Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-01-04

Indeed" exclaimed the prosecutor.
with a m OF the eyebrows
'You had an appointment with him
this evening" at s o'clock"
"weil7"
He kept the appointment. The owl.
dence he was to supply you with--for
which you bribed him with promises OF
personal immunlty--was left hera by
him, according to promise. at
o'clock"
"well9"
a little after II was hiding IN tina
house"
Darwin put his hand up behind HIS
ear and pretended not to hear cloarly,
speak a litlo louder. pleRser hO
requested.
NO this is for your Ger alone" wa'
tho calm reply.
Those men know an about you and
your affairs The moment you came
In this house they tolcoAoned for In
stractlons."
YES; but they don't know tnat
came here to recover the notes that
George Cowper left here for you,' rs
torted Emerson.
Where Are the NotesP
you acknowledge that these notes
VIII convict YOU and your assoeiatesf'
demanded the other, Emerson nodded.
81 acknowledge that they viii con-
Wet mo-" he replied quietly. MY as
soclatoE are entirely ignorant OF tho
uses to which their signatures wers
put"
"Whers are the notesT'
For the first time since Darwin had
entered the room. tho young man looked
disconnected.
~ don't KNOW haven't them" he To-
gan hesitaungly. "Ah-Mrs Darwin
"Ah, yes" interrupted Darwin. bitterly
Let's come to thatl what part did She
play in this--this Affair."
"she found ME here" replied Emerson
In a low voice. IN the act OF searching
among your papers"
"Oh"
''she refused TO al!cw me 10 take away
what had come for. ! argued plead
ed threatened TO use force but It was
eseless. She was rrm In her fidelity to
your interests"
"ITlrm in her ndellty to my inter-
estsr" snesred the other. "a nice, high
sounding phrassl And after that
mean-when did ths champagne episode
coma inT'
81 was overcome with a sort Of vertigo
could hardly stand up" said Emerson.
and"----
And. inst.ad Of handing a burglar
over to the police, she regaled him with
champagne' Quite probabler nodded
Darwin. with biting irony. "shc always
was most sympathetic. How do You pro.
pose to prove this farrago OF nonsenscT
Mrs. Darwin will tell you tho TRUTH"
replied the young man, calmly.
And II It is true you expect me to
suppress the important fact that you
came here to steal documentary evidence
that would be damaging to yourself and
your partners"
81 have your promise" replied Emer-
SON. looking steadily into his eyes.
Yes. you have my promlse"-- He
hesitated and muttered ITS a ID
pretty story II It's true---if It's truel"
And he looked up at Emerson suddenly
with:
at takes two TO make a love affair.
and there are two glasses there" lie
pointed to the empty glass and tho shat
tered fragments on the table.
Il broke one.' Emerson promptly ex.
pla!ned. The promptness OF this expla-
nation and the tone In which It was do
nvered half convinced Darwin for the
moment. He was silent a few seconds,
and at last he said:
III she corroborates the story in all
Its essential details--I may be dis
posed TO accept But" he added,
grimly, i've a cursed inner convic-
tion that you're lyinsl You're a pic
turesqus sort OF scoundrel. Just the sort
OF fellow that has no compunction about
breaking up homs-and boasting Of 1t
afterwardl"
Emerson bore these terrible insults
with barely q Vince. lie was lighting
70 save tho honor Of tho woman that
he loved
The truth of my story Ia easily
proven" he saii quietly. "Cowper
will toll you that he left the notes
here--ths servant received thsm-Mra
Darwin saw mo try to steal them
"She Loves Ny Sister,"
'Thanks" interrupted the prosecu-
tor, grimly. ~ know how to piece 1t
together. But tho other side OF the
picture IL also eonvinclng-snd far
more oircumstantiali Your early asso-
eiation--your love for each othsr--her
anger at my having taken the case
against yous----- Why. she refused 10
leave your house tonight"
She loves my sister" said Emerson.