The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-01-17
THE GOOD cAMARirAN."

Ysegivsn ssd Allowed to Go Free.
She was . pretty little millinar.
sweet tempered. shrewd In business
and a. bright a. q dollar. but she was
caught for once.
The young man vas SO very smooth.
and his scheme seemed such q good
one The aames which he showed
her Of those already subscribed we're
all good ones-names Of thrifty. reli.
able mon. who wouldn't be fooling
their money away for moth ng; and
then as she said. with merry twinkle
In her eye the fellow himself was 20
young and handsome"
Well she took the bait says the
Chicago Times. Then. before he
came for the second payment she
mentioned the transaction to a neigh
Dor. one whose name had been shown
her rs having an interest iu the thing.
The neighbOr was quite at sea-uever
had heard Of the scheme nor Of the
young man. Things looked queer.
The little milliner knew q thing or
two she could hold her tongue and
she did it. But her red lips were
compressed in way that promised
unpleasant things to the young man.
She was p'ucky. She didn't pro-
pose to cry until she knew that she
WAS hurt She put on her hat and
coat and started to Investigate.
TIE young man had left her the ad-
dress of the large and reliable firm
which he represented. She went TO
the place. II Was in a decidedly
shady" neighborhood. Instead Of
m imposing Office building she found
low. dingy house with a white
painted glass door. On the door she
read: lodging house; beds ten cents
and fifteen cents
She consulted the card which she
had carried in her hand There was
no mistake in the number She went
back and got n man friend to accom-
pany her. Then she returned and in
terviewed the landlord.
Was there such and such a man
lodging there? The landlord grinned.
Well he guessed not-uot that he
knew Of-but he rather guessed that
there were several other people look
ing for the same duck smooth chan.
he reckoned pretty good fake evil
IDENTIFY.
There had been ten or was it
eleven?-he guessed it was eleven
persons who had called already that
day to see the came chap. Wanted
him 10 the tune OF from five To a
tenner. And then he asked the little
miiliner il she had got bit too and
she said that she thought she had
rather.
1t was just dusk when the little
lady got home cold tired and right
eously indignant t was the day for
her second payment" and as she en-
tered a side door they told her that
the young man was in there" point
ing to a small room. waiting"
She babe them deiain him a few
moments The she ran out of the
back door. climbed tall fence. raced
up an alley and sent n boy in search
OF a policeman. Then she went back,
calm and determined. with the same
just fury burning in her soul.
What right had he 10 her money?
She had earned it b. honest work.
and he was trying 10 cheat her out OF
it Her eyes fairly b,azed-
The suave young man confronted
her IA she entered He ven,ured a
pleasing greeting and a remark On
The weather
She sternly stopped him. Then she
told him exactly what she thought OF,
him and what she had learned of his
scheme. An indignant denial was in
terrupted by: But went there my
self ard know" And then she told
him that she had sent for a policeman
and that she intended to get him sent
up
The young mans face turned from
deep red to white. He made no effort
TO escape but stood like one dazed
He dropped into chair weak and
faint and asked for water. The little
woman brought drink and as she
handed it to him there ran somehow
confusedly through her mind the
words "A cup OF cold water in my
name" Where had she heard those
words? She couldn't remember.
She looked at him. lie didn't seem
like a hardened criminal. he looked
50 young ana SO boyish. And he was
making no defense. only waiting
waiting for them to come and lock
him up. His pallor touched her and
his eyes. full OF shame made her
wonder il he had u mother
Then came the reaction. 1t was her
money. anyhow. Whose business was
it II he did take it il she didn't COM
plain? Justice or no Justice the rest
could prosecute him il they liked
She seized his arm sharply. Come"
said she. You took my money. but
] make you a present OF it am 60
Ing to do better by you than you did
by me. Sea am giving you chance