The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12


..-0h. said /. why didn't You SOY so.
on your neck
-.Why, I didn't think 70 tell you
that.
so we brought out several package
that had been found. and she selecJed
one that looked like her package. 10
fore opening il she desert bed the neck
lace accurately. Then 1 opened the
package and there was tho nel'--
indeed costly thing of the mos So
perb workmanship. She said she uhs
bought it for wedding present sae-
handed me "A card containing tl- -l.rr
of a very well-known woman.
"A man once came back after %
forrnaucc and said. with = whi-C ...-,.
that he had left seven hundrlG ,.i
II the thcator. We went 10 A.a
and found the roll Of bills ca,t"li
Joint. The swecpcrs had overireA--.
But people don't often get bach 4-.--.
or poclzCtbOolSs. You can't cortr.-
honesty Of the theator employ
know. We have the most sLGii.
rules governing this matter. A. |
plOyc IS instantly dismissed II ne
II return a found article. and if Dr. r.
any value and he il caught rCta.a...
tie thcater becomes the prosecutor -I-.
sees that be catches all the penalty the
law VIII enforce.
People in the audience, ] believe, g..
very many cases steal lost articles
have observed audiences leaving 81
theater many times, and have good r-..-
son Tor saying so. II Is very easy 90
passing down an aisle with a crowd b..
place a hand on the head OF an UNI
brella or cane standing up against o
chair where somebody has left IL, or
upon a wrap carclcssly left over the
back of = chair. You win seldom see s
thief pick up anything which has ia lef
h thc door, however, for the act q
stopping down attracts attention. So
IL is that money and small article
dropped on the floor are seldom stolen
by thieves in the audience, though
have known thieves 70 drop an um brclia
or Lat in order TO make an excuse for
stopping down, If you see anyone stOOp
down and openly pick up lost bAl or
article IRON the floor you can nearly
always take it for granted that the
finder Is an honest man and means 70
leave it at the box office.
Once however saw an honest man
overcome 10y temptation and yield while
on his way out Of the thcater. IL wa
an interesting study ia human nature
| was standing where ! could see al
the changing emotions ia his face, AID
tho fact that his face was 50 piaini
rysd convinccs me that he was honest
IL heart iIs was a young nun, neatly
but chcaply dressed. ! had casuaIly
observed him during the play, because
he seemed 10 enjoy it so hugely. lie
was evidently treating himself to an
unusual enjoyment. Passing ont OF
the theater with the crowd, he sudden
ly stopped down and scouped up some
thing from the 1ioor. He examined II
openly and curiOusly, and / noticed Il
W., a roll OF bills. lie called the atten-
tIou II q man near him TO the ind,
and they exchanged words smilingiy.
They were evidently atr.-ng~ra. H.
took some time to pHsa down the aisl1,
during which time hd was tempted
struggled and yielded. His face eX-
pressed only amusement and curiosity
1t Erst. Then he opened the roll and
counted the bills. lie puckered his
lips into a silent whistle. Suddenly a
furtive expression crossed his face, the
bills dropped out of sight, his lips
closed and he glanced quickly around
him. No one was noticing him. Then
IL put one hand to his forehead, and
slowly shook his head. Then his lace
cleared; but Immediately aftcrward the
1urtire look came back, and he bit his
lip again, and again glanced round
FINALLY, after several such change Of
countenance, nc dropped his eyes tJ~tlIc
noor and pushed forward nervously
and quickly. / followed him into The
foyer lie dropped to one side behind
: curtain till al near him when he
found the money had posed out Then
lac pullod his hat over his cycs and
walked rapidly out. At the door I laid
ny hand firmly on his arm. he started
and turned pale.
- That money you found, and-stolc,'
said l IN = low tone.
ale handed it 10 me instantly,
dropped his face IN his hands, and broke
into sobs.
T-I-never stole before, he
gasped-
=. I know it, said I, and that is why
! don't arrest you now. / am a dctec-
tive
Il let 20 Of his arm, and he darted off
on a run. The roll contained four hun
dred dollars.