The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-02
A Girl From si & s
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(Original.l


Grand Central station at New fork. |
The gate was opened. Those waiting |
formed 4 line on either side and the
passengers aIghting came forward a
man dressed N the clothing OF u gen
tlemap. though his features were those
Of q cornmoner, carried suit case III
either hand, the two articles duer1hs
somewhat In size, though or the same
drab hue. Beside him was a young
Girl She had been travelling alone.
and on getting out OF the car the man
had offered to carry Der suit case lor
her. Just bsfore reaching the gate ne
looked ahead, and bis eye evidently
lighted on some one he knew
I'm sorry ! must hurry, miss" ne
eaid. and. putting down one OF the SUIT
cases. he went on ahead of her. When
he reached the gateway and was pass
ing through 1t a man tapped hom on
the shoulder.
.1rl carry your hand baggage for
you. Mike Conover." be said
The traveller booked at him without
any marked surprise and willingly re-
linouished bis baggage. The other led
the way to hanson, put the traveller
tn and got In himself With the case
~Werl go to headquarters and have
a peep at this" he said as they drove
away.
Meanwhile the girl took up the suit
case the traveller had put down. pass
ed through the gate and on reaching an
49, hxy fr0Yn he
hind.
Carriage, unss?'
The girl wnlked on without noticing
him.
Carriage, missr' be repeated
mo, thank you. I'm going TO take
. street car.
-r'r take you cheap" he said max
ing grab for her suit case.
A policeman standing on the side
walk saw the act and, taking the man
By the collar. threw him into the
street.
| "You'd better take a carriage miss.
said the officer. THAT fellow ia a well
known crook and was trying to get
your baggage"
"Oh. can't afford carriage rs-
piled the girl, but the policeman In
| sisted, and before she had recovered
| her eQuauimity he bad called q cab
aud put Der IN
When Mike Conover alighted from
the hanson at police headquarters he
went upstairs with his captor. and the
latter said to the inspector on duty Mt
the desk:
Il think I've got the. funds taken from
the - National It Albany. They're
probably in this suitcase: but not hav-
ing q key. couldn't open It"
Then the suit case was pr1ed open
before the inspector and found 10 con-
tain ladies' underwear. combs. brushes
and like artic3es-
The inspector and the detective look
cd at each other with a disappointed
expression
"We1l hold him anyway" remarked
the former, and Mike Cooovee was
locked up.
Mabel Croxton, the young girl who
had come In ON the train. reached q
boarding house In which she had en-
gagged board by letter and was shown
to her By o apartment. She Shutdown
on the only chair and. as girls put It,
had "a good cry" 6hs was country
girl barely eighteen years Old. who
had come TO New York to make her
living behind q counter. and tie cheer
les Ook Of her mw home. together
with her unpleasant episode tn having
narrowly escaped robbery. had rem
desed her very homes4ck- But her poor
old mother would be looking for q Ne.
mittance. and 1t behooVed her to keep
q Stout heart So she lifted her suit
case on to the bed with Q view to max
ing her toilet before dinner. TakinG
out her key, she inserted 1t tn the lock;
but attempting to turn It II came to q
dead stop. Then she looked at the suit
case and noticed thst It was larger
than her own. After all she had been
robbed The polite man who had car
ried her hand baggage had exchanged
with her. She sat down on her bed
and had another good cry"
After dinner she took her l0ndlady
into her confidence and told her OF the
exchange. The good woman advised
her to report the matter to the police
So without waiting Mabel took the
suit case and in company with her ad
WISER got Into car and started on be,
quest The landlady knew q BIT about
New York and took her b the police
headquarters IN Mulberry street Onct
there the two were usherod be1We thu
Inspector.
Mr.. Inspector said The land1ady
this young girl has been robbed
And she proceeded with TN STORY. Al
soon as the inspector heard the words
Unchanged suit cases" be pricked NJ
his ears. Then be saw the case in thu
girls hands and. seeking II, picked NJ
screwdriver. the same that had open
Cd Nike Conover's case that afternoon
and ripped the thing opsn. Remov
ing some linen, he exposed large pack
ages Of bank bills pinned IN nAfrav
strips Of brown papsr.
what luckr' be exclaimed, and
rushing to telephone. b called upsth'
president ot bank In Albany and n