Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-03
THE MYSTERIOUS PERSON.

Once there lived u beautiful CIR,
whose namo was Elizabeth. She had
dark curly hair. beautiful big brown
eyes with long curly cyelashes and
fair complexion. On the day when
this story opens the sun was very
bright. The birds were singing sweet
~ In the trees. The flowers were all
in bloom. In beautiful summer
mousse sat Elizabeth. She wore "A
lovely PINK morning frock. She was
reading the book OF "Thelrna." Sh,
was interrupted by the servant bring
Ing her "A letter. When she opened
It she found il to be the invitation
10 the bail which was to take place
the next night The next night
arrived. While she was dressing she
happened to look out Of the window
and saw young man cross the lawn.
She didn't say anything about II. but
to!d the maid to lock all OF tho
WINDOWS all over the house.
When she arrived at the ball every
one stopped dancing TO gaze at her.
some one came and took her cape Off
Tor hcr. so she took the pearls and
put them inside of "A smallpockst
which was on her evening gown. They
danced until o'clock.
When she went TO go she found
that she had lost her pearls She had
dropped them when she was dancing
Some sly person had seen her drop
them and thought IL would be fun T.
keep them, and so didn't give them
back. She phoned to Mrs Garccn ann
asked her II she had seen anything
OF them. but she hadn't When she
reached home the servant told a
young man had called to see her.
Elizabeth looked very frightened, but
went hurriediy up to her room When
she was ready for bed "a light flashed
over the room. She heard some one
climbing UP TO the window. She turn
ed very cold and frightened. Then
she got up and turned on the light
and moved some OF the furniture
thinking ii would Brighten tho in
ttudcr away. She then got back into
bed. but did not turn Off the light.
Tho noiso did cease and she Eel
asleep ana slept until morning. About
10 o'clock. Edith. her best girl friend.
came over 20 see her. She (Elizabcth
told her a.! that had happened IN the
night. She found that ii was the
same thing tina, had happened to
Edith. The next day Edward did not
come TO sec her as il was his habit;
Elizabeth, In a fash, thought that
maybe II was Ed who had stolen hcr
pearls ana didn't want her to know
II. That night At supper. when the
stars were out aud the moon shining
Elizabeth glanced out OF the window
and saw a figure clothed in white
take Il key from his pocket and omen
something on the ground. Edith was
sim with Elizabeth. They both look
ed down into the hole and saw two
curtains open and four girls dressed
In funny costumes came out and
started dancing. When they saw this
house and bumped into some one.
Ihcy found II was Edward and he
told them that he knew that they
would go down there, and that II
they once went down they would
never come up again.
Several weeks have passed and her
pearls had not been found. SO they
decided TO set the detectives They
| searched, but they could not be found.
The head detective, whose name was
John. took her into the living-room
ana pa her To tell him all about II.
As she was telling him she glanced
about into the hall and saw ssmc
one cross the hall with something
under his arm. Elizabeth asked the
detective who II was But the detec-
tive insisted on her to continue the
story. She got UP and looked him
in the eyes and said. II know who
u Is, you are lying 10 me; they are
stealing the rest of my jewelry and
my clothes. Just then he took n
pistol from his pocket and was go
ing to shoot her when In rushed Ed
ward. lie grabbed the pistol from
his hand and threw him to the floor.
Elizabeth had tainted. The other de
tectives came In and John told them
that Edward was going to shoot
him. SO the next day Ed. Eliza
beth and John went to court John
told lies to get out OF trouble. but
Elizabeth was able TO tell the truth.
How could the Judge help from be-
iievinG such n beautiful girl. she
couldn't be lying. he thought
They found John 10 be deceivinH
them and that he had stolen her
pearls and had this Underground
world. They also found out that he
had killed two men and one woman
lie was put in prison for life time
Elizabeth and Edward walked hand
in hand out OF the courtroom.
month has passed and Edward and
Elizabeth are married. On this GER
tain day they were seated on one of
the garden benches when no looked
up into her face and said 81 have
done all this for your sake" For
thefP honeymoon they went to Eng
land and visited the King and Queen
and many places of interest. Every
one loved them because they were
from Virginia
Original.
GRACE MAY BOWMAN
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