The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-22
CHEEKY MR.. SINCLAIR.

MISS Clementlna. Gibson, what you
come counting me for. You're Moth
ing but boy, and I'm forty"
"Ratsl Forty! You may be a few
years older than am. but you're ten
or twelve years this side of forty, and
1t wouldn't make any difference to
me II you were fifty. AS soon as |
saw you ] knew you were just the
woman for me-" f0
| The man was Alsernon Sinclair. a
youngster of twenty-five. He had
known Miss Gibson only fortnight,
but had been very, persistent in his
attentions during that time. He had
appeared one morning at the door of
her fat and asked for Miss Gibson.
Il am Miss Gibson You're not the
Miss Gibson I'm looking for She's
red-headed, freckled faced person,
while you--well, you're simply beau
tifuL" Miss Gibson snickered and
asked the good-natured, CHEEKY young
fellow to 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 de-
voted 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 | see my way clear to get you
some before long If deal | have on
hand goes through. Pearls? Oh, a
brooch set with pearlsl Wear it with
out fail" ...g
The young man ratified on in his
funny way quite delighting the eld-
erly lady, who had caught his fancy
When he called for her in the even
ing and saw her attired in a pearl
silk dress he held up his hands in ad-
miration The brooch he pronounced
"a daisy" "One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven--seven pearls, and
that big one in the center is a hum
mer. I'm not going to be ashamed
of my girl tonight, you bet Come on"
Whenever Mr.. Sinclair took Miss
Gibson out he manifested this same
desire that she should be well dress
ed, and on occasions appropriate for
jewelry he begged her to produce
some new ornament that she had not
worn before. But Miss Gibson was
not inclined to wear her best gowns
in public, though she was not dis
nngn1 M Int,
hadn't fine gowns, and finally when
he bet her dozen pair of gloves that
she couldn't show half dozen really
first class dresses she brought out the
half dozen and said she could "go
lost in admiration, and the next day
two better" Sinclair looked at them,
paid the bet.
One day he wrote her a note to
say that he would call in the after
noon 70 take her to ride In an auto
mobile, and wouldn't she wear that
dress with the green fgure-"snakes
and turtles on jamboree?" Miss
Gibson laughed at his description and
put on the dress indicated. Mr. Sin
clair called at the hour appointed
with a beautiful machine, which he
drove himself, and they sailed out in
to the country. During the ride a
man aheGd with a camera waved his
hat Sinclair slowed up.
He wants to take our picture" he
said. Let's have one"
mo, no; we don't want a picture"
Yes, we do. Fire away, Mr.. Pho
tographer."
There was click and the picture
was taken.
The next day there was a ring at
Miss Gibsons door She opened II
and there stood Mr.. Sinclair and an
other man with a warrant for her ar
rest. 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 paid hireling of a
wealthy lady who had been robbed by
her hoGsekeeper, proceeded to- ran
sack his lady-love's premises with no
more evidence of feeling than If he
had been a savage burying a toma-
hawk in her brain. The photograph
OF the dress with the figure of Snakes
and turtles on iamboree" had been
sent to her employer who had iden-
titled the dress as one of her own. Mr.
Williams found the fiat filled with
stolen property, all of which belong
ed to the rich lady in question. The
brooch with seven pearls was in list
Of jewels he possessed lost by his
client, and every one OF the half dozen
dresses that had won the bet was on
list of missing articles.
The detective had been given the
preface to this little story book,
which was thus: Miss Gibson, house
keeper for Mrs. Bickford, had quar-
relied with her employer and had left
her service yowing vengeance. Some
time after her departure the house
was entered when the owner was
away and large quantity of property
taken Considering Miss Gihsons
threat, Mrs, Bickforl suspected that
she had given the information that
led to the robbery, Mr.. Williams was
put on the case and by his sldllful