The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-13

uupilcate OF the Dlazlng ornament -Har
gey Danforth had hidden away in his
wife s room!
An instant l stared wildly. Harvey
the receiver of stolen goodsl Laura
Danforth s husband n thief, ] was too
bewildered to grasp it. Of all the sug
gestIons IN the world, that would have
been the last to come to me. Harvey IS
always uncertain fortune-was this his
way of augmenting it7 How had he
dared
Has she-confessed anythingf" 7
forced the question, though the words
almost lost themselves in my throat
you understand, we re conducting
the affair as quietly as possible TO avoid
publicity. The girl is being held, but
we can t make her talk Now we re
trying to trace the pin and the man in
the casc-there always is one
The man in the case, I rose hastily.
must do something TO drag Laura out
of reach of the sword of Damocles sus-
pended over her What step could 7
take? Facing Mr.. Colvert with the
knowledge ! held, felt already like
an accompice.
Suppose should see her." ven
"You' No, | shouldn Z like to see
YOU mixed up in it." he added hastily,
Besides, remember, nothing is or must
be known of your connection with the
firm
Yes, knew. It was the one thought
that kept me from rushing straight off
10 Harvey Danforth and telling him
that l knew Of the theft and his part
in it.
"Mr. Colvert,' suggested. with a
cunning my two months dual exist
ence had done much to develop, "vou
know that acting every day OF my life
has taught ME more than one hstrionic
trick. Let me 90 to her as reporter,
detective, frlend-anything You please.
Only get me TO her. ] leaned toward
him impatiently, "and perhaps I can
make her talk Though at the mo-
ment ] wasn't sure what ] wanted 10
make her do. All ! realized was that
the girl was the only one I dared to
approach
"Big" Colvert's eyes met my shaky
ones, a CLINT behind his glasses. "You
are n great girl,' he voucbsafed. and
it was the first time his voice held a
personal note, ''for getting into trou.
ble.n
But the end Of it was that he took me
down to headquarters.
Girl In Prison.
The girl met me In stubborn silence.
| sat down beside her as the door closed
on us. and looked at her closely The
baby face had changed. Obstinacy had
hardened the mouth, tenacity of pur.
pose the chin. The gold fringed sap.
phires held neither cupidity nor guile,
but rather the light Of the persistent
martyr. ] felt sure she had been merely
4 well selected tool.
Don Z YOU remember me?' I asked
in n quick whisper. "That day at the
counter when ] stopped and talked to
On my way down had carefully
planned the attack, and ] watched apx-
iously now as her barricade OF silence
trembled before it. As recognition
came into her eyes she leaned toward
me eagerly, every feature softened.
''He has sent me TO You now |
hazardcd. If only ! could discover how
much she knew about Harvey, Al
ready ! had reasoned that he would not
so confidently have left her TO bear
the brunt had she known his right
name and identity.
Still she measured me, her eyes alight.
took her hand in both mine. You
can speak TO me freely am his friend.
YOU know. And going a step fur
thcr, she wants mo 10 tell you-it is
quite safe, - dared.
Hasn't he-sold it1'' she asked
breathlessly.
How stupid the girl was, after all.
She had fallen into my trap so readily,
vet with what exquisite sullenncss she
had bravcd the relentless questioning
TO which they had submitted her. I'm
dine had awakened and gloried in her
mortality! She was of the type 10 die
rather than bctray a man she loved.
/ might well go off. assured that Laura
Danforth would not suffer through any
chance revelation. But could II Could
go on accepting my dollars from Gran
by & Co, while | permitted Harvey Dan
forth calmly 10 walk away with theirs!
There must be some way TO get the
precious stones back to them.
] answered the girls question with
another in mind, Remember the dan
Ccr.' / said slowly. "IIe'll have to
break it up and sell the stones one by
one -
Her face clouded. "But he told me
that il could prove my love by doing
this for him be ID get rid Of il at once
and we ii have money enough 10 be
married. He said if I kept quiet they d
never prove anything.
looked down ut the poor little fool
and my heart shuddcrcd. What con
summate knave tho man must be TO
laugh at women's love so easily won
his wifc's. this girl Sand use il to
further his own ends, Yes. certainly
CRANKY 4 Go. should have back that
ornament.
''But things don Z always go smooth
ly,' put in, with apparent anxiety.