The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-25

case with the other diamonds. Then she
turned and coming face to face with the
earl's sister, stopped her and began con-
yersation much to the lady's surprise.
"Oh, dear Lady Enid, have just been
renewing my acquaintance with the famous
diamonds, Rosie cried, loud enough for the
detective nearest to her to hear every word
she said. "They are simply superb, and
the sweet St. Aubyn Rose-I remember
when your dear mamma wore it at the
Sussex House ball. Our little Edith is to be
congratulated upon having such jewel
to wearl'
She gushed and simpered for all Of FIVE
minutes and Lady Enid, all that time, was
trying to place her. She seemed so well
informed as to the family history that the
Englishwoman was positive she must have
met her at some past event.
"But can't really recall her name, just
fancy that" she said, when Rosie was gone
"She's some climbing American, | sup
pose"
As for Rosie herself, she trailed smiingly
out Of the room leaving the Senator sfamily
still hanging enraptured over the St AubyD
Rose, and passing through the front door,
swept down the steps and out into Fifth
Avenue. Walking down to the corner, she
found her cabby, and had him drive her
back to the garage on lower Broadway.
Two hours after she had left the shabby
little hotel, she entered their room again,
and Leighton came to meet her at the door.
Thank Cod" he said simply, kissing
her. Give been on pins and needles, but
you didn't have any trouble, did you' And
here's the Rose Tell me all about it. "
He showed her the diamond in the palm
of his hand and for a moment man and girl
stared at it in silence.
at means Suffolk and home, Rosie
dear, he whispered
"Yes," she answered softly, oh, can
smell them now, my roses! And your hens
Il can close my eyes and hear them
scratching in the garden, and the big, proud
red cock Oh, boy, this will keep us all
our lives surely, and YOU promised me this
should be the last time.
Have it your way, little girl, " he smiled.
Now get out Of those clothes and well
start off at once-the steamer sails in an
hour for Havre You take that, and ]
follow tomorrow, bound for Amsterdam
and Van Dyck-won't he shout when he
hears how we got the Rose2"
1t was awfully simple she smiled
"But do you know was almost afraid tc
kiss you, you looked so magnificent in that
mauve satin and sables?'
Sables, your grandmother Came from
a Sixth Avenue secondhand dealer" he
scofed "And skirts are the devil, Rosie
"They looked beautiful she said with
laugh when | saw you | thought ]
should die my Tommy decked out as
society dame in skirts and blond wig
You looked the real thing too. = =
"DidI?-thanks,' he grinned.
"And did you see me change the jewels,
or did do it very cleyerly and quickly'"
she asked
II didn't see YOU, but think I know
when you did it, . he replied. when you
coughed-"
1t was this way she explained, not
quite as we planned but almost so. | had
the paste Rose you got from Van Dyck in
my glove, and then | picked up the real
diamond and coughed behind my hand in
the most approved and ladylike manner
But in that moment-I put the genuine
stone in my mouth and slipped the paste
one from my glove to my hand Then |
discovered Gertrude, the stunning beauty
in mauve, and when kissed you"
"You passed me the Rose from your
mouth to mine, Leighton nodded. Il
was almost too surprised to take it at first
Why did you do that'
She pointed to a chair next to her own,
and when he was sitting beside her, his
{ hand clasping hers, she told him.
81 happened to think that if, when I
dropped the paste diamond back in its box,
: the detectives should suspect anything and
want to have me searched, they mustn I
) find the Rose on me. And if they wanted
an expert to examine the jewel, was going
to ask to speak to Miss Whyte and know
) after Mohy Mays visit last night, she
would believe me in spite Of st. Aubyn.
She would remember Mollie May and she
, would believe Ada Ponsonby still had the
real Rose. Oh, went into this thoroughly
Tom, and left no alleyway leading to a
dead wall But it's best to be on the safe
, side and | passed you the Rose. had
no trouble after all, thank goodness, and
, walked out Of the house bold as an empress
And, Tom, when it is discovered that the
| St. Aubyn Rose is only bit Of paste, dc
you know nothing will ever convince Edith
| Whyte that the Earl didn't wilfully foo
/ herr"
"You can never convince a woman,
. grinned Leighton, patting Roses cheek.
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