The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-02

OF Albert gold chain mlssine--ro ,,,,s.. .,
An, 1 believe | have the watch ara
'nc %" or chain too" | remarked ns
coolN drew them out = and every ona
stared as II l had done something Won
deriui As soon as the 'gentleman" came
10 MS senses. and had paid "a visit 10 the
80 or the police court he was obla M
identify his watch, and 90 thanI, me for
my ACTIVITY aud skin" In recovering
them so promptly: bat he knew nothipg
OF now he had lost them / was not sorry
III he had, ! should have been comnelI,d
20 take Abe slater. which would at least
nave looked like breach OF good faith
with poor little Molly. But / was none tho
less fncensed at Abe himself
III get him before long and see that
ne is put out of the way long enough 10
give her a chance TO get out OF the gut
TER was my mental resolve It was NOT
ulihcult for me to guess how Molly and
not reset. had got hold OF the watch
and chain. Abe was not an ordinary thief.
ana as they never lived In proper lodz-
ing or fixed home. Il was probable that
lie had hidden the watch In some hole or
corner In the condemned land they at
times occupied while he imagined Molly
asleep. Possibly he might not even re-
member hiding II. for he would probably
DE as drunk as his victim at the time Of
the crime; but II he did. he was not like
,ly 10 suspect his own girl.but rather some
worthless wretch like himself
Again ] was visited by Molly about A.
week later, with the same trembling con-
Germ and eager anxiety for no questions
belng asked. This time she brought me a
pretty lady's purse containing Ell I'm bank
notes. There had been some silver in the
purse when IT was missed In Princes
street by it's owner but that was gone.
The numbered notes had probably fright
ened the novice al pocket picking and he
had hidden the purse In the same way as
the watch
This time I was questioned as to who
had been the thief. but I could only say
In reply with perfect truth that suspects
ed one man, but had no proof that I was
right. The lady was delighted TO receive
back the purse and notes; and was more
anxious than ever 20 lime Mr. Abe Slater
If he progressed in this way. he would
soon be dabblng i'm every branch OF ''the
profession"
morning or two later Molly appeared
again. this time almost dropping with
breathless excitement and fear
"Oh, I'm afraid | saw father coming
along the Cowgate after me. she faintly
gasped as she was admitted III he finds
me out here, you won't take him up If he
strikes me?"
Wont /? only wish he NAV give me
the chance" / exclaimed. with energy.
We'll. Molly, what is wrong now?" This
time MollyS prize was only an old-fash-
ioned silver verge watch. with u bit OF
brass chain attached, wrenched as | af-
terwards discovered from the fob of a
poor laboring man who had taken moro
drink than he could carry
| took the watch I'm silence and then
noticed for the first time that there. was
more than the usual dirt on Moly's face.
One of her eyes was backened, and a
great Csrk bruise marked her lower jaw
from the ear to the chin, as II some one
had printed on that part of her face the
width OF a poker-point.
Let me your face, Molly l said,
| examining the wound i'm hushed interest.
| "Who did that?"
"Oh. that's nothing II wasn't father.
| I'm always getting myself hurt / don't
| think anything of that she hurriedly
| returned. But I'm frightened for father
| he has looked so strange this while. and
perhaps he's watching me. Would you go
down first and see that he's not there!
He'll go away whenever he sees you"
/ obeyed with great alacrity. hoping
that | would catch him lounging about.
when / determined 10 make short work
with him. But the cautious and thorough
ly cowardly Abe was not to be seen; and
after a search about | returned and told
Molly she was safe to depart but at tho
same time enjoined her TO threaten to tell
me IL he dared to raise his hand to strike
her, and TO come to me at once IL she
was i'm any danger.
The next morning, much TO my satis-
faction. / learned that Abe was I'm tho
cells He had been found on the streets
mad with drink about three in the morn
| ing, and instead of moving quietly along,
| had turned and ferociously attacked the
| policeman on the beat. IT had taken two
| of them with the assistance of some
| passers-by. TO bring him to the Office. and
| even then he managed TO give deal or
trouble before he relapsed into drunk
| en- slumher
| The same forenoon a messenger appear
| ed before me at the office. saying
There's a girl out at the lnfrmary
wants to see YOU badly. She's quite a lit
| tie thing. and was found awfully smash-
F., ed in one OF the condemned lands. Fell
| and hurt herself, think.
What does she want with me?' | ask
| ed. thinking with an instructive pang OF
| dread of little Molly
"I don't know-shes not likely to gee
| better-internal injuries as well, and her
head all cut and broken-you can hardly
| see a face on her.
| sat down. had to-1 was so over
| come. and | suppose the man noticed my
pallor. for he said with some feeling
shes not a friend. is she?'
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