The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-07
t\/OUR friend, Miss Carr" shot
ont Drummund with brutal di- |

ont Drummond with brutal dt-
rcctness. has been caught
again She fell into something as neat.
ly as IT she had really meant to do it
/ Yesterday, YOU know. lrimblc'S adver
. uscd the new diamond, the Arkansa,
. Queen, ON exhibition Well, 1t wa'
made OF paste, anyway But it was 4
perfect imitation But that didn't max,
any difference. We caught Kitty JUS,
now trying to lift it. I'm sorry it wasn'
the other one But small fry are better
than none Wen gct her too, yet Be
sides find this Kitty has a record al
ready at StacyS"
lie added the last words with A
tauntlnG snccr Constance realized sud
denly the truth The whole affair had
been a plan OF Drummond's
You are at Trimblc's2" she inquired
quickly well, can You wait there lust
a few minutes l'd like to see Miss
Carr"
Drummond promised. His acQuic-
scencc IN itself bodied no good, but ncy-
erthclcsS she decided to 60 As she left
her apartment hurricdly she picked III
the little instrument and dropped it
into her handbag
'Nou see, It's no use" almost chortlcd
Drummond a, Constance stepped oil
the elevator and opened the door to
a little room at Trlmblc'S much like
that which She had already seen 1t
Shrys a ,hopliitcr becomes habit
ual after 25 They get to conSorting
with others of their kind"
Kitty was sitting rigidly motionless
in chair, staring straight ahead. as
Constance entered. She gave start
at the sight OF familiar face, rose and
would almost have tainted ii Constance
had not caught her II seemed as II
something had snapped in the girls
makeup For the first tune tears came
Constance pattcd her hand softly The
girl was an enigma. Was she clever
ac,rcss--onc minute hardened Miss
Sophisticated the next appealing Miss
Innocence
GLOW did you-catch herr asked
Constance a moment later as She found
an opportunity to talk to Drummond
alone.
"Oh she was trying to substitute a
paste replica for the alleged Arkansas
| Queen The clerk noticed the replica
in time, saw a little spot OF carbon ON
/ Ilt-and she was shadowcd and arrested
inst as she was leaving the store. Yes,
they found the other paste level on her
She was caught with the goods"
Replica" repeated Constance, think
ing ot the picture that had appeared in
the papers the night before How
could she get a replica Of it,"
How do | know" shrugged Drum
mond coldly.
/ Constance looked him sQuarcly in the
| eyes
What about Annie Grawon?" she
asked poluthlauk.
u have taken care Of that" he re.
piled hlr>hly "She is already under
arrest. and from what | have heard we
may get something ON her now. We
have a record agliuS her friend We're
Just about taking Ncr 10 the flat u
identity the tirayson woman Would
YOU like 10 come along2" he added in a
spirit OF brayado. 81 think you arc a
material witness in the Stacy case, any
how"
Constance felt bitterly her defeat
Still she went with them There WI,
always chance that something might
turn mp.
As they entered the door Of the kitch
cnc,tc loud voices told them that some
one was diSputing inside
Drummond strobe in
The sight Of huge pile oi stuff tina,
two strange mer had drawn out of
drawers and closets and stacked on the
table rivetel tous,ancc'S eyes Only
dimlv she could hear that Annie Gray
son was violently threatening Drum
m1nd. who stood coolly surveying the
scene.
The stuff on the table was, in fact
quite enough TO dazzle the eyes There
were articles OF every sort and deScrip
tion there silks laccs, jcwclry and
trinkctS. little antiques, even rare book 2,
everything small and portable, some
oi the richest and most exquisite. others
OF the cheapest and most tawdry. |,
was a truly remarkable collection. which
the raiding detectives had brought 10
! light
As Constance took in the ,cene-the
taidlng detectives holding the stormy
Annie GraySon al bay. Drummond. cool
supcfcilous, Kitty almost on the edge