The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-18

name Or thats OF Enef4 elnpFJyeTs.s onn Huu.
however. made arrangements with the
policeman ere she whirled irefully away.
That personage's countenance WAS im-
prsssIve but his back expressed Ger 1
tatn satisfaction as he walked along VIII
Henry In his arms. ", =.
Justice was tempered with mercy Tor
that waf. She recovered consclousnes i
to hear q gray-halred gentleman taking
IN kindly tones about "a iirst on, 9nehs Sc,
going on, save that she stood In a police
court with policeman on one side MT.
Cannon on the other, q Judge IN 'front.'
and herself before him. t ha1are pe hng
eyes even when they were open. n ow.5 = ! l nc
Singing In her curs half-dea fened her.
You're a thief! You're thief! You're
a Theft" thumpcd her. hcart,.. ana i Lns
dream when the doll had spoken 70 70 &he e.5
and the drea m had come true: she hao
taken the doll and the doll had, it da;,,n
her Oh how could shs. l ags SSo WV
Than all thought SWIM away from =. ner.
and she heard the Judges voice ms TON ".
d great distance. but could not make OUT "
what he was saying Z, =, -, -
and this time she was still in the ponce,
mans arms, but IN the open al, 2 2 no NC; =
peafFfi Rat pn me mo @ox s9 sAa
o IRA Faint in't no kind O. weather fur little
girls like you to pc awaken, answsr era
~, yon PS 1es M there ia take cordn
to ii INSTRUCTIONS t See, little pn7 !, . y
The arms were too strong for Kenny = sne 80
she lay back boneloss,y ~. as M o. liz brain
began i TO weave cunning schemes a ma
grew In pictures against the spaaIn nt:n,.,
dark. Tell hin, where she lived? N :, +.
r rested ad al dyed thefY on! never, never
.nevor! Her heart seemed squeezed py
strong hands. like spongc',at me n ~
i,een y brought I'D on tales OF wicked. un.
grateful children; who dlsgraGed ,! tneir
ther gray hairs With snrrow to the
Il grave aid made them the mock ana a. q
Wv WIN h = she could hear CIV Dennison and
Nina Havcrstein singing rude coup!eetts
about her being c,na
What a ouE ghs re ss On shy s's
Her nanny had to cry
And couldg, t sing, sing, sing. ~,
She haS heard them 9nani,ng ems al
my to daddy or parents as tho
occasion demand ed
Something hot and wild surged up IN
( her eyes. Only that. new, feycrish cum
ming held her from bounding IN the po-
& llcemans arms. 81. ~ t...
again, and asked softly:
i ''Yon' wake Sissy? I'm gofn' 4 to DO =: my
best but maybe I'm g9ln "a, aw,a ay i Itn'
me. Side, 7 got a Quarter here that that ma
store man left you, mn somathin, else me
an a gentleman I won't name, count O.
jestice. fixed up fur your Chris = mas pun
my. who comprehended in a sudden
CLEAN, burst into such q spasn Of dry
sobsbing that the man waf irghlensdd
anno tS; lie. S 'ss shore amt Veil"
Then Henry. mastered her little body
with an instinct that truth would be the
cear i a ma ID e si III tai You w here
' 'es nice NICE little gal, They shore
has the blame what tempted YOU" re-
sponded tie policeman with. conviction.
haS b 3Gr q sofS a"ds aadaa fe r t9
lively. 5s 4 ii s
Henny was absorbed In hor plan, and
as tho whrls OF sparks and waves OF
felt that she must act quickly. She could
hearty the Whi r. IF r. the . electric cars
s srn On -t frn tb she mqst ge
somehow. And her plan was asterfully
!" Mr.. p,leeceman." ventured she In that
spent little voice Of hers, is this nth
Avenue near -th Street?'
9th Streets q block on, slssy.' "
wei, then, q b'2ck on, three blocks
west ds where ! l!yes.
She knew that there was tenement
ION iheth,rd foor,',, she added horheart
lammering and then with U sort Of In
SEPARATION she turned In tho mans arms
~ about Ills neck. nut OH kynd Mir.
I5'leecemnn don't come UP them stairs
with me! Don't let my mother know I've
"pon'tt you worry. responded the police
man, firmly. "Ill set you down at the
corner, an just watch you safe in. That's
right?''
Henny only hooked him closer. and
breathed fayerish gratitude into the thick
folds or his neck. j
Pore lItlle cnss!" said the policeman
to her, but to the stars he observed, IAN
its Chrslmas time. my lWtnkin, sons Y