Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-01

there"
Then I shall not comet"
"If you do not there will be a scene
here! am a store detective. You
shoplifted an extra cake of soap!"
1T is false! How dare you say
such a thing"
IF you do not come you will 80 to
the police station"
Mr.. Barton had heard every word.
He turned upon the girl, whose eyes
were flashing and cheeks burning,
and whispered:
Better go and avoid a scene"
But she is wrong!" exclaimed Miss
Bessie.
"All the more reason why zoo
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
mar 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 a shake of his
head. Your name, please"
II won't give it,"
Then you will be turned over to
the police!"
You daren't do such a thing! I
tell you the girl is mistaken. l bought
thrcn nnkno IF cnnp h,ua M 9TH
ers."
viii 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.
tom"
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 a
bad mistake"
II thought-thought-," faltered
the store detective as she turned
pale.
Il a standing right at the young
lady's elbow. and you got things
mixed. I am ready to give my name
and take the consequences"
Miss Perkins, escort the young
lady down stairs" said the severe
faced man. Star & Company make
her a thousand apologies. AS Sor you.
| will talk with you later. You evi.
IDENTIFY have much to learn. Now, sir,
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 beer 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
about the girl he had lied for was
great. lie himself believed that he
had seen her cover q cake of soap
with her handkerchief. When he saw
her detected he had stolen a cake
himself, hoping to clear her. She
wouldn't have fingered in the store,
and he doubted II he would ever run
across her in any other.
This was In April. Mr.. Barton now
had an object in life. 1t was to hunt
up a pretty shop.lifter. Day after
day he sauntered through shops and
stores. He hunted the avenue, and
was at some theater every night. He
even went so far as to enter the mil.
linery department Of the big stores
to see If he might not find the object
Of his search trying on a new hat.
All search was in vain.
Days and weeks and months passed
and in August he went I'D to the
C~a4skills. Almost the first person he
set eyes on as he reached his hotel
was the girl shop-lifter. She was
with her father and mother and did
not e him. After dinner, however,
as he walked in the grounds, Miss
Bessie Merriweather came right up
N him and said;
You are the gentleman who saved
me-"
well, l stole the soap!" he laughed
80 did |! True as you live, when
| got out of the store ! found I had
a cake in my hand. But for you
they would never have believed 1,
was a case of Observation-Disclosures. Did
they put you in jail?"
ooh. no. | believe l plead tempo
rary insanity"
We'll, if the insanity won't come
back please come with me and intro
duce yourself to my father, and then
he can introduce US. Father and
mother know that We are two shnn