The Washington times., 1909-10-12
THE WOMAN In THE PURPLE VEIL

4uiEe4 HN stronger hL9oA "a i-' tNF'
..%etgr Won fret. child" he patted
/ her hand where It rested I'm the nol-
I lou of his arm, you shall have your
diamond necklace, ana won nay
Co go to the poorhouse on account of u.
either"
liz had made the princely gift on
q sudden rash impulse of theatricalsm-
but nov. be would have cut off his
riEht ua2c rather than recall 10, reason
. ms. that If he did he would stand
convicted iu her eyes as the buffer
she had been advised he was.
AS 10 the S3o0o he would have TO
dig up for it, several days had passed
since Bodlue's visit of sFoIiatiOu, and
tbe bank account was again assuming
respectable proportions. 50 ne was AT
least assured of sufficient deposit 10
hold the necklace TO his order.
Then, il the store refused TO give
10 up until the fun amount was IN
hand, ne would have TO tell Dorothy
that there had been a delay in MAX
ms the changes he wished in the set
ting, and wait until Gabriel had been
tceced, or Inc amount came in from
his tOrtGne-teliinE mill,
The jewelers., however, proved more
complaiSdnJ than he had dared hope.
The deposit he offered, they told him,
Of the goods, provided he would bind
himself 90 meet the balance within
week and could furnish a satisfactory
guarantee as TO his reliability.
And right here may be noted Gu
could probably not have entered a store
IN the city and obtained q 50-ceut neck
tie without paying spot cash for IL. but
simply because his purchase was In the
thousands and his appearance reason
ably good ne was granted the credit ac-
commodatOns of a millionaire.
Sull there was a very formidable
obstruction in the way Of his obtaining
possession Of the necklace. " hOm
could he get to guarantee his reliability
lie could not ask il OF his Tankers
upon so short an acquaintance; or if
ne did Csk IT, would probably be uu-
could he S1ll upon any of his old as
sociates along the Rialto. Those of
them whose guarantee would go for
a postage stamp-bOokmakeTs saloon
keepers. and more or less responsible
theatrical agerS-Woufd raise a
laugh at the very idea of his expect
Ing such a thing.
In his desperation he thought of
Bodine. True he rather imagined
that the broker might murder him
IF he ever discovered that he had been
used as Catspaw in a plan 10 cut
him out with Dorothy, but after all
the risk was tTiniuE.
How was it possible for Bodlne to
Ralph turned TO the member OF the
firm with whom he was comforting.
VIII YOU wait moment he ask
ed, while / can use the teleDhoueg'
Then over the wire he stated his
dilemma TO Bodlue- He had promised
a diamond necklace to Edythe. was
his slight variation Of the facts. ex-
pectinE 20 pay for IL with the money
that Bodiue had compelled him 10 in
vest in Double Eye" but FdvtBe
either could got or would not under
stand the situation, and was now
FoWiug that unless her necklace was
instantly forthcoming. she would
ploW the truth about her revelations
to Gabriel Would not the broker.
therefore, come 10 the rescue and give
due warranty that Davis was good for
the deferred payment
"H M grUnted Bod ne. reflective
~ ANY money have 30 be put up?"
Not cent. All I want of you IS
simply 10 certify to these people that
am all right
Oh, sure. I'll do that Tell them to
call me up or send man down here
ana ID give them all the assurance in
Davis hung mp the receiver. and
walked back 20 the jewelers. desk
'WHl the guarantee of Andr1Is q 30
dine be- sufficient he inquired
Andrus & BOdine?' the other bowed
Cpsequiously. Quite so, Mr.. Davis We
VIII have the necklace sent up this art
eTnOOn."
Accordingly, that evening Dorothy.
expecting Ralph 10 CALI and wishing to
snow a proper appreciation OF the gift
over which she had been rapturousiv
glCatinE ever since its arrival donup,I
HeT best evening gown, and fastened the
Eiiterlng cirClet about her white Throlt
--"---- it.-ff l'f1 ltlit the NlItll tHfTIDn
of her bodice
She had just completed her toilet, and
was standing in front OF the glass, adj
miring Cuce more the brilIiancy and
beauty or the stones, when a knock
sounded at her door.
'kalpl-' she exclaimed. How early
le Is. Tie said he would proba bly, not
be here before o. but 7 suppose he could
not wait. dear boy"
Then she ran 10 admit him: but as she
flung wide the portal she recOued win
2 gasp For Il was not Davis who stood
IN the doorway. but the burly figure OF
Jack B0diue,
Hadn't seen anything Of you for
pretty near a week" he announced: go
as I had nothing else on for this even
ing. / thought I'd drop up and find out
how
"Hully gee," he broke off with a low
whistle of admiration. How fine YOU
are tTicEed OUT Come here. and let me
Rave q good look ct YOU" catching her
by the hand and drawing her toward
the light
Then his glance fell upon the neck
lace, and his eyes began slowly =
6iiate.
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