Putnam patriot., 1910-10-14

1 taken Dte fOf another lefHOB. Her eyes rested medliatlveiy upon an ap- | preaching f00rwalker.
 T know we have never met" began | RawiiUs namely. +but-bHf @At an almost impereeptihie sign i from the gfrI the feorwaIker Joined ] them
 eThis gentleman" began The girl dis
 tantly. 4links he knows me. He
 doesu'f" .Ehe paused suggesiively. The fioerpaiker. wise of his kind. eyed the a,terney with smaii favor. 1 "You. had better go. sir else"- He,
 too. eRaed hls sentence with an elo-
 quens1xtop
 Rawiins. despite his keen admiration for the girl, was angry. One moment" he said sBtborfta- lively to inc ofieiaf He turned again 1 to the girl
 Perhaps you recognize this" he I asked and beid the watch before her 1 eyes.
 The maid gazed at it with some GU 1 rIosity T do not" she said .'To my knowledge. l have never seen it before l in my fife. Are you the -er-off1eial propounder of enigmas bsref' The sarcasm was lost on the de spondenf Ha8linz. who. with the Iron band of the sioorwalker on his arm. was being rapidly escorted toward the door
 "Tm giving you chance" explained the hitter. although 1 hadn't ought to- The bosses here haven't any time for fresh guys who aBfagenize the trade An elderly woman with gray hair and faded blue eyes came hurrying after the pair and touched the deject- ea lawyer au the arm
 Just momeut.' she began breath icssly sMy niece has been telling me about IL Yoa~you must hnye my
 watrhf'
 s.I knew 1t" Interrupted the floor
 walker. T knew II From the start,
 madam. He's s.dip. cid offender probably. If you'll just step into the office I'll see that you recover your property without any fuss. and we'll send this party down. The woman stared. You are rather offieions. This gen tleman was attempting te do my niece A favor He Is no piekpoeket. l am sure of that" She spoke coldly. She turned 10 Rawlins. Tell me was the watch you wished to return set with three diamonds and did 1t contain little miniature7" Rawiins nodded a happy assent. The girl had joined them The youth noted with m appreeiative eye the embar= rassed flush dotting her checks.
 "This is your property" came from Rawlins. Once again he took the watch from his pocket. and the eager hands of the older woman accepted h. ..oh, how can I ever thank your she gasped. ..It really Is my wntchf l She turned to Rawlins And you rec. ognized my niece from the little pic | ture?"
 Again the happy youth nodded | Words were beyond him. .But how did you get fl ?' she asked wenaerlnely 'I saw that great. fat i thief who grabbed 1t from my hands run and lump ou a street car. and al l though I promptly reported the mat | ter te the police l really had given up | expecting the return of the trinket | long ngo.
 sIt was my first day In the city" | she continued. sI live fin New Orleans, 1 you must know. and I am only visit l ing here Narie-she is my sister | worries so over triiies that didn't tell 1 her Really never expected to sec l II again l"-
 l But why don't you allow the gen | tleman to answer your question. l auntieYs laughingly interrupted the girl.
 I Upon Rawlins great light had | fawned The good natured heavy | weight seated on his right in the car | had been the piekposket who had | stolen the watch Evidently fearing l capture. he had shifted the thing upon 1 Rawtius and tnkeu the cheaper time 1 piece of the attorney in return. It's long story" explained the | youth "aimost too long to tell here. | am lawyer. with offices lust across 1 the way" He handed the older wom
 en card ''if might suerest"-s
 "Yen must ride home with us in our
 carriage" eagerly Interrupted the
 auat and explain in detail Really. l wouldn't miss the story for the
 watch or perhaps" sue amended
 syou can't spare the tune lust new v
 Rawlins glanced at the red checked
 girl.
 "I will be pleased 10 ride home with
 you" he said.
 1 An unusuai Opportunity.
 The young clergyman had been urged
 by his bishop to raise In his small par,
 ish as large il sum as possible to swell
 the fund for the people af a faroff isie
 The rector had put the need before his
 people as graphically ss he was able,
 but he was not gifted with eloauence
 and felt that hts appeal had aot struck
 home to the hearts of his listeners. He
 made last attempt 10 rouse their en,
 thusiasm for the worthy cause.
 "rhlns of them. 90 far away" he
 said earnestly Think of 5000 per
 sons living without the privileges of
 Christian burial. while any of you here
 in this little town may have the ad.
 yantages of four handsome cemeteries.
 and give of your abnndance. my hresh.
 rvn. to those who have nothing. -
 Youths Companion.
 EHsets cf Abssoth.
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