The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-23
By William Hamilton Osborne

ioved-thst you hsvs never cared nr any
body else, not even for this Elmer ouay<A {
md you falling Rossitsr =. Jones cat he b
the only man you could. ever piek cut % -
your husband and, the fstheri a yeur ehtI-
dren. nne yeu ehidtns HIN for hin yesprtlh
ness and old fashiensd aloofnss-yeu want
him to Pick you up and. crush .yon In Ms
arms. Later I ind you reminding him alec
tionately Of his promise 10 confer upon 700
hundred thousand dollars On yonrss>ddinS
day. Lastly, md you lanruishinE, IN pea
and ink. for the swtft coming ot that wsk-
ding day. You ny an thess thing b Aos
sited r. Jones.
What II I dor" crisd The witnssa. 60
anty:" am frss to marry, an notT-
Sam Oliver nodded Ma Hndouist- ~
went on. VIII you ten this jury ssudetAtls
that this Jury wants 20 knovf WIN ycs
the only man you ever love6-ths only man
you could pick to be your husbssd and the
father Of your children: Row. Sfhcs tins
Rossiter F. Jones gave you-ssthousand dol-
lar engagement ring. and rpcofnises you
hundred thousand dollars for.your very ovn:
how, in view Of the fact that you say Roc
sitter 2. Jones ts . very wealthy man: how,
In view Of the fAct that you state here In
your letters that you never cared for Eirnsr
ouayle-my dear Miss Ltndquist, ten tins
jury Just how you are damaged in the csHs
At bSf!"
Zelda Lindqpist DIDN'T ten thsn-shs
couldn't ten them So sam Ofver reatsd his
defense on her own testimony then ankEthers
The case went to the jury. The jury came
back with It's verdict inside Of nfteen min
utes. The verdict was for Elmer ouayia
Immediately upon the rendition Of the YER
dict Zelda Ltncquis stormed up TO Sam OIL
yer and thrust her elenched hand into his
face.
You are. . thief" she reiterated, and I
shall have Mr.. Jones arrest you for q sthiefs
bear the woman out Sam nodded
Grindstone. darby. Somebody stole thoss
erty-hs has the right to proseeets the
THIEF" <: ss~ =
Get him and let him preseeats.- smnsS
Sam.
He left the courtroom From the eourt-
room he went direct TO the 9. T. q L rsil-
way station, by machine. He reached ,ths
station i've minutes before the arrival Of
through train bound for the west A. be
leaped out Of his motor car. Roszitsr- ?.
Jones dartsd out Of the bagraxe rosn,
clutched him by the arm, and drew him into
= dark corner where they would b usos-
served : ~
did sh. get my ne.sss.r-s s.n.ass<
Rossitsr r. Jones. SIS -
She did" said Sam ouver-.sd he van
dered o..
Thank God" cried Jones, earnestly -
couldn't let that girl know that I was h
cahocts with you. Yeu didn't tan her. I'D
your
Il did not" said Sam Olive, she s6n
thinks that I'm q thief and that 1 had those
letters stolen from your apartment here IN
town.
Thank Cod said Jones araInl
Why thank God 20 m1ch?N asfed SArn-
GOOD gosh" cried Jones, automatically,
" the girls a peach. She's my giIt Tn
Eoing 10 marry her.
Marry her echoed Sam Oliver. -Nhsp-
where-howr q,
Tomorrow morning in Chicago" pedde4
Rossiter +. Jones. the highest knot cal
get tied By gosh, prosecutor, I'm In love
He peered out through a dirty window. He
clutched Sam Oliver feverishly by the Arm-
By gosh" he whispered, O. there shs h nov.
Do me q favor. Mr.! Oliver. TYR kept tslth
with you. Do me the favor to keep wen out
OF sight" 49,.
Done" said sam. = II youu keep out Il
my sight forevermore."
Double DONE" said Rossiter p Jones
The train pulled In. Sam Oliver. from .
vantage point watched Jones and zeIdA
Lindquist board the train. The cDnductof
waved a signal 20 the engineer. The train
drew slowly out. Sam Oliver, breathing
sigh Of relief emerged from his hIding placs
and was nearly knocked down for his pains.
The man who nearly Knocked him doxn vas
Joe Lndquist, Zelda Lindquist's brother. Il
looked about him wildly. He grabbed So,
Oliver excitedly by the arm.
Tell me" demanded Joe L4ndquist. have
you seen Zelda lnywhere?" 20