The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-08
Reputation


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Don't think for . minute that
mother or ! ever believed that Ne
was guilty"
"of course not Mn said sym.
psthetiesliy.-
lie worked for Mr. John Reid
Had been manager II the store
for more than ten years"
The jewelry store y
Gail nodded.
YES. And he loved hix work
He thought Mr.. Reid ore II the
finest men he had sser known.
That's why Il was such . terrible
blow. How a man he had admired.
man who had known my father
for % long could have believed
such = thing against him"
she paused and when she con-
tinnsd Mn could tell that she had
deliberately drained the emotion
from her words.
For several months there had
been . series OF petty fobbsfsss
when one or two pieces Of iewelFy
would be taken leaving sbsolutely
no clue, then finally an emerald
ring. one Of the most expensive In
the store. disappeared.
MY father and Mr.. Reid were
the only ones possessing keys 10
the safe where = had been kept.
Father insisted that his key had
never left his pocket. but two days
after the robbery q detective found
the ring tucked Into tho finger Of
woman's black snede glove IN
my fathers overcoat-"
Cries Eagerly
BIN cried eagerly, hut n he had
taken II he would certainly mol
have been carrying II around with
him"
The detective insisted that hs
was frightened and intended 90 pui
II hack" Gail explained. There
were, also, this same man pointed
out. several long blond hairs
caught In one Of the buttons oi
the coat.
''Father knew that u was :
fFama-np. Ny mother considered
the story about the bland haif
ridiculous. Neither Of the n
dreamed that John Reid would be.
iieve anything against a man he
had known a. well a. he did M
father. But Mr.. Reid insisted The
evidence was lndispuiahls. be
took the attitude that his conf.
dencs had been betrayed.
1T was that which hurt mors
than anything else Fathsf
couldn't get over II Before the
first slx months Of hIs sentences
had passed he died
The story. told without . tear.
wFung Bills heart
How you must have suffered. "
he said. TO speak Of IL 10 calmly.
II almost killed my mother
too Gall continued "hhs sd0Fsd
father. bat shs had married hin
against the wishes ~ her parents.
VINO never considered him her
equal. just because he wss ;
business man and the men IN ths
Meadows family had All besn doc
tors % lawyers.
Talks ~ DisGrses
Aunt Bslls has never ceased 70
talk ab0ut thu disgrace. We
moved 10 another part u tbs city.
We have moved eight times IN The
past five years Neither cossidns
bsar ths pity u her friends. shs
has gotten - ans DOESN'T want 70
meet ssrons. Ana fer five years
aha mas lnsliisd Iust enc kies n
my mind"
TO clear your fathers name r
BlA intsrposed. But how eaa
you -
~somsone II going 20 pay for
what they ala 10 him. me glfl
replied quietly. al FIRST I planned
10 be = lawyer. bat Ss speHt All
the money hs left moving from
place 70 place Then decided 70
b. = private secretary AMI 80 10
work for Mr.. Rad.
''For almost too years I've bssn
waiting 70 get . position IN nls
store I've even made friends with
ihs woman AZ the employment
agency where they hire theif girls
~ that when there VS. = Vacancy
ahe Nollld tell me. There IL 10 be
one next Nseh I'm applying for
u tomorrow
Bill STARED AZ her.
And tonight I introduced you
10 cnrs No wonder you looked
a. II you had seen a ghost
That's why I'm telling YOU
Gail at9nad thf,ssf 4sy.,t tsrsfaFaf q a.