Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31

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upon the table the projects eyes
half-sad, half-tolerant and kindly
scanned his face. Then, to the sur
prise of everybody, the great man
carefully counted the coins with his
own fingers.
The brown heaps Of copper money
grew upon the table as the crowd
iled past, but the doors remained
close fastened, and nobody was al
lowed to leave the court.
Presently a mean-looking fellow
came up and paid his fine.
His excellency counted the coins.
''This money is covered with grease"
said he. "What right have you to
bring dirty cash to me? Pay eight
more for your bad manners"
The man put the money upon the
table without a word.
"HeyP cried Mr.. Ii, "these coins
also are covered with greasel 1t is
against the law to pay dirty money
into court. Search your pockets and
see whether you have not got some
cleaner cash."
The fellow began to search, but
the cash which he produced was
greasy.
'Turn out all the money you have.
There are sure to be some clean coins
among the number"
The yamen runners helped the un-
willing rascal to empty his pockets,
but all the money in his possession
proved to be in the same oleaginous
condition.
"Count these coins," said the pre-
feet.
There were 90 in all.
"Heyp cried Mr.. Ii, "ninety-two
ash, along with the 16 already paid
in fines, make 108-exactly the
amount lost by the little girl. How
do you account for that? ?"
at is just the sum 1 had in my
pocket. / know nothing about the
child's money" protested the trem-
bling rascal.
'Where did you get these cash ?"
demanded Mr.. Lii.
81 got them from a man in the
street in exchange, your excellency
He must have given me greasy
money"
$50 at once and fetch that man."
said Mr.. Ii. 81 will send a couple
of runners with you to bring him
into court"
"The man was stranger. His OK
cellency's slave could not possibly
find him anywhere" stammered the
rascal, now shivering with terror.
"Go and seek him at once. You
may find him more easily than you
The man lay in the position which
he had been compelled to take before
the representative of the emperor,
with his forehead flat upon the pave
ment, and said nothing.
"You took this money from the
child" said Mr.. Ii. ct is covered
with grease, because she counted it
after handling her oily doughnuts.
She lost one hundred and eight cash,
exactly the sum which was in your
pocket when you entered this place.
You are the thiefp
A hum of approval spread through
the crowded court. Was ever Judge
so wise as his excellency, who knew
both how to attract into his yamen
the kind of people among whom the |
culprit was likely to be found, and |
how to single out the thief from !
amid the throng when once he had |
him safe within his powerp
After the money which lay upon
the table had been counted, Mr.. Lii
gave it to the trembling child, who
left the court a very happy little
girl, followed by a stalwart yamen
runner carrying several strings of
cash.
The slight figure rose from the
Judgment seat and slowly withdrew. |
The bolts shot backward, and the
crowd poured out through the open
doors.
"The thieves had better emigrate,"
'aid one of the court attendants to
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