Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-20
Gbe GIRLIN THE CASE Leads to the Finding of
 a Wife
 By STACY [. BAKER Copyright. 1910. by American Press
 Association.


 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 wheezing fat man, uncomfortably crowded, sat at bis 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 pudy fingers deftly inserting themselves in his waistcoat pocket on a delicate mission of substitution.
 He stared about him searchingly. but the enigma was uneolved 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 his thick black hair back into an i'm promptu pompadour as his mind Srap- pled with the problem. The slim fin gers of the youth touched the stem. and the case snapped suddenly open. disclosing the pictured face of ra- diant girl. Rawlins-John r. Rawlins. Esq--was young-young enough. In fact to be iieve in the ideal woman. and this likeness corresponded exactly with the dream in his heart The great blue eyes. the fawiess contour of the face. with its piquant, retrousse nose and determined little chin; the wave iD the heavy hair. the peerless neck and shoulders-everytbi 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 mind-the man who had come into such peculiar possession Of the watch had decided to turn it over to the DO lice. but now
 Now the united efforts of the entire constabulary of the town could no' have dragged 1t from him.
 And yet-pafadox-the youth wished to find the owner. if possible. more than ever. The riddle of how the lir tie timepiece happened 10 be in his pocket had sripped him with an in satiabIe curiosity at first; now. strange Iy enough. his sole thoughts were ot the maid in the case. He ionged Ic meet her He wanted to become ac quainted with her
 The attorney was bothered with nc clients that day. and in the afternoon ! with the fair pictured face of the mys terious damsel propped before him. h {, compiled an advertisement for th' ! morning papers:
 Found. under peculiar circumstances valuable watch owner can have sam | by calling at - Broadway and proy!n property Rawllns. fourth floor.
 Rawlins was a 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 wit attorneys. Clients, from pecuniaT-.
 standpoint. be didn't need. but th
 ennui of listless life was boring hin
 stilling his ambition. This little ad
 venture. with the flavor of romano
 SO strong upon 1t, bade fair to Siv
 life back its relish.
 The advertisement brought result,
 Every faker in the city seemed to hay
 bought paper and picked the Raw
 lins found" as the easy money of th morning.
 The lawyer entertained the sly at | venturers with tentative questions o , their lips, keen searchers after info nation that. in turn. was to be give over to shrewd confederstes. wh would follow up with better chance , of landing the prize. and coarse WI men who attempted to wheedle the a. , vertised article away from its bolde l and. failing in this. fell into vocab'
 larry of vehement and impolite protes The attorneys faith fin human m : ture was sadly jared.
 The keen youth gave absolutely I information to the gleaners along Il
 paths of chance. and thus 1t can about that none was able to con . later with sufficient information I draw down the trophy. Rawlins breat
 ed his relief at the end of the day ar
 again drew the watch from his pock 3 and studied the photograph One Ion; F doubly for the unattainable. IT !. 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 il photograph. It became a habit wi him to stand before the window of |
 office and stare down into the stree
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