The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-25

that he did not note my action.
| palmed the pOcketbook and told him
! to stand against the wall, with his
face toward it. From the pocket book
/ took what ] expected to find there,
of memoranda.
"iou shouldn't have left your purse
in Garbon's office" l jeered. "Of
course. that didn't prove who did
! the killing. but it sent US here"
my pocketbook is in my pocket"
he began. Then, his figure sank, and
he slipped to the floor in a faint of
, fear.
"l've no time to waste" l said to
Tirrell. Here's your story.
There was matter of business -
you can easily figure out what it
| was-that necessitated your telephOn-
ing Carbon. His housekeeper, to your
Amusement, told you that you had
| already telephoned and made an ap-
pointment at the office. Your sus-
picions were aroused. You raced to
| the office. You found Poganni's
pocketbook. You raced outdoors
looking for policeman. You ran
into stranger and told him what
had happened. He suggested that Pc
+; ganni might get away. He volun-
teered to go with you to Poganni's
apartment. Poganni confessed. The
stranger went out to get police
man."
| looked around the room. There
was a table in its center. ! opened
a drawer: it was crammed with the
loot of Cartoons safe. turned bacl
to Tirrell. The two men were still
unconscious on the floor.
add your ten thousand dollars to
this pile of money. We can't stea
from IA man after he's dead, any
more than we could while he wa.
alive. Poganni and Harris will b,
surprised to learn that there was
ten thousand dollars more in their
booty than they thought. No one
will ever know that you used the
money. Tell the police that the bet
you made tOday--it's yesterday now
was made by you acting for Gar
bon at his request and with his
money"
"lt's lie,' said Tirrell. Ought
not tell the truth ?"
"YOu have no right to tell the
truth; you owe something to Rose
. What good will it do to tell tn.
truth? God has saved you for Hi:
own reasons. Will you defeat Hi
purpose?'
"You saved me-" he protested.
"The greatest detective that eve
lived would not have been justifie,
in assuming poganni's guilt. 1t wa:
an inspiration, and inspirations com,
from outside of us. | claim no credi
for it. GOodby."
"Goodby? Where are you going?'
he asked.
"To get policeman. The negro
elevator man will testify that came
in with you"
But why won't you come bacl
| with a policeman" he inquired.
Because the police and | are bet
ter apart" l told him.
What do you mean" he asked.
"That I'm thief" l said. "Nov
can you understand why | am will
ing to part with ten thousand dollars
to a stranger? 1t is because ] know
what temptation is. ] know that on
ly once in thousand times can on
withdraw after one has yielded t.
temptation. You can withdraw.
know that you will"
"You are the finest man ! eve
met" he cried. "You can't be
thief"
"Ah, but l am,' said. And / ha
regained my own jauntiness of man
ner. "Don't pity me-" l told hin
: "And don't tell the little girl"
II won't" he promised. And he
who had not wept during his ow
tragedy, shed frank tears at mine.
l went downstairs. Excitedly
: told the elevator man that two mul
derers were in the apartment VI
stairs. Outside, l saw policeman
and told him that he was wanted i
the building. Then l walked over t
Eighth Street and took the elevate
downtown. At Park Place / left tn
train, found taxi and drove to tn
Celeste's dock and boarded my steam
err.
l did not go to bed until after W
had steamed own the East Rive
an out into the bay, l was leav!n
America behind. But though / wer
as thief in the night, also went ;
one who had done decent thing.
had saved one soul and made anothe
happy. Few good people have be
ter record, for one evening, than
John Ainsley, master thief.
Only, we are all instruments in til
hands of a higher power. Perhaps
had been used to save others in ordt
that l might learn how to save m!
self. Could l save myself? !,
thief, Well, in new land, ! wou
= try to find the answer to that que
ton. Somehow l felt that the al
: swer would be in the affirmative.
!. If had Rose Peters. it would /
possible. Well, l was sti
young, and the garden grows mo,
than one rose.