The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-05-10
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my dear fellow, the woman is fool
ing you"
by heaven, you shall prove your
words or
Don't speak it. 1 will prove them,"
"HoWT'
After my own fashion. l shall take
good deal of trouble and subject
myself to some risk, besides incurring
the lasting enmity of my best friend
In case of failure"
Then don't try"
And let you fall into the tolls of
an adventures? Do you call that
friendship%
Does friendship require one to ira
! duce a pure and noble womanW
Enough of this. / 10y g to take
steps to show you 1t this pure and
noble woman Is fooling you"
Blsbee, the last speaker, was about
to leave, when billiard, the other,
stopped him. "You do not have my
consent to this ,s,oceedIng, but If you
will give me your plan 1 will execute
it myself"
You shall act with me. Virginia
Lambert Is now receiving the atten-
tons of man named Connor-Frank
Connor. He
II will go at once, and If l find"-
Nonsense! Either he knows what
she is or he doesn't. If he knows, he
will not give her away. If he doesn't,
he will consider you fool to suppose
she loves you instead of him."
What Is your plan"
II have not yet made it. 1 will go
home and think one out. You shall
hear from me as soon as have done
So"
Every we'll. 1 have great confidence
in your ingenuity"
~ take chances-that is, in plans laid
for myself"
Take the same chances for me"
The next day Bisbee told his friend
that he had formed a plan, but it could
not be put in practice till Connor
should go out of town for a day or
two; but, since he made frequent trips
here and there, they should not have
long to wait Ten days later Bisbee
announced his plan and that the time
was ripe. Conner had gone away for
overnight. You go to his rooms; /
will go to his Office" he added.
An hour later Hilliard appeared at
Connor's rooms and, producing a forg-
ed search warrant, proceeded to go
through what papers he could find
there. He found nothing of CORE
spondence between Mr. Connor and
Miss Lambert.
I'm a fool and knave," he said to
himself, ito resort to such despicable
means / shall wash my hands of the
business"
Going to his rooms, he waited till
Bisbee came in.
We'll" billiard asked, what luckF"
Let me tell you what l have done.
l went to Connors Office and demand
ed to see him at once. OF course they
told me what l knew-that he was out
Of town. 1 told the clerks that he was
assumed as detective to take posses
sion Of the office.
"'When will Connor return?' l de-
handed
Likely some time during the day
"'You are deceiving me. He will not
return till tomorrow. Why do you
say he will be here todayP
because there is a telegram for
him. If he were to remain away over
night, it would not have been sent
here
"'Does he not receive kilograms of
a business natureP
"'Seldom. They are usually of pri-
vate nature.
"'Open the telegram
THE clerk tore off the envelope and
handed me the dispatch. 1t read:
"Be at the gardens at tonight
VI"
ut is a lieu exclaimed billiard.
you are deceiving me-"
1--WE will go to the gardens and see
for ourselves"
There was an open air concert at the
gardens, the guests strolling about a
pagoda where the orchestra played.
The lights were few, but very bright.
Consequently there were brilliant spots
interspersed with dark ones The two
friends passed back and forth with the
throng, keeping their eyes open the
while. Presently they espied a couple
sitting on a bench in recess between
exuberant foliage. They stood with |
an electric light pouring its rays full
upon them. The lady in the case turn
ed her face to hide it, but she was too