Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-29
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Story No. II
The Fangs of the Tattler.
Plot by George Bronson Howard.
Novelization by Hugh C. Weir.
Copyright Kalem Company.
Continued from Yeuterday.,

NSonIlnue0 from TeHterday.1
In answer. Mrs. Burton pressed a
concealed call button at her side, It
Ser WAS 9Hi,te obvious that she thought
time A moment later the door opened
TO ADMIT a young, dark-eyed girl, with
unmlstakeable Partisan features and
mannerisms. who stood silently SURVEY
ing them as Mrs. Burton explained that
her visitors wished to ask her a few
Mona flung a half dozen searching
queries TO the demure maid. who met
them all without so much as a change
70 abandon the amateur inquisition, and
giving signal to Mary, arose reluc-
eantiy as Mrs. Burton dismissed the
MI, II am afraid you are right about
neying the room uncertainty. She is
Ihe @ Oh the most consummate actresses
Mona As eaSygbl tasy pasgsd s3raas through % the hall
IWatching them wonderingly. In the
lower hall, Mona uttered a sudden exo
sttsmat!on' and started lack to the
bnrri II ihaye forgotten my purse" she said
At the door of the boudoir, Mona
nessidtated EnsdsIf,dd e p moment, and then, stepped
rising from the telephone.
Mona ashed her a quick glance. and
saw saw that the girl was flushing uncom-
TO whom were you phoningg" she
Mimi tossed her head.
And what does that matter to your
- Mona Iona compressed her lips, and picked
sssid, and walked down the stairs
tshoHghtfullg. fullg In the lower hall. she
taSgd STb MRS; Burton decidedly
abS this affair than she has told
us!" she said with your permission,
would like to question her again"
said Mrs Burton obviously, but IL
you are to help me, I suppose you must
nave yopr % own way"
she faced Mona's swiftly varied ques-
tions-1his time meeting her inter-
rogator with more assurance, as though
confidence to. support her. In the end
Mona was obliged, as before, TO own
''If I have wronged her, am sorry"
she said simply. "But am more con-
ttident than ever that she holds the
ters, and that we must make her tell
US the truth"
oh I hope you are wrong" cried
glancs.. The others defence of her
maid, IL, spite of her own trouble,
spoke much for her generosity.
perhaps, in the course of an hour"
promised Mona. as the two girls pre-.
pared to take their leave. Il am not
or whether you have done wisely in
coming to US instead or 70 a licensed
detective agency. But If It's possible
DO dSr II" IT, TO ~'o you DC sure 'la' We WIN
Mary turned to her friend impulsively
when the two were alone.
70 .et her hear from us in an hour or
because we. are going. back egain,"
purchases to make for the benefit of
our friend, Mimi"
She instructed the driver. to stop at
she returned to the mecEine with a
paSGSst of peculiar .,SnSa SmGk PEW pGIWdee'
Mrs. Burton met them with a, glance
in, which hope and eewiiGehrimen95S thi1 e.95
@ II hope to-shortlyP said Mona.
Have You an old envelope with your
oSit Mrs. Burton's bewllderment deepened.
as she went, to her desk Here Is
an envelope, # it is what you y,T,,Isd %adnt' "1t
will M0do do aiSdGmirabiy." iSGna Carrying, the en-;
veiope to the. light she busted 1t Win ISa
a portion of the niacK poTYfnttI TYfttIe erv
as 5ls1 tbe pu impressions Of four fngers and
a thumb showed vaguely on the White
paper. ,o,oa Mona.
Nov n vou will kindly call Mimi
again, Mrs. Burton, I think l can prom
se You some definite progress;a s;aaeorca
Minis gaze openly expressed oenahoe
as she answered the ring.
"I am sorry to trouble you;" said
Mona, adopting a more eonciliatt9ry
tone than she had .Tzs used tSaf 6ef4rf have ave
wronged you in my suspicious, and
have called you in order to tell you
before Mrs. Burton that | am very sorry
II I have done you an, injustice" She
stepped forward. and in, doing, SO,
dropped her silver vanity box, Whlcp
fell to the Aoor. almost at Mtmis feeti;
With a smile. the maid stopped ana
"Thank YOU" smiled Mona, holding
the box carefully by its. edge; "on,
Just a moment. please" she called as as
leave. AS the maid paused uncertainty,
Mona carried the vanity box TO the
window, and busted more of the black
AGAINST Hgainst the silver bacSground ap-
peared the imprint of the maids fingers
and thumb.
viii yo% please give me- aSona that ss eni I'd
Mary. The other obeyed promptly. and
Mona atraightened with a cry OF ap-
parent satisfaction.
Mimi" she said crisply. Perhaps you
have not heard of the wonderful evil
dence of human finger prints? 1t has
been established that there is no more
marks of the thief's own hand. This
envelope"-holding out that which Mrs.
Burton had given her-"revealed a pc,
culiar set of finger prints And now,
producing the vanity box. 81 have an
other set of finger prints, which coin
cides exactly. As the envelope was. re-
covered from Mrs. Burton's desk. there
is only one course I can take. I must
telephone for the police. and give YOU
into custody on the charge of purloin-
ing documents of your employer May
I use your phone Mrs. Burton~
The mistress stared as though faxed
by the sudden development. For a mo-
ment Mimi stood, surveying her oues-
toner with wide-eved amazement. Then
with a gasp she sprang forward ana
caueht Mona's arm.
0No--no NOT the nolice" she walled