The Washington herald., 1916-04-30

hoNd Nde lNAsllutA, bQl MAR FDDe fo0-
vinced her that it was Of the utmost importanc"
that she should obey her chum TO the letter She
wrapped up the copy she had made, laughing tn.
bile at its ridiculous character. j wa So Do.-
copy, she knew despite the help Hs~-. had
given her, that il was grotesquc. and voaN. -.-
deceive anyone who knew the originaI picture fDr
a single minute Nevertheless. She decided II
Mary wanted it, >hc should have IL
But il was with even greater iulpaf ficu~e rhHt
she w-ited at home. afto- mornc7ra~s talk
with Mary, who had Of course. no time 70 tell
her what going l0d whon Mary came
in Mona pounced upon her before she could even
IA ke of her hat
Look cried Mary d-smarfcsrz. She rs,~I
her skirt, and underneath, pinned fa-r IN ro-
underskirt, the preclou- 0irt r. itself no
copy, but the Original masterpiece, tho famous
Monna Wanna.
MsFy;+ ; cried % ~ No3s. 3,; in in panic "wha'"r"r
"Ah-thst don't know myself, YETI. SAID
Mary.
They came back-Harrv and Nc.r0rto-~v:.N
Watson" said Mary. "And 1rcH showed him ,trr
picture. He was tremend.->r excited .~' --
stirred Up as ] would have aro- II some ,,~c ,ar
offered me wonderful diamond necklace. Tho,
talked a lot about showing up a man ~a....
= can tell you about that said Mona. -~a
did.
"I see =" said Mary. We'll an way Nv 1,..-o7
said be would take the picture. and Ne'~o'-. ...~
TO send it to his house thi~ afternoon. He .e~r..
check. but Nelnotfe said hr would .-,. 81. ave
the cash and Mr.. Watson told fir q" -rn. TO
come and get II this evening
81 told You Harry the H:- wo:.5 have a va~
~ getting rid Of the picture" sa.5 ''.ra
That was enough for ma -..- ..#,
slipped out and telephone. 90 ST.. said Ia-,
Later, after Watson had -r.uc. ...t '.'d -.. .,
get the picture ready 70 send --... r i'm "a -...
You know. So did and ..a.. g-.. .ru- -..-'-rr
for the real Monna Nar-a -. ra..- 'H,r-r.
% look az il again thars sa- ,.r ... g ora0-a
J took, Of course So rn. r... .-. made r-.
gone 20 NJ. Wats0rs ho--o ..... 81. -rr-a Is -.r-,
M rr q
Mona began 20 .a G.. 10 .rI.>-.r.
And all tho 'Hmr ~. No have -Ne o--
mediately sec what an 7wt. 0o0s 7.- copy has
been sent him
of course n~ ryr.' >-5 r- IS, vo-a,- -
T y.gu .aS w"
him f~.H. .e--C .....r.. he
pretty literal .~ .-.a g." .-. '.
y think r"a'~ ,..r r,r :.an ~,~r'r" sad
Mona. "W~u have 20 .~.-' ra ..~ giving "s
something worth w.5e .' d... .rer
there's anything o.sn %. r.~ a. ".-.~'. ISN'T
Just the besr po... .-.~ r.r' -- .. .--r one.
too"
And so. carving '1o ... '--e. --o
-vvo girls ~er o-- s..- NJ "
And Nr'ro''. an. :. -.s 60. .- -.-~rr
'nr same +fr1c. were ~...-..- ...~..---
Won. Nrlnorrr ~a~ a., 80 -..-
cess as he had e,e-, -,a-.r e..
"Weye done o1-s,. ..- ...- .... #7--,,
old hoy 90 he said 'N. ...... .,.'--
strike than this Is rrirg -..
at looks good" said f'..-. r. q good
idea not IN rr.1, before &c..
OutsIde the house .... .....-.-. --o.- -'--.
Ne'Dot'e was 20 60 ~. ". .~'
Harry outside Harry r-H .-~. --~.
once they had the r.r..,. ,. a ~. ..--
Eight since thr r-.'h ..-r-
sure come o-r. T.rR
seemed that all -na' 90 g.. r.-
the money And whom W.. .-- n.' 80
appeared 10 be expecting r..
Wellington Watson. TO-. v-- ..~o.-'.-C Nr.-
0otte. He had brought rho .-.- - rho Vt
Museum his home. r-.- .F his
cOmfture when he shut,.. ..r u-.---al
Norma Nanna But vh~- .-. va -.-
'ealed, il was he whn wa .~ -.-. He 'r--o
'urouSlN upon NCuw-rr. ..- 0rT. ~~
asking him vna- ne -.,a-- .r .sf-e'. "a
fraud. Nrnurrr. oh. ~..-~~'~ --.E ~,.~r-
n1er that there rn.~r rt.e .-..n. . ....-+.s.
"I'u 60 hack 20 tho shop a.E --- Tie o-ic.~al
picture ." he said
But the rrr>.dor. O.. ,ra .r.s-"r was 40:
satisfied
LET him 60 ra.,~ ., .-.1. .. vr,- =
policeman Hc ..- .M.8 H,a. -. cva..s.-. ...1
rba, the nu>,... had The o-t- a.. - ra,. IS
yesterday ."
And, dc>rs.. W~.nnrr'~ <--,'.- .- .o~r~ 80
butler vs~ sent -n call parIrrtra- H.--, hoard
his whistle. and took to @.-.- E.r special
policeman. engaged 10 g~a~H r.s. BONES ~ 'ne
block. srizn3 N.-r and dragr,. ..u. -. the Watson
house And there Nr'r"rr- .rt Harry each began
ro accuse 1h, other of d,... .',. .-- They oon-
Nictrd thrr1>a.Nr~ and one a....- .u rhcrr a0Ce-;
tsoth We're placed under a-.-.
The rvn girls. urarv. .r nar arrived. N
time {" what Was g,.. u. U.rv decided
that they had chosen a n.a .., r.. ,hc.- visit.
and went home Rut tn. ..>r day. after r.ov
had read the stories .u The. .a,..~. rrr, derraed
30 GO back trrr~ ,.-H-.r.. r.. Watson
rrivcd them 'ordraI',. Mona r.'# - rhr -rs-
piciOns Harry condura hao ~..r~.r .. s- IE
curious chance. She said. hr~ f~i.r Mary was
working for Nrnorto. a-1. 'r---,.r-- ~ rh' plot.
had decided pre-, cur him .-r.~ .~- .or:mrzod
through the purchase of q 81. ..r. .....-"
And here" said Mary. draua' .oa''y, '1s the
real Norma Wanna o."
There no doubt th'- time. Watson and
the president both recognize. If
Won two ladies' said rnr president, were
not only upright. but rem4~ra.1s clever. feel
that the museum owes You rn, deepest gratitude.
A reward Of $1,000 would have nrru offered for
the return Of the picture I 'a1, g~eat pleasure,
now, in writing my check fr fIar sum"
at isn't enough said Watson. And Tn