Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-03
me Daily storg
Thurston's Thief


.trrv Of fright, Dofothy Sphbht-
- door was suddenly thrown
rburston confronted her. The
~ s,u eienched in her hand,
rsaarded Il srImiy
,nss ls where my paper has been
n demanded
~ took it before" she stam-
u was just going, To-.
Hl pefgs you we're about TO add
rns mo noble army OF paper
a,ii 70 70. only seen the paper l pay
ssce this wees ... u, 49,.
s,ss in the soft sarcasm OF his
net'Ms he girl and she iung the
NJ s,n,H ,sst II will not stand here
.aned a thief she cried ve-
II hate YOU useu 20 MINK
nice but never saw any one
A,oIerabiy rude. o.,,-od I, sbo b.s
Amost w ,ne hall to her own apart
fitd az ~ door was slammed In his
eri ana W. ,on vent back TO his own
sce, ,,ssoronrhlv out OF sorts with
.sis and the world 49,, - ,ro,h,o
lmsen sf.ss 4 great deal or troub!e
He nav ..orolng paper that was left
ebout w M the carrier late riser
at ms egg happened that the paper
u treqpsb sben he went for IT, He had
was .,o door just as the girl was
Opened rs tho one girl who had really
EpioAp... ...S bIm since he had come to the
fnisns'eo h'i' p
Meg lse5 across the hall from nun win
rothor, and she was an ART stuuent @
~, ~, much he knew lie Knew uisu, Vnu.
.ts5 vaIniy sought an lntrouucuo1, put %
he hsu h,, "a ber mother did not invite the
lne s,sia Al their neighbors and their
illsnus,rs u....s,ss 10 his elaborate bows when
cooi w, rlrr on the stairways had pre-
my ~ ~ further overtures. Here might
s.ar hls opportunity and he had
49, a ~ his hnsty temper. He sat
.ponse !, york but his Thoughts did not
sorA aaS With bitter self-reproach no
.a n9N ,nto bls coat and went downtown
Ippsu late in the afternoon when he
Y I little note, written formally in
Igqha s.t-d nsraon. Mrs. william Hillson
..,,aI.ss 10 Mr.. Thomas Thurston Tor
!, snnovance her daughter had caused
w W. Ntlss Hillson, knowing Mr.. Thurs
.ss n he a late sleeper, had borrowed
II. amer for moment to look at the
.sysrtisement of dry goods store IN
..ssipg 10 put II back at once. Sne CON
.nsed by assuring Mr.. Thurston thSt
IN ofense would not be repeated.
"a struggled for more than an hour
vith reply, then he threw the last care
saI,r sgorded eplstle into the waste basket
~ .s .1roda TO the door When he had
,,,ns he Hillson bell, he was half sorry
I'm he had done SO, but he waited
e-sysi,, enough. Mrs. Hillson came to the
door 49,,
q want to tell you how sorry 1 am
-, ,dlotic display of temper this
rornlns,s he began. "Of course, 1 know
,sstin was inexousable, but l want you
4 .ts1east believe that 1 am heartily
rsnItent 1 never really thought that
soe. Hlilson had been appropriating my
nansrs Il was simply one of those silly
breaks I am constantly making. am
not asking pardon; l am merely express
ing penltence."
~ viii convey your regrets to my daugh-
terD said Mrs. Hillson coldly. Thurston
uualed before her glance and fled back 10
hls oTn apartment. Clearly she had taken
him at hik word when he said he did not
xpeN forgiveness He spent miserable
evening and restless night,
Hewas still tossing in fitful dozes when
morning came, and had Just dropped of
Tor a nap when there came violent
ring az the bell He sprang out OF bed
and. slipping dn,a bath robe, went to the
door Dorothy Hlson stood there, her
face aglow with excitement. She was
holdibs lna corner small boy down
whose atiny face the tears We're cutting
channels 10 the white skin beneath.
Here IS your thief she painted. IT
caught him just as I came out OF the
door,
Thwson's fingers fitted into the col
lar Of the Youngsters tattered coat
Z wasn't doln' nothln," wept the boy.
Ihnrston. suddenly conscious of his bath
obe and tousled hair. drew the child into
ne fiat II am Infinitely Obliged to YOU,
piiss Hllson." he said "ThIs is heaping
goals Of tire on my head. indeed"
That evening they turned the corner
q their street at the same time, COM
ng from opposite directions.
What was the Judges deelsion?" she
ssed as he bowed.
Tn afraid I am liable to impeach-
pent3 he said with a smile. II bought
m on II seems that he Is a grocery
qy and comes to take orders from the
aat above me. He carried the paper
ome 10 bis father TO read at night.
ave promised to pay for his fathers pa
PEI 4 he win leave mine alone"
That was awfully good of you.' she
Ensd- Il did not realize that you might
tnd him to prison. only wanted 10
faewyol the thief If you had sent for
ne police l should never have forgiven
am not always an ogre" he pleaded.
- could prove If given the oppor-
my. They had reached their landing
sa sne paused for an instant.
Fefheps you might like to come In
~ epeAlnB and begin the demonstra-
'aa she said with smile.
Would ~" said Thunston. hut the in
aeeaon meant Yes"
sR'''s" 1913 ey the Mcclure Newsnlper
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