Show GOTt ImAM ll 11 9 OES what to do and what would you do your conscience Is 13 C CHICAGO clear and you are winding minding your own business us its you t talk alk down michigan boulevard A girl youve never laid eyes on before snuggles up to you and murmurs decisively CI give me your doti dough h or ill scream nal aal call a cop what would you do nineteen year old harold brophy rophy Il na as he told the central police calmly handed over 23 anti his 20 cents cud called it t tit at the price harold was strolling down tile the ou levard when a smartly gowned woman gripped ills arm anil and ord bcd olve give me your money quick or ill sc scream harold a dollar the lady demanded tits roll ile he handed 0 ver over 23 and some change she returned 20 cents anti wont went on lier her way 1 I gave her the dough harold explained P I 1 to the police because I 1 thought shed annle rood good her threat and ana scream tile cops would have hav 0 come sure believe lier her story hauled me to jall jail what judged believe tay MY yarn fat chance id have had bad but other chicago men prominent and married are of the opinion theoretically cally at least that they would rould let et her scream some even hinted that add the suggestion that site she go to the devil and as they speculated on this now new feminine fenlin ine outdoor import of shakedown these chicago men charted the several ORE onn one fine S morning in august 1025 1923 sir air and mrs brazier started from their iloine home in Sl herton iverton tor for a motor trip to wolcott ind bob it collie puppy nearly grown was taken long ile he rode lit in tle car and on oil the running board and when the car wits was left in garages lie remained with it as guardian one baysin eastern lown ion a bob disappeared mr air nud bud sirs mrs brazier went on to their indiana destination where they visited two or three weeks and then turned back toward oregon months passed and the he given up all hope of ever eer seeing their dor dog again as advertising and nit all other efforts had proved vain aln their surprise ran can bo be imagined when february 15 1024 lie he cattle came bounding upon the porch of his old home ln in Sl iverton ile he was no longer a puppy he was travel worn anti and thin tits ills toenails enalls to wore were ground down almost into the flesh from long contact with hard hardheads heads roads an and d I 1 its his cont coat was weather stained and shaggy but tt it was dob bob there was no mistaking that and there was no mistaking taking his joy at being home again lie ile was given ghen a sirloin steak and a pint of cream and taken to tile basement where his old bod bed remained undisturbed lie ile curled up on the courses open to a man plated placed sudden ly in this not too comfortable position namely 1 hand ov over erthe the money 2 bargain for terms 3 give her some money moncy jollow follow her and get a policeman 4 1 I refuse the money and tell her to go to the deuce 5 refuse the money dare lier her to yell and pray she elic wont have tile iha nerve 0 heat beat it as quickly as possible this sextet 0 f reasons discussed by the lie cites braver sex agreed on one thing that tile the girl had the best of oc it no matter what the alie roan man did that bachelor gentleman in the lie story who was compelled to choose between the lady and tile hie tiger had tin nn casi easy time of it compared to the married man on lake shore alve A lve who Is obliged of oc a sudden to decide between the lady jady shakedown artist and the mob I 1 i in n spite of 0 tins flits thero there are plenty or of chicago men who would pre ferto try to outsmart th the e liady arid alid w would out d re j fuse to part with a cent henry kitchell webster novelist thinks the lie situation Is elmost ost too dra 1 matte to be real it would be a splendid bit of drama for a play sir air webster points out it the girt really screamed tl be fifteen or twenty fists roudy to punch the nian man anti and whatever tile man said whatever lie he lid did tho the public would murmur A likely story that collie gets a medal and deserves it ILL sheriff desplaines djaved peter st at hoffman of chicago Clil cago saed ills his old bid friend barney winkelman proprietor of the desplaines hotel botel in desplaines from being bilked oi of by a group OC 0 clever con nien men winkelman was about to liand hand tin an agent of the con men a certified check for that amount whan deputy sheriffs and three chicago tie de teethes stopped the deal they arrested the agent who gives tile the naina name of harry nelson aind says lie halls from dennison Denn lson texas according to Win winkelmans kelmans story to mhd police it was working in hla his garden when hen nelson nelon a sune suave mannered men in rn with a line all tits his own paused to inquire it if lie he had bad any property to sell such as it a hotel for instance winkelman sold said hed gedsell