The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-10-08
6be GIRL IN
THE CASE
Leads to the Finding Of
a Wife
By STACY E. BAKER
Copyright, 1910, by American Press
Association.

Rawlins, reaching for his own infe-
rior timepiece, found in its place an
expensive watch with three diamonds
set In the rear case and the initials
w. A. w. engraved thereon.
Naturally Rawlins was surprised.
He returned the watch to his pocket,
carefully folded his paper and glanced
about in search of the philanthropic
person who had effected the exchange.
The vinegary faced female wedged
in the seat to the right Of him stared
back suspiciously
A wheeling fat man, uncomfortably
crowded, sat at his left and grinned
heavily as he noted the observant eye
of his fellow passenger.
"These street cars are crowded sun
thin awful. hain't they?"
Rawlins agreed. He couldn't accus-
tom himself to the thought of this
mans pudgy fingers deftly Inserting
themselves in his waistcoat pocket ON
a delicate mission Of substitution.
He stared about him searchingly,
but the enigma was unsolved when
the conductor called Twenty-third
street
In the sacred precincts Of his own
little used law Offices Rawlins gave
keener inspection to this gift the gods
had thrust upon him.
Heavy lines corrugated the brow OF
the young attorney, and he pushed MS
thick black hair back into an I'M
promptu pompadour as his mind grap-
pied with the problem. The slim nm
gers Of the youth touched the stem.
and the case snapped suddenly open,
disclosing the pictured face of ra-
diant girl.
Rawlins-Iohn p. Rawlins. Esq.-was
young-young enough. In fact. to be-
lieve In the ideal woman, and this
likeness corresponded exactly with the
dream in his heart The great blue
eyes. the fawless contour of the face,
with its piquant, retrousse nose and
determined little chin; the wave In
the heavy hair the peerless neck and
houlders--everythi about the maid
summed up soul dear to the youth.
The sudden advent of that rara avis,
a client. compelled him to forego the
pleasure of lingering longer In admir-
Ing contemplation Of the picture. Be-
fore finding the likeness Of the prob
able owner-Rawlins had an active
mlnd-the man who had come into
such peculiar possession Of the watch
had decided to turn It over to the po-
lice. but now
Now the united efforts Of the entire
constabulary Of the town could not
have dragged It from him.
And yet--paradox-th youth wished
to find the owner, II possible. more
than ever. The riddle of how the lit
tie timepiece happened to be In bis
pocket had gripped him with an In
satiable curiosity at first; now. strange
ly enough. his sole thoughts were OF
the maid In the case. He longed tC
meet her. He wanted to become ac
quainted with her.
The attorney was bothered with ne
clients that day. and In the afternoon
with the fair pictured face Of the mys
terious damsel propped before him, b,
compiled an advertisement for tn,
morning papers:
Found. under peculiar circumstances
valuable watch Owner can have sam,
by calling at - Broadway and PROVING
property. Rawlins, fourth floor.
Rawllns was wealthy youth o
good city connections He had grad
uated from. Harvard the year befor
and was now awakened to the fac
that New York Is overcrowded witt
attorneys. Clients. from a pecuniar,
standpoint, he didn't need, but til
ennul Of llstless life was boring him
stilling his ambition. This, little nd
venture. with the favor of romano
so strong upon It. bade fair TO Civ
life back Its relish.
The advertisement brought results
Every faker In the city seemed to hnv
bought paper and picked the Raw
Inns found as the easy money of III
morning.
The lawyer entertained the sly az
venturers with tentative questions 0
their lips, keen searchers after info
nation that. In turn. was to be give
over to shrewd confederates. VIII
would follow up with better chance
OF landing the prize. and coarse W,
men who attempted to wheedle the a,
vertised article away from its holde
and. failing In this, fell Into a vocab
larry OF vehement aud impolite protes
The attorneys faith In human N
ture was sadly Jared.
The keen youth gave absolutely |
information 10 the cleaners along Il
paths of chance. and thus Il can
about that none was able TO con
later with sufficient Information
draw down the trophy. Rawlins breat
ed his relief at the end Of the day al
again drew the watch from his pock
aud studied the photograph. One lon
doubly for the unattainable n
youth was In perfect frenzy to me
the girl.
Time passed. Several months we
by and still the young man was vain
striving to meet the fair one of 4
photograph. II became habit wi
him to stand before the window OF
once and stare down into the sire
In this way there was chance th
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