The Press., 1915-06-16
could find Tom.

could find Tom.
 "By the bye," he said before she left Nicholson owes me some money. I'v, tried a lot of men to collect the deb and they have all failed. have nevel thought to try woman. If you vii go to him and tell him pitiful story about a sick mother and starving chil dren I think you can get something out of him. I'll give you half of al you get"
 Ellen assented to this proposition and set off to find Tom. He was no at home, and though she waited som, time he did not return. Ellen went tt her boarding house for dinner, intend ing to return in the afternoon. Int man had not been there with her sui case, and it was suggested to her tha he might have exchanged cases witt her in order to appropriate her belong ings in place of his own. Ellen broke open the suit case, and an astonishing sight greeted her.
 The receptacle was full of package. of bank bills.
 Though Ellen was an unsophisticate( country girl. she realized that the mar who had shown so kindly an interest il her could not have been what he pre- tended. After much thought she de cided on the most sensible thing sht could have done. She inquired where she would find a police station, then closing the suit case, took it there an( handed it to a man in uniform sitting at desk, telling him how it had come into her possession.
 He opened 1t and at the same tim, opened his eyes. It was not long be fore he surmised that the money be longed to bank that had been recent ly robbed and for which a large re ward had been offered. After consid erable telephoning a gentleman came into the station, counted the bills ant found that they were the lost propert, in question. He took the suit case ant much excitement on account of the find, and Ellen was shown into the presidents private office, where sht told her story to an interested audi ence.
 When she had finished the president called a clerk, who retired and soor came back with a pass book bearing the name of Ellen Tucker. The presi dent showed her credit in it of $1O, 900, which he said was the reward of fered for the return of the money and which she was at liberty to draw whenever she wanted it. Ellen al once made check for Tom Nichol- one for needed expenses.
 All this happened without Ellen hay ing seen Tom. She went to his lcdg- ings again. but again failed to find him at home. She waited, and in due time he came in.
 ''Tom," she said, "why did you stop writing me?"
 "Pm afraid, Ellen" he replied, "that we must give each other up. Pm no good"
 You're too good" she replied. "While other people are looking out for them selves you are looking out for other people"
 Then she told him what had hap pened.
 The next day Mir. Elmendorf was sit ting in his office when who should come in but the girl who had been commissioned to collect Toms debt and Tom himself.
 "This is my husband" said Ellen eve were married this morning, and here is a check for the amount of his indebtedness to you"
 When Elmendorf had heard the sto " he told Tom that if his wife would put the money into the firm he would resume the partnership. But Tom said that he had had enough of city life and was going back with his bride to the country and they would put her money into a farm.
 "You'll doubtless get on all right Mrs. Nicholson" said Elmendorf, eff you take care of the funds and keen beggars away from your husband"
 The mystery of the suit case was thus solved by the police. The thief was suspected and force was wait ing at the station to take him. This he knew, and, seeing the similarity be- tween his and Ellen's suit case, he re- solved to exchange them, hoping to re- cover the money later. But he was ar vested, and before he was released she had returned the property.
 Tom and Ellen returned to the coun- try. Their first act after arriving was to drive the cows to pasture, and they stopped where they had taken their first kiss to give thanks for the good fortune that had befallen them.
 They now have an attractive farm and are prosperous. But Mrs. Nichol- son sees to it that her husband is not beset by those who can wheedle him out of his money by pitiful tales.