The evening world., 1913-07-31
The Romance of a New York Girl Who|
" Would Steal and Couldnt-A New
u York; Man Who Wouldn tSteal and
" Did-and a Triple Love Story.

william Carr felt . tickling In his
throat and gAvs vent to feeble Hem"
II was merely the result Of suggestion.
Nov. don't be funny asainW roared
the detective. Produce that watch.
ne. ~: g :, gold repeater and I saw you
When dealing with q crook-or sup
posed crook--one must not be too par
tieu1ar about the truth. and Lieut..
Thompson felt no qualm Of conscience
when he declared that he had actually
seen this old man, who pretended to be
20 innocent, steal his watch. The blum
IL one OF the detectives most effective
weapons.
But at this point Dougias Jamison
broke In more determinedly than he had
at any time before.
Look here. nv man. You may %
q detective. and that may be your badge
I don't care whether It's yours Or not.
But Il II simply preposterous to say
like Mr.. Carr would take either that
or your trumpery brass watch"
"It isn't trumpery nor brass. either"
interrupted Thompson, with an indie'
liant howl. "lts . gold repeater. worth
Se00"
ut would BE- all the same II II were
worth six thousand Mr.. Carr Doesn't
know anything about It."
"Of course I don't. Jamison," put IN
William Carr. And ! don't know nov
that silver thing got into my pocket.
I'm sure ! didn't put Il there"
"weli. I'm going to and out what
else you've got"
A. Lieut.. Thompson Growied this he
was about to thrust one OF his big red
hands into William Cars inside coat
pocket-and thsrs was an expression on
his large face which suggested chat ne
might stand the old gentleman on MS
head II he deemed II nscessary-when
there was a diversion OF . most well
come nature TO the badgered and per-
picked Mr.. Carr.
A weil-dressed elderly lady. accom-
panied by a very pretty young sir.
dashed up TO him, and the girl threw
her arms around his neck and Kissed
him effusively.
"WIhy, william, where have you
been?" asked the elderly lady. some.
what severely, a. she put up . teweilsd
ear trumpet to catch his reply.
"Yes, pa, whore have You been''
chirped the young girl We've been
lookirI> all over the station for YOU
The car Is waiting outside
I'VE were = little late coming to the
station" went on the matrOn, still with
her ear-trumpet In position, ana they
told us the train from Boston had been
In several minutes. But We thought
YOU would be In the waiting room. or
would come there. So Joan and I
have been there all the time. Why.
how do you do, Mr.. Jamison?"
"0uite we'll. Mrs. Carr" shouted
Jamis0n into the ear-trumpet. u
found Mr.. Carr In controversy with
this--er--gentleman. ha continued. in
dlcating the fuming Thompson with q
careless Jerk OF the head. "and I've
been explaining matters"
"ExpiaininG?" exclaimed the girl,
whom her mother had referred to "a
joan. What was there to explain"'
But before Jamison could reply q tall
man Of supernatural dignity. In ths
gorgeous uniform Of an inspector OF
police. stepped UP to Thompson and
drew him aside.
The others saw Thompson speak earn
estly to the inspector, Then. as the
inspector looked at william Carr and
shook his head. they heard him say:
That's not the Professor nor any.
thing IKE him. you mutt. That's VIII.
lam Carr OF Scott. Carr 4 Co. See me al
Headquarters In an hour"
The Inspector stslked OF magnihcently