The evening world., 1912-07-20
Charley Was Rich for Fifteen
Minutes, Then His Wealth
Dwindled TO 10 Gents.
FINDS OWNER WEEPING.
Bejewelled Woman's Tears
Over Loss in Fulton Street
Cost Him YellowbackS.

For quarter OF an hour to-day
Charley IIertie had a stunning vision
Of trip 10 Europe. OF a taste OF all
the sights and joys OF London and Paris
and Berth. OF q luxurious voyage on
some great ocean liner, OF the admirng
attention OF friends and relatives-the
kind OF attention. YOU understand,
which Is showcred upon . man OF
wealth. and OF the seif-stisfa ction that
belongs 10 opulcncc.
But at the end OF the hfteen minutes
Charley found himself hurryins back TO
tho law Offices OF Ruger Bros, In the
Germanis Bank Building. Brooklyn,
olutching the lone dime in his pocket
disconsolately ana Wishing he hsd
thought to ask the name Of the woman
with all the diamonds and the weepy
voice who had established her right to
his new found wealth and had then
gone on with only half sobbed Thank
you whoever she wns. Charley thinks
she ought to bc ashamed OF herself.
Charley 1Icrue--he II really Charles
Hertls jr.-lives with his father and
mother at No. 81 HIN street, Brooklyn.
lie is seventeen years old and no works
in the Office OF Kruger Bros. To-day
Charley was sent OF by the chief clerk
to serve a summons As he started
back for the ONCE. swinging through
Fulton street. near Bond street, he no
ticed n silver meah purse lying on the
sidewalk. Charley picked II up and re-
tired into . nearby doorway TO examine
his md with casual interest
YELLOW BOYS GREET CHAR.
lEv's POPPING gvEe.
But the frst thing he came upon was
.. 800 bill. He Gasped. and nearly
dropped the bag. Further search re-
veaied another 200 bill. and ~ . 'fiiler
for tns costly wrapper" two additional
yslowbacks each Of 500 dsnominatio
There was also @ cents In change. but
In his exaitaton, Charley hardly paid
any attention to that He was rich.
rich. he told himself. He may never
have heard Of tho dreams Of avarice."
hut he had Just passed q steamship
ticket agency up the street. and the
pictures Of ny-funneiied ocean steam
ships and quaint European capitals
danced before his eyes. The one amb!-
ton OF Charley's heart had been to
travel. to SEQ the world which 10 out.
side the somewhat narrow compass Of
Brooklyn. And here was gratinca ton
Of his ambition.
Charley thrust the purse into his
pocket and swagsersd out into the
street. moving with the free and In.
| dependent air that became his new
station. He walked half = block. riot
Ing In swarm of now sensations,
viewing the passing stream OF min.
ions who knew not Dame Fortunes
! grace with a graceful condescension
that he found very interesting to prac-
tice. Suddenly In the midst OF the
crowd he noticed n woman coming
from the direction OF Bond street-a
woman richly dressed. whose hands
cleaned with diamonds ana who car
ricd an open handbag. while Mt inter-
walls she stopped and addressed some
question to the people she met. All
Of them shook their heads, but many
clustered about her and rs Charley
saying.
"Oh. I don't know what ! shall do"
she was exclaiming. I've lost all my
money out OF my bag. and was Just
going to meet my husband. don't
know what he'll say"
"rhANk YOU" WAS THE ONLY
REWARD CHARLEY GOT.
Then she began to cry, and walked
on through the crowd toward Charley