Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-03-17
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I "Now / want 10 knoy." s'nDered
Miss Clementina Gibson, what you
come counting me for You're nothing
but Boy and I'm 10"
you may be a. few years Older
than / am, but you're ten or twelve
years this side of 10, and It wouldn't
make any difference to me II you
were so. AS soon as | saw you
knew you were Just the woman for
me-"
The man was Algernon Sinclair, a
youngster of %. He had known Miss
Gibson only fortnight, but had been
very persistent in his attentions dur
Ing that time. He had appeared one
morRrg 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
a red-headed, freckle-faced person,
while you-well. you're simply beau
tiful." MiS Gibson snickered and
asked the st6d-netured 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 a deal l have on
hand goes through. Pearls? Oh, a
brooch set with pearls! Wear It
without fail"
The young man ratified on in his
funny way quite delighting the elder
ly lady, who had caught his fancy.
When he called for her in the evening
he saw her attired In a pearl silk
dress he held up his hands in admira-
ton. The brooch he pronounced "a
beauty" "One, two, three, four, five,
six, seyen-seven pearls, and that big
one in the center is hummer 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 dressed, 4
and on occasions appropriate for jew
elry he begged her to produce some new
ornament that she had not worn be-
fore. But Miss Gibson was not in !
clined to wear her best gowns in pub |
lie.
One day he wrote her note to say 1
that he would call in the afternoon to (
lake her to ride in an automobile.
And wouldn't she wear that dress
with the green snakes and
-urtles?" Miss Gibson laughed at his
and put on the dress indi-
Gated. Mr.. Sinclair called at the hour
appointed with a beautiful machine,
which he drove himself, and they
sailed out into the country. During
he ride a man ahead with a camera
waved his hat Sinclair slowed up.
He wants to take our picture" he
aid Let's have one"
mo, no; we don't want a picture"
Yes; we do. Fire away, Mr. Pho
ogtapher."
There was a click, and the picture
vas taken.
The next day there was ring at
Hiss Gibson's door. She opened it
nd there stood Mr.. Sinclair and an
Their man with warrant for her ar
est. She cast an astonished look at
inclair and turned pale. II
"Who and what are you anyway"
Robert Williams, detective"
. Mr.. Williams, recently pretended
over, now only paid hireling of a
7ealthy lady who had been robbed by
er housekeeper, proceeded to ransack
is lady loves premises.
The photograph of the dress with
he figure of snakes and turtles had s
cen sent to her employer, who had /
lentitied the dress as one of her
wn.
Mr.. WilliaWs found the fiat filed
18th stolen property, all of which be-
nged to the rich lady in question.
he brooch with seven pearls was in
list of jewels he possessed lost by !
IS client, and every one of the half
ozen dresses was on a list of miss
g gowns
The detective had been given the !
'eface to this little story book, which
as thus: Miss Gibson, housekeeper y
T Mrs. Bickford, had quarreled with q
er employer and had left her service n
Wing vengeance, Some time after q
II departure the house was entered '
hen the owner was away and large il
lantity of property taken. Il
Considering Miss Gibson's threat, q
rs. Bickford suspected that she had a
ven the information that led to the a
bbery. Mr. Williams was put on a
e case and byrhis skillful handling e.
1t secured the return of thousands Q
dollars of property and hand h
e for himself. W
Miss Gibson, now doing a term in b
e penitentiary, has vowed vengeance 81
the little whippersnapper, as she b.
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