La Junta tribune., 1911-04-01
3, ESTELLE MARSH
Copyright. 1910, by American Press
Association.

up Donald Is steady. honorable. has
excellent Judgment: Oscar is hand.
some. full CT sentiment. fascinating |
know should remain true to Donald
but Oscar carries me right OF my feet.
The question of money does not en-.
ter into the matter. Donald Is doing
very well. earning Il fair salary and
with prospect of being partner.
Oscar is out Of business just now.
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. OF course
If he proposes TO me shall expect that
he will tell me everything.
| have tried TO get Donald TO tell me
why he disirusts Oscar. He says he
doesn't himself know why II is quite
likely that his distrust is due TO jcal-
ousy. Donnld is SO honorable that he
would not ike to believe himself capa.
BILE OF doing "A rival an injustice. He
Is unconscious that he is moved by
Jealousy.
4 wonder who Is this Girard Roberts
he has brought To see us. He has
known us but few weeks. yet 1t seems
It's strange how some people have n
faculty of insinuatlng themselves at
once into ones good graccs. Already
| call this man by his first name. and,
though ! 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.
His reply WAS. He's bang up good
fellow" That doesn't help me. But
It's the most | can expect from Glrard.
who Is all on the surface. Those peo-
pie one becomes familiar with ON short
acquaintance seldom have any depth
| asked Girard what he thought of
Donald and received the same reply.
Hes n bang up good fellow too" |
was served right for relying upon the
opinion Of such n lightweight person
Girnrd Roberts seems To have plenty
of money Ms we'll as n taste for jewel
ry. The other day Aun, Aida was
showing him diamond she wished to
turn into funds. He told her 10 20
among the jewellers. ask them 10 hx
price on II and he would give her
$40 more than The highest bid. Sh.
did so and 90, n bid of S2IO for the
stone Girs,rd told her II was cheap
M $500 and lie would give her that for
II. She accepted the offer Oscar and
| We're present when the sale was
made. aud Girard laughingly told Us
thai hc would rely on us as witnesses
IN ease nunty backed out. lie didn't
have the money with him. bui said he
would bring II the next afternoon ut :
O'Clock.
When lie called nunty was out. os.
ear and | were In the library Girard
called Ia me Ia say To auniy when she
came IN lhai she would ind The money
for the diamond under n vase on' the
mnnicl In the parlor. promised 10
do 81. Oscar asked me To 20 to walk
with him. I consented: went upstairs
10 get my hat. and We walked to the
park. When ! returned I had forgot
ten all nbout telling auniy thai the
money for her diamond was an the
parIor nnnicl. Indeed. I never though,
of II tilI Just before going To bed. then
l told her. She went downstairs 10
get II. II was gone.
Everybody IL dissatisfied with me
and ! am dissatisfied with myself for
being 50 ihourhil.ss as to have left
s:ss' y" long In mn exposed position
u hns upset the whole household. The
servants who consider themselves un.
der suspicion ARE going about looking
very rihn. Annty Is furious with m.
| expected Glrard would show his feel.
inrs toward me very decidedly. What
a lovely fellow he is. after all. lie
told me not To give myself any con.
rrrn nboui the matter. that doubtless
the money would run up. but II II did
WV 'U''e NWr 0ue w UIhule uttf
himself since he should not have left
" much money In such n place. lie
explained that he did not leave II with
n" because ! was "niriing.'' ms b~
called II. with Oscar and he didn't Tx.
TO inirnd" upon ~.
! asked him who he suspected. aud
l'r sud That. since the front door stood
unlnichrd and amy one might have
come IN while We were NJ dinner or
durinr the evening when we w.rr all
upstairs. doubtless some person enter.
I'd. possibly for mn ordinary purpose
snd. seeing the money. appropriated II
snd skiplTd
] hn,c had a siroke-an awful vista.
Ion. Donnli Chase turns out 60 be- the
thief who took the bills left on the
pnnieI 10 pny for nunfys jewel. This
morning when he WIS NJ business =
constable called ~ his room with n