Show miss chatten dens purse well of 0 course something has bap pe penca ned yes papa youve lost your purse agg again aln ye yes AZ and 50 with itt it no papa only about 6 this tine time A only only SG 6 you speak as it if we had thousands to throw away as it 6 were only six shingle nails well this Is positively the last time tim that I 1 trust you with more than half a dollar at once seventeen dif different ferem times to in the last two years you have lost your purse that was the homecoming home coming of 0 allah gladys chittenden as aa she got backs back to bridgeport from a run down to the city to do some shopping miss gladys was the daughter of ex judge chittendon chittenden retired from the bench and raising a few ch chickens kens and making himself disagreeable to the neighbors on the block where he be dwelt dwell he was a widower and the girl was his only child miss gladys had bad lost her purse lost it in the usual way she had been behind time in her shopping ard had made a rush for the depot and her br train at the last minute in buying her ticket the had bad left her purse on the shelf and made a run for the gate the next person to approach the ticket window after miss gladys was mr air will anderson a young architect he wanted to make some inquiries about trains he had taken notice of the young lady and when the purse fell under his eyes he lost a minute in wondering and then hurried after her but she was gone mr anderson Ander sou pocketed the purse and started tor for his office ile he bad the plans of a sky eky scraper on his bis desk but what Is a skyscraper ky scraper compared to a young and band handsome some and unknown girl he let the plans lie and took careful note of he contents of the purse 6 in cash n key to a trunk a bit ot of red ribbon a square of court plaster a tiny little knife and three or tour four address cards ho he had the clew miss gladys chit Bridge bridgeport bridgefor por conn no street no number three days later found mr anderson in bridgeport it much of st a task to find the family of chatten Ch itten ilen den permit me said mr air anderson as aa lie he halted and presented his card architect eh growled the judge after putting on his glasses and reading the name well you can go right on I 1 was fool enough to hake have an architect plan this house and he had the stairways all running down c ellar cellar instead of upstairs your tour daughter sir air never you mind my daughter she do ant want any chicken coops built she was in the city the other day and and its none of your business if she was mr anderson turned and went back to the depot and took the train tor for home ile he would send the purse by mall mail he would send it by express he would send it by messenger by a big husky messenger who would throw the judge over his own gate it if he improve his conduct no he would do nothing of the kind ile he be bluffed ile he would see miss gladys and explain and then proceed to fall in love with and marry her if his life paid the forfeit ile he worked on those skyscraper plans for three days and then hied him away to bridgeport again the judge was standing right there at his open gate again and he was in even a worst temper than before ile he recognized the architect half a block away and was ready to cry out at him I 1 say I 1 did not require your services 1 I have not offered them was the alm reply well all right but will you look at that mud heap right here on the best street in town official laxity I 1 should say tt it it we have got a board sir air that know enough to pound sand why it know sand when it sees it 1 I 1 agree with you and the members should be stirred up you agree eh shake hands excuse cus me it I 1 was a tittle little blunt ur th other day your daughter sir air she was la in new york and come income in come in gladys happens to be home now and when they had entered the house bouse and stood before the daughter he continued gladys gentleman to see you ile he agrees with me perfectly as aa to the board of public works the story atory of the lost and found purse puree came out and was laughed over and the judge chuckled and lapped his leg and miss gladys blushed as g she thanked tte the finder and half an hour slipped away very very plea santi in taking hla his departure mr anderson suggested that the police ought to bo be shaken up to their duty and the judge shook hands over that and invited him to call again and taken all around the hoped for romance began to appear there were other trips to bridgeport and the plans ol of the skyscraper were finished and it was waa only six months later that the judge said sald to his daughter one day egad but anderson agrees with me that taxes are twice too high here ani ane it if I 1 ever have a son ln law 11 hut but miss gladys razi ran away |