The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
Finders and Losers s
DROADLY speaking. girls are divided
ID into two great classes-the ones

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u into two great classes-the ones
Tho hnd and the ones who lose.
Meta ix II girl who finds. Ownerless
and brooches und shirt studs
are scattered along her pathway. en-
treating her to pick them up. which
ever way she strol:s. and little things
like horse shoes and four-ieaved clovers
seem to leap up in the most unlikely
places at the first sound of her step.
Guess what found today" Is her
regular form Of greeting; 30 no one was
surprised when the question came that
day at Georgia's tea.
"Oh. 1 don't KNOW" said Lillian. indif-
ferently. "Probably a cotton handker-
chief or somebody's other glove"
Lillian il one of the girls who couldn't
find anything If they would. Possibly
that's the reason she ass umex the man
ner of one who wouldn't II she could.
Meta gave a whitening g:ace at the
scoffer. Then she removed her Lady
smith hat and. extracted from its crown
. roll Of money. which she spread upon
her lap. A $50. q $40 and $40 bill
stared out.
Counterfeit" CAPPED Lillian.
"No. sir. Uncle Mac says they're a.
good n any ever mnde."
you didn't hnd them. Meta; you're
joking" protested Georgia
mo joke about it. Was walking
down Wabash avenue, and stacks Of
people were passing in both directions,
too. bu, suddenly there WAS an open
place about a yard square right in
front of me, and straight in the middle
of it lay this money, all rolled up. II
just eened as though the crowd parted,
and every bn.iy looked the other way on
purpose to let me hive it,"
"Well, | never!" sung he chorus.
"Whnt are yon going to use 1t for,
Meta?" somebody asked. but Lillian.
whose interest had revived wonderful
ly. didn't give her time to answer.
"Use it for?" she cried. DO you
s'poee Meta would spend that money!
Think Of the poor woman who lost III"
woman, indeed" retorted Meta.
"UncIe Mae doesn't think that. He
says there's n little pocket just inside
the waistbund of his trousers where he
keeps n wad of bilis--whcnever he has
one-and that it's the easiest thing in
the world to alp the money in back of
the pocket instead of into It. And i
asked him II that ever happened to him.
You ought to have seen how guilty he
looked when he said: 'Once--but don't
tell Eilen!' That's my aunt, you know.
Well, We think-uncle Mac and THAT
some rich club fellow lost IL. and that
he'd put 1t TO some extravagant use
even II he had It again."
"But l can't help thinking about
some poor old washerwoman who
hadn't anoth her cent in the world" muir
INJURED the b;ue-eyed innocent.
{ s"Washerwonen without another cent
gre 70 likely TO 20 strewine to rolls
axound!" said Meta. -
"More likely twas school-teacher
with her months salary-and teaching
10 such nervous work." sugxeste ed
Lillian. E RI,
"Or fagged-out woman clerk, !" add
ed Georgia.
swell, wouldn't take II from wom-
an any sooner than you would" de-
ciared Meta. "Of course l wouldn't
mind so much If it belonged to man.
But intend to advertise it, anyway"
Certainly" exclaimed Lillian as if
she'd been thinking of that all the
time. "Thnt's the proper thing to do"
and blue-cyed innocent added: Il
should just use that money for adver-
Using every day in every paper until
there wasn't a cent left"
Meta pursed her lips. swell. I'm TAX
ing Uncle Macs advice about this" she
said. "He says to study the papers a
day or two and see II the loser nfiver-
tises. Then, after that, he says to ad-
vertisc: 'Found--Sum Of money, At
such . place, at such time Not .
word to give false claimant any help
in identifying the bills, you zee. Bnt
he doesn't think I'll ever fint: the own
er, and, say. girls, II he shouldn't turn
up, what 10 you say to lake trip to-
gether or some kind OF q regular spree
with this money!"
II couldn't enjoy it," said the right
eoux Lillian.
MOT unless you gave half to . hos
pital." amended another.
/hs l uou NuO"t NlSSSuICu u6UI.
gia. "Ithink my conscience would take
in trip to Mackinac."
Good for you'll" replied Meta, as she
rolled up her wealth and put on her hat.
"We'lI spend 1t all for gum II we want
to, Georgia; and We wont treat them,
either--see il we tlo!'
They didn't see her again for three
weeks, and then she came flying into
luncheon at Lilian's with look in her
eyes as II she'd just fallen heir to mil
lion in gold.
1--WE had the love!icat experience in
the world" she announced. "You re-
member that money I found: Well. l
waited few days, ns Uncle Mac snid,
and no one advertised the loss; so put
one in myself. Told them to address Y.
the newspaper office. you know-the
way they do. Next morning went
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