Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-09

hands now, within the hour" she que
ried solicitously. would II be necessary
for You to know who was the-the
thief"
TT would Mr.. Grimm responded
without hesitation.
Even If it destroyed a reputation p
she pleaded.
1.-THE Secret Service rarely destroys
a reputation, Miss Thorne, although il
holds itself In readiness to do SO. | dare
say in this case there would be no ar
rest or prosecution, because of-of-rea-
sons which appear to be good
There w%ouldn't?" and there was a
note of eagerness in her voice. ''The
identity of the guilty person would
never appear"
TT would become a matter of record
in our office, but beyond that, | think
not-at least in this one instance"
Miss Thorne sat silent for a block or
more
you'll admit, Mr.. Grimm, that you
have forced me into a most remarkable
position. You seemed convinced of my
| guilt, and, If you'll pardon me. without
reason; then you made it compulsory
upon me to establish my innocence
The only way for me to do that was t.
| find the guilty one. ! rave done 1t, and
I'm sorry, because it's a little tragedy
Mr.. Grimm waited.
Its a girl high in diplomatic society
Her fathers position is an honorable
rather than q lucrative one; he has nc
fortune. This girl moves in a certain
set devoted to bridge, with high stakes
| She played and won. and played ano
won. and won and won, until her WIN
nings were about eight thousand dol
hrs. Then luck turned. She began tc
lose. Her money went, but she con
tinued to play desperately. Finally
some old family jewels were pawnec
without her fathers knowledge, ano
ultimately they were lost. One day she
awoke to the fact that she owed some
nine or ten thousand dollars in bridge
debts. They were pressing and there
was no way to meet them. rms mean
exposure and utter ruin, and women
do strange things, Mr.. Grimm, to post
pone such an ending to social aspira'
tons. / know this much Is true, fol
she related it all to me herself.
AT last, in some way-a misplaced
letter, perhaps, or n word overheard
she learned that fifty thousand dollars
would be in the legation safe over
night, and evidently she learned th6
precise night" She paused a moment
Here is the address of a man in Baltl'
more. Thomas Q. Griswold," and she
passed q card to Mr.. Grimm, who sa1
motionless. listening. about four years
ago the combination on the legation
safe was changed. This mar was sen
here to make the change, therefore
some one besides Senior Rodriguez does
know the combination. | have com
municated with this mar to-day, for
saw the possibility of just such a thing
as this instead of your stethescope. BY
a trick and a forged letter this CIR
obtained the combination from thi:
man
Mr.. Grimm drew a long breath.
"She intended to take, perhaps, only
what she desperately needed-but a
| sight of it aldo you see what mus
have been the temptation then? We
get out here"
There We're many unanswered ques'
tions in Mr.. Grimm's mind. He re-
pressed them for the time. stepped oul
and assisted Miss Thorne to alight
The carriage had turned out of Penn
~sylvania Avenue, and at the moment
he didn't quite place himself. A mar
row passageway opened before Them
| evidently the rear entrance to a house