The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-04-13
On the Trail Of
Glennon
BY JANE OSBORN


what do you think OF Mr.. Brownr
Dorothy True asked with an effort to
appear casual In her Interest. Doro-
thy was the younger OF the two pretty
True girls-the brown-haired, blue
eyed sister who went In for athletics
aud wore boyish clothes.
II don't know as had thought
yet" answered Alicia True, two years
older than Dorothy, tht sister with
light hair and languId brown eyes.
with a taste for domestlcity. why do
you Ssk7'
For no renson especially" lied
Dorothy. "Of course | know you don't
go I'm for analyzing characters the
way do. but he's been coming to
zee you so often and"
"rm not at all sure he comes just
20 see me-" smiled Alicia. ''You can
have him IL you want"
Thanks awfully." snapped Doro-
thy. "You needn't treat me like
child. Don't I notice how you and he
are always exchanging glances. l
guess I've eyes In my head. But what
do you think OF hIm-T
"Oh. think he is tallish apl broad
shouldered. with a taste for gray tweed
and green neckties and"
"Pifne." calculated Dorothy. and
then. "what's the usel"
with the younger sister, with a
second effort TO appear casual took
folded afternoon paper that she had
been sitting on from Its hiding place,
rose, walked to the fireplace and neat
iy deposited II above the blazing logs.
Alicia was too intent on the needle
work in her hands to wonder why
Dorothy had burned the paper or to
comment on her curiosity concerning
Mr.. Brown. the young man whom they
had recently met at a dance In town.
and who had been coming out from
the city to the True home with consid-
erable frequency ever since.
In the afternoon paper that was now
blazing up the chimney was scare
heading that had attracted Dorothys
attention, TO an account OF culprit
whose real name was Glennon, but
who went by a half-dozen or so aliases.
Hence her curiosity concerning Mr..
John Brown. Cuiprits seeking aliases.
reasoned Dorothy. would always Sc
lect some name like John Brown or
Henry Smith-colorles names that
would suggest no family relationships
In particular. The paper had de-
scribed Glennon as n professional
heart-breaker. He was now wanted
~ the police for having made away
with $500 that he had borrowed"
from young woman In the city whose
heart he had won as a means OF gain
ing confidence. A dozen other young
women in different parts Of the coun-
try were ready to make similar
charges. In some cases he had dis
appeared with valuable Jewelry.
"The young man Is fairly tall. well
hullt and OF slngularly fascinating ap-
pearance and manner-or =. least this
Is the opinion OF the young women
who will appear against him" That
is what the paper said. Dorothy had
nodded her hand aftirmatively. John
Brown was certainly entirely fascinat-
ing. conceded Dorothy.
The night after DorOthy's discovery
she lay awake for many hours making
plans that were deep and full OF con-
cern for Alicia. II would be a mis-
take to tell Alicia. because she would
never keep the secre. John would
know that he was suspected and es-
cape. The important thing was not
g..fa Coll
deeply In love with the culprit--if this
were pOSsible--but to get sufficient
evidence against him TO make 1t possi-
BILE 10 arrest him before he suspected
that he had been discovered.
This could be done. Dorothy decided,
By getting him TO transfer his atten-
ilOns from Alicia TO herself. II Alicia
felt that Il was Dorothy ins:ehd OF
herself for whom he cared she was
not the sort OF sister who would inter
fere. SO Dorothy decided to make IL
appear that Glennon. alias for the time
John Brown. was really her admirer.
She would encourage him, see him
Us much as possible and watch him
for suspicious actions. This was not
especially like Dorothy. She was pret.
~ enough, and she knew II in a vague
way, but she had never been hoy
girl" and she was ignorant OF the
first principles OF coquetry. Still she
would play the role.
How proud Alicia and her parents
would be OF her when she caught the
villain In the act and thus saved her
sister from being another OF his vic
tims and reyenged the others whom
he had wronged. No wonder Dorothy
lay awake that night hours after the
rest OF the True family were lost In
siumber.
Mr. Brown called the next evening
II appeared that Alicia or Mrs. True
had asked him to dinner. Unfortunate
ly for her plans. thought Dorothy. SHE
had not been told OF Mr.. Browns ex
pected presence or she would have
changed into her most becoming homs
evening frock. As IL WAS she came In