The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04
STORY OF COMMON THIEF,
4 REEORlr4TIoN BROrGHT tBoUT
ET 4 DOLLAR MIL.

THO thi"rH Manner '"r HI" ana hous OF
lno"En, ~ S'ntru ny ''tmsei !" no"rs'"p
"as ""n "nn ,'m-
100
Ihoro was nothing nbout him that wonlo
mnNo on" r"me'nber him. Tor ho was neither
large nor small light nor DARK, well nor i'll
dressed. Possibly this was tho cause OF his sue.
ccs, In thu llre he bol cirscn-, thu, or n rn,n.
49, '' sew
moh t'lcI'
lle could not lie easily followed In n crowd.
AVID nnco ios. s,,,,t NJ WA I,ncu,t =, tram
a., n, Tav ,"', r,w ~ "". -" W. 49,
n poilcemah IA full pursnit,when asked what
kind Of man no was after, came to a dead halt.
Ito co,Id NO, ,o, ~, nt,a ,,u,, ,r,r,r
49, ''i Wv ","i w ="
t'me n policeman handed to him some a'olnn
pools TO hold while Ironing his prisoner. IL
is needless 10 say what becnme Of tho pocI,.
~, $500
This man VAS walking along one OF tne resi-.
dcncc streets of New York one afternoon. lie
dii not often 90 into those streets. There was
y. Nv Eo , V S.,''''' ""' ""'
little to invite his SIKH. and tho presence OF so
many respectable homes weighed upon him.
tho block and came RAPIDLY toward him With
-, n.n,nT, ,naao,n ''io m a,,' 'H,o n.'
po o"s"V " II. o,.h",S'
had reached the flight OF stops nearest the
)tbcr ono.
This Other Ono looked into tho mans face.
within hi,, wt,hor,, e,co,, ,ror.,. a., I'll
his training had been toward instant action.
he said quietly:
81 nm hungry"
Tho man with his foot uron the stops was
hungry, too, with tho pleasant sensation of
-
ons se wh1 Sss Gay 10 over, hmu VINO kn3%s tnnt only
around 'v Which Iw WIN u p ptG%s"h hr,r I"sr t,a ,s W boIamis:,
III 1hn ntt" ny .ho nmnSIr OF inc h'ar1 along
WIN Rut 't tho n,bnr s oUn baa No srch rr,sroc, ,,o
yet was hungry. The mnn upon the sters gave
,hn, d Ioa,nMI wa nurrncu pn VIII .he ie"ithE
i It'll p more WORTHY %y no, of t IL ne eo nnf I mso in sin m,th,n "A
inc e., nf3wn,st3ne Wall: ,,o ,u ,....,.
c,r rnS nyhG ip,o one a o f imHsr Inc nil End Hnd tucked !.
u a restaurant and ordered a good meal. but
"G"n he paid Tor It nc dollar Was not disturbed.
him sscad oF al VIA II his lis foot { UPON t the st 'S'S
III" ira wiun tne KY he'ween his 'mnatient nhEors.
" neh ne was AGAIN actostrd. lie turned with
rememGer the other one fnt that Other Ono
san ,M Wirn u isittS nes.taaon; ,,
dar. l wash, hunEfy.,, l do know why toie
face. 'nI ! was; ;o, rr" Vn " s1ne eonh IN y9rr
zoo ,SS.d ought 10 Dc warned. hen 70 give me
' Imn' c uU.nnr YOU nt took out a r3ia o. DIS an, neg
s SIM. , ne, EN- al, Tot way Tore yo' could a
~ 'I.m- u u9ne u. 100. ei you WIS
a as yo psh m,rh rm sa a 'hiS iio ,Mdr' ~ myc camo p'% ro I
an tell 20.
o,bbnnee man $1,000 IN silent amasement while ths
sight. Their he went slowly " pp the STEPS. The
snssIv ~ >, maze sure that the doiiHr remained
'"!"sNNif ebbe sn IA ' onsb p1 &c ,vs q, ;, ,,u,b.
sa'u. Aeeee ne thought ia ought to a give
IL butV ,hmo. ne ne Vent on o9wn the street.
by Ideer.s snas NC am pEain ai2 eGatn; and
mi hain't what 20 csll poor; I'm a sor. o
Hundred ;" a Month, S Sor1S:hi ! ave. N It wave awe
fH y a frosty mornin,, But we haipt built
S SiltI, liant no earthly use. Wy: jcs' IA
= niS orerco,t m nn Snan Gut Oh a restaurant Nm
had SvS Seep laid ID o sss s@p u ' o"o Of z? ;he my l H6R i psas
LIONS, 1 run right into a .stih. says TO ny
SELL SELL Done tnr. But tips my hat an. Beg
STur as " bear; See here! You wan! 70 look
"No 'g Ta FS a-g gt ,ro, t%pksn. az ri ! III;
coat was u sure nun sixty dollar; tut there's q
what takes mine gives me- ONLY n a fen do of1ags
fur 1t an fifteen FUR tn JACKET. That I0'1 Was
worth a good three numbered; too: But US
, niiS S. Gant set our prices; The men We deals
ne wandereu away, and the man went into
MS hoess WIN q shSdder upon Nm as he
s sIoHa OF that Other one ont in the street
't""S No; family n,d ,r.uoro, ava, .no.
now, ~ u isnli 10 have ~ ', some sft eis. o. nv T" own I h0I
, 'HM was ls5 a good % " While as" They m i%S Hw" jt cd.
haint 3 9ld $ you be- out sometimes l feel a
Murdered: tim. hotor. ,bov ,,o, or,,, ~,
man began 10 iook ior MS thi"l. ana TO ieeI
Gss"ppnl ited as DAY attet dhy went by with
'ut bringing I'm. le mad GiTen the matter up
as II tHihE ni TIC pas "hen they met again IN
the ga way. me man spoke more thah usual:
hut me Dther ono was more silent and second
10 De STUDYING am csreiu!iy. IL wa. NOT pleas,
Ant to be thus looked at by one who owned
himself 70 10 a common THIEF. AT last the
thiet SPOKE:
= wonder now 80, teelIoein a man 'mong
men 3 you pc; KNOW what they say bout
yo,-your worn 5 gooo your ponu. An cant
help wonderin, nov you ieel. III cant
never pc anything put "hat De,hot u / stay
here. Meooe l might glt I be current II was
In a now pIsce-ruooed ~ al Guy p started
aGin. sommers wnero noDouy "ldn, Know.
nleb6e south Atrlker d DO tAe place Ter me.