The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-14

tCopyright, 1913, by W, Werner
Nadia. Who had the flower stand in
the corner Of the big four aisled lob
by OF thu twenty STORY Office building.
just caught a glance Of him as he ran
throush-a slim, good-looking young
chap, with 4 green felt hat, and 4 pair
OF Very sharp steel gray eyes. He
glanced furtlvelY Jock as ne spurted
through the big central space. and
/ Shot out the south door into the
crowded street. j. was about 1890
and the iobpy was g psratively de-
serted Most Of thu men had gone to
their offices and the noon rush had
! NOT commenced The lew lettering did
not look sfter MIN except with an
suid CURIOSITY. Plenty o. people in a
city are IN Il rush.
\ ful minute later, long enough 10
give the fellow full chance OF oisap D.
pearing in tAe streets crowd, a fat,
purpie-jow4ed, old man, putting and
Choking. rushed after. Al the top OF
a raucous voice ne was crying, pick
pocket! Stop him He sot nay money
lie got"
aiso private policeman. tore across
the LOBBY Tor a lucid description.
sim graz suited. ere-n hat, good
looking. the s~coundrel,' ro-red the
Old man, breaking away from Mikes
OBTAINING clutch. and tearing on.
They didnt catch him, of course.
State street Is thickly dotted with
~sood-4cokins youths with gray eyes
and the correct attire prescribed by
sprins fashion The old man turned
out 10 oe q broker il the adjoining
Duiloilg The taeft mad taken place
n a crowded elevator. he had felt
the taist s hand leave his pocket as
the car touched the first floor. But
the fellow mad been the first OUT, and
ne had been among the :ast.
Maioa Vas shocked. She hadn't
oeen NefN long from the farm in Wis
~onsln n SO hadn't acquired the
cltyite ronchalance toward crime
and criminals ".And ne was such a
nice looking fellow" she sorrowfully
ioio the aunt with w.aonl She board
GO. Dc you suppose ne had 3 sick
mother or"
Her aunt laughed. Her uncle al the
other enc Of the supper table
chHc%led. -Ali-e. her cousin, q stenog-
rapher IN tbs same building, smiled.
'IheV say he's the fellow tha,s been
i%Qotihs hair the Offices on State street
Inc police have been after him for
out az 100 Clever Tor them. '
SIie remarked
Maids torsot him in G week or so.
oae was . pretty girl, with p.s truth
az oile eyes and hair that rippled
like su~n-browned cornsllk. Alice had
mad ilt1le trouble p~ersuad.ns the OWE
er Of the aower stand 10 engage her.
She justified has estimate OF ne
charm The flower business doomed.
AND naif the men III the building took
= wearing . rose or 2 carnation. Bu'
tlaida vas q ~ocol-Hedaed girl. TIL
l'attery did no. anect her. She had
900 Mite EanitN 70 credlt all that was
m"tmured over fiower purchases She
sFep eNpert in parrvins impertinent
remar~s. reourtlns undesired a,ten-
ions AND selling flowers In time she
go used 10 CITY ways AND was only
mi.dly excited bE pichpo2kets and 9TH
er incidents % { Dig town.
ADO tnEr morning when she
Vas sorting Z bis heap o. pale pink
roses ana nads INTO clusters 10 III
The jars, Q Clear voice asked her Tor
a dcsen Gala lilies Sne looked up
caretessiY, and tnen the nor blood
rusheo 20 her cheeks. Across the
flower loaded counter, eyaine ner in
yeFestinsis was the Young mar % the