The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-29
~ RONALD ALLEN.


Literary Press
- - xvrers,Iy known that dur
~ last ten years on the hene n
f|SSW ynns made close study OF
fInnloxy ana Administered Jastice
4y1sagly. II came TO be SAID that
1$eUnli te,t a criminal clear across
court rsosfi. When the iange
f3ne 10 rrti., s,c said to his aangh-
Gladys.
<.Hr. Cir. YOU should have lad
ehaan vnf, buoy You don't take
D muxse or PAINTING. You don
- Is 70 or the stage. You nHNe
San nothing s.f Botany or bugs laNe
crlminoiorf
stf3ns shall never be Judge "i
Ills, WAS tive reply
et1f coursa not but fad% are GOO"
SSaxs sometimes Study the human
fsSSSd ana s.3ts lesrn nature. have
hOrk pf drawings of all sorts on
-. Look |, ever and impress them
1essxN,tsr r.s.ne shouid Il tramp eau
ynu want - know whether ne
= rHsyd a, rad tramp. Shnafd q
f28Smnwxs- ass,,g- fer the place as gar
E2l71S1ner vg,si should be able To Seit
rt}ae.r h. is a. honest man or u
FS6nrs,e. You make acapainfaaet
Ssyug your sex. YOU should be ACRE
nick out the pypocrises and nats'
Thus. nj eighteen, GLADYS fahNe
Came u student OF cr3minelosE' az
uefcen she was prepared to tel "A
'f5ISssxaarsr whenever she saw him. she
wi stut1iesi the heads in her fafher 5
fSSok That rs she had looked Al
T3kSsn in Il ljstiess wuy half dozen
f311es in the year. and the remainder
< 4he time had looked at something
she had never even looked AT
living head with AN idea OF analyz-
SS the character of Its owner. inc
~ was coming. however.
1sass GLADYS had been TO the city
shop and was waiting In the depot
- Ner train home. On one side of
ut an old man with a carpet bag
3#@3aSN feet. on the other n young
who was pretending to read a
6npaper. but locking at her from
Tall Of his eye 1t suddenly came
the girls mind To apply hef
1nOioGfcal tests. and she nnseo
0smaif:
Nm il an old man as innocent
~ babe. He could not even he
ia Ia do wrong. Ingenious. in
~ md harmless"
- She took "A few sly glances
young man. and her verdict
perjure himself as witness
Hold criminal. hut a sly thief
Rnd his days in prison. On q
cnr I should look out that ne
63 pick my purse. ! am giat
xA4her encouraged nae to taxi
inntnplogy.
then her train was called anf
Sn6e< up and passed out. The
~ man raised his head Tor
and then began To pace IN
The old man. with the carpe
Aiid out without notice. flv'
Sfen later Miss Gladys came
26w hack to lock at the empty
n and axclaim:
m money---my tirket~~Iny purse
m bHen Tonhr.ffii .
Was suspicious of that younl
Stk who was reading paper.
- old lady, and | have KEEP
rye Oh him. He's right owe
and here's policeman You
shAye him arrested.
o1eeiy VIM
<4N she did. She charged hif
Docket picking, and the office
hands on him. The young ma
nuFprised. but not confused. H
1KAfe was a mistake. and aske'
~ neaerrhed lie also gave tn
In his card
S3xs Just his cheek" whispere'
IND lady to GLADYS Il almos
sahiIm take your purse and II
II 10 ii ON a stack of Bibles TEL
hagh. III he amt got II on him
he's passed II toaDcther thief.
Hen the officer was told tina
III Vance was the daughter q
6dRe Vance. chat settled thing
CouId moi be mistaken. TIL
man WIS hustled to the polio
m In a street car, and she FOL
Al a cab and made the eharg
1k him. He was cool and cain
1aaIA Rirl had heard her fathe
a&Aak old offenders always ha