The Meeker herald., 1892-04-23
THE "GOOD SAMARITAN"
IN THIS CASE 1T WAS A MOD
ERIN BUSINESS WOMAN.
Anger Rsisnted and tbs sharper Was
Forgiven aud Allowed to- Gu free
"A Chance to HsEin iifs
Over Again.

anu Us DFiSut " uoIiur, put eHo was
caught for once.
The young man was 30 very smooth.
and his scheme seemed such u good
one Tho names which he showed
her OF those already subscribed were
NIL good ones-nume, Of thrifty. reli-
able men. who wouldn't be- fooling
their money away for nothing; and
then ms she SAID. with merry twinkle
In her eye. she fellow himself was so
young and handsome"
Well. she took the bal, says the
Chicago Times Then. before he
came for tho second payment. she
mentioned the transaction 10 IA neigh
Dor. one whose name had been shown
her rs having nn Interest In the thing.
Tho neighbor was quite n, sea-neyer
had heard OF the scheme nor OF the
young man. Things looked queer.
Tho little milliner knew thing or
two-she could hold her tongue and
,ho did L, liut h.r red lips were
compressed IN n way mat prom sod
unpleasant, things 10 tho young man.
She VA, plucky. She di lint pro
pose TO cry until she knew tina, sho
was hurt She put on her ha, aud
coat ald started to Investigate.
Ito young man had lr't her the nj.
dress OF tho large and reliable firm
VIII h lac represented. She went 10
tho place. 4, wa, In decidedly
shady neIghborhood. Instead OF
an Imposing office building sho found
a low. dinsy house with n whit.
painted glass door. On tho door sh.
reads lodging house; beds. ten cents
aud ili,ocn cents
She consulted tho card which sh,
had carried In her hand There VA,
no mistake in the number. She wen,
back md got "A man friend la accom-
pany her. Then she returned and In
,.ryl.w.i the landlord.
VA, there such nnd such u man
lodging ,hcro7 The landlord grinnod
We'll no guessed no,-not tina, he
knew oi-bgi he rather guessed ,hs,
there wore several other people look.
Ing for tho same duuk smooth chan.
10 rrckonni pretty good fake oyI.
IDENTIFY
There had bean ten. or wa. I,
Et'SHHAA " was tAHtTn-
person, who had called already tina,
day 10 SEQ tho tamc chap Wanted
him to tho tune OF from I've 10 n
tannor And ihcn ho asked tho it'll,
mllllnur u sho had go, b., too and
she said tina, ,hn thought ,hu had
rather.
II WAS Jus, dusk when tho It'll,
lady got homo cold ,ircd mud right.
cously Indignant i wa. the dag Tor
her second payment. and "a. .hc on.
tered side door they told hor tina,
tho young man was IN ,haru point.
lug TO n small room. waiting"
She bad. them d-iAin him n TOW
moments. The .ho ran gu, of the
back door. c.imbsd tall f,nca raced
up mn alley and sent n boy In search
Of u policeman. Then she wen, back.
calm and determined with tn, .am,
JUS, fury burning In her soul.
What RICH, had he TO her money!
sho had earned II b.; houcs, work.
and h, WAS trying 10 ehcA, her GU, OF
IT, iic- eye, fairly b.afcd.
Tho .uaso young man confronted
hor n. III. entered lilo ,cn,urcd n
pleasing greeting and n remark on
tho weather
sho s,ornly stopped HIN. Then sho
told him exactly whh, she though, Of
nim and what she hal learned of hi,
scheme. An indignan; denial was In.
corrupted by: iIu, wont there ms.
,clf at.d know" And then sh. told
dim TIM, she had sent for policeman
md that shc intended TO got him son,
an
Tho young mans face turned from
iccp rcd to white. lilo made no cHor,
10 escape but stood like one dnScd.
lilo dropped inio chair weak aud
laint and asked FOR water. Tho little
woman brough, drink and rs .h,
handed IL to him there ran somehow
,onfusclly through her mind tho
words "A cup OF cold water In ny
name" Where had she heard those
Sord-P She couldn', remember
She looked nj him. lie didn', seem
ike n hardened criminal. he looked
40 young ana - boyish And he wa.
making no defense, only waiting.
waiting for thom 10 come and lock
him up Ills pallor touched her. and
his cyoS full OF shame. made her
wonder II he had mother
Then came tho reaction. IL was her
money. anyhow. Whose business was
1 II he did take I, II she didn't com
1lainP Justice or no Justice. the rest
could prosecute him II they liked.
She seized his arm sharply. Come"
aid she You took my money. bu,
mako you n present OF it am 20.
ne 10 do better by you than you did /.
" me. Sec nm giving yoi chance /
o begin over" She opened tho back .
Ioor and pushed him out Rum
aid she. Then she turned and wen, |
n,o tho parlor just in time TO moe, the |
policeman rs h. entered the door.
Where Is the fellow" asked he. |
Gone, she replied, and then she /
ank into chair and had n fit of
'cnuinc Mysteries And we'll. ] told I
Gu before that she knew enough to .
old hor tongue so the policeman sup.
'oscd that she was crying because the ]
ascal had made his escape.
How did IL get out9 Why. am
10, rs wise rs she is and. you sec. sho |
old me.
A Thing Of Beauty.