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swered him. I'm only schoolgirl,
and l never have great deal with
me-"
Well see how much truth you tell,
said the man. making a grab at the
handbag she was carrying.
His action so frightened the girl that
she raised hand over her heart. In
doing this she unconsciously screened
from the thiefs view a gold watch
pinned to her waist She didn't notice
this at the time but afterward recalled
it and admitted that it was her great
fright that saved the timepiece.
The man began searching the bag
hurriedly after snatching it from her
He rifed the pages of all the books
like a gambler does a pack of cards
and scrutinized them as though he
thought there might be money con-
cealed in them. When he got through
examining each book he threw 1T on
the sidewalk. When he had thorough
ly examined the bag he threw it down
in disgust.
wRENCHEs CHILD's FINGER.
Let's see that ring you've got" he
continued, grabbing at the free hand
of the girl. The ring, which was on
the third right finger of the girl, had
not been removed in three years.
1T can't come off," she told him. The
thief wouldn't take her word for IT,
however. and began straining at the
gold band. The girl screamed with
pain, but he threatened her with the
revolver again and told her to smut UP.
Finally he gave up the attempt with
an oath, and turned quickly and ran
down Devisadero street He turned
the corner into Sacramento street ana
Helen, still shivering from fright, gath
| cred up her dust-smutched books and
hurried off to school. There she told
| her story Of the holdup, and it was the
! sensation of the morning session.
At noon Helen was walking few
blocks from the school when she was
| terrified to see the man second
| time. She hurried back and told one or
her teachers and the latter accompanied
her and got good look at the man,
who made off toward the Preside when
he saw them coming.
Helen and the teacher are agreed as
! to the appearance of the man. He is
! 80 and So years old, with a livid scar
on the right side of his face. He wore
! a dark suit of clothes was smooth
| shaven. and had soiled shirt without
a collar. The police refuse all infor-
nation as to whether or not they have
any clew to the man.
MISS sLOss SHOWS NERVE.
The holding up of Miss Sloss occurred
| around 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
/ The young woman had been engaged in
/ charitable work among the refugee
camps in the Mission District. She
| took Bryant-street car for the ferry,
| intending to catch an early train for
/ her home in Sausalito. At Eighth
street the BryantAstreet car stops and
switches back. and passengers are
obliged to walk four blocks over to
Mission street before they can trans
fer
There were half-dozen men on the
car. Miss Sloss was one of the first
i to alight She hurried ahead of the
men. but five of them soon overlook
her and got in the lead. They walked
fast, and Miss Sloss soon lost sight of
them She was hurrying along when
the sixth man came UP with her and
! commanded her TO surrender the chate-
laine bag slung over her right arm. He
threatened to shoot her IL she didn't
obey. She kept her hold on the bag,
/ however, and told him that she
wouldn't hand it over. The man kept
up his threats to shoot her, and finally
/ asked her what she had In the bag.
She admitted that she had purse in it.
THUG ACCEPTS MONEY.
iii give you the money in it,"
she said. but the purse itself is keep
! sake, and I won't part with it."
The thug grumbled assent to this
| compromise. Miss Sloss opened the
purse under cover of the bag and took
care to conceal a gold watch and chain
which were also in the bag under fold
in a corner. She handed the man a
dollar from the purse. He accented
| his dissatisfaction with curses, and