Putnam patriot., 1910-10-14
Ge GIRL IN THE CASE Leads to the Finding of
 a Wife
 By STACY F. BAKER Copyright. lafa by American Press
 Association.
By STACY E. BAKER

expensive watch with tuFee lAA1uls set ln the rear cnse and the Initials ". 4. ". engraved thereon.
 Naturally Rawlins was surprised. He returned the watch to his pocket, carefully folded hts paper and glanced about in search of the philautbropic person who had effected the exchange.
 The vinegary faced female wedged flu the seat to the right of him stared back suspieiously.
 A wheezing fat man, uneomfortabiy crowded. sat at his left and grinaed heavily as he noted the observapt eye Of hls fellow passenger.
 eThese street cars a.s crowded sun thin awful. haint theyT'
 Rawtins agreed. He couldn't aeeus fon himself to the thought of this mans pndgy fingers deftly inserting themselves in his waisteoat pocket on q delicate mission of substitution.
 He stared about hIm seafehingly. but the enigma was ursolyed when fhe conductor called Twenty-third street.
 In the sacred precincts of his own little used law offices Rawiins gave . keener inspection to this gift the gods had thrust upon him.
 Heavy lines corrugated the brow of the young attorney. and he pushed hts thick black hair back Into an im- prompiu pempadour as his mind grap= pied with the problem, The slim tins gers ef the youth touched the stem. and the case snapped suddenly open. disclosing the pictured face of a ra. dlant girl
 Rawilns~Iahn F. Rawilns. Esq was voune-~young enough. in faet, 10 be lIeve in the ideal woman. and this likeness eerrespouded exactly with the dream in hs heart The grcnt hine eyes. the liawiess contour of the face, with It's pluuant. rettousse pose and determined little chin; the wave in the heavy hair. the peerless neck and shoulders everything about the maid summed up soul dear to the youth.
 The sudden advent of that rara avis, n 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-=R Ia wins had ap aetive mind-~the man who had come Into such peculiar possession of the watch had decided to turn it over to the pos lice. but now
 Now tue united efforts of the entire conatnbulary of the town could not have dragged it from him.
 And yet--paradox youth wished to flnd the owner. If possible. more than ever The riddle of how tho iit- He tlmcpieee happened To be in his pockel had eripped him with nn in. sutiabie curiosity at first; new. strange ly enough. his sole thoughts were Of the maid in the case. He ionged to meet her He wanted 10 become ac- qunlnted with Der.
 The attorney was bothered with no clients that day. and In the afternoon. with the fair pictured face of the mys. terlons damsei propped before him. he compiled an advertisement for the morning papers:
 Found. under peculiar circumatances valuable watch. Owner can have same by calling at Broadway and proving property. Rawiina fourth floor.
 Rawlins was a wealthy youth of good city connections, He had grad. nated from Harvard the year before and was now awakened Co the fact that New York ls overcrowded with attorneys Clients. from pecuniary standpoint. he didn't need. but the ennui of n iistiess life was boring him. stiiling his ambition. This little ad- venture. with the flavor of romance SD strong upon 1t. bade fair to give life back it's relish.
 The advertisement brought results. Every faker in the city seemed Ia have bought q paper and picked the Raw iins ''found' as The easy money of tho morning.
 The lawyer entertained the sly ad. yenturefs with tentative questions en their lips. keen searehers after infer' nation that. in turn. was to be given over to shrewd canfcderates. who would follow un with better chances of landing the prize. and coarse wo- men who attempted ta wheedle the ad eertised article away from its holder, and. failing In this. fell into a yocabu' lary Of vehement aud imneliIe protest
 The attorneys faith in human na. ture was sadly iarred
 The keen youth gave absolutely nc Information to the gIeaners along the paths of chance. and thus it came about that none was able to como later with sufficient Information te draw down the trophy. Rawiins breath ed his relief at the eud of the day and again drew the watch from his pocket and studied the photograph. One longs doably for the unattainabie The youth was in perfect frenzy to meel the girl.
 Time passed Several months wen' by and still the young man was vainls striving to meet the fair one of ths phosograph l, became habit witt him to stand hefore the window of hh ofiee and stare down Into the street In thia way there was a chance tha bis knowing eyes would find the ownel of the watch.
 One dsy as be ssocd at hls usua point ot vantage. his contenplative eyes on . lazy cab, the latter came to . stop In froat of one of the iargs storcs. and--eh. the sudden shock of Il --she stepped out,
 In . moment sbe lcag legs of ths youth were fairly flying down ths .sfairs.--he wouldn't wait for tue ele