The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-08-01

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But she is wrong!" exclaimed Miss
Bessie.
"All the more reason why you
should go quietly"
The girl followed the detective, and
Mr. Barton followed the girl, and
they soon reached the Office on the
second floor. There the detective
made her statement to a severe-faced
| man who seemed to be in waiting for
victims
"She is mistaken" said Miss Bessie
when the statement was finished.
I'VE make no mistakes here!"
warned the man with shake of his
head. Your name, please
Il won't give it,"
Then you will be turned over to ,
the police!"
you daren't do such a thing! l
tell you the girl is mistaken. | bought |
three cakes of soap. have no 9TH
ers"
will you submit to a search."
mo! 1t would be an insult! You
must take my word for it,"
You may call a police detective!"
said the man to the employe. "She
can be searched at the police sta
toni"
Just a moment" said Mr.. Barton,
who had been standing quietly by.
This young lady is no shop-lifter.
Here is the cake of soap that was
stolen. You were about to make
; bad mistake"
fo1t
) the store detective as she turned
: pale.
Il was standing right at the young
r lady's elbow, and you got things
: mixed | am ready to give my name
D and take the consequences"
Miss Perkins, escort the young
+ lady down stairs" said the severe
. faced man. Star & Company make
y her thousand apologies AS for you,
e will talk with you later. You evil
S IDENTIFY have much to learn. Now. sir.
e who are yOu?"
= Mr.. Barton gave his name and ad-
dress. He said he must have pocketed
the soap in an absent moment. He
! was ready for arrest and a cell. He
| had been sized up for a young man Of
| wealth and position. Star & Com
pany didn't propose to antagonize
such people for a three-cent cake OF
| soap He was even shaken hands
with as he departed His curiosity
7 about the girl he had lied for was
great He himself believed that he
had seen her cover cake OF soar
1 with her handkerchief. When he saw
y her detected he had stolen a cake
4 himself. hoping to clear her. She
wouldn't have fingered in the store
and he doubted If he would ever rur
across her in any other.
4 This was in April. Mr.. Barton nov
had an object in life. 1t was to hun
4 up a pretty shop-lifter. Day afte
day he sauntered through shops AM
stores. He hunted the avenue, an
was at some theater every night. H
even went so far as to enter the mi
linery department Of the big store
to see II he might not find the objec
of his search trying on a new ha
All search was In vain.
Days and weeks and months passe
and in August he went up to tn
Catskills Almost the first person
set eyes on as he reached his hot
. was the girl shop-lifter She wa
with her father and mother and di
not see him. After dinner, howeve
nts as he walked in the grounds, Mis-
on, Bessie Merriweather came right I
,w- to him and said:
the You are the gentleman who save
at me-"
lay well, stole the soap!" he laughe
len $50 did I! True as you live, whs
est I got out of the store l found h;
his cake in my hand. But for "
ker they would never have believed
was case OF absent mindedness. D
the they put you in jail?"
pa ooh, no, l believe l plead temp
ext rary insanity"
int We'll, If the insanity won't COZ
the back please come with me and int
sale duce yourself to my father. and tn
of he can introduce us. Father a
ON mother know that we are two sh'
in lifters, out on bail, as 1t were,
to they won't be afraid Of you!"
and 1t is said that when the you
ying folks go to housekeeping much of
was furnishings will be bought of Star