Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-23
Epening Story
kATHERINE,s DISCOVERY.
1y Louise oliver.
Copyright 1915, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)

1
Katharine, young, pretty and impress
sonable, exclaimed excitedly: Motn-
er, you ought to read this account OF
the way the Jewels were stolen at the
Terrtcott dinner - the one they gave
for Don Pedro Saven. The thief, It
seems, got into the house some way
when every one was In the dining
room and hid in the music room until
the women came In. They were alone,
having left all the men ct the table
with their cigars. SO the bandit step.
ped from behind curtain, four1shed
two automatics and the ladies la1d
their jewels, even their wedding rings,
In neat little pile on table. Inc
bandit masked of course - put
them into his pocket, stepped out OF
French window on to balcony, ana
that was the last of him. When the
men came in the women, 5eweless,
were in various stages OF collapse. me
thief made clean getaway. NO clue
at all for the police"
Mrs. Kendall looked impressed. I've
always said, Kitty, that 1t Is an III
J wind that blows no one any gooo
Wasn't It mercy that our machine
broke down on the way home from
| Fairoaks in the afternoon so That We
were too late to go? OF course, your
father was dreadfully d1sapp ointed.
| He's so anxious for you not to MISS an
opportunity to -
Katharine interrupted her hastily.
Eyes, 1 know, mother, please don't
say It. Don Pedro likes my looks and
because he's rich father has set his
heart upon me marrying him.
"You must acknowledge that ne IS
good looking and gentleman. Any
other girl in your place would be crazy
about him.
"He's all right, mother, in every
way - but don't want him for nus
band: that's all Let father keep MIN
for a best friend and wise counselor
If he wishes. He doesn't need MIN TOT
son-in-law, too
"Wel. he has been good friend to
your father, Kitty, getting him such
large holdings in the Mexican mines
that promise SO well. Few men would
20 out Of their way to do such thing.
I think it's because he's fond OF you
and is trying to get your fathers con.
) sent of his suit. You're lucky girl, II
you would only realize It, ;,
Katharine got up rebelliously. Don't
let us talk any more about 1t, mother
I'm going out for a walk on the beach.
Down BY the water, with tho strong
sea breeze blowing her hair and the
roar of the breakers in her ears, katn.
arine forgot all about the Spaniard and
her mothers words. For the first time
, that day she was alone and now she
dared to think of young man recent
" arrived at the hotel whose name
, she did not even know But his table
was next to hers, and more than once
their chances had met - his eyes full
of ill-concealed admiration Tor her
Since the first time he had come into
the dining room her heart had 1utter
ed strangely.
The sky grew cloudy and the wind
blew cold and strong. Around curve
! of the beach a sudden blast almos
J carried her off her feet. She would
have turned to go back, but just ahead
of her was man reading in spite O.
the threatened storm. The silhouette
: looked familiar. In fact, she was Ger
T tain It was the very man of whom sht
3 was thinking. She changed her mine
about going back and kept on, but be
! fore she reached him. before he hat
8 seen her at all, he dropped the bool
I and started away In the opposite d1rec
I ton, disappearing between some rock
!, along the shore.
t Katharine picked up the book. l
was a geographical guide and as tn
I wind whipped over the leaves she say
: the name James Sinclair on a vacan
!, !, page.
James Sinclair - the name seeme'
t familiar; she had heard 1t recently
2 Where could it have been? She ha
t seen it in print = that was it! An
:, then it flashed over her memory tina
\ the last paragraph Of the article sh
had read her mother about the Teri
colt robbery had closed with: I'm
police suspect James Knclair, know
: as Featherfoot jim; of having some
II thing to do with the affair. So cleve
is he in his methods and DISCUSSES tina
| he is known as the Arsene Lupln Q
American" =.
| Katharine was almost sick over he
discovery. She had, OF course, n
reason to connect her interesting new
conner with the recent robbery turtle