The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-06
he least attention to the millionaire'a

And noW."'{5I / said. what OF these
three blue headed matches ~
They're all right. They're refresh
ment room matches. They don't mind
your taking one or q sis.5. s5
How do you know they don't mind?
Do you ask them? Or do you sneak be-
hind the bun stand and steal them
when you think nobody is looking?
And these two with the dark brown
heads p Il =. # .#$
= had to see my solicitors about an
investment of mine i was shown into
the senior partners room The busi-
ness was a mere bagate1le matter
Of f25, 600. But you know how partic-
=ular solicitors are. He got up to refer
to some: wretched book, and in SO do
ing tnrned his back ION me. The
matches were on his table in ribbed
glass thing. Well, that was my
chance. Any other man would have
done the same 4 .4ss
Any other demoralized blackguard
might have done.'' z.ss,z.Ess.S}}a
I'm not going to sit here and lis
ten to this abuse. What business have
you got with my private affairs?
What does it matter to you how I
get my matches? gave you a cigar
I am not ungrateful, and for that
reason l have decided not to give
your name and address when show
you up. But none the less I am be-
lever in truth and honesty, even in
small matters, and z2s A., : s <@.r$
"Oh, never mind that. Give me back
my match box 49, l z'--s -. ~ ~
Wait. When see crime I have got
to punish it. am sparing you public
disgrace and perhaps a long sojourn
In felon's cell. and that is sufficient
reward for cigar, which is certainly
too good to be allowed constantly to
go out like this *
Il relit it with the match that the
little boy had dropped. The million
alre nearly screamed with anguish, for
! 1t was the third match had taken.
He. said that if I behaved in other
matters as 1 did with regard to
matches should soon be a ruined
man. I continued: >.s l:.s I'LL Y ~>eegS
But, though spare you public dis
grace the punishment must be severe.
MY own conscience would never: be
easy If IS did not do my duty--if did
not give you a lesson which you would
not. be likely to- forget. i am sorry
for you, but it cannot be helped
let the window down with bang,
emptied the remaining matches out
on 1.-THE line shut the box and re-
turned It to him " It'll many III anks.
He said that I was mad, and made
"a dash for the alarm in order to stop
the train. AS I held him I pointed out
that his view as to matches was not
the general view; and if he stopped a
train to recover the few which I had
thrown out of the window he would
get himself into trouble. -
He sank back on the cushions-si-
lent, sulky and defeated. After awhile
he said that he was sorry he had ever
given me the cigar. I explained that
| l, On the contrary, was glad t y
When we got out at Waterloo led
him to the automatic machine, gave
him penny and told him to make up
his mind to buy matches for himself.
With a look of diabolical cunning he
slipped the penny into his pocket and
dashed off to the refreshment room.
When last saw him he had intrench-
ed himself behind the hot water ap-
paratus, and was waiting with, spark
ling eyes for his chance to steal few
| more matches sz,-ls- - r: Il.
Once match thief always match
thief, and when a match thief, is also
q millionaire his case is peculiarly
hopeless.-Barry Pain. -