The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-09-06

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me then. what a lot Of trouble would
have been averted!
That night came Winthrop's arrest.
and finally the red-headed reporter.
who took her to the police station.
where she identified Winthrop's emer-
aid bracelet as her own. That threw
everything into confusion again. NO
wonder Natalie kept her suspicious to
herself.
had q talk with 10 when John
and Detective Thomas went away to
town to bring from the safety deposit
the dukes loot. / tried to point out
to her how perfectly silly 1t was for
US to break out hearts just because
two men who loved us had entirely
too much money. while We only had
an interest in a mine that might give
US just enough to buy two wedding
gowns.
She sat with her hands clasped
loosely before her for while. then
her eyelashes swept her cheeks.
1T Just had to happen. Louie" ;"
she said softly at last. Hes SO per-
fectly dear."
lhSS Always dlc quOtSo-
went down on my knees, seized
her hand. and made her look at me.
You're going to marry john" In
sisted
Yes" she answered. Then: y
can't help 1t. dear. He would not
have listened II had said no. SO l
didn't We've both been going to our
doom for the last month-and we
knew It, Loulie do you think any
| woman can be sure of herself In a
month";"
1t seemed SO odd. 10 asking my
advice, that l stared At her with my
| mouth open in the way III never.
| never get over.
Il think a woman knows her mind
in five minutes" l said. grossly exag-
| gerating. And 10 believed it!
| don't know who told Mrs. Hazard: |:
| | guess she's wise enough to know
| things without being told. She came
in and perched on the side of chair
hardly proportioned to her short legs
and held in on that chuckle of hers.
| Il don't see how I'm ever going to
| stand three weddings" she said.
but"
Three weddngs!" echoed Then
Winthrop"
| Yes, dear. it's settled When a
man moons around under a girls win
dow at three in the morning it's time
- After all, what business have l to
interfere with them? | married the
man | loved without the interference
| of in i, hn
even If he does grow vegetables"
I'm sorry l failed you" l told her
"Failed?" she repeated. Good
heavens. what have you failed in?"
Everything" | answered, except
getting Hap on the right track, and
even then you never intended that he
was to turn around and look at me-
II should have intended It," she
said Il ought to have had enough
foresight to see exactly what was 60
ing to happen. I'm Codman-mad my
ming" She chuckled, then she went
over and drew JOS head against hei
motherly bosom. MY dear, be sure
to pour the coffee for John every
morning. and you have my blessing.
And then-I may just as well admit
tive all cried.
When John and Detective Thomas
came back they brought suit case
which they insisted upon carrying up
stairs themselves, right under the un,
suspecting noses of the newspaper
men scattered about the terrace. John
opened 1t and spread the glittering
bewildering contents on Mrs. Hazard g
desk. Jewels! Great goodness! The
kings ransom we have read about
We stood and looked at them amazed
and the most awful part of it was
that neither John, nor Detective
Thomas knew to whom at least a
third of them belonged. They were In
series of little chamois cases. John
unfolded them one by one. Laura and
Natalie recognized Mrs Dykeman' 8