The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-28
Unclaimed Money.


so you are the safest man to take care
| OF my sinners
"It would be better In the bank ] sug-
gested Take IL there and get a deposit
receipt for it. and itll bear interest,
"Get along! Interest be blowed' aud
banks falling every day! No, thankee-
I've just took II out oi the bank. he re-
piled, with a look OF great penetration
"Drawed the money there that my poor
old granny left nle--G2o0. ail In gold;
they couldn't cheat me with their bits OF
printed paper-not them I'm too pre-
cious ny for them. They wanted back
this bag, too but / chucked them shil-
ling, and said the bag was the very thing
/ needed 10 hold Il in-nlce an handy
you see. with a string az the top to ae IL
up with
but haven't you any friends that YOU
could leave II with2' ! persisted, IN some
surprise.
mo friends now all dead slipped
their cables he answered, with emotion.
Father went years ago; mother follow
cd and poor old granny, that dotted ON
me Slipped away last voyage. sweet
heart. thai 7 was quite built up on-as
pretty a lass YOU ever set eyes on-bloom-
ing and bright as peach on tree died
1ve wears -ase.- See that ring?' and he
held up a stumpy finger, with mourn
ing ring on. for my Inspection. That's =
for her merOry-poor. sweet kitty-dear
lass dead and gonev and he put up the
stumpy brown finger TO knuckle out
tear. NO; you're the only friend that
know on--nkinder peoples friend he
added. pulling himself together again
with an effort. so you're the safest hand
/ can trust my money with"
! still hesitatcd; and during the moment
or two's silence which ensued. / turned
the watch over i'm my hand. and noticed
on the back the letters -. r. with
large anchor engraved between the in
itlals.
That was an idea OF my own he OBJ
served indicating the letters and anchor.
u. B., stands for me. Jim Brennan, and
le anchor means that the watch is an
chorcd to me-never 10 be given away, or
sold, or that. Twas my fathers seagoing
watc--a thirty guinea one-so I'm kind
OF set on it Now that ] think on IL.
though. I'll take the watch with me;
can stick TO it Arm enough. It's the shin
ers that bother me TO keep. now that |
haven't Kitty 10 dream on or save for
Nothing like a true, loving heart and
pair o bright eyes 10 keep Jack
straight"
He slung back his watch by the string;
but the bag OF money he would not take,
or even touch
NO: you take care on It, and I'll be
back STORE / go aboard for next voyage.
and take IL then. and stow IL away I'm my
seachest. None o. them land-sharks can
get at 1t here see- My. ain't / a downy
one to bring II here hy ss-as detec-
tive2 Fact. I believe I'd beat you at that,
IL | tried" aud the great simple fellow
Cnu-Ktgd htrnscff purple in the face at the
thought. and then proceeded 10 shake
hands with us all round. in Joyous salts
faction az having got weight off his
mind. az well as out OF his pocket. before
taking leave.
Hadn't you better count II before you
go?r / suggested. sill puzzled with the
novel trust.
mo need for that--them bank chaps
never makes mistake" he carelessly
answered "fts kepp out of their wages IL
they do. I've took ten FOR my pocket, and
you'h look arter the rest See I'll put
sailors knot, that never slips, In the
string; there. it's safer than IL II was
shut up in an iron press. Good AFTERNOON,
the whole on Yon; good larternoonI ana
away he went, with his rolling gait, and
easy, good-natured smile. quite satisfied
that he had done a clever thing, while
tho bag of sovereigns was put away in a
place ~ safety, along with other articles
OF value, awa..ing claiming by their own
ers.
OF course. fully expected that after
few days. Jim Brennan would reappear.
cleaned out and somewhat less good-na-
sis.sIs and claim his bag of money; but
IN that | was disappointed Not one week.
but many went by. and yet the bag OF
money lay untouched and unsought for.
Nor did the circumstance either surprise
or alarm me. I had no idea that any ca
lamity had overtakcn him, and simply
concluded that he had gone or TO sea
again--perhaps TOO hastily 20 be able TO
call at the Central-and left me guardian
OF his money believing the police officer
safer L an bank, | might ave forgot
ten the curious circunstance. but for
an incident which recalled the trust, and
az the same time reused I'm me an eager
wish TO learn more OF my eccentric de-
positor. In looking over some pledged
jewelry at wnbroker's on the Bridge
i'm search of a ring that was reported sto-
len. / came upon "A gold chornometer
moro carefully secured and packed I'm the
safe than its neighbors. a chance remark