The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-12
An Episode of
Bridge Wbisf.

arose crom the table, Her face was
flushed. and her eyes dashed with in
dignation
"what is III" asked her partner. Mr..
Cunnlnglam
"Cheatinri"
The hostess approached. evidently
anxious Anything aiuiss at this
table," shc asked
'Mrs. Lyman and Mr.. Porter have
bcen winning our money by using
private signals informing each other of
their hands.' said Miss PEND lcrdly
"Oh. dear. mol Nouc of my guests
would 10 n thing Ike that How could
you have made such mistaken
Tho accused persons remained IN
their seats, wlthWn expression ot their
faces indicating astonlshnrnt and IN
inred innocence Miss ncnd and Mr.
Cunningham went into another ROOM
They were soon joined by the hostess.
"My dear" she said ia Miss lend.
you have been very lndiscreet. We
all know Mrs Tyman's pccullaritles.
Nobody can prove that she cheats he
cause she Hoes Il IN way that dclics
1 proof She has new signal every
time she plays and never uscs any sig
nal cNccnt wien playing With Mr. ror-
ter Then she makes enough money -
regain an losscs mud have a snag sum
over. What was the code tonighty'
when she was strong IN bcarts," re-
i piled Miss Bend "shc would put her
hand on her heart; when strong 10 dla-
monds oil ncr brooch"
The nest day the scandal WAS known
TO every person Of fashion. Mrs T.y.
man disappeared for season. and. as
for her partner. II was tntmated to him
by tho governors Of lis club That II he
did not resign his membership be must
face an investigation He resigned
and changed bis residence
Several months passed and Miss
Bend had nearly forgotten the disa.
greeahlc incident when one day while
making purchases in a dry goods store
noorwalker stepped up 20 her and
nslsed her TO please step into a private
Office. she was surprised but. unsus-
piclous OF anything unpleasant, follow
cd the fioorwallscr. Arrived at the Of
ficc. she found there Mr.. Daegen OF the
firm OF Dargen & Co. and woman,
who proceeded 10 examine the contents
Of her shopping bag What was Miss
BENDS nstonlshment to see the woman
take out roll OF valuable lace
Some one put that there" said the
girl Indignantly. II remember laying
my bag down on the lace counter. for
getting It when | went away and GO
ing back for IT,
Bring the clerk" said Mr.. Durses,
"who sells these especial goods"
The saleswoman came. When she
saw the lace that had been taken from
her counter she looked an astonish-
mont that was evidently not assumed.
How do you account for this lace
getting in this lady's bag;" asked Mr..
Dargen.
Il haven't an idea" said The clerk.
"Who discovered the theftf"
"a lady" said the hoorwalker. told
me that she had seen this lady shopift-
Ing"
"why dld you not hold on to your
wltnessfo
Fearing 10 lose the thief ! kept my
| ~ fa on btis NNit Tue HtFHNtI NstIlltti-
ed couldn't keep both In sight"
Miss Bend tcieph0ned for her father,
who came nj once and proved tho fam.
{ ily respectabillty Miss Bend had never
before been accused OF shopllfiing. so
the firm Of Dargen & Co consented
that she be given time 10 offer an ex.
PLANTATION before hcng prosecuted.
D~pitc an effort made TO keep the
matter quiet It became known Miss
Bend was one Of those plain spoken,
Indifferent girls who deicsing socle-
ty's methods OF vanishing evil. are
liable 90 ma Se cnemes outside the cir
Gle of their intimate friends. Her enc
mics said that she had got her just
deserts intimating that Mrs. Lyman,
whom she had accused OF cheating at
cards he'd been vlndicated. Some OF
them went so far as TO resume their
invitations 10 the latter.
Mrs. Haycns, the lady at whose
house Mrs. Lyman had been accused.
was abroad when Miss Bend was found
10 have lace IN her bag It was the
FIRST bit OF news she heard on her re-
turn. fastening 20 Miss Bend. she
I said to her:
Il should have warned you. Bertha.
that Mrs Lyman is dangerous wo-
} mao TO offend and that she would get
even with sou for making public her
cheating She did this work Let
your lawyer confront her With the
saleswoman NJ the lace counter and
the hoorwalker Uulcss she acted
through n confederate they VIII denti-
fy her"
The next day a gentcmanly loosins
mau illed on Mrs Lyman aud asked
her 10 accompany him TO the ofice Of
Dargeh a. co. She turned pale an1
asked by what authority he acted ilo
replied that she had a choice betwecn
complying and being arrested. she
thought the matter over and conclndel
10 comply. In Dafsen's oeiee she
found the foorwalSer who had been
informed ot the theft aud the sales
woman az the lace counter The for
mcr identified her as bis lnfornau,