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

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."Herc You aln,t half wra poed UP 1em :.
In whit - had whipped Oft the
tomed hands n and vas preparing to told
dSss o boos eeFs
w whats a 5hat9 h he snapped. Then, with
aa} of aeft ha
honest litt!s riddles taFin home Tor FORA d
Esouveneer,' va 5Btt q 4aa5j.i & "
falling tone, 81 didn't mink It Of you:'
Henry stood looking. very Nike a doll
herselfaa rather ghastly don, with axed
shas said nothing She d i'd not lot even Even
'i' "o-oh. = How could you, Henny..'
That's the scvenlh's been took this
business Voice. well, she must ret her
DO P shat lst her e srsd n ss
% ..; ,he money. said Mr.: Cannon.
said the "moll qucstion.'J ,i
But she's so little, an she's sick, too.
shes just burnln' with fever this minute.
YOU don't on; understand, Gertie,s pursued
the other. still loftily. 'Duly's duty. I'm
4 here for what I'm here for. Besides, ITS
lesson now may stop her. II let her IS
scott free like this, why she.l most likely
SO on stealing for the fun Of it,
Stealth ~ here said Henny, in Il a
the way her lips moved that she formed
4the word again.
50 Oh. you pore little tling" cried Miss
speers goins down on tho ground and
stood within them like an iron image.
oh Fred, how can you be so croo!?''f
You look,a hero, Gertie, ~ said that
Now. Gertie. step aside in here. These
folks are gettin poisonous curious. Now
continued he apart when they were be-
ao na tue pogGn Eo ad naicd' Sa yHd
be. locked up. or anything: I'm goln'Fto
get herwelI scared, for her own good.
that's all. Besides, it's orders, No-don't
you say another word! Now. girl come
going to take her nayseif--nlc-and
p'leeceman," he added. fixing a stern eye
on Henny.
Still she did not cry or tremble. They
generally behaved very differently; some
even went down to their knees. y d,
Why w b,ieye 1 :, she's Is a hard little Gus
lCnler, AFTER az: eJnculatcd the aStute
Mr.. Cannon. "Here! Come along.''
d He grasped Kenny firmly by the hand
ana pulled her out into the street. stuffIng
the doll, as q witness, into his pocket. Miss
e sssrs ana e her s ss sedt
i sih p'leeceman!'' called Mr.. Gan
non to the first worthy. Of that llk that
he encountered. Here's q job IN your
line See his girl, here?'
The policeman very red faced, but
not unkindly looking parsonage regarded
~ SEQ her, !" observed he, briefly
We'll. you see-athlef ~ said Mr. Can
"'"rain't no startlin' sight" remarked
the poll csman, What's she stole?.
Th!s dofaid NJ ann, prodycIns
returned It by stealth this handsome
vi don't call 1t handsome, !" said the
ny Suddenly lie spoke to her; Il
Say. sissy, you amt got much taste,
hevlyou? Whatd you take, 1t for? Christ
mas In the bones, .eh9'
looks sick" continued the policeman.
"slck. II said" remarked the policeman.
i Ies y her na.esS fy "st pose = way o
mo. It's a moll question. It's for her
moi 60 good Gdpo ~ Mi Mi Cannon ann
Then he bestowed his attention again
VA. Allll7right. sissy said l,e. ~ We must
we must, Don't you be skeered. ..Tain't
nohin so awful; Jest give me your hand
Still Henny did not stir nor speak. Il
You see" cried Mr.. Cannon. u was
sorry for her at first myself. but she's a
hard nut. I'm afraid" f@ls
"Umph!" said the policeman, Then he
gently took one Of Henny's hands In his.
But the effect of his touch. on the child
was as though q Corpse had been suddenly
galvanized. She save q wild spring back
4 ward, d piercing shrek. 5
.InOh lin a thief! I'm q thief!n she
Screamed. "Oh In, a thief!f and she
SSfell m q sorry little heap on the pave
$ment. a RI w al
She was carried bafore tha majesty of
Justice lii the poicenan.s arms, Mr.. Can
non following rather lncodily with the
doll, some women In the crowd had adj
drcssed telling personal remarks to him.
IA lady had stepped from her carriage and
|. In eftective language had expressed her
cnncentratedN opinion of the shops IN
lowed to work especially at the time of
The Christmas holidays. She had been
powcrless 70 do anything then, rs MI,