The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-19

to temper the bitterness of his reflections
he felt conscious of a drowsiness which
was exceedingly merciful and so ne teii
asleep fully dressed, upon his bed.
He awoke refreshed and with better
courage in the early morning, and after u
bite of breakfast he walked toward the
factory with strong and Increasing
resolution He saw nothing of the de-
tective nor of Mr.. Hallett. He had vague
Iy expected that they would be waiting
for him at the factory gate. one or two
men looked at him peculiarly, but he en-
countered no unusual incident until ne
was inside the factory, when a man,
from the office met him and told MIN 10
go TO Mr.. Halletts private room. rms
summons was like the closing OF prison
gates behind him, but he obeyed 1t readily.
He had decided to make no further offer
to return the money piecemeal. He would
earn II some day. That was all he knew
about the matter. People were permitted
TO earn a little money in prison, he had
heard Anyhow, he would do his pest.
The money was spent. II couldn't be got
back even if Carter were found OUT.
In the office were Mr.. Hallett and the
detective one might have supposed that
they hadn't moved since Briggsy was
there last their attitudes being precisely
as he remembered them.
"WeIl. Briggs" said Halett have you
brought the money!
mo" replied the boy. II haven't
brought it, and 1 can't bring It, It's gone.
But you'H get It some day. That III
swear to-
briggs" said the "old man" sternly,
"you didn't take that money but you
know who did"
Briggsy drew himself UP to his full
| height, which was a little more than five
feet He slapped himself on the chest.
I'm the man.. said he Lock me up.
Hallett looked at him for some seconds
| smiling.
"we've found out where the money
went" he said.
Briggsy turned faint.
! Don't YOU believe it, he said. "You
| Just listen to me, and III
ut went TO buy piece Of apparatus for
| Miss Mamie Carter, a very bright. nice.
| honest little girl. as l see her, said Hal
| lett. ''She called on me last evening
| he-called-on-youi"
~Yes." said Hallett "She came with
| her brother. He was there by her re-
/ ouest-distinetly by her request"
/ you see" continued the "old man,
"our little friend. our poor little friend
/ who is lame, happened to hear about some
/ money being lost, and, being OF the fem
mime gender she jumped to conclusion.
| So she had it out with her brother, and
| the upshot Of it was that he brought her
to me with the walking machine In her
hands. for. Of course. she couldn't wear II
after she'd found out how she'd come by
it.
''Well." continued IIallett after a
/ pause, that was a sight to draw tears
from our friend here"-he jerked his
/ thumb at the detective-'who doesn
| weep often. as I'm wen convinced. Miss
/ Mamie was afraid the man who sold the
| machine wouldn't take II back and pay
/ full price, but she was going to earn the
/ difference herself. Now, It Just struck
me suddenly as she was making this pro-
/ posal that che could earn the money
/ easier IL she had the harness TO wear, SO
/ 1 begged her to keep H. And then her
brother and 1 got down to business and
settled our little affair upon some such
basis as you proposed yesterday after
noon. SO there'if be no trouble,
"And now. Briggs. word to you Don
try TO palm yourself on for thief again
You look too honest. You couldn't fool
why. you couldn't even fool detective
He saw through you IN a minute &c
back to work now. and wen say no mors
about IL You did wrong. It's always
wrong to shield criminal OF 20 help 9
MISGUIDED man 10 walk In the way OF th'
& transarsssor. But. eonfound YOU Briggs