The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-10

hthsd liked May years on the avenue and
had profound, disgrust Of money drawers.
Ziola gave him the stone and took the bill;
she fell ofit carefully, deity inserted Il in
her stocking and fed She was afraid to
stay. Ii was impossible that, in saner mo-
menrs, Salvator would not repent; she felt
that She had robbed him and her heart
quaked. Outside an Italian was grinding
wheezy organ while a hali-grown girl sang
.s." OSole piio, :, at the top Of high soprano.
Butt did not pause; she continued her
mad flight
Meanwhile Salvador had snatched up
Beppos paper and was reading again an
advertisement that had caught his eye. He
read slowly, with painstaking care, following
each line with a stubby ioreinger. Then he
opened his left hand and peeped cautiously
at the sparkling stone Could it be? He
was daled at the thought and clasped it
tightly in.thc dirty folds Of his fat palm.
. He glanced lurtively at the window half
expecting to surprise Peeping Tom, but
instead he saw going past the broad-toed,
shining boots and blue trousers of American
Law and Order mounted on the legs OF
dichael Ollannigan The fact that he
only saw the mderpinning OF the Law made
it none the less awful. SaIvator's heart pull
sated two beats faster; he was contemplate
ing transaction that made the sight OF
those blue trousers and those terrible boots
send thrill down his spine For the adyer-
riselhent he read was this: n. e.t
Lost, ON Little Orange or Crown Streets,
one large white, unset diamond. One nun
dred dollars reward and nj Questions asked
ii returned al once TO III temple"
With trembling hand Salvador cul cut the
advertisement and folded it around Ziola's
two-dollar stone; he put both into remote
pocket then he took his hat down from its
Peg, locked the front door and emerged into
the sunshine 6
His was curious little figure for he
bought his clothes at the Yale Second Hand
Shop and as they were built square and he
was built oblong the miracle was that they
stayed together.
m He lost no time in reaching Temple Street,
though his knees shook under him, and he
could scarcely believe the evidence OF his
senseswhen heiound the number and keen
faced man who briefly examined the adver-
tisement and narrowly examined Ziola's
stone 1t proved to be the lost diamond,
and with strange sensation OF burning in
his throat Salvator watched him count out
one hundred dollars in tens and twenties;
then he signed receipt and stumbled down
stairs from the Office with swimming head.
1t was surely the most glorious Of night
mares he had meant TO 60 straight home,
but twenty minutes later lie found himself
son College Street wandering about like
blind man. One hundred dollars for nothing
but bit OF glass that Ziola had picked up
out OF the gutter on Little Orange Street-it
was incrediblel He thrust his hand into his
pocket and felt the wad there large and
round and solid. He was not mad, he was
not asleep, he was not drunk, then surely he
had one hundred dollars in his pocket, the
only one. too that had no hole in the lining.
Just at that moment the motor-car came
around the corner Ii was big, it was red,
and instead Of honking il played tune like
the song OF a diving swan. Salvator gazed,
fascinated Thus does Fate pursueus Jim
Grady was driving it; he was lanky youth
with !, red nose lie was taking it back to
the garage, for Jim was not Irregular chaul-
ieur, only substitute learning the trade.
But his keen eye lighted upon Salvador; the
singtilarity OF Savator's clothes and the
slant oihis hat had destinations; Jim grinned
wickedly. s.
iif "lfi. Wlnter ride2"
The blood rushed to Salvator's head; he
was Knocked, but he could turn that mockery
inio amazement; he felt the vast imitation
Of money. ssSi, si!" he shrieked. TO
Sa,in Rock. sar. ~
Sure, Whatll you pay2 It'll cost you
a ienner.
The Italian hestated; he was stunned.
Ten dollars? Yet, to go in an automobile to
Sayin Roek How few Of usrealizea dream
"Si! lie cried, aud clsipbered intothe car.
'lioly cats'' Jim Grady muttered, iii
sin'r sure got tn old clothes shop 10 tn
tcnneau. Whar'i ! Do il TT; caught See
here, Dagc, yoa SHOW w yoR -cL.cl or yoa
ats!'i -so- ,fT .~
.SoassS" y'e..es rcr.
Your chink your wad-your money.
sses''t
With great reluctance Saltwater dragged
out ten-doi,sl bnl. Grady took &. AID
eyed the'itzl:xn suspiio;.Aiy; then lie wis
tied. .Yosste :am so-hut 5.se gosS!
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