The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-09

One thing more will say: After all.
there is something just too lovely for
anything in Girard Roberts saying that
he doesn't believe Donald guilty. If
any one should take anything of mine
and 1t were found In his bureau draw
er couldn't be so generous as to at
tribute the theft to an error.
Donald has been to see me. He did
not act or talk like a guilty man.
What's more, he didn't seem to realize
his awful position. / supposed that
he was more sensitive. Though charg-
ed with stealing money that was In
tended for aunty, with whom he has
been on friendly terms for years. to
say nothing of his devotion to me, he
seemed very unconcerned. When
learned he was downstairs nerved
myself for a very painful interview
For fear should say the wrong thing
l thought over Whit should say.
When / entered the room dreaded to
look at him. Indeed. kept my eyes
on the floor.
Donald" said. "you know how in
terested we all are that you should
clear yourself Of this horrible charge.
We win all do anything In the world
to help you-Aunty, l, Oscar
l looked up, and what was my sur
prise to see an amused look on DON
AIDS face. Indeed. he was smiling.
Then he advanced, took my hand and
gave it gentle pressure.
Don't be troubled, little girl" he
said. There are always wheels with
In wheels. There is also such thing
as being too smart l have some
thing to say to you. Had not l
would not have come to see you rest
ing under the imputation of being a
thief. Listen. From the first | sus-
pected something wrong In your friend
Oscar Richmond. From what / heard
l believed him to be a thief | intro
duced into this household Girard Rob-
erts, detective''-
"A detectiveP'
That's what he is. He laid a trap
for Richmond and caught not Rich
mond, but me. He bought your aunt's
diamond for the purpose Of laying this
trap. he put the bills to pay for 1t on
the mantel as a decoy for Richmond.
They were all marked, that he might
prove them his property. Richmond
took them, but, being smart rogue
and suspecting that we were on his
track, sent man with them to my
room. This man represented himself as
an old chum Of mine, and my landlady
permitted him to go to the room to
wait for me. Once there, he put the
money In my bureau drawer and went
away. The next day Richmond ar
ranged that constable should go to
my room to search for something he
claimed he had lost You know the re-
suit"
"But." said. oscar Richmond did
nothing criminal. You were trying to
you"
wait bit. Richmond was an ac-
countant for a firm In San Francisco.
from whom he skipped with $4,000.
Roberts was employed by them to
track him. My employing Roberts was
. SOAANA0ChNCs Ae4GAAiOA0 Actl4 haIfC
is Machinery. He was arrested this
morning and is now awaiting extradi-
ton papers to take him to San Fran
cisco for trial"
And now | am alone In my room, try
ing to get settled down to the fact that
! am myself. Oscar Richmond Is not
Oscar Richmond at all, but somebody
olse and criminal. Donald Chase is
not going to the penitentiary, but is to
be my husband instead Girard Rob
erts, who came to us with his appar-
entity light character and trivial words
"a skin deep man whom nobody either
loves or dislikes-turns out to be one of
those cunning detectives one reads
about in stories. But now know that
he is real detective he seems very
different to me. Just as soon as 1t was
all out, instead Of calling me Alice he
called me Miss Avery. was so mad I
could have choked him. Besides,
thought he was quite gentleman. He
Is very plain. Indeed, Donald says he
served term as policeman.
Well, well; shah never again think
I can tell the difference between a
rogue and an honest man or between a
gentleman and thief hunter.