| Show LORD RUSSELLS DILEMMA Once when he first came to London and was laying the foundation of his great career the future Lord Chief Justice Jus-tice went to the pit of a theater The piece was popular the pit was crowded and the young advocate had only stand ingroom All of a sudden a man nt his side cried out that his watch was stolen Mr Russell and two other men were hemmed In l I Is one of you three cried the man minus the watch Well we had hotter go out and be searched said Mr Russell with the alertness of mind that did not fall him at a trying moment amid an excited crowd A detective was at hand and thu suggestion was accepted As Mr Russell walked out the idea lashed through his mind that If the man behind be-hind him had the stolen property he would probably try to secrete It in the pocket of his front rank man Quick as thought he drew his coat tails about him only to feel to his horror something some-thing large and smooth and round already al-ready In his pocket While he was Btlll wondering what thjs might mean for him the de tee lve energetically seized the hindmost man exclaiming What you rascal at it again To Mr Russell and the other man he apologized and bade them go free lint Mr Russell before he had taken many steps re llccted that he could not keep I the watch He went back to the boxofllce I and explained with t courage on which he afterward said he rarely experienced I greater demands that though he did not take the watch he had It So saying say-Ing he put his hand Into his pocket and pulled outa forgotten snuffbox London I Lon-don correspondence of tho Manchester I Guardian |