boll sell his property for nelson said hed hine have to consult first with the prospective purchaser cl inser a mexican colonel residing nt at tile alie chicago Clil capo beach hotel lie he escorted to room in the alio chicago bench hotel where lie he was introduced to the colonel and it a tann roan rimmed toni tom the colonel instructed toni tom to make out a check for to hind the deal hut but the conversation turned to mex lean bonds and bonds on lands in bod bed find and for three days was dead to the world when lie awoke and stretched himself lie he seemed as good its as ever and ready to take up life where lie had lift left orf off when he be started on ion ills long iong adventure mr air brazier wrote to many per persons along the route hack back came numerous letters establishing the fact that bob had siet set out on foot for wolcott guided by some strange sensed sense that enabled him to follow the exact coads roads ills master lind taken when ho be reached wolcott lie found the Braz braziers lers had turned back toward towar d home so back lie turned garage men wrote that they recognized him when lie he appeared but that lie would not permit anyone to catch him ile he would cat quickly the food they gave him and depart summer changed into autumn and then a cold stormy winter but through it all the collie continued to make ills his way ivest v es ivard back to the home of his P appy h the oregon humane society put in a lot of time dobs bobs log it then staged a public ceremony at which lie was glyen given a silver medal bearing this inscription bob lost in iowa walked to indiana and returned to silverton Sll verton ore february 15 1924 1024 about miles one a minute far too small texas Ne leaders aders winkelman believes they were called and the colonel wanted to know it if winkelman cured cared to go 90 into a deal to make 1212 12 per cent profit quickly and surely winkel ronn mat lid did all four taxied out to nn an address on 1111 street south chicago binl I man thinks it was and there met nn an old man tills this old man had bonds which he wanted bosell for 20 each tom bought 10 ot of the bonds and they were token taken over to a broker in a hotel on fifty seventh street who bought them for there was a profit of inside of tin on hour the old man was induced to take tile remaining bonds to tho the broker who pronounced them 0 to 1 iio tendered the old man a check for poo and gave him 00 in cash the bonds lind to be signed by the old man ire refused to sign unless lie was paid fully tile tho colonel tom and nelson were able to raise all but winkelman went back to desplaines had a certified check made out for that amount and was awaiting the arrival of nelson when he happened to see his old friend pete hoffman offman II sheriff Ito iTman liste listened then he grabbed crabbed the phone girl G irl scouts as heroic as the boy scouts one girt earl arv N aliv scouts have helped to save the lives es of others and more than one third of these did so at the risk of their own ilves these ore are the figures tor for tile the last four years glen given out by mrs arthur 0 chon choate te chairman of standards committee of girt scouts from tile the headquarters of that organization tit at no lexington avenue the rl scouts award silver medals to those savins saving tile the lives of others V without I 1 phout jeopardizing their own bronze medals B io to those rescuing others at the risk of their own giri have not kept a complete record of their heroines for the entire 11 years of tile the organizations existence in america medals were awarded to girls in new york state new kew jersey rhode island kentucky illinois ohio georgia mass maine alabama connecticut cenne oklahoma pennsylvania colorado california michigan minnesota florida texas and wisconsin ir hawaii lins ling one girl scout heroine in its capital Hon according to the records new york and massachusetts tie with the highest number of girt fri scouts scout who have won ft on the bronze cross each contributed tour four now new jersey and pennsylvania come next nest with three bronze cross crosses e S I 1 massachusetts has ha a the largest nun num her of girl scouts who hav e won the silver cross illy iby rescuing others iby their quiet quick wit and knowledge of life saving massachusetts numbers 12 girl scout silver medal holders pennsylvania Is second with 11 new jersey has ansten ten and new york has seven the girl scouts rescued people from fire or from drowning in ninny many cases in ono one case a girl scout bout saved a baby in its perambulator from tin an oncoming train another instance of wo was that of a girl scout who was able to bind up a wound caused by the pa reopening of a major operation and then summon an ambault ambulance nee immediately the hospital authorities were certain that without the prompt aid glen given by this girl scout the woman would liar bled to death |