Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-23

'ow was hurrying. too. and he guessed he
hadn't heard his question. because he
didn't stop. Hal hadn't either.
Then they went all over the incidents
of the ride to Boston, meeting with Del
win, waiting in the station for him, Hairs
visit to the pawnshop, the dinner at Dell
wins and the vaudeville show, but found
hsn that. would SaG give Es then, ,s a. start
brokers' story over again. word for
word as near as he could remember l..
When Hal came to the part about the
envelope Hans stopped him.
"Dy- you remember where you got that
envelope and how you happened to write
your name on it,"
why. yes. 7 got it of my desk that
day when was packing I remember
now l wrote my name and home address
on 1t and put II in my handkerchief pock-
ct intending to leave 1t at the post ONCE
as forwarding address for my MALL
Did you leave it there?"
Hal thought a moment. NO. I'm sure
forgot all about that. / didn't go to
Then 1t must have been in your pocket
on the train You may have pulled it out
OF your pocket with your handkerchief on
the train continued Hans.
cant remember having used my
nandkerchief on the train said Hal,
but l do reconect now that when /
came out of the pawnshop I was per-
spring freely from slight nervousness
anu the excitement OF knowing the great
value of my watch
That might account for its having got
ten INTO the panwshop," said Hans. eager
~. If the thief was near there and han
pened to see it. Chen in a moment: Sure
.nat what happened. Didn't he show up
place? You dropped the envelope on the
sidewalk without knowing 1t. he comes
along, sees 1t, picks 1t up. and as one
name is as good to him as another, and
a
again. he fixed up that story for the
paWnDroker to show him he doesn't want
TO part with the medal forever and that
makes the broker loan him the money on
It, because they had rather make loans to
people who redeem their pledges than not.
People who do this have the habit and he
come steady customers. We're doing
fine"
BY that time it was nearly daylight.
They had been up all night without mo-
ticing 1t. They felt they had made a start
At last they decided to get an hour or
two sleep.
Hal went to his bed exhausted, but
couldn't sleep. he was 50 worried. Hans
AS matter of fact. he was only half
doing with the problem going through
MS mind He was SO intent on it that he
was thinking of 1t unconsciousiy, and as
ne thought he was asleep he thought he
mad dream OF getting on a train to go
some Piace-oh. yes; he was trying to find
Hal. He was getting on the back end of
the train. and as he walked into the car
lhe saw Hal sitting on the last seat of the
car, nigh hat. mixed gray suit and all, and
he saw himself going up to speak to him
and greet him in true college boy style,
hitting his friend on the back as hard as
his right hand would permit him, and just
as ms hand was about to fall on Hars
shoulders he looked. and by Georgev'
said Hans. jumping out Of bed and run
ming over to Halls room like mad. shout
Ing. I've got him. The fellow with the
blue glasses! Blue hat, gray suit just like
yours on the train.''
Then he told Hal about the fellow on
the train whom he had almost forgotten.
How he thought he was Hal and was lust
about to hand him one when he had no.
ticed the blue glasses. and then found It
wasn't Hal. He wound up by saving.
Find the other fellow with the blue hat.
the mixed gray suit and the blue eye
glasses and we've got the medal thief."