Show I i. r. r T r l w. w r ids r rids sS TV TV k Novelized From the Great Play Ply of the Same Name by George C C. C Jenks and Carlyle Moore Copyright 1913 by The H. H K lL Fly Fb- Company CompaQ i CONTINUED 4 V What Shun do d Iu rou vin mc mean snapped Cie n II ney V ln Io you ton think I am con a a- a thief r Nu X II no nn Don't Dont misunderstand me me But you Will Insinuate that I take J I things things' In a It moment of or ex ei ex- ex III tike like your this wedding day dayt a t 4 l I I ml never laird heard such rot Ir IV I 1 V r line kIe kleptomania w we doe doc I G. G inra ml ull It Vh Its It's now flow ti allays allays' s It it lor 1sT r i f r. r know 1111 hundred nd Is III of ot lines 1 lOtI Now XII If lo Ill your knowledge e was there ewer eer a n kh kleptomaniac In your tam fam II k Why Wh is III II It t My Lord t 3 That uncle Ie I told wi ill about Tb The one ono jUlu n ho used to suffer paroxysms of ot c lUng IIII Mai be he was wm a n kleptomaniac too loo th Jh I uever heard beard of It it t Non u don't dont loui t let It excite you Its It's not n n inc e Well We'll get It In Its early stages stages andI and Jud x Irl I stages be he bunged hanged shouted Clumsy Cluney as he tae plumped himself down X r upon IulI the sofa Rofu Dr seated himself on OD the sofa bi IJ the 1 side of his friend and said Kuld boot hi ugly Keep Beep cool lames Iames Its It's no crimer crime f r Its It's u it disease Disease Oh what are lire you you talking talk talk- lug ing Dont OC ruse lost your lour clur temper pleaded Willoughby Iliou If your nerves fait fail you'll lo lust lose your joui Ill I power of of- of will to regulate your a hate er you do dont don't mention this to a II soul If It the they ever l learn arn Unit that your our un untie uncle le was a II nine they'll watch you iou ou lii like hawks But nut see we hen bere doctor this is ridiculous ridic ridic- ulous louN Wh Why cant can't ille Imagine for a ar ae r e l moment that I 1 There t there sow Now ow change e the sub sub- Jeet lie he begged 1 r cant can't change the subject You s really believe belieu- Ive I've inherited that conS confounded con con- founded uncles uncle's though you told mu uw at ut my illY rooms that I vas In no danger dauger We were talking about 1 lying ing then Willoughby Willoughb reminded d him Wm quietly B But t never neier mind Forget It it please As a a mec medical ml man I know what Is best best and I tell you iou to forget It It Forget I it Owe One mow moment nt you tell me Im I'm a 11 kleptomaniac kleptomaniac- and the next nest y you you prate to me that I 1 must forget itHa It ItHa Ha ha ha bu ha hn Dont worry old man Theres There's no occasion for It ft Here be Here be took a bundle bundle bun bun- dle die of neatly folded papers held beld toRether together to to- gether Rether by a u rubber band from his bis coat c at p pocket and gave ave them to Cluney luney- heres something to occupy your mind your International steel b bonds I Ii i teel bonds growled Clun Cluney I 1 i bonds dont don't want any steel I Why you phoned me to get Bet then them I out of the vault and bring them to yolk oti ou I Ob Oh Lord Im I'm so excited I forgot Yes Ye Im I'm going to give them to Madge l I for tor a wedding present Mothers lost her ear trumpet Like a tl hollow voice from the tomb came this awful announcement It was Mr Carr speaking He Ue h had l 1 ent entered red the room unseen and was lookIng looking look look- ing lug vacantly around without paying pacing nn nay n attention to what the two young then tuen had been talking about Oh Lord groaned 1 Cluney It was a u beautiful Jeweled ear trumpet went on Mr Ir Carr fatuously i James Cluney whispered in agonized c. c tunes tones t to lu Willoughby Do On you sup suppose I pose I 0 No no replied Willoughby bu In to a alow as t s 10 low voice Dont Don t worry worry I Have either of you seen Heen It asked Mr Jr CarrAn Carr ll II Ali An ear trumpet fern fenced Dr s- s No I 1 Mother thought bought ht this II was It it explained explained ex ex- Carr Holding up nii t the ll e of i garden gardell hose But I 1 nil au sweat Wt II r 1 put l PM I s this hose In lu this table drawer the tl lust hut time I was wa In iii this room room j i i He Ill Ope ned oiK-ned lIl-d. lIl the drawer II as he hiN spoke slacks and with an un l tion of surprise I 1 It the II I tend ml pleasure cl drew w from frum err ear trumpet lucre I is' is he ht exclaimed It here It Hc W UI w d 1141 l It It net get pt In there then TIlt The problem was vats l tau mm u rr tor s 's JI flue he ht did cUd ll l nut not Ir try tri m to work oils k It U out lilt lint but A nutting the tilt e pice cr of If In hie we t In lii the drawer Jend hl the ear tar trumpet on fun the till hi- hi ta taW bl W tile III- III I iu li Taney 1111 Hv a lid fl 11 1 said lei I I I Madge- Madge In nu r tell inn yoa 1111 told me nie to hI I Chaney 1 Oh Op Mr r. r tan Can as h he out ont t the III- III picket packet of ot bonds will you jou Oll pleaise I inn this in 1 a 1 sate safe place plate f fur Tut r o err 11 tI UI til I II tr i lr Ilia 1111 wedding What N is tt fl HV an a- a I cd 11 Sir Mi lI arrA arr rA r. r A tut for lor Oh 1 see staid sid Irr ill 1 as us hv lit look the bonds bends and ill i tl m II through his r- r fingers Angers rI national Intel I su-el su bonds oud C f bundle of ot those r o eh eb WIt a I r f t l i Jt l. l I AWi ff p T 1 ya f fP t P 5 4 x Oh Lord Lordi Im I'm so excited I I In my coy sure safe now how Took TOOl them Wem from you Douglas Douglas' Jamison You you know him himas himas as as security for a U loan They dont don't I earn enough to pay Interest Hes He's going going go go- ling ing to red redeem em them today thank heaven hea en ln No more speculative stock for forme me Inc II But nut these arent aren't speculative corrected corrected cor cor- Dr Willoughby y They are arg bonds bolls guaranteed to pay C U per cent I T Tim The e common stock is la speculative p Perhaps PerI Per Per- haps ps that's hats hat what youve you've tal taHei ns as so se I Oh Oh that's huts so said Mr Ir Carr lookIng looking look- look Ing tUg at qt the bonds boud again These are l bonds of or course cours Here put them In Inthe inthe the safe James I He ne handed the packet of bonds to James Clune Cluney nud stud tinned turned n away awai II as 18 If It be he did not want to be bothered with them while Clancy went to the safe Iafe and tried tiled to open the door The safe is locked Mr Carr Corr he be said Raid Oh so 80 it Its is Id I'd forgotten Walt Wait Ill I'll give you the till combination He lIe took out a notebook and consulted It while he dictated IU ht proclaimed Cluney as he be opened d the safe door l or Then standing up the bonds III In hl his band hand he said I wish you'd Joud put the these e bonds in the safe If H you dont don't mind Certainly said Raid Mr IJ Carr taking the b bonds Whits the matter to trust yourself lf around where there are valuable ai articles tides CHAPTER VII The Tho Interloper AMES CrU CLUNEY EY turned quickly J JAMES to look 1001 at lit Dr Willoughby who vho motioned to him not to betray himself William Carr put the bonds boud In the safe and nud took from It a magnificent sunburst pin 1111 What do you ou think thick of ot that he be asked asked ask ask- ed cd as as' as ashe he held out the sunburst to Cluney uner The fhe young wan man was about to take It Then T he Ill abruptly thrust his hands be be- hind him as if he ho were afraid of It JJ fly George Jeorge that's a u beauty he be declared declared de de- looking at the sunburst t as us it Jay lar In Mr Ir Carrs Carr's palm I 1 didn't know you Oll went In lu for Jewelry Mothers Iother's N afraid of ot losing it It It will Bald Mr Ir Carr as us he lie put the sunburst sun gUD- burst back In the safe It will be Madges Madge's some pome day lie Ill was In the act of or closing the safe door when Mrs Irs Carr culled called from outside out out- side the ilie room in the hill ball William Willlam William WlIIlam I Yes mother he shouted f back buck Did DId you thud find m my ear tr trumpet neJu He Ile Jumped le up UH ns us-he us he shut h. h t the clo door of A. A ii ti f Z J the soft safe ar jut id Ii h tl lily t forgot to lock It II and called out Your ear et Yes here bere It Is Hastily grabbing the telephone be he bad taken a n step or two away from the tilt table when w hen Dr Willoughby stopped him hint and depriving him of the tel telephone tele telephone phone Instrument put the ear trumpet In III his hi hand remarking reworking with a n smile Youve You got Jot the wrong article Mr 11 Carr lies Hes nearly ns us bad ball as ns you are old man Inu laughed Dr Willoughby to James Jaynes Cluney This wedding has got him all nil fussed rusHed up tip Its all very verJ well to laugh complained com corn Plumed li Cluney but this Is a very serious matter If It you really think I Iam Iam Iam am a n kleptomaniac this marriage ought to be postponed The two t to o went out and for tor a n few moments mo mo- ments monts the library was empty Then the door communicating with the kitchen kitch kitch- en part of the house opened and Nell came In III with a It noiseless step One glance around and md she shook ber her bead head at It somebody outside Hush she hissed T Jack ck Doogan walked Into InJo the room and glanced appreciatively at the evidences evi evI- dences dence of wealth he saw on every side Some swell dump Nell Nelli I Hush flush Jack the thi matter Nell Take It on the run Mm Jack Jackl she whispered whispered whis whis- hurriedly Were In to wrong here They've e telephoned headquarters for Cor a n plain clothes s man on to us No not ot yet jet et They thought they'd lost a ring ling Id I'd copped cupped It But nut I 1 slipped slipped slipped slip slip- ped It back Slipped It back What did you do that for Cor he asked in a disgusted tone So they'd they'll find It and stop looking for or it Ill I'll stick around here lucre Jack but you ou beat bent It It quick quick And leave e you to take a 11 chance Not ot on your join life Not me Now dont don't get panicky Nell Were We're bound to have luck IlIck now that were we're going to turn straight Remember this is to be our last trick You really mean that lack Jack dont don't you ou said the girl anxiously I 1 gave you m mi my word vold didn't I IT he be returned And Sll say the matter matter mat mat- ter ten Dont Don't you think I 1 lute love you 7 Yes Jack I believe that And Ane youre you're going to marl marry me aint you OU Yes Yf Jack Well that's why 1 Im I'm m going to turn to-turn turn straight be said emphatically But nul will you stay straight ht Jack You bet I will Say look he here heie NellI Nell I Everybody In lu n the world has got gut an ambition Youre You're mine boUt bouex Here Ive I've got something to show y you u b be went on as he lie took a folded paper r from his In inside ld pocket Its our mar marriage marriage Ii license ells Well We'll 11 be spliced spiked this evening and then th the straight and narrow w for ours curs evermore e But weve we've got ot to get gt a II bank hink roll to make an un honest hon hou est ost start with lint aint we lie III kissed the girl gill affectionately tely and in ha a 1 brisk tone C Come me on Nell lets let's clean up its it's loose Wedding presents presents- and the family silver was bet hei n liS liSI I Family silver si ain ado t enough to make an honest start stait with was I his brief dictum Have you jou got gut the combination combination tion of t this 1 lIe He was pointing to the safe No o Jack Ive I've only been heen here lucre twenty twenty ty minutes Ill turn it inside out in le leaf lew- than that time he be declared confidently Theres a getaway front and aull back Isn't there 1 Look out Jack Theres There's somebody corning coming warned the girl eagerly Quick get in In that closet cloRet Mrs Irs Carr and und her husband came Jurie In InThey n The They were bilking hulking earnestly and 11 concerning concerning con on the same kind l of or thing that had occupied the n attention of the household namely the m mysterious disappearance disappearance dis appearance of some le of value Yes Its It's most t extraordinary said Mrs mr Cair I 1 was showing it to loan Joan in this room only a few moments ago ngo null and she he tells me that she showed it to you JOIl Nonsense snapped Mr Carr Did you find the ring maam ma'am ask asked ed Nell Oh yes replied Mrs Carr Can shortly We t found the ring but now weve we've lost a u diamond bracelet A diamond bracelet maam ma'am exclaimed ex exclaimed claimed Nell with becoming awe nwe Oh dear But nut you t took ok It Ii out with you didn't you mother put In to Mr 11 Carr And Andou you jou ou lia hent been In here since so It must be In sonic some other part of the house bouse Ill look all nil o er maam ma'am volunteered volunteer volunteer- ed Nell Perhaps you jou OU dropped It ou on th the stairs Ill I'll search very cry thoroughly Yes do I hope hOlle you'll find It It Nell bowed nod and went out ostensibly to look on the stall staircase case but really Inthe in inthe inthe the hope that Mrs Carr would follow with her husband and give Jack Doo gnu gau a 1 chance to get et u away way William said Mrs Irs Carr when the they were alone I hate to suggest H fl f but butare butare are you Oll sure you haven't ent taken It Mr Carr frowned and to go So through h his pockets Irritably Mother how hots q gould could ou 1 t I h he hg began Then with a U shamed fate face he slowly drew the bracelet from his pocket William cried Mrs Irs Carr reproach fully Well now