The sun., 1889-03-31
TO GCIfD THE CHfLO 4 ACTRESS.
Band OF Resolute Small Boys Ever Alert
for kidnnppcrs.

A Band OF ResoIute small Boys Ever Alert
for Il itnnppcrs.
The most unique and romantic club In the
city is Il band Of ten little knight errants.
sworn to guard Miss Elsie Leslie from all peris
and dangers. and II need be to sacrifice their
lives In defence OF her. The leader OF these
gallant and chvarous Don Quixotes Is IA. and
most OF his associates are less than9 They
have In some mysterious way become pos.
sessed with the idea that some diro misfor-
tune will overtake Miss Elsie II they relax
their vigilance. Whether they hnve evolved
this notion from their inner consciousness. or
whether there IL u similar club OF anta2onistc
PURPOSE, is not unite known. but one Of their
number was seen to rush NJ bieathlessly TO u
We've got a clue at last; we will follow it up
Two of the knights are detailed to watch her
carriage every night as 1t arrives at the stage
do9r to tha no dy1nmt. hom6 no hsrnd be IN her M
tie assassIn's hand. Two more are detailed
to watch her carriage on Saturday afternoons
Meanwhile the sunny haired baby star pur-
sues the even tenor q her way unconscious
her here en-, husiastic and ' fearful audiences 10 es-
claim over her precocity and genius .whilc she
sits down and tosses the curls out OF her eyes
to make dolls clothes or recite lessons to her
governess. like any little maiden OF pine sum
mors mer present amh'i9s is e lsarp how5o
Woman with Two little, babies somewhere in
their vicinity. and she knows she could make
A the close OF the season little Miss Leslie
% Whtre tRa VIII R is
so spj PHy %a the Ind sos
taste in the care she exercises over her Two
pretty dagGhtsr one Of is in hs
allowed to 60 10 the theatre without her mother
Or some friend who remains with her oil the
e an hs pS IS Es as an1 a@s ,sses h s
mother or her Goyerness or both. besides the
company OF brave little knights who wear her
colors. and are banded together in her defence
Squires Calls for his Gold Dust After 81
Years.
PHILADELPHIA, March S0.-Mr. A. Squires
was to-day paid s2,2O1.7S by Superintendent
Fox OF the Mint. Mr.. Squlres is the old Cali
fornia minor who presented himself ut the
Mint few months ago. and produced an old
yellow piece OF paper, on which could be seen
a few lines and letters showing that something
had been writ ten there. and which he claimed
posted with the officers Of the Phiadephia
Mlnt IN 1855. amounting TO G2'2Ql.7s. The mint
found that such deposit had been made ut that
time. nnd had never been called Tor. Mr.. Fox
questioned the old minernnd became CONVINCED
that there!was some truth IN his story and that
he was the person referred 10 in the books, but
to make sure and 10 get his authority to pay
the money overhe ,rete red the matter to the
% az ssnt tWen Ss
capital and had S1uires send him his photo
grab. which he sent to California for the pur-
persons, both in California and Wheeling.
Snuires's home, and they al sent back word
sent such other testimony that proved beyond
doubt that Squires wns the man be repre-
eented himself to be- The authorities at WASH
1ngton were also conyincel OF tho trvhfulness
Of his claim and ordered the amount to bs
drawn,