Mr, Whitamore Loses Thief But Gets His Wife's Bag Back The intense and everlasting curiosity of the very young is well known thing. At times, to say the least of it, it is extremely embar. rasing to the prestige of grown-ups, sand at others it is apt to result: strange and unexpected adventures, On Tuesday evening lest, about six o'clock, a sure example of the latter was shown when Master Tony Whitamore, son of Mr. and Mrs, C, E, Whitamore, expressed a keen desire to investigate the, to him, alluring spaces which lio behind the advertisement hoardings flank:
ug the China United Building. Mrs, Whitamore decided to indulge this whim of her offspring, while Mr, Whitamore remained in the car on "Bubbling Well Road, awaiting thafr return, All went well, investigations were proving satisfactory, when Mrs. Whitamore, watching the proceedings, felt tug at, her arm, anti realized her bag, containing $150 worth of purchases ete., had been snatched by a Chinese. Ins. Whitas more has no hesitation in saying that she "let off a terrific screen" hen she realized what had happen Mr, Whitamore, said his wife, shot out of the car at incredible speed fand started off in hot pursuit of the robber, who was already' well away down a lift alleyway off the seen of his son's. investigations, The Chinese ran as fast as he could, Mr, Whitamore hard on his heels, until the alleyway, a very winding one, suddenly opened onto Tibet. Rond, Here Mr, Whitamore caught up with the robber and. both collapsed, completely exhausted, in the middle of the roadway. Mr, Whita, more managed to arrive on top of the robber and called loudly" tnt Chinese for A policeman, pointing out that the man he held captive was a thief, A large circle of Chinese: mediately gathered round in the usual manner, but, also character! tically of these ever-present crowds, not one offered the slightest sistance, and no policeman forthcoming.
Mr. Whitamore succeeded in turning his captive over and saw that hie had managed to get vid of the Draws for it was no longer in his Possession, The robber, at. ¢his point, started to wriggle away and, being too exhausted to chase him further, and having no means of handing him over to the potice, Me. Whitamore hud perforce to let shim and turned his thoughts to the whereabouts of his wife's bag.
Remembering. the ways of such bag-snatchers in getting rid of stolen property when being pursued Mr. Whitamore went buck through the alleyway. He recollected hav-inge seen the robber stumble near a concrete dustbin and on looking into this he discovered his wife's: bag, evidently thrown there by the Chin: coe, resting amid the rubbish. Ko immediately rescued it, returned it to its rightful owner and, Master Whitamore shoving no signs, of further curiosity, the adventure was considered over, and. Mr, Mrs. and Master Whitamore ti ied on their way home,
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