The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-10

tae young man sat down with visions
OF policemen ana prison bars passing
before his eyes. The aunt took seat
directly IN front Of him and stared at
him In 4 cold, cruel way-a way that
gave him to understand that she would
let no guilty man escape. After three
or four minutes Winnie returned to the
room to say:
THAT'S always the way. Central
tells me that the line into the city Is
crossed or something and it may be
an hour or more before they find out
the trouble and remedy 1t :,
Then win go back and tell your
father the situation" said Mr.. Gray.
"Some sharper has the bonds. and the
police should be notified at once
"You WIN sit right here until that
telephone wire Is IN working orderr'
announced Aunt Ruth. There are
men about the place, and we have dogs
and guns, and If you try to run away
II VIII be the worse for yon. Winnie.
notify the coachman that We have
suspicious character in the house"
"She needn't do anything of the sort
I viii sit here until you have solved
the mystery. am to blame for losing
the letter, but II the bonds are not re.
covered IT wifi not be my fault"
''He doesn't look like suspicious
person" whispered Winnie TO her aunt,
but in tones .oud enough so that he
caught the words and turned red
again
"He may not to yon who can't tell a
robber from church deacon. But he
does 10 me, and here he shall stay until
we know nj about 1t, You sit down In
the hall and wait for the telephone.
and III keep him under my eyes"
Aunt Ruth leaned back In her chair,
folded her arms, compressed her lips
and fastened her eyes on Mr.. Gray,
and had he been a bunko man of ten
years standing he must have been
disconnected. AS 1t was, he coughel
and bIushed ana hitched around and
crossed and recrossed his legs. When
the aunt broke the silence, 1t was TO
impart no cheerful information. What
she said was:
SIT makes you squirm 10 realize that
you've reached the end Of your rope at
last, hut youm squirm more still when
the Judge prunounces sentence. While
III pity your Door mother; j hope your
get at least ten years
Mr.. Gray made no reply. He couldn't
find words About every ten minutes
for the next hour he received a brief,
vigorous lecture until he was almost
worked up to the point where he
thought of jumping through window
and taking his chances. when mans
step was heard. There was an sob,
papa- from Miss Winnie in the hall,
and Colonel Grares stalked in to ex-
claim:
What in the .deyll is the matter
heng-
'There he sits" replied Aunt Ruth
as she pointed To the culprit.
1t hook ahoutten minutes to unravel
things that i Is to establish Vincent
Gray7s identity Fortunately by this
time the telephone was working. and
| fortunately Mr.. Jones was in his office.
II took five minutes more To discover
that Winnie had given the faIse mes.
seREer Honduras instead OF Mexican
bonds and thai the colonel was simply
relieved Of some waste paper.
| Whenit clmesto apologies and inyit-
ing Mr.. Gray,so forgive and forget and
stay to dinner, perhaps a full quarter
of.9n hour was consumed. hat 1t is not
ON record thar Mr.. Gray regarded the
TINE as thrown away.
Now when the colonnl smiles and
throws out hints at his prospective
sonEln-law Miss Winnie bushes ana
protests. Aunt Ruth assumes one 81
her sweetestpooks ana says:
II don't say I shall leave when he
becomes one Of the family. but do
say that I-&lall always lock up my
jemelry When: 1 90 to bed and loci, ana
bolt the door,