The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-24

when the time comes you'll have 20
talk How about that"
She was thinking rapidly Was Mrs.
warrington preparing 10 strike a blow
that would be the last impulse rcCcS
Sary TO send the plungcr down for tn
last time She decided to take 4
chance, 10 tcmporizc until someone else
made move
I'D thank you 10 place your fingers
on this pad" said Constance quietly
/ I'm making a collection OF these
things"
you are. are you?"
YES, she cut short And Il my col
lection isn't large enough. shall call
mp Mrs. Warrington and ask her 70
come over, too she added Significantly
Flore'ta entered again Please wipe
the ink off Mr.. Drummond's fingers. 4"
ordered Constance quietly still holding
ou, the pad
"Confound your impudence." he
ground out, selling the pad There :
What do you mean by Mrs. Warning
ton? What has she TO do with this
Have a care Mrs Dunlap-you'rc on
the wrong track here, and going the
wrong waQ."
"Mr. Warrington is" began Flor
eta.
Show him in-quck." demande /
Constance, determined 10 bring the al
fair to showdown on the sopt
IA the InAT
ton looked at the group in unicgned
surprise
Mr. Warrington" greeted Constance
without giving any OF the others a
chance, this morning, heard a lttle
converSation up here Floretla, will YOU
go into the little room and on the TOP
shelf you will find bottle. Bring it
here carefully have sheet OF paper
also, which am going to show YOU |
had already seen the little woman, Mr..
Warrington, whom you have treated So
unlustly. She was here trying vainly To
win YOU hack by those arts which she
J thinks must appeal to you"
! florctta returned with the bottle and
placed IT on the secretary beside Con.
stance
Some one took some tablets from
this bottle and gave them to some one
else who wrote on this paper. she re
sumed!c bending first over the pser
she had torn from the pad ".Ah, A
loop with twelve ridges, another loon
a whorl, loop. The marks on mi
paper correspond precisely with those
made here Just now by-Vera Char
mant herself"
You get out of here-quick." Snarlct
prummond, placing himself between
the now furious Vera and Constance.
One minute replied Constance
calmly. u am sure Mr.. Warrington i,
a gentleman, IT you are not perhans
have no singer prints to correspond
with those on the bootle. II not. | an
sure that we can send for some ON,
whose prints will do SO"
She was studying the bottle.
The other, however" she said slow
ly to conceal her own surprise" was q
person who has been set TO trail Won an,
Stella, Mr. Warrington, detcctiy,
named Drummondw
Suddenly the truth flashed over her
Drumond was not employed hy Mr.
Warrington 1t all Then by whom B,
the directors. And the rest OF the peo
plc' GraiterS who were using Stell;
to bait the hook Braden had gone owe
To them, had aided in plunging War
rington into the wild life until he coul,
no longer play the business game a
before. Charmant was his confederate
Drummond his witness.
Stella said Constance, turning sud
denly TO the little actress, Stella, the
are using you Diamond lack an,
Vera. usink you 10 lead him on, playin,
the game OF the minority OF the dlrec
tors OF the syndicate to yet him on,
There is to be a meeting OF the direc,
ors tonigh, at the Prince Henry. II
was TO be IN no condition TO 20. Ar
you willing to be mixed up in such Z
scsndall'
Stella Larue was crying into lac
handkerchief. "You-you are all
against me" she sobbed "Wha, hav
done"
Nothing" soo,hed Constance. pa,
ting her 'hould'e AS ior Chairman