The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-21

SPARKLING. with his address. and gave
il to her. Then they fell to talking of
how the thief could have got the peck
etbook
There was but one moment" she
said that it was out Of my posses
sion / was sitting in the waiting
room and Il candy boy came along. |
had small coins inside my glove. and
laid my bag down on the seat beside
me while paid for some candy"
IA candy boy is the most dangerous
thing a girl can meet said Mr.. Spark
line dryly. The girl looked up at him,
but as his face was perfectly serious
she continued
"A man sat in the seat next the one
In which / had the satchel."
what did he look like?"
q haven't an idea" S,4
Complimentary"
what do you mean"
"You evidently weren't attracted by
the mans appearance"
Again she looked at him.
"Are you sure you wouldn't recog-
nize him againI"
mo, wouldn't"
The couple talked for three hours,
which seemed but one, and when they
were within a short distance of their
destination the young man turned to
the girl and said impressively;
"Did you ever take the first step In
crime?'
NO" she replied in establishment.
u have"
ooh. heavens Are you criminalT
81 stole your pocketbook."
"You stole my pocketbook"
"Alas. must confess It,"
"But you have loaned me half as
much rs il contained"
THAT came from remorse."
''But II seems to me the remorse
came very quickly"
II couldn't hear to see you troubled"
She looked at him sidewse.
II don't believe n word you say"
He took the portemonnale from MS
pocket and banded 1t to her.
please don't have me arrested" he
blended. II am the child of poor but
dishonest psrents. who taught me to
steal when ] was q little boy"
II thought you said something about
first crime.
"Dld /? They taught me to lie too
Poor childw
when | saw you lay your bag on
the seat between you and me could
not resist the temptation. oh, why did
you leave it there|
arm so sorry. ! didn't know was
tempting any one Why don't you re-
form?"
II haven't any one to reform me !"
But is it necessary that you should
have some one for that? Can't you
do it yourself"
mo. I'm too far gone
what do you want any one to do
to help your
| "Why. think that il | could see
YOU once o week and you would en-
courage me might pull through to q
permanent reformation"
She thought awhile, then said:
"If YOU really think ! can help Won
| | shall he very glad 70 have you come
every Saturday to tell me that you
haven't picked any ones pocket dur
| Ing the week"
"Oh, how | thank you. ! know you
can save me and make an honest man
of me-"
THE only thing that troubles me-
she said thoughtfully. lis that | must
tell father, and I'm afraid he'll OBJ
jeet."
"Tell him to 90 to Mr.. William
Evans. - Locust street. He is in
terested in me and knows something
to my advantage"
When they reached the station the
peniteut handed the girl out 70 a car
riage. and she drove away, giving him
an encouraging smile and promising
to let him know the decision in his
case. She told her father about it, and
he Eave her scoldlng. But she
forced him to make the inquiry of Mr.
Evans. When he had done so he said
to his daughter.
isis, the fool killer Is coming this
evening TO carry you away"
"What do YOU mean. papa?"
Evans, whom ! have long known
fpllS me thnt this man Ia lack Spark.
! line, his nephew. worth half a mil
lion and full Of the 0ld Nick, I've
given permission for the young rasca
10 CALI
"But he did steal my purse"
"Of course he did and with a view
to making your acquaintance"
"Oh my goodness gracious. And
told him he might come on Saturdays
toarsurc me he, hadn't picked a pocket
during the week."