other men
didn't see me- Who's they2 p says I. 'They's
neighbors.' says she: II they knew was hero
they'd took me back Well, youElittle MINK
say l. isn't that what you wantp No. says she.
L didn't want to 90 with that man. for I don't
know him. and hate him. but don't want to
go back to that school 7 hate it worse than
anything In the whole world. You haven't no
idea what q horrid place 1t is. They Just work
you to death. and don't give you half enough
to eat My constitution won't stand 1t. I've
told pop that, and he thinks 80 too but marin.
she don't believe in 1t, and my stayin' here Is
all her doin'. I've been wantin' to get away
for ever 80 long. but didn't want to be took
Off In q bag. but now that Pm out Of that hor-
rid hole don't wart to go back. and il you'll
take me homo to pop. I know he won't let me
60 back. and hell pay you real handsome be-
sidos.' Who's your popP says l. He's Mr..
Groppeltacker OF Groppeltaoker & Mintz. cor
set findings, se Uen hundred and something or
other. forget the number now. Broadway.
o. pop docs lot Of business. I tell you. land
he's got lots of money. He sends corset find
ings to South America. and Paris. and Chicago.
aud Madagascar. and the uttermost parts Of
the earth. I've heard him say that often. and
you needn't be afraid OF his not bein' able to
pay you. A lot more than that man would
have paid you for his little gal. II you'd catched
the right one. So II you take me to pop. and
get me there safe and sound 1t will be an
awful good speck for you.'
Now begins to think to myself that per-
haps there was somethin' in what that little
jew gal was sayin'. and that might mako
count on Rettin' big pile out Of old Grapple-
tacker-It wasn't likely he was that kind OF a
man-but whatever did get would be clean
profit, and I might as we'll try it on. He
couldn't make no charge aRin me fur brinGin'
him his daughter, II she asked me to do 1t, so
says to her. Now. II take you homo to your
pop will you promise. on your word an honor.
that you won't say nothin' about my carryin'
you of in bag. and say that you seed me
walkin' along the road and liked my looks and
told me you were sufHerin'. and asked me to
take you homo to your kind parents, where
you might be took proper care of; and that I
said I wasn't goin' that way. but I'd do 1t
out OF pure Christian charity. and nothin'
more nor less. and here you WASP And
then. OF course. you can tell him he
ought to do the handsome thing
by NO. 'Pll do that says she. and I'll
tell how you talked to me awful kind for more
than an hour. tryin' to keep me to stay at tho
school and It wasn't till I got down on my
knees and weeped that you agreed to take me
20 my kind father All right says I. I might
rs we'll takes you along, but we'll have to go
back by the railroad and foot 1t, at least two
miles. to the station. and don't know about
walkin' across the country with little girl.
dressed as fine as you are. might get myself
suspicioned.' That's so.' says she; we might
Wrigged up her little forehead and began to
think. never did see such q little gal as sharp
as that ono was: needles was nothin' to her.
In about a minute she says. Where's that bag
OF yournr Here 1t is says I. and then she
took 1t and looked at 1t up and down. with her
head cooked on one side. If I'd somethin' to
cut that bag with says she. I could fix myself
up 30 that nobody'd know me. don't care who
It was I don't want that bag cut says l: It's
an extry good bag; 1t was made for a particu-
lar purpose and cost money Pop will
pay expenses says she; how much did 1t
oostP 1t was four dollars, cash. said /.
They cheated you like every thing says she
you could get bag like that any day for
dollar and seventy-hve cents. VIII you let 1t 20
at thatr All right says !. for was tlckled
to see how sharp that little Jew gal was. and
ten to one. I'D throwed away tho bag before We
got to town; 30 she pulls little book out OF
her pocket, with a pencil stuck In 1t, and turn
in over to a blank page she put down bag.
ono dollar and seventy five; then she borrows
my big knife. and holdin' the top Of the bag up
agin her belt. she made me stick a pin In 1t
oh n han hna a.. a. Al.