The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-02-24
KATHARINE's DISCOVERY
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

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Katharine. young, pretty and impress
sionable. exclaimed excitely: Mother
you ought to read this account Of the
way the jewels were stolen at the Ter
ricott dinner--the one they gave for
Don Pedro Savelli. The thief, 1t seems
got into the house some way when
everyone was In the dining room and
hid in the music room until the WON.
en- came in. They were alone, having
left all the men at the table with their
cigars. So the bandit stepped from be-
hind curtain, hourished two auto.
mates, and the ladies' laid their Jewels,
even their wedding rings, in q neat lit.
tie pile on a table. The bandit
masked, Of course-put them into his
| pocket, stepped out of French win,
dow on to balcony, and that was the
last of him. When the men came in,
the women, jewelless, were in various
stages OF collapse. The thief made a
clean getaway. No clue at all for the
police"
Mrs. Kendall looked impressed. i've
always said, Kitty, that It is an Ill
wind that blows no one any good
Wasn't 1t mercy that our machine
broke down on the way home from
Fairoaks in the afternoonfso that we
were too late to go? OF course, your
father was dreadfully disappointed.
He's so anxious for you not to mics an
opportunity to"
Katharine interrupted her hastily.
yes, know, mother, please don't say
1t. Don Pedro likes my looks and be-
cause he's rich father has set his heart
upon me marrying him."
We'll. he has been . good friend to
your father, Kitty, getting him such
large holdings In the Mexican mines
that promise 90 WELL" ~
Katharine got up rebellioasiy. Don't
let us talk any more about II, mother.
I'm going out for walk on the beach"
Down BY the water, with the strong
sea breeze blowing her hair and the
roar Of the breakers in her ears, Kath.
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 re-
Gently arrived at the hotel whose
name she did not even know.
The sky grew cloudy and the wind
blew cold and strong. Around q curve
OF tho beach a sudden blast almost car.
ried her or her feet. She would hay
turned to go back. but Just ahead of
her was q man reading in spite of the
threatened storm. The silhouette
looked familiar. In fact. she was cer-
tain 1t was the very mar Of whom she
was thinking. She changed her mind
about going back and kept on, but be-
fore he had seen her at all, he dropped
the book and started away in the oppo-
site direction, disappearing between
some rocks along the shore.
Katharine picked UP the book. It
was a geographical guide and as the
wind whipped over the leaves she saw
the name James Sinclair on a vacant
page.
James Sinclair-the name seemed
familiar; she had heard it recently.
Where could 1t have been? She had
seen 1t In print-that was It! And
then 1t flashed over her memory that
the last paragraph Of the article she
mad read her mother about the Terri.
colt robbery had closed with: The DO
lice suspect James Sinclair, known as
Featherfoot Jim. Of having something
to do with the affair. So clever Is he
IN his methods and DISCUSSES that he ia
known as the Arsene Lupin of Amer.
ica."
At dinner, the young man was In his
usual place and Katharine had a way
OF knowing that he was handsoraer
that evening than any man she mad
ever seen-all without bestowing a
single glance in his direction.
The Spaniard was saying In his
slow, hating English: Yes, Donna
Katharine. am glad you were not at
the dinner last night. You would
have lost those lovely pearls that look
30 wonderful on your neck. And all
those pretty rings!"
You're right it's a good thing!"
agreed her father. with most of
my money tied up In that new scheme
of yours. 1t might have been some !
lime before Kitty and her mother ,
could get new Jewels -
Later Katharine wandered toward
ne music room alone. Her thoughts
we're still busy with her discovery.
She heard no football on the thick :
oriental rug In the corridor. and she
vas astonished when . man suited his
'tep to hers. close behind her.s
Go right on. please" he said even.
y. and try not to look surprised. !,
'eople must think you know me. Go (
ome place where we can talk alone. !,
And not until they were seated
uite alone did she face him. Now,
Or. Sinclair. what do you want3'
His astonishment was apparent. d
'erplexity. then amusement. showed ?
n his eyes. "I--Jim Sinclair! How 9
% you get that!" 1913 4
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