Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-20

KNOWN your WOuderiul feminine intul- |
tion TO bc at fault"
Then tell Mrs. Armatage Just what |
you want You can trust her. She /
knows her guest and knows how TO |
act. II Miss Randall has the other
ornaments my power as you can It.
has not been at fault. II she has not,
she doubtless can prove property
rights in the bracelet. II there has
been any dishonesty you may be- suro
Mrs. Armatage is not the woman TO
shield t."
And Thaida was right, as she always
is. Mrs. Armatages eyes opened In
wonder as she heard the story.
Yes, yes" she exclaimed, when
Clarke had finished. Katharine has
them. every Que of them. I've seen
them all on her dresser and admired
them. Heavens yes, they may have
been advertised. | never look nc the
classified columns. And | never asked
Katharine where she got them. But.
Mr.. Clarke, there cant be anything
wrong. Katharine Is in her rooms
now and just to prove my faith in her
III call her down here and before all
of you ask her where she got these
trinkets. There cannot be anything
wrong with my little Katharine"
"Oh, yes, there can be, annty,"
walled a tear-choked voice. and n fair
haired girl staggered from behind the
portiere and emptied into the lap OF
the astonished Mrs. Armatage a tor
toise comb. a cameo, a jeweled still
etto brooch and a medallion bracelet.
Then she fell at Mrs. Armatage's feet
and burying her face In that good
wOman's lap, sobbed as IL her heart
would break.
Mrs. Armatage soothed her and she
finally lifted her tear-stained face and
said:
"Aunty, ! am very, very wicked and
| want to confess It all overheard
you talking and | slipped down with
the things and heard 1t all. You know
when first came to Chicago told you
how lucky | was. Every time almost
went out on the street | found
some beautiful thing. found all
these. They were always lying on the
sidewalk just as II some one had Just
dropped them. / knew they were not
mine but | wanted to keep them 80
badly. | tried not to look at the classi-
fled ads, and from that moment classi-
fed ads. had a perfect fascination for
me. Whenever I picked up a paper
they were staring at me. At last I
saw one. 1t just caught my eye:
Lost-Satsuma medallion brace
let
Il tore up the paper without reading
any farther and told myself hadn't
read It. had the bracelet repaired
so 1t could not DE identified. | never
dared to wear any of them until this
afternoon when couldn't resist put.
ting on the bracelet, and when Mr.
Clarke said there must be a mystery
about II | thought | should faint"
Was the bracelet locked when you
found II, Miss Randall?" asked Clarke,
gently.
"Yes, had to take II 20 a locksmith
and have key fitted for It," said lie
| penitent girl as she rose and fled from
her self-inficted auto-da-fe.
do not be too hard on her, Mrs.
Armatage. Just remember what a
| temptation these things would be to
any OF us women" pleaded Thaida. az
we said good night.
Promptly on the minute next after.
noon Miss Atwelrs big touring car
rolled up TO our door We received
her In the library and Clarke held I'm
! his hands little jewel case
III this box contains the jewels you
have lost and restore them to you,
may exact of you solemn promise
Miss Atwell?' said Clarke.
"I'll promise anything. Mr.. Clarke,
said the girl, impilsively.
Then promise me first that you will
never wear one of these ornaments
but that you will keep them as sacred
heirlooms for your children, when that
time shall come. Second. that when
you are married to Lieut. Robinson
you will never ask him more than he
chooses TO tell you Of his experiences
in the Philippines; and third, II he
ever seems to have a buried grief you
I VIII w NtIg BtuAit WIN MN nhN
never for one moment let a pang OF
jealousy have place in Jour heart
Do you promise all this?"
II promise" said the girl, wonder
ingly, while her womans curiosity
struggled for the mastery.
Clarke's thoughtful tact was un
necessary, for Lieut.. Robinson was
destined never to become The HUSBAND
of Miss Atwell. Before the war wal
out the list Of officers killed in punt
tive expedition aga IS. the treacher
GUS Moros of Mindanao contained hil
name.
"And do you believe he really hat
a beautiful native wife who once wor,
those jewels?" / asked Clarke, whel
he showed me the paper.
sexton, don't know" was all
could get out OF him.
! Copyright 1903. by w. G. Chapman.)
Copyright in Great Britain.)