Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-09
QUESTION
OF ETHICS

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Papa" began Bobby one evening af-
ter dinner, IF Teller was to find any
thing, what's he to do?"
His father looked over the top of
his paper and regarded him absently.
"Oh, advertise. l suppose he said.
That is, unless the thing he found
was already advertised as lost. Why"
"Oh, nothing" replied Bobby. II
was just wondering l knew a Teller
once that found a dog"
Was it valuable?"
Not so awful You see, he was lust
common yeller dog. with an awful
scraggy tail. He took him home and
kept him"
Maybe some little child cried be-
cause her pet was lost" Bobby's IA
ther said. did he have a collar on?"
Il don't know Then / knew mother
Teller that found ten cents, and ii was
my ten cents and he wouldn't give it
back. That was Sam, and he says
finders is keepers"
we'll II 1911 l. II you any
thing should be very much ashamed
OF you if you didn't take II back at
once"
I'VE got a place in Billy's cellar to
play ball." said Bobby, hurriedly. I'VE
want TO keep in practice, so we play
catch when it's bad weather. Billy's
a swell catcher. all right
Il thought you said you lost your
ball"
Well, this is another one" said
Bobby THE one l had was fine, but
il went down a sewer hole. Billy had
another. but il rolled under a wagon
and got smashed. l would "a said it
was Billy's fault, but he wanted the
driver to pay for it,"
Did the driver pay him?"
Il should say not" Bobby replied,
scornfully. HE belongs to the mean
est grocery in town, anyhow, that
driver. He won't ever let a Teller
hitch or have ride, and when Harry
Simmons tossed a SNOWFALL at him he
chased Harry two blocks. And they
don't ever put blanket on the horse"
Il think you would have been glad
If some one had brought your ball
back to you"
"Oh, but they couldn't" said Bobby.
1T was gone for good just as soon as
1t hit the sewer hole. l don't see why
they have those bars so far apart
Most anything could fall In. Mamie
Kelly knows a woman who lost a solid
gold watch down one OF 'em. Billy
says he bets it was only plated"
well is it the watch that has been
found?"
mo. sir; they couldn't ever get that
without taking up the pipes, could
they? Mamie Kelly says 1t was lost
a whole lot OF years ago"
"Oh, l thought 1t was an occurrence
in modern history" said his father.
What has been found, them"
Well" Bobby began. nervously. "a
Teller l know found a knife. It's a
bully knife, with six blades, and only
two broke. It's just what anybodyd
want who didn't have one, like me-
don't know why nobody gave me
knife for Christmas
THAT was a serious oversight, l
admit" said his father. Go on"
l-now-er-can't the teller
keep it?"
1T belongs to somebody. Do you
know whose ii is?"
Il think maybe | do"
We'll, then, advise you to tell this
hoy when Won hammer TO meet him
that you know whose knife he found,
so that he may take 1t to the owner"
"Yes-but-" Bobby stammered.
You see, it's Sans knife. and Sam
says finders is keepers. I'd like To
know why Teller should act different
to Sam than Sam did to me. He
kept my ten cents"
Now. look here, Bobby" said his
father seriously "0f course you
haven't told me who found that knife.
but just suppose it was you. what
would you do?"
Bobby gave his father startled
look and then gazed at the spot where
his toe was digging hole in the rug
Come, Bobby" his father reminded
him. Il am waiting"
Well" said Bobby, slowly. Il guess
if il was me, I'd give it back"
Yes, think you would"
Bobby reached for his coat, which
was conveniently at hand.
I'm be back pretty soon" he said,
hastily. I'm just going over TO