Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-08
CAPTAIN BARRY,
Lnnior ARMY and NAVY Club.
l beckoned to the two captains to fol

beckoned to the two captains to fol
low me to my room.
When we were seated | said:
1T will bring the matter to a conclu-
sion at once if you tell me the number Of.
the note"
"Oh, it is only the number you want;
did you hear that, Gill;" Turning to me,
and raising his voice, he said Il must
inform you, sir, that | have never taken
the number of a note in the whole course
Of my life, eh, Gil?"
But how, then. are you to convince
me that the note is yours?" | asked
by giving You the word of an officer
and Il gentleman who has served mis-
Queen and country in all parts of the
world. If that is not enough | don't
know what will satisfy you"
Where did YOU lose the note?"
ooh. where did / drop that bit of
paper? 1t would be somewhere near the
bank. I'm thinking. TO tell you the
truth (this eonfidentially), my friend
here and myself came down to the city
yesterday to have some turtle soup at
Birchs. and the milk punch got little
the better of Us. You saw | had the
note when l left Birch's, Gil?"
Il should think / did, You were going
to change it to pay for the luncheon,
when | stopped YOU
THAT may all he quite true | said.
but as you saw yourselves there are
other claimants waiting outside | must
see whether any one of them can give me
the correct number"
opened the door to let them out ana
was astonished 60 see the ante-room was
empty The other claimants had disap-
peared. Barry and his compatriot burst
out laughing,
They We're quite right to vanish, said
| Barry. They knew what TO expect from
the toe of my boot"
| asked the lrishman in again and not
without n considerable amount of reluc-
tanee, gave up the note.
During the day ! had several other
visitors and half dozen letters. but as
the number of the note was not in any
ease stated dismissed the former IN
summary fashion and paid no attention
tc the latter.
Between and &, when thought of 60
ing home, telegram arrived respecting
the troublesome note. 1t read as follows:
Pleased to hear YOU have found my
note. Am ON my way 10 see You.
EDITH WARBCRTON."
he sender OF the telegram was soon
u-hGed in. She did not look more than
70 or l. years of A. Il am 80 glad il
h2> been found she said.
But have paid away your note to a
/ man who said ii was his. and who
brought witness 10 prove it" said.
My note! Oh. how terrible. But, sir.
how could the note he his and mine.
/ too<"
/ You have the number Of your noteg"
Certainly here it is she said. hand
/ 'hS me scrap of paper
There could he no question about t.
[ She had the correct number of the note.
and l had been done by the two Irisl.-
men. There was nothing for it but to
pay her another elo.
/ One morning day or two afterwards.
/ | received visit from a city merchant
/ whom slightly knew.
You have been finding a fl0 note.
I hear" he said in iovial way. and
/ it will be lucky thing for my clerk if
yours is the one he says be lost"
/ But the one | found was claimed. and
when the number was shown To me |. of
course, paid the money. What would
1 Won have done:''
The same thing decidedly. 1t is so
i much the worse for MY clerk: he viii