The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-13

Rawdin wake over to the desk and, push
ing aside the letters, picked up the brooch and
held il SO that the light from the chandelier
fell full on the round snowy pearls and the
wonderful white circle Of diamonds that sur
rounded them.
"It's a pretty bauble," he said, slowly
turning the jewel in his hand 1t would
have saved me many OF my troubles. fear
my disguise must have been mostin complete ,
"Incomplete" sneered Miss Forsythe;
you looked like the heavy villain in Colum-
bia College burlesque. That mustache was
joke"
With his free hand Rawdin rubbed his
upper lip, which was still conspicuously red
when tore il of | was sure that it had
taken most OF my face with it. | could write
a wonderful reference for the man that made
that mucilage."
You won't be able to write references" I"
Miss 9Forsythe said-"not from where you
are going. read in newspaper once about
amurderer or burglar or something who was
in jail, and letter once a month to his folks
was all that he was allowed and the janitor
read that"
Keeper, you probably mean" Rawdin
corrected. "Do, Helen, try to forget Harlem
on an occasion like this You don't really
mean that you are going to send me up.
explained to you how necessary the money
was"
Carter was becoming ANNOYED, and with
some little difficulty pulled himself from the
depths OF his chair
~ think there has been quite enough OF
this" he said, rising. Kindly give the lady
her property and we will GO AS for your
arrest, shall do just what Miss Forsythe
wants me to do. Personally, | am interested
solely in the return OF the jewel"
With sigh .Rawdin walked over to Miss
Forsythe and dropped the brooch in her ex-
tended hand Then he returned tohis former
stand before the hearth and slowly began his
meditative rocking.
Well" asked Carter, turning to the girl,
"what have you decided" But just as he
turned, he was conscious OF a sudden move
ment on the part OF Rawdin, and quickly
facing him found himselffor the second time
that evening looking down the barrel of the
stocky, glistening revolver.
II was lucky | thought Of slipping this in
my pocket" Rawdin said at just occurred
to me when heard the bell ring"
Carter looked at the revolver, and for an
swer slightly shrugged his broad shoulders.
Now. Mr. Carter" Rawdin said in his
most amiabe manner, 81 shall have to ask
youa favor. Please sit down at my desk and
write as dictate
Again Carter shrugged his shoulders, and
drawing chair up to the desk found sheet
Of note-paper, and dipping pen into the ink
stand nodded that he was ready.
Rawdin slowly began his dictaton, appar-
emily carefully weighing each word;
Il, Henry Carter, hereby declare that on
the evening of November twenty-sx, Nineteen
hundred and nine, was in the automo-
bile Of Miss Helen Forsythe when she was
relieved Of pearl brooch by Philip Rawdin
that at a subsequent interview in the presence
Of Miss Forsythe was convinced beyond any
doubt whatever that the jewel was stolen as a
practical Joke, and that the owner was con.
vinced OF this fact and voluntarily relieved
said Rawdin Of all blame in the matter"
Carter glanced at Miss Forsythe and the
girl violently nodded her head in dissent.
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