The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-08

The Treasursr ~ . Charstabls Inssssutsoa
Has Her Fsrhet Picked nj Its Funds.
From the Chicago Times.
A few years ago, at h approach of
the Christmas season, the managers of
that excellent institution Of charity, the
day nursery, gave a fair to r~eplenish their
treasury, says the Pittsburg Dispatch. The
fair was very successful. and at its close
the treasurer. the wife of a wealthy Phila-
delphian and q lady whose family 10 ex-
tremely well known I'm Pittsburg society,
folded mp some S26O I'm hills, the profits Of
the fair, and putting them i'm the pocket Of
were wrapped i'm u piece Of note paper, on
which was written this, or something to
the same effect: Proceeds of fair given
Tor the day nussery," and the treasurcr's
II was q d~isaRreeable day, and she had
ssns nes own Ma SarT R'snL nome na ~ s"r nssr IN I sns
her, boarxied a street cur. She had a dim
remembrance afterwards that soon after
man entered the car and took a seat be-
sid her. Immersed In pleasant thoughts
e~nRendered by the success of the fair, and
Festivities, Mrs. Blank did not pay very
close attention to her fellow passengers.
Shs got sa, out ut T .isnds q sif fH yards Of her house
as the door was opened h went to her
room. 1t was time for dinner and she
II was not until She was seated at the
dinner table that IL occurred tn her that
she had not seen the X of money
made her uneasy, and She sent for her
maid at once and told her to GO up stairs
and take The package from her dress
pocket. The girl was gone a few minutes
and then returned to say that she could
find no such package i'm any of madam's
Mrs. Blank said: al right" though
in her mind h knew il was not all right;
said nothing about the package tn her hus-
without u second' delay. She went
through every pocket i'm her dress and seal
skin coat, but not u trace of the money
The s2lO had departed.
Next day, as far as she could, Mrs.
ing money. At the day nursery IL had not
been seen after one of the managers had
handed il to Mrs. Blank. Of course IL was
money would remain more than a minute
or two ON the pavement of the street she
even II Il had beem certain that she had
dropped i there. II was useless to look
for Il i'm the streets. So Mrs. Blank went
letter, stating her loss, to the street car
company i'm whose vehicle she had trav-
eled.
Then she resigned herself to the loss OF
SEQ. She would say nothing about il to
any one and take il out of her Christmas
allowance as soon as her gave
Anothe day passed. The secretary Of
the street-car company wrote to say that
found by the employees of the road. This
reply was all that Mrs. Blank expected
her letter TO evoke; She was not disap-
usban for tho Christmas check that very
night.
As she was dressing for dinner that
night, her maid came to the door and an
nounced that n gentleman who declined
to give his name had called and wished tn
THAT ridiculous, Mary. Show the
gentleman into the library and ask him tn
send up his card"
gentleman wished to see Mrs. Blank ON
enter the library or to send up his name.
He said he knew Mrs. Blank wished to see
him, and that IL she would see him for two
minutes in the hall he would tell her his
Mrs. Blank did not care about seeing
the rather mysterious visitor, but his per-
what. She FASTENED her toilet and n few
minutes later descended the stairs.
door she saw n man whose face was en-.
tirely strange to her. AS she advanced
toward him he bowed slightly and said. IN
a soft, pleasant voice that had n Guilt
waited accent: al am sorry to disturb you,
madam. but i know that you will not re-
greet that have called when disclose my
Mrs. Blank bowed.
~ Think he continued, ''you lost a sum
see. Perhaps you do not remember thai
I sat next to you i'm the car which took you
home that day. You certainly do no,
know that I took the package from youI
pocket. But / did. Here il is" and he
took out the identical roll of bills i'm theiI
rap of note paper. Mrs. Blank, AS Inc
offered the package, took it, SHE gaspet
and looked at the gentlemanly thief as lac
proceeded: "When 1 discovered that
had robbed SO excellent an institution n,
the day nursery my first thought was Il
return the money to You. i assure you
that was my first thought But 1 belong
TO a club Of gentlemen whose wishes in
the matter 1 was bound to consult bcfors
acting. As soon as i could 1 laid the
matter before the club and my friends
who are i'm the saIne business M
am-we relieve the well-to-do of their su
~perfious riches-voted unanimously to re
turn the money and deputated me to carr.
il to You. Furthur than this, the club Il
which I have the honor to belong hav,
such a hig esteem of the day nursery n
a truly charitable institution that it vote<
from its funds the sum of $50. which yol
will SEQ when you count the money
Before Mrs. Blank could say n word he
visitor had opened the door and PARTIAL.
raising his hat. bowing at the same time
said: s'(iood night"
Mrs. Blank went into the dining room
where dinner had just been served, and "A
once told her husband the story of the los
and recovery of tho money. When SIN
had finished her narrative he said: "fol
will find that the $50 bill your friend
.lountaI ism cnuutprfcit. I'm willing 4