Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-04-16
INTRODUCTION
BY A. W. PEACOCK.

crowded west-bound ear and planning
what he would do for the evening" He
was not conscious OF his neighhorS eX-
cept that close beside him MS he looked
down from his six feet he could see
under a small, chic hat the curve of
a girlish cheek,
Suddenly he was stung into action.
Something had been thrust into his
trousers pocket and withdrawn. One
plunge of his hand and he knew that
his pocketbook with clear weeks
salary had been stolen.
"Somehody has sueaked my pocket
book" he said sharply to the conduc-
tor someone on this car. Don't let
soul off until I get a cop"
Excitement filled the car Tired as
they were, all viewed the turn of events
with interest.
At the same time a man in gray
suit came crowdng forward and
voice spoke up sharply 81 think that
young lady next to you did the trick,
sir"
The man In gray caught her shout
der. II am on the force, my friend,
and I will take charge" he said to
Eliot. "Young lady, have you that
pockethook? Even as he spoke he
yanked a wallet from the pocket of
her suit. He held it out to Eliot. THAT
yours?"
Eliot nodded.
"Well, l guess we have another one
OF them" the gray man said. Get off
here at the station and I can let you
go soon" he said again to Eliot.
Not until the slight girl had been
led from the car and the car had gone
did she seem to recover from the shock
of the charge.
"What are you going to do with
me? did not take that walletH she
cried in a half-gasping, sobbing voice,
trying to draw her arm away.
'You better go with us without
fuss, young lady, for go you will
whether you want to or not" the
plain-clothes man said sharply.
The light from the street lamp fell
upon her face, and Eliot saw that she
was nothing more than a mere girl
badly frightened and looking weary
beyond any WEAKNESS he knew. I'M
der the small hat her girlish face, win
some in spite of the strain upon It,
touched him.
Cant we fix 1t up here?" he asked.
Don't let her get away with any
such stuff, young man. They're old
hands at the sob stuff.
They went In and found themselves
facing an officer who was deep in n
newspaper. He looked up with a
scowl as he saw them.
"Well Edwards, what is It?" he
asked of the detective.
Edwards explained and handed over
the pocketbook. The lieutenant at the
'Found on her eh7 Well, fefs finish
1t up. suppose you know what's In
it," he asked Eliot.
Eliot had been watching the girl.
She stood, white-faced, fearless, her
dark wide eyes staring.
Quietly he named Off articles and
money-that were not in the wallet.
The man at the desk looked at him
with cold, shrewd eyes. This wallet
does not contain the stuff you men
ton"
The girl stiffened as If with shock.
Her stricken eyes turned to Eliot
"Then I diSown it. Some mistake
has been made" Eliot said easily. "Td
suggest the pocketbook he returned to
the lady. Somebody else got away
with mine. This looked Ike mine, but
mine is a common type. The mistake
Is mine. My wallet has disappeared.
20 doubt"
mo doubt" the officer said dryly.
"You two leave your names and ad-
dresses and then you may go. Here is
your wallet, young lady" He handed
1t to her with polite gesture.
She took 1t with fumbling fingers
and they went out together.
She walked unsteedily. and he aided
her with one hand under her small
round wrist. They reached the corner
in silence; then she turned with a
quick. indrawn breath.
sit Is your pocketbook You know
It You did 1t just to save mer' She
held the wallet out to him. you must
not think I did It. But here Is the
wallet Take it-please pIeasew
He quleted her. mo: have bunch
that the chap who did pinch it saw he
was caught when we held everybody
in the car and he slipped the wallet
into your pocket and then called atten
ton TO YOU. The more I think about
II the more certain I am"
do You really think 500" she qua
vered.
Now look here. little girl" he an
swered soothingiy Il am sure Of it
Say. we have both missed our supper
There's a restaurant over there. Let
go over and forget our troubles Com,
on
Put"
There are no 'bute.'" he answered
"You are tired out and you need bl
of rest anyway; aad besides want t