The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-20
RONICAL JUSTICE.
From the Tattler. 4

(From the Tatt1er1
The curtain had fallen on the hrst
act and Lysaght, feeling for his hat.
glanced inquiringiy at his companion
MOT now Arbuthnot answered. look
ing about him; II shall stay here until
the next interval. By the way, ne ad-
ded, as thought struck him. T have
left some notes in my cigar case. ana
my cigar case is in my coat in the
cloak room. You might bring it back
with you-the cigar case. meant IS
hardly safe to leave It there" ana ne
handed his friend his check. You will
ind the case in the inside breast pocket
Lysaght took the check. and a min
ute later stood talking with some
friends in the lobby of the theater. Not
until the warning bell suddenly purred
briskly did his friends request recur
to him.. Then he at once went in search
of the coat
By the time he had obtained it, and
discovered the cigar case and reentered
| the auditorium, the curtain had risen:
| With some difficulty he regained his
seat, for the stalls were crowded and
| the lights turned low. and seeing that
! Arbuthnot, now again engrossed in the
piece, thought no more either of his coat
! or of his cigar case. he refrained for
| the time from reminding him Of them
| At the close of the act. however ne
produced the latter from his pocket.
why, whose is this?'' his companion
exclaimed, turning over with some cur
iosity the cigar case of beaten gold. IN
| laid with precious stones, that his friend
had just handed to him. This isn't
mile, you know.
/ Not yours? It was In your pocket"
TT can't have been. The attendant
must have handed you the wrong coat"
My word! I suppose he must have
Quick, give me the case. I must re-
/ turn it at once
cloak room. On the pegs hung many
scores of coats, the majority almost
exactly resembling one another. The
attendant. however. having hit upon one
handed to Lysaght during the previous
interval. the latter. with a feeling of
| relief, though not without secret mis-
givings, slipped back into its pocket the
vertently.
Baslxing in the sunshine of the Riviera
some ten days later the two sat idly
scanning their London newspapers OF
4 the previous morning. 1t was Arbuth
not who suddenly uttered an exclama-
Ition.
What is the matter?' his companion
asked carelessly, without looking up.
"A good deal, it seems to me-" the
other answered drily; "at least so far
as you are concerned. Read that para
graph. 1t may interest you.
He handed over the paper and
Lysaght's glance fell at once on the fol
6 lowing lines in loaded type:
4 DASTARDLY THEFT FROM A
n NOBLEMAN.
Man arrested on suspicion in West
End hotel A clever capture has just been
erected by the London police. On getting
home after the theater on the night of FRI
whose town s ADDRESS IS soa Gr as1sson
Square. discovered that his pocket had
& gems, which he valued highly, having been
taken from him, presumably as he was
ing morning he informed the police Of his
loss, with the result that the day before
Yesterday afternoon the alleged culprt.
who, 1t is believed, must have been impi-
Gated in several similar robberies that have
been reported of late, arrested on sus-
where the missing case was subsequently
discovered among his effects Upon his
he had no defense to offer. The case. has
been adjourned until Tuesday,
. For moment Iysaght remained speech
less: then he quickly recovered himself.
We must return to London at once,
/, Arbuthnot. he exclaimed, almost excited
ly- The man is innocent, if any man ever
; was and you and I must prove it. If we
; don't he viii be convicted for certain. I
time. What terrible predicament for hifa
to be in poor chap I wonder who he is. :
the Great Hotel a well dressed man con
/ | versed in subdued tones with compan-
! "It's the oldest and quite the best bit
: of luck L ever struck he was saying.
How do you account for it, anyway? p
! Easily enough What they said must
I have been true. They wouldn't have come
t all that way to prove innocent a complete
e stranger unless they believed me innocent
It was fine thing. this conscientiousness;
!, fine thing"
! And where did you pinch itT
"As he left the theater that night.
a knew all along he had it on MIN. was
8 nabbed SO Unexpectedly had no defense
faxed up. 1t. was the luckiest thing in tbs
d world I said / found it on me. Pass tina,
: | winc Fred. Here's luck again to all hcn
!, orable gentlemen / wish there were more
= of them
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS
> What the world needs today is men OF
+ integrity.-Rev. J.. W. Heininger, Evan
= gelical. Akron. O..