The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-03-16
II Gentlemanly
RObber
BY c. 3. LEWIS


Miss Lucy Davis. twenty years old
and the daughter Of widow, was as
sistant bookkeeper and assistant cash
Ter Of the Flint wooden mills In the
suburbs of a certain western city. 1t
was one Of the duties of the cashier to
go to the bank In the city every Satur-
day forenoon and draw an amount suf-
ficient to pay the wages of the employ
ees, and he had never met with any adj
venture in so doing. One was coming,
however.
There came day when a stranger
recognized him and tried to possess
himself of the $4,000. He went over the
ground from the bank to the mills and
laid his plans, and a week before the
event he felt certain that the Doodle
was his.
Look here Miss Davis" said the
mill manager one Saturday forenoon,
II have word that Mr.. Samson is sick
and won't be down this morning. At 10
o'clock you will have to go to the bank
in his place. You can go down on a
street car and come back in a hanson"
The young lady was rather pleased
and proud over the GRAND, and when
the hour arrived she set out with never
q thought that it was to be an eventful
day in her life. AS she boarded a car
in front of the mill a good looking
stranger about thirty years old got in
and sat opposite her. Although she
could not say that he ever glanced at
her, she had several sly peeps at him
and was quite favorably impressed
with his appearance.
The check was promptly cashed at
the bank, and with the money in her
retlcule the girl reached the door to
find an empty carriage drawn up as if
awaiting her.
"Ieb, ma'am?' queried the driver,
and next moment she was inside and
being whirled away.
Miss Davis was so occupied with
thoughts of something else that she did
not notice the landmarks along the
way When the hack suddenly stopped
she looked out and saw that she had
not arrived at the mill. Instead of that
she had arrived at q lone old house
standing alone on the block, and the
neighborhood was one she had never
seen before
She sprang to the ground and began
to question the driver, but he wheeled
and drove off without a reply, and out
of the house stepped the man of the
street car and raised his hat and bowed
and smiled.
"Where am L? What does this
mean?" asked the girl.
"If you will step inside 1 will ex-
plain" replied the man.
"But I shall not step inside. Why did
the carriage bring me here? / shall not
stay q minute"
But she did. The man stepped for
ward and passed an arm around her
and carried her within in spite Of her
struggles. He seated her on box in q
bare room and smilingy said:
Excuse me, please, but you were
acting n bit foolish. You have asked
several questions. and will now pro-
coed to answer them.
'You are in the suburbs. You were
brought here to be robbed. You will be
liberty Had the cashier gone to the
bank for the money he would now have
been in your place. You will be held
blameess in this, matter, and you must
see that you are also perfectly helpless.
l can take the money from you. Better
I take a sensible view of things. How
much money did you drawn
"About $4,000" she replied as she
handed over the reticule.
"Not fortune, but fair pay for a
days work. Now, then, you have got
to endure my society for an hour or
two, and hope you will try to make
the best Of it,
The door had been locked. he raised
window, drew up another box and
continued:
eve may as well be sociable as to
sit here and sulk. Has the thought ever
occurred to you that you would be
heroine some dayW
81 never expected to fall into the
hands of robber."
at was foreordained that you were
to become a heroine that way. Your
story will create a sensation. The three
daily papers will send reporters to in
terview you. They will publish your
picture. They will describe the color of
your hair and eyes, praise your small
hands and feet, tell how cool and calm
you were in facing the robber. You
will be called one Of the most beautiful
girls in the state"
"You are impudent," said the girl,
with toss of her head.
'Then forgive me. If you are not
engaged you will have a score Of OPP
portunities to become so. You will re-
celve letters from all over the state.
AS a heroine you will be pointed out
on the street, and the reporters will
follow you home and write articles on
how you eat and sleep, your old shoes,
your likes and dislikes, whether pickles
agree with you or give you headache.
Songs may be composed and sung in
your honor, and 1t Is certain that
brand of cigars will be named after
you. Fame is surely about to knock at
| the door"
But l want none of it," responded
| Miss Davis 'I want to appeal to your