Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-14
AN OUTSIDER a A Sdcisl Sjci,S fdysnturs' firsay.
Bv Louis Joseph Vance, Author THE Brass Bowl" Etc.


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terIiote nlistaNe, ne wat'su W ~" I,Ss
ana SET thlnss straisnt II nc coulu' ue
sne -,ne woman stuii'oleu anu
shuteo asain- sne gone anu Iiuue" S'el
hereet-plot'ins our huiIili,atol anu pun-
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water sun hunts go eve, ,',dere..sa
ner' see mere l presu.ne Sou "nuefs'a
you We s,t to 30 ho"
Mhyt
for one soou reasoh-li whst mas las nap
pemeu @ ism sii1 enuusn 10 pc s 49,. ~,
cause theIe WIN pc man @ neIe ltoli. ~ ~tsow
iork oy the nrst poat-i CLOCK toriorrow
moThlng-wlth warrant lor tne arrest
OF sarah Manwers' 60
:, NE s's you tsliihs INC 'u'n' "AiS'
diSnF
ohow care you! NO. Won let you
make me lose my temper Win your N,
soiehce. me matter Is 700 ser'ous' anu
We no WISH 10 see YOU sut.er' eNen -
you have ruined everything Tor US. You
must listen to me. MISS ManVers ne ao.
Vised ana 60 oon 7 KNOW what put
them on your trafS What maoe tnem sus-
pect you were here' but the burglar IN
surance people had the warrant sworn
out yesterday afternoon ana starteo
man up by the evening boat WAter sot
telegram to that enect ABOUT ~ CLOCK
Ihats what ne wanteo 10 say 70 you
mat ana 10 give you some money anu
directions Tor gettlng away.
But why should leave?"
DO you want 10 30 TO Jan
Not much But l don't see why l
need. You can easily explain tnat tne
things l left In the bathroom were ieft
there with your knowledge az the time
when you took pity on me with that let
ter OF Recommendation you tnreateneo
me with this evening ana gave me
change or ciothing 10 travei IN.
IT'S TOO late II we haa eAplaineo
that way, to begin with 1t would have
been all right But neither OF US tnonsnt.
And Walter oungled Things trlghtiully IN
New YORK. NOW IL we come FORWARD
with any such story they'll think were
all In a conspiracy to detraud the COM
pany'
"oh' Sally exclaimed aorupuy, with
an accent OF ennshtennneht that uiscouh-
tenanced the older woman
WIN an Si.o'' S O~e"~
to distract the girl
Surely you must see now you nave
got TO goi Iheres ooat 10 the NAM
land at o:So III you eaten that' you u nave
three hours start LOT tne us'ectlve won
be able 10 get Oh the lsIanu DSiore hAn-
past nine ana you ousht 20 pe Apte 70
lose yoursei IN that time somehow iur
ryi III help you PACK satcheL tou
better wear that D SERGE eVerypouy S
wears plue SERGE 80 II incohspleuous'
And here's some money ior traVeuhs eA-
penses' 49,,
sally Ignored the h'ue ioio OF Dliis
heid out 10 her.
I'm not going; she declared nrmly'
Are you mao
would De 10 20 with the SITUATION
what II Is mere. DON'T you see tnaty un-
less those jewels are returned 10 Mrs.
you were so READY TO accuse me OF steal
ing little while ago; nut you seem 70
have forgotten that now
II wish you would Mrs' stanuisn re-
piled schooling her voice 70 accents ol
dulcet entreaty' was beside myser
with anNlety-
Wait. II l go before those Jewels are
recovered-disappear, as you want me 70
1T will be equivalent to a confessions
that ! myself stole them. And suppose
I did"
What"
"I say suppose / did, for the sake OF
argument. What right have you 70 as
sumo that didn't commit the theftf no
more than you haa TO accuse me -
you did, And until the theI. Is maae
soOa so and " possibIy get % away with " mv W ioats @