Cañon City record., 1908-08-27
CHEEKY MIR. Sinclair.
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come courtins me for. You're nothing
but a boy, and I'm forty"
Rats! Forty. You may be Il few
years older than | am. but you're ten
or twelve years this side OF forty. AMI
1t wouldn't make any difference 10 me
II you We're fifty AS soon as l saw
you knew you were just the woman
for me-"
The man was Algernon Sinclair. II
youngSter of twenty-five. He had
known Miss Gibson only fortnight .
but had been very persistent in his AT
tentions during that time. He had ap-
peared one morning at the door OF her
fiat and asked for Miss Gibson. Il
am Miss Gibson" You're not the
Miss Gibson I'm looking for She's Il
red headed. freckled faced person. while
you-well. you're simply beautiful" "
Miss Gibson snickered and asked the
good natured. CHEEKY young fellow t."
step in-perhaps she could help him
In his search He did step in and was
In no hurry to step out. From that
time forward he was devoted to Miss
Clementina Gibson
Tickets to the theater tonight" he
said one afternoon Got a box
Wen be right in among the swellS.
and you'll have to wear your best
clothes. Put on what jewelry you
have Any diamonds? No? Well. !
think l see my way clear to get you
some before long IL deal have on
hand goes through Pearls: oh. Il
brooch set with pearls, Wear it with
out fail
The young man ratified Oh in his
funny way. quite delighting the elder
IS lady who had caught his fancy
When he called for her in the evening
and saw her attired in pearl silk
dress he held up his hands i'll admira-
tion. The brooch he pronounced "A
daisy" One. two. three. four. five.
six. seven-seveu pearls, and that biz
one in the center is a hummer. II
not going TO be ashamed of my girl to
night. you let. Come on
Whenever Mr.. Sinclair took Miss
Gibson out he manifested this same
desire that she should be well dressed.
and on occasions appropriate for jew
elry he begged her to produce some
before Rut Miss Gibson was not in
clined TO wear her best gowns in put
lie. though she was not disposed TO
have Mr. Sinclair think she hadn't
flne gowns. and finally when he bet
her 4 dozen pairs Of gloves that she
couldn't show half a dozen really first
class dresses she brought out the hsif
dozen aud said she could go two bet
ter. Sinclair looked at them. lost in
admira ton and the next day paid the
bet.
that he would call in the afternoon to
take. her to ride In an automobile
and wouldn't she wear that dress with
the green figure-"snakes and turtles
on q tamboreer' Miss Gibson laughed
at his description and put on the dress
Indicated Mr. Sinclair called at the
hour appointed with a beautiful ma
chine, which be drove himself. and
they sailed out into the country. Dur
Ing the ride 4 man ahead with q cam
era waved his hat. Sinclair slowed
up.
He wants to take our picture" he
said Lets have one
NO. no: We don't want q picture"
Yes: We do. Fire away. Mr. Pho,
toGrapher.'
There was q click. and the picture
was taken.
The next day there was q ring at
Miss Gibson's door. She opened II and
there stood Mr.. Sinclair and another
man -ffh . -,rrpnf Por har orr~at
She cast an astonished look at Sinclair
and turned pale.
who and what are you anyway
Robert williams. detective"
Mr.. williams. recently pretended
lover. now only a paid hirelinG of a
wealthy lady who had been robbed by
her housekecper. proceeded to ransack
his ladylove's premises with no more
evidence OF feeling than II he had been
a savage burying a tomahawk in her
braiu. The photograph Of the dress
with the figure Of snakes and turtles
on jamboree" had been sent to her
employer. who had identified the dress
as one Of her own. Mr.. williams
found the Cat filled with stolen prop
erty. all OF which belonged to the rich
lady In question. The brooch with
seven pearls was in 4 list Of jewels he
possessed lost by his client, and every
one Of the half dozen dresses that had
won the bet was on a list Of missing
gowns
The detective had been given the
preface to this little story book. which
was thus: Miss Gibson. housekeeper
for Mrs. Bicktord. had quarreled with
her employer and had left her service
vowing vengeance. Some time after
her departure the house was entered
when the owner Was away and large
quantity Of property taken. Consider
ing Miss GIbson's threat. Mrs. Bick-