The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-08


me big policeman leaned bacl, against
the pillar holding up a portion of the
uepot' ana rubbed his big ham shaped
LANDS against each other
Ihere'" he said, addressing the plain
clotnes man detailed to take care Of the
"A. HoildIcks coming in to meet the vend-
ers OF goid-painted bricks, right there
you see girl wot is picture O. common
sense"
me big policeman pointed and the plain
clolnes man saw demure looking little
woman walking across the main room to
the rows Of seats. The little maid had
the right sort Of a chin, and noticing
Ihat hef clothes fitted her in a truly won
oerlul manner, the detective agreed with
ehe blue coat. The girl certainly looked
one Oh the strong minded class, but the
pam clothes man loved an argument,
ana then making the policeman talk help
ca considerable in passing the time.
why do you think that particular girl
is a Wonder?" he asked.
1 knows them ALL" replied the blue
coat. Il have been on duty here for
years, an I kin pick the right ones out
o the crowd every time
Why this here girl will be able to
handle herself at any old time. an in
any sized crowd. This Sherlock Holmes
oeduction don't git to me, but knows
them all an I kin tell you that the lit
tie maiden over there is wise enough to
glt along without turnin' in any call for
help"
L can't really see it that way" de-
cIared the detectice. 'The girl to me
looks just one of the great bunch of fool
ism maldens. She is probably down here
at the station waiting to see some actor
man come in with his troupe
1ou back into the station house."
broke in the blue coat. ''That girl, if
she is waiting for a man, is down here
waiting for a good, healthy, strong arm
ed boy able to make her happy. Take
look at that jaw an then tell me your
song. She knows a real man any time
she sets her lamps on him, an the boy
TO WIN her will have to be able to tote
over hundred weight on his shoulders.
That girl has a bunch O. sense"
The little maiden with the determined
Jaw, entirely unconscious of this vigorous
debate, had seated herself in the middle
OF group of foreign born, and cutting
the pages of magazine prepared to wait
for the train from the West
The blue coat having delivered his say
walked off to the other end of the depot,
and the plain clothes man, unable to
force more argument, leaned against the
pillar and studied the maid seated in the
middle of the collection of foreign born.
He, like the policeman, read that strong
looking jaw as common sense, and being
man with a family he hoped that his
young girls would turn out like the maid
in front of him.
AT last the crowd in the depot began to
stir. The man with the heavy voice bark
ed few banks, and then the clang Of an
engine bell was heard out on the tracks
The coast train was in at last. and the
walters in the depot started for the doors
leading to the train sheds The girl with
the strong jaw started with the others.
The policeman and the plain clothes man
watched the girl with the strong jaw
Out of the front passenger coach
tumbled tall man, a short man follow
ed the tall man and a medium-sized man
traIled behind the short man. The girl
never noticed this group, and the police
man and the detective followed suit
Then the Pullman porters dropped down
off the steps with their little carpet
covered platforms, and the sleeping cars
began to unload. The first man out of
the front sleeper was a real three-ply,
dyed-in-t he-wool William boy, cane and
all, but the copper and the plain clothes
man overlooked the chappie, for now
they were watching for the strong
broad-shouldered boy who was to come
out onto the platform and fold the girl
with the strong jaw in his arms.
Inc detective vas watching the door of
the front sleeper, when he heard loud
groan, and turning he grabbed just in
time to let the big policeman drop softly
to the platform.
'Hey, hey, what's the matter with
your" he shouted in excited tone.
Look, Look gasped the stricken cop
per.
Look where?"
"Look there and following the finger
of the policeman, the detective saw the
girl with the strong jaw clasped tight in
the arms of the chappie boy and through
the smoke-strained air came an ''Oh,
Gawge, I'm SO glad you did come at
last"
Call the wagon, PAL" groaned the
policeman, 81 just want to live until I
can turn in my club an star to the cap
I thought I knew them all, but now I
wants to quit