The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-10
die Stolen
POrtemOnnaie
She Forgive the Thief
Twice
~ MILAN SHARPE


tsaEd the time Of departure of her
tsjls Presently she turned 10 a satchel
~ the seat beside her. placed it on her
~ opeped sc and TOOK ont her porte.
snnaie, which size laid in the place
Nhefe her satches had been.
aA,$outg man with curly auburn, hair
so brown eyes was siEiing at the 9th
q end OF the seat and observed that
tie Sit4 had forgotten to put her porte.
InohnAis back into the sntchel. He
kapt hts eyes On her and 1t until sud,
NehIy a railroad official called. u
Train for Hampton
The young lady started. glanced ut
the clock. saw that the hands stood at
fifteen minutes before her train time.
! remembered that trains are opened to
ftaHelets some time before they leave
end, gTasping her satchel. hurried
sway. Seeing the words Ticket or
Hcer over a window. she remembered
that she had forgotten to provide her
self with a ticket and. turning aside.
took n0sitlon ut the end of a line Of
seYefal persons.
s'gf that isn't just like womany.
esd the young man with auburn hair
% himself, ana. reaching for the porte:
tp6pnaie. he mt 1t in his pocket Sahd
followed her, taking position next, to
hsr IN fheiline. When 1t came her tnrn
to purchase q ticket she asked for one
70 Hsmpton, at the same time opening
her satcbel. First there was quick
finye1leht OF the top articles, then 4
hlbnge OF the hand down into the bag,
lS'tter this convnlsive stirring up Of
eYsgything.
FssDh, heavens. I've been robbedt'
it.SiPerfnit me to pay your fare" said
the Young man behind her. and, taking
ont his wallet. he bought ticket FOR
ARF and one for himself. Then they
both made room for those behind them.
4 What shall dog" walled the girl.
sFsyou bad better get aboard the train.
( You haven't time to Investigate the
of y6ar portenonnaie, and II
f1Npnld sptob1bly avail nothing IL You
9ad.. Was there muchain it?'5 III
"a ttlnly 81, SO. four.postage stamps and
Z eo6se saflpIes.".
!. what exactneSs. wish could re-
ypstIj Der things IKE that. Never mind.
!s1lI3 hayel advanced thA apount for your
1 tleket yon haven't lost very mich.
food morRlng.s And he lifted his hat
!. Nef6rentially. t.
EaNow;; the young man knew very well
ttbe girl would not let him go without
: Gskihg ILLS address that she might re.
turn his loan. She asked him fer IT.
and he said that 1t would he more con.
fenient for him to give 1t to her in the
train, 80 the two went on. He handed
her on to the car. took seat beside
her aud, producing :, card bearing his
HaAs. Nathaniel Meriweather, wrote
bis addTess on 1t and minded 1t to her.
WHY SCh live IN gIlamptonr' she
eyclallned. 1852 N
~, don't alITe there, but am going
there" ~
ii'rhnti he. WIS going there was perfect
~. true, but when he had entered the
tstatppthe had'jnst left'he had no such
ilteHhoit. He was going to his home,
i, fity milss beyond.
isBpt you hive given your street and
RpHiben there. :" p
That's the address Of friend
The.sirl put the card IN her satchel.
aud Mr.. Meriweather took NJ the mat.
ter Of the lost portemonnaie.
Was any one" he asked. near you
while you we're In the statiOn:"
mo one near enough to get posses
sion of anything that belonged to me.
Now, think Of 1t. some one was sit
ting on the other end OF the bench
.while was waiting for the traIn.p
Man or woman.
II think it was man"
did SOU take out your portemonnaie
while he was there;'
s Yes. | did. tired of waiting and
took out this magazine" She still held
hin her .hnhd. 10 do so was obilg-
ed to remove. the portemonnaie aud
some other things which l laid beside
me. AfteF> getting out tho magazine l
put themnli back again into the bag"
Are yoa sure yon put them all
back?
"Perfcctlg."
: Then there can be no doubt aoout
the matter. The man who sat beside
you, music have been an expert at
sleiRht of hand and contrlved to get
SoriF' pocketbook away from you. /
was in the station and saw man sit.
ting beside you" r
How careless of me! Could You
Identity, the mann
Il think I could"
What was lie llke%' }
well. he was not very attractive
lookihg person. but 1 wouldn't have
taken him for a thief" IS
@Did You notice his feakures:p
II noticed; one feature. He was a
red headed Chap
Tie young lady eaStea side glance at
bar companions. hair.
AM thfng else?2 she aalked.
Nothing especial. He was looking
At you admirinels, wonder that he
atolAs ffom Sou.r'