The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-27

she had escaped the terrible rush OF
the subway rush hour. She went
over and took a seat on a bench,
smuggling her chin down in the lux
urious platinum fox. It always gave
her q pleasant sensation to do that.
Her mother had looked grave when
she first saw the gift. II don't want
my girls getting used to finery they
can't afford" she said. Mildred had
sighed over that. Her life was spent
in getting used to things she couldn't
afford, All day she say fashionably
and ekpensively gowned women COM
ing and going In the Judson Hotel.
It was rather a hard contact for a
very pretty girl whose salary was
needed at home.
A train pulled In and she stepped
quickly aboard, taking a seat by an
open window with her back to 1t. She
noticed that the nice looking young
man was not In her car.
Neither was he in any other. Back
on the platform he lifted his eyes
from the sports page and swore feel
ingly. STOOD right here like dumb
OK and let 1t 60 past me" he lamented
in disgust. AS the departing train
pulled farther away the words he
chose to express his emotions grew
stronger.
| Then, far up OH the platform. q
man thrust an arm through the opcll
window at Mildred's back, gave q
swift jerk and withdrew 1t befort
anyone could stop him. With 1t came
Mildred's scarf. She felt the SHARP
tug at her throat when the clasp was
drawn against 1t before she knew
that anything was happening.
Fortunately the clasp parted. Hel
hand flew up instinctively and shl
clutched frantically at the brush o
the fur as its tip disappeared from
sight. simultaneously she screamed
but for q few seconds she was too be-
wildered to move. Then she jumpes
to her feet and ran through the car
to find a guard. He could do nothing
for her. It was not q new story II
him. He advised Mildred to leave tn
train at the next station and return
il Her helplessness brought a sense o
complete loss to Mildred. The onl,
good fur she'd ever owned! The THE
would be many blocks away betor
she could get back unless he wer
l.caught. There was q chance tha
someone had seen him snatch tn
fur, she told herself encouragingly q
she hurried over to take downtown
train.
| She found crowd gathered at tn
scene Of the theft and when she ha
pushed her way into the presence
the officer at the center Of It sh
was too breathless to speak for
moment.
He had expected the owner to n
turn; had. In fact, delayed in start
ing for the police station with tt
man whose arm he held in an iro
grip. But he couldn't wait IN
longer. The crowd would not d!
perse 50 long as there was somethin
to be seen and the officer knew thel
was imminent danger Of someone b.
ing pushed OF the platform onto 4
tracks below.
.That's my fur" Mildred manage
at last to gasp. and reached out
hand to take It.
SORRY, miss" the officer sail
|you'll have to come along with u
the station and claim your property
.Oh," Mildred walled. I'm II
now"
"You1l come too" the officer sai
turning to young man beside hi
Mildred had not, until then. look
sc anyone except the officer and b
prisoner. She recognized the ycul
man now.
.Did you catch himi she ask
breathlessly.
aof course" he answered to bc
OF them.
"But how did you do n1" .
pressed g he helped hsr 70 mn
. way through the crowd to t
street. weren't you on the train
Couldn't have been Il ! cauo
him. could Il Cont you believe me
"Oh YES, ot course" The cro1
thrust them closer together. n
dred looked up ct him with AZ
sI'm awfully Slad. But how did J
do IT,.