The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-23
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NO, NouiuIi hllo" tue "iotN" "'''''
my door"
Are the stolen things articles which
he could readily use or find a market
for?"
''Oh, Just that-trlmmings. SILK, cioth'
velvet But / don't see how that woman
could have taken 80 much without 'ae
help OF some OF the shopmen. You see
they have charge OF the things. ana give
o,,arytb,no ont that Is used. She might
49, ,.L.r one or two things without
their knowledge. but not SO mucn as S'N'S
or seventy pounds worm; ,.o,, hin,
I got Bonnie Bells address from nni,
and then got him 20 20 down VIII n,e i
10 the place The house was u sasso Iua,
room in nasty entry on the fe',,,,G
There was no one In when We nsn,,,d ~
but when we tried the door ana lounn l, ~ ~
unfastened. we entered the wretcneu piaJId ia
where we were speedily joined ps ,s,l,snn -, o
woman from the next nous sss there 10
look after the house ana DAHL she
would answer any questions. h,.fore
thought he had been sewing SONY ni,o mar
s,o,,,sriv IN thought she might l,,c ne
MIN At .he public house turthsn s,,h the
drinking or playing doulhIos ,atrons of
hatters who were the cIhel pbt,, mar
the place ,y cornpanion began look
Inc over some things in the wlnu" unccasions
a.hsch simpson on rare 20 frocl<
worked. and there ne iouiiv en,iv been turned.
"a US being decorated on ,ho
collar with facing OF plach silk I've
.iIt's very like some OF 'n 'nt,ar a long
missed" said my compnpio' psnd' sure enough,
,Sar he searched about, ne IpGln 1sas
Cuttings from the facing, Oh si,t corre-
a colored edgng wi.len web in the
snonded with that on the wei :"
warehouse which / had exanliisu, '.oof that
san this was not indubitabie proof ,nSs .le.
the silk had been stolen, al ma" But on
ratqht have the same englns; p..,,.
ssaSrcbing about the room, the ss, maSlsi
tafior discovered several otner ar. .ai,a,
which he declared could have peeh "a, "a MI 90
from no shop but his, Inc insiu1rn on them a
slammed impression of his name aiiu s,rs az
dress Altogether. j thought w., MS Mr.
enough 10 Justify me IN ques....oi,e vent
simpson little. and we accorotHl Has,,sd him
along TO the public house, ana Iouno aH naa,i
glossy and exuberant, with MS goss.o eges
almost Jumping from ms heau, nS i,,st
group of hattsrs az IN, e,s ev" ,nss in a foam
ing mint stoup OF ale, to which some Oh
them had treated Rim ,.L ,ha brief
AS went up 10 him Wltn tns III
words Your name is simpson -
Srunken smile faded. and the pot WAS
YES. sir nv name is simpson, ne sala
with drunken dignity. nat oV
anplv 70 know where you got some
silk and trimmings and trouser pu'trhs srhs
we've Just found up az your nouse. nS
buttons bear this gentleman hhihe m allu
i = - 80 Mn name r. McGiUvan' SO YOU
will understand that I've right 20 ASH,
'The bloated face became more ano nplS NJ
flank and ghas'lSy Ssnd ana ahst ste he decided to
put il down on the pewter-coVereo eoun-
ter. 80, hoad trying To
al X.
..yon "son,t mean TO say there's anythlnR
wrong with them? My wife bought them
for me with good hard cash In snop iT
Niddry street. All fair ana square
He had quite a GLIB account 10 give OF
the whole transaction SO far as ne ,bat
concerned; and IL was evident 10 ile iib. ~ -
whatever ne lacked hseSersheiess ne nan les / took
Sine, r,itb me-eafter he had carefully nm, nm,
,shsd his pot Of ale-and then, attef a. n"q
seen him as far as tne poa'0t - get the
w,oin,, things. and also Bonnie Bell
stp'v was there before her, and had TO wais aa
balf-en-hour till she appeareu
and worn from her uas . faca as she en-
tered the wretched room told aer ar aIl
she instantly dropped into seat anu
feebiy wrung her hands: o,a ,,st,,v
FOR I felt for the poor girl. ana you
| reed not say anything about theih unisss ntt
Won like for IL will all be turneu asa'n :
you. Would you like to eat any 'hins DE-
i0.s Eat ~ she echoed with an anguished
lock- II couldna eat. IL wouid choNs
| me But you'll surely let me KISS my ~,
| bairn? oh, will hae 10 dae Without my
i perhaps you Will not be long. away,
\ they will be hard on YOU.
| She stared at me with puzzied eA-
| preston, and then wearily said
| "They Gamma be hard on onypooy else,
| for it was me that dlo ~: =, ,aS,ns
thought there was much harm IN takhs
/ a few buttons and n wee bit SILK. IN
| sorry for il now and would never 90 tne
| ike again. but it's owre late, o~re iaue ~
| Her tears came freely; and when sne
! got her atomy OF child In her arms
( from the old woman who looked a1ter !.
| by day, i thought / should never get
ut "it'n maybe deid afore I come oott
| again. she Historically exclaimed as
| forcibiy led her down the stair. lie
| never look after Il like its mither In.
| if could only wake IN in my father :
| hoose, and find IT a q dream =.
| A curious fact which have noticed IN
| many cases was that Bonnie Bell, though
! she had rubbed off much of her homely
| Doric i'm Edinburgh, got ~ all back the
| moment she was powerfully agltated.
| She sobbed most Of the way 10 the Of
| fice and In going up the close Whispered
II ken I'll be put in Jail for IT, but oh
| could YOU no try and keep the story DOT
| o. the Fife papers? Ny father reads
! them every Saturday nicht; and though
4 they've never forgien me since | married
him, IL would Kali them to read o my
1 disgrace
| I promised TO do my best, and really
| did speak to the only reporter i noticed
| IN court next day. but the case did get
| into the papers notwithsta nding. Bonnie
| Bell ~ course did not know OF IL then
| for she was sent To prison for 30 DAYS
| white her husband was discharged. and
| went back 20 his drinking and dominoes
| 10 kill the time till she should be free.
| After this I saw little of Bonnie Bel
| for two years She had lost her place
| of course hut her husband could mo-
| starve so she had 10 get work from
| slop-shop. and slave all her wafsing hour.
| 10 keep them In life. One day | was pass
| ing along Richmond street when n youTp
! Woman passed me I'm tears. bearing
I child wrapped I'm a shawl In her arms
| She knew me. though I had forgotten
! her, and she slackened her pace TO say
"Oh. MIR. McGovsn. my BARNS awfu
! III, and I'm taking II round 10 the Dis
| pensary Doesn't ~ look awfu' quear?'
| And then I recognized Bonnie BELL.
! held back the shawl for n moment {,
| look into tho pinched and palid littl
| face: and my heart gave a pang as
| noted the expression Of the eyes and tn
| dewy dampness OF the temples
| 1T is not we'll" 7 guardedly answered
4 ''You had better get there as soon "A