The San Francisco call., 1899-10-08
AN UNSOPHISTlCATED
MAID AND A STRANGER
FURTHER ADVENTURE OF G. H.
JONES OF PORTLAND.
Attempting to Relieve Beauty in
Distress, He Succeeds Too Well
for His Own Finan-
cial Good.

Clarence H Jones. the young-very
young-theatrical manager from Port
land, who is staying al the Palace Hotel,
seems fated to play knight errant to
damsels in distress and get little thanks
for his gallantry.
The story of his Angel Island episode,
which was published in yesterdays Call,
is but one of several adventures that
have befallen this romantic individual
since his advent in this city some eight
days ago.
Shortly after his arrival Mr.. Jones
thought he would take little walk He
left the hostelry at its Market street en-
trance and had gone but half a block
or SO toward the ferry when he was ac-
costed by a young and beautiful female
who begged him to stop and harken to her
tale of woe.
Many men would have passed on un-
needing Not so the chivalrous Jones.
Distressed loveliness was to him some
thing sacred and every fiber of his being
tinGled with sympathy as he listened to
the story of misfortune that the poor, un-
sophisticated young thing poured into his
ears.
She was country lass who had come
to this great city in the hope of being
able to get something TO do which might
help her to support a widowed mother
and three paralyzed brothers whom she
had left at home.
She had applied at place after place for
a position. but all her efforts to find en-
ployment had proved futile Little by lit
tie her slender stock of ready means had
drifted away until now she found herself
alone on the streets at night with no
where to so to lay her head. She was
also sick and faint from want of food.
Did Mr.. Jones know where she could go
and get some good advice?
Jones did. She could get all the advice
she wanted from him, but first she had
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something which would serve to brace up
her shattered system. With charming
simplicity of manner and complete truth
fulnesS OF disposition the maiden stepped
In. She seemed to feel that she was un-
der the guidance of a man of honor and
that all would be we'll.
What would she take? She did not
know, so Jones ordered two whislIes-
one a stimulant for the maiden and
the other to make the quarter even and
relieve the waiter of the necessity OF
Tho liquor was brought and the maiden
took hers without water, which only
| served TO further accentuate her charm
Now, little girl said the sympathetic
Jones. place your head on my manly
shirtfront and pour out your troubles to
one who will do all that he can to re-
Heve YOU
The maiden did as she was bid. but
| becoming overcome with the magnitude
| Of her misfortune. could do nothing but
weep Finally her Sobs ceased and she
excused herself While she went out to re-
arrange her golden tresses and dry her
| deep blue eyes,
Jones waited. but the maiden never re-
| turned Possibly the Sos she took with
| her and which had previously rested IN
! the Jones vest pocket, relieved her from
| the necessity Of trespassing further on
| the kindness of a stranger.
Jones now realizes only too we'll that
! the maiden actually was looking for
something TO do. II was the unhappy fate
of the man from Portland to be that
something.