Show ay JO AND THE PICKPOCKET Jo Jo- worked In a rich mans man office Jos Jo's mother was a widow and she he worked hard harl all da day and with JOs JO's help w was waa s able to support herself and her two children for Jo had a n little sister Annie One da day Jo had been soot sent on an errand and he was vas thinking at ns ho he walked along how ho lie would like Jlko to buy a warm coat for his mother and for tOr Annie AnDIe If It ItI I could find a with lots lota of money In It it he said I I could get et them Just then he ho entered a a. building and right by tho the stairs there thero lay a pocketbook Jo looked at It a n second time and then picked It up and put It In his hits pocket I Iguess iguess Iguess guess the fairies sent It it said Jo He was impatient for tho closing hour to ta come so that he lie could tell his hit mother of oC his good luck and tell teU her to get gel her coat and Annies Annie's shoes Mother Iother ho said ald rushing Into the room I i 1 found a a. open It there Is In It and see ee how much money mone But It does not bel belong on to you jou OU said aid his mother you jou ou know that You found It and wo we must return It to the owner I I never no thought of or it that way said Jo I only thought that there thero might be bea bea a 8 lot of or money in tho the pocketbook and It would bu buy things wo we needed I I will open it said his mother and see if the owners owner's name la Is In It It Yes here It Is Horace is-Horace Horace Owen room 6 tit Slater building That is where I found It ft It said Mid Jo looking longingly at the green and yellow bills bUls 4 I Well put It away aay said his hits mother and amid tomorrow morning meriting you OU can start a little HUle earlier und and take It to Mr r Owen The next morning Jo took the pocket pocket- hook book and went to tho the Slater building to room 6 6 When he lie went in a poorly dressed woman whose whoso e eyes eos es were red with weeping weep weep- ing was talking to an nn elderly gentleman He says he lie did not take It it sIr air she was saying and Johnnie never told me mea lie a I I am vcr very sorry tho the gentleman re replied replied re- re plied but It Is gone and ho was the only ono one who went to my closet where my coat was hanging I am afraid you are arc mistaken about him this time I I know ho he hasn't got It said the woman but I will work and pa pay It back If IC you vou will not not send him to jail It will kill mo me If you do And then she sho began to cry Jo could stand It no longer If It you please he het said gald I r found your pocketbook pocketbook pocket- pocket book yesterday esterday In the lower hall Mr Owen looked at the pocketbook In InJo's InJo's InJo's Jos Jo's outstretched hand and then at the woman Who Wio Is ls this bo boy he asked Sho She does docs not know me said Jo I never sa saw her before You must have hae i YOU AE MI STA N NI r HIt HIM I I I I dropped your jour our pocketbook Just as you ou came In the door dool downstairs Please count the bills and look 1001 at the papers my mother mothe i opened It and found foum our jour our name but we did not touch the bills bUls Mr Ir O Owen en looked through tho the pocket- pocket book Yes he said Eald they are aro all an here I must have dropped It out of or my mr pocket I 1 remember now I took I oft off my coat jusas just jus justas as ns I 1 camo came In the door and carried it ove over m mv my a arm The Tue woman put her arm around Jo and told him he ho had saved sayed her bo boy He Is about your jour our age she said and he lie worked here Mr Owen thought he took It anc and took him to the station house an and they locked him up up but now I can go and get set him I knew he ha did pot not take It It she said gaid as she walked toward tho the door Jo ran all the way home that night to tell teU his mother how happy happ he was vas I Iam Iam am so glad mother he be said that you told me rae the right thing to do for tor that tha boy would have hae been thought a thief poor the pocket pocket- et- et If It I had not gone sone back backwith with book 1914 by the McClure Newspaper News News- Cop Copyright Tight paper Syndicate Mondays Monday's story etory Billy Pi Pig Pis and the Preserves |