Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-04
By EsTEIE MARSH

up. Donald is steady. honorable. has
excellent Judgment; Oscar is hand
some. full of sentiment. fascinating. I
know I should remain true to Donald.
but Oscar carries me right or my feet.
The question OF money does not en-
ter into the matter. Donald is doing
very, well. earning a fair salary and
with prospect OF being partner.
Oscar is out OF business just now. 1
don't exactly understand why. He Is
very reticent like reticence In a
man: 1t bespeaks self control Oscar
can talk with me by the hour without
revealing any of his affairs or course
II he proposes to me shall expect that
he Will tell me everything
have tried to get Donald to tell me
why he distrusts Oscar. He says he
doesn't himself know why. 1t is quite
likely that his distrust is due to jeal-
ousy. Donald Is so honorable that he
would not like TO believe himself capa-
bic Of doing rival an injustice. He
is unconscious that he is moved by
Jealousy.
wonder who Is this Girard Roberts
he has brought TO see us. He has
known us but few weeks, yet 1t seems
that we have all been friends for years.
It's strange how some people have n
faculty of insinuating themselves at
| once into ones good graces. Already
1 call this man by his first name, and,
though 1 have known Donald since
was sixteen years old. still call him
Mr.. Chase.
! have sounded Girard Roberts as to
what he thinks OF Oscar Richmond
IIis reply wax. Hes n bang mp good
fellow" That doesn't help ME But
! IT'S the most can expect from Girard.
who is all on the surface. Those peo-
pie one becomes familiar with on short
acquaintance seldom have any depth
/ i asked Girard what he thought Of
! Donald and received the same reply.
| Hes bang up good fellow too"
was served right for relying upon the
opinion OF such lightweight person.
Girard Roberts seems TO have plenty
OF money as well as taste for jewel
ry. The other day Aunt Aida was
showing him diamond she wished to
turn into funds. He told her to go
among the jewelers.. ask them to fix
price on II and he would give her
$40 more than the highest bid She
did so and got bid OF 1910 for the
stone. Girard told her It was cheap
at $500 and he would give her that for
II. She accepted the offer. Oscar and
] were present when the sale was
made, and Girard laughingly told us
that he would rely on us as witnesses
In case aunty backed out. He didn't
have the money with him. but said he
would bring it the next afternoon Mt
o'clock
When he called nunty was out. Os.
car and were I'm the library. Girard
called to me TO say to aunty when she
came In that she would find the money
Tor tlie diamond under q vase on the
mantei In the parlor. ] promised to
do so. Oscar asked me to go TO walk
with him. / consented went upstairs
to get my hat and we walked TO the
park. When | returned ! had forgot
ten ali about telling aunty that the
money for her diamond was on the
parlor mantel. Indeed, never thought
OF 1t till just before going to bed: then
i told her. She went downstairs to
get IL. IL was gone
Everybody Is dissatisfied with mo
and am dissatisfied with myself for
being so thoughtIess as to have left
$500 so long i'm an exposed position.
IL has upset the whole household. Tho
servants who consider themselves I'M.
der suspicion are going about looking
very Rlum, Auniy Is furious with me.
j expected Girard would show bis feel
fngs toward me very decidedly. What
lovely fellow he IS. after all He
told me not to give myself any con-
Germ about the matter; that doubtless
the money would run up, but n ft did
not there was no one to blame but
himself since he should not have left
SO much money I'm such a place. He
explained that he did not leave it with
me because I was flirting" as he
called it, with Oscar and he didn't like
to intrude upon us.
asked him who he suspected and
he said that. since the front door stood
Unmatched and any one might have
come I'm while we were at dinner or
during the evening when we were nil
upstairs. doubtless some person enter.
ed. possibly for an ordinary purpose.
and, seeing the money, appropriated II
and skipped
have had q stroke-an awful yisita.
ton! Donald Chase turns out 10 be the
thief who took the bills left on the
mantel to pay for aunty's Jewel. This
morning when he was at business q
constable called at his room with q
search warrant and found the bills in
his bureau drawer. To think that Don
aid. whom we have all known so long
and considered the very soul of honor !
should have done such thIngl
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