Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-31

woman must be his accompiice. and,
abandoning the car, started after her,
the sound of his footballs and his In
articuIate shouts convincing the woman
that Oyerton was pursuing her.
Meanwhile Overton had bowled over
the pa standing in the aisle be-
tween himself and the front door. and
he had leaped from the car not half a
block beyond.
The policeman was stout and seant of
breath: Overton was MINDED by ex-
element, and the woman led the chase
for several blocks, until. half fainting.
she fell TO the ground so suddenly that
the policeman, who had almost caught
up with her. tripped over the PROSTATE
figure and slid several feet along the
wet pavement upon his face,
When he rose To his feet his personal
appearance and temper o seriously
injured. he confronted Overton. VINO
had just caught up. More than ever
convinced OF the partnership of the
twain, he planted his heavy boots upon
the woman's dress so that she could not
rise. grasped Overton's coat and blew
his whistle with such vigor as the chase
permitted him.
Two other bluecoats headed a pro-
cession OF some hundred curious souls.
and with his escort they started for
the station, the woman enIivening the
DdIAQt Nv .lINiiAlG 1DICAiN fNDN~~
lion from the crazy mana procedure
which only convinced the policeman
that she was a confederate.
This time Overton was searched wnen
he was led before the desk sergeant,
and the jewel case vas all that was
needed to convince the sergeant that an
important capture had been made. The
news of the finding of the pearls q
not reached the station.
NNtN.a. 11syar1fnC laTnr nNQpTnn" was SlIG-
~ landed in a cell. deprived even of the
privilege OF sending word TO his friends
and. a policeman. swelling with I'M
p%ortance, was headed for the Alden
Bonner residence.
1t was nearly midnight when he APP
peared In the doorway OF that aristo-
cratic home and mysteriously demand
ed an audience with no less a person
than Mrs. Alden-Bonner herself.
To that lady and Felicia he proudly
announced that her necklace had been
found.
"Of course IT has assented Mrs. Al
den-Bonner. lit was discovered I'm a
pawnbroker's this morning"
''G'wan,'' chided the policeman. po-
litely, its meself that pinched IN.
thafe not an hour agone-him and tn
woman with hint" screamed Fee
licia.
Sure was the ready answer. Il
think tits his wife she will be being"
Felicia tainted, and from a faint went
into Mysteries. She never wanted to
look upon Overton's face again, she
walled. She knew that the loss of the
pearls and his flippant remarks con-
corning the tradition would bring bad
luck.
The more practical Mrs. Alden-Bon-
ner had the carriage sent around n
hustled the still protesting Felicia into
the vehicle. The policeman proudly
took the place ordinarily occupied by
he footman, and the glorious dignity
with which he filed this lofty station
greatly impressed the little not or
loungers about the station door when
half an hour later the eQuipage drew up
in front of the station door.
1t was but the matter of a moment
to convince the desk sergeant that an
error had been made, and presently
everyone was satisfied except the fat
policeman, who returned to his beat to
mediate upon the promotion that
might have beer his had he made the
important capture.
They took Overton back with them.
and il was Felicia who first broke the
silence. BYRON she called. He pressed
her hand in token that he heard.
II think she went ON, that IT
would be better TO go TO a jewelers. to-
morrow and match the stones, If you
get into all this trouble over n you'd
land into the penitentiary before you
had found all three. I don't think
Great-great-grandma Alden would
mind
Neither shall H. he answered fer
vently. And Wen get the wedding
ring at the same time?"
She may have answered verbally, but
only the soft sound of a kiss told Mrs.
Alden-Bonner what the reply had been.