Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-22
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having q regular picnic Of q time
when"
-.When he found that purse" -
Exactly. Now, $hy did you do all
"Wbvq Because I felt like IT. felt CAV
and excited and"
mot dreaming that that purse was sure
to he foundY"
/ tNot dreaming tHat there was such a
tectives say-so, and never fancvtne for
an instant that 1T would be found in nv
flat
heavy. wrinkled old lids. You don't get
nice ewes from LOOKING on tho nasty
things in this world Mag
| Why f cried. what kind of girl
the Verv edge Of dfscbvervSa 'ne vas o'
| ."I vary Smart pir1-.n ao+ross. 1904
ono. a clever thief who's nsad 20 hI, 49,
az co,rse" no added sot USED 10 Diunlnst
misunderSt.nG me Tn str,, 'ou $500
H., ~ a;~oro,t lxi,d 80 ~, usS,,
hns .H 49, 80 ,,n,, 5ia u s.i! mat couiu
mind iii do the questioninr you Nance nu
$3.50 No ~ ;1 t1hiy on me- ms
ma manner h. onah &c ,h ane threatening what
ia n. ~ 9eeonie u 'i'a' 'iiree hundred dol
ahomt TIM Hnte u. s 40 A"o" just as much
agoue enat as op.
IN tho ~ ap my nsa n, ana looked MIN fuli
nr,ng NC al t-ar,h h osu, hoW-all the shlv-
O,dan. ~ % oon,ana anu III earring nance
n.har f no. cowa wa Wnen shes fghting
anv atbinirs f,dapd , III al31e without
Iga ratrrnad tSs lool ~ eaA . nei'
~ 1e i ineu tne er ,ooh win interest
u, "'A"" A'- o eaiu 'hsihudtihs-
| ':t,oas,b1v~ sbr,eead 49,, s,,,,. ~n
| NJ ~ 'Dsn., S nmt an my SHOULDERS
was man who bullied mo 49, d;;Sn,t
| romso tho aebtar +, mo , ,e .ha. uiun
| ,'Oio ~ my SeAI
me. 'i'N'"' A''''0
| sXI,oesn,t If occur to vo, that ndar+ho
circumstances a mi confassinn -,iah, he he
| the very best thing for Won? T shSuidn't
ba II t vau 0oo be
| money Doesn't it occur
1T might occur to me IL / had ANYTHING
| to confess-about this purse .. - - -
How long since you've seen Mrs. Ed
ward Ramsay" He rushed the question
at me- - ,..
/ jumped +-' ..''' -''-e
How do YOU know I've ever seen herr"
81 do know you have"
81 don't believe you"
THANK you; neither do I believe you.
the TO how ons is enee S S
| have seen the LADY,"
I looked at him And then T looked at
NV glove and slowly pulled the fingers
| inside out, and then-then 1 giggled.
Suddenly 1t came to me-that silly lit
carriage that day; the girl who had lost
| her name: and the use all that affair might
| be to me IL ever
"In tell you If you'll let me think a
minute" said sweetly. Tit must be all
of fifteen months"
"Ah! You see did know that you've met
| the lady If you re wise you'll draw deduc-
tjons as to other things I know that you
don't think I do . And where did
| you see her?" 3f
I'm her own home"
Called there" he .sneered, "alone?'
No" I said very gently. 81 went there,
to the best Of my recollection. with the
btshop-yes it was the bishop Bishop Van
Wagenen.''
'Indeedr q
1 could see that he didn't believe a word
1 was saying, which made me happily eager
to tell him more.
Yes. we drove I'D to the square one af-
ternoon in the bishops carria ge-the fat
plum colored one, you know. We had tea
there-at least. I did. 1 was to have spent
the night but2
That's ens5ughso that"
/ chuckled sYHg Mag Monahan, I was
enjoying mysek 1 was haviagga run for
my monexaAeYen Il 1t was the last run L
was to haven -, :
| SO it's fifteen months sfdce you've Seen
Mrs. Ramsay. chg
Yes"
He turned on me with roar
| her at Mrs Gates"
"Oh. no., 49, ~......s o. -,---.,.-,
No? Take care!'
THAT night at Mrs. Gates 1t was dark.
you know. in the front room. didn't see
Mrs. Ramsay that night / didn't know she
was there at all ill.,
TILE =
| ! Till later was told"
"Who told you?'
! Her, husband"
He threw down HIS pencil.
Look here, this Is no lark, young wo-
man, and you needn't trouble yourself to
| weave fairy tales Mr. RAMSAY
Is IN a-he's very Ill. His own wife hasn't
! seen him since that night, 50 you see you're
| lying useessly." -
| Really" So Edward didn't go back to
| Mrs Gates that night Tut, tutI After
| his telephone message, too!
| Now. assuming your innocence Of the
| theft. Miss Olden what Is your theory; how
| do you account for the presence Of that
In fats