The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-12-29

sOciable and took an interest III
acquaintance was very entertaini
She suggested that the visitor
should see some of the picture
shows. OF course the country girl
would like to. The young woman
finally invited the girl to stay
over night and see some OF the
shows. She said she had a nice
room and would be glad to enter
tain her over night.
Telephoned Her Mother.
The program was attractive to
the unsuspicious little girl. Yet
her mother was expecting her
home. She telephoned her mother
for permission to stay. Then the
store clerk with her country girl
friend started out. They took
supper at a restaurant and then
went to several shows, 1t was
delightful to the visitor unused to
such things. She was convinced
she had found a most agreeable
friend.
Then they went to the room of
the store clerk--seventh floor or
the Kentucky hotel.
AS the hour grew late the girl
was made aware that other room
ers occupied adjoining quarters
There was q door leading into the
next room. 1t opened and her
hostess introduced her to two
young men-steeple jacks she
said they were. Here was ro-
nance.
Then a couple of girls from a
downtown shooting gallery came
in. They were in kimonas. They
had rooms adjoining also. The
country girl began to think the
customs were rather unusual.
offered Her Drink.
On the table in the mems room
where they were all assembled
were many bottles of beer and
some whisky. She was asked to
drink. She refused. She was i'm
portuned to drink. She still re-
sisted. She was beginning to get
confused. Everything was so
strange. 1t grew very late.
TEen suddenly there came a
knock at the door.
Quickly she and her hostess
were rushed into their own room.
She was rolled under the bed to
the wall and told to keep still,
that it was a policeman.
; She did not know what was the
matter so she obeyed. In terror
she huddled in the dark corner
under the bed.
POLICE TO THE RESCUE
officer Jurish was at the ! door
asking the men If there were any
girls about there. They said no.
lie closed the door and stepped,
back. In few moments the two
shooting gallery girls came out
and ran into him around the cor
ner of the hall. He knew there
were more.
He went to the room of the
men again and asked II they had
any girls in there. They said no,
they had not seen any.
Jurish went to the room of the
hostess to the wanderer and dis
covered that the agreeable ten
cent Store clerk was none other
than May Brown, well known
around town. He asked IL she
had any girls there. She denied
it. He went through the door to
the steeple jacks and looked un-
der the bed. They gave him the
ha-ha.
He went back and looked under
the bed of May Brown, and there
was the little country girl.
He brought her out, took her
to a hotel, and sent her home Oh
the morning train.
When the girl stepped into the
hall and she said her coat was in
the mems room, Jurish went to
the door and asked for it.
NEARLY SHOT MAN.
The "steeple jacks" livid with
rage at being cheated OF their
prey, snarled at him and said 1t
was not there. One of them
started to jump onto him, but
was caught by his companion just
as Jurish's hand brought his gun
on the level.
A fraction of second and the
trigger would have been pressed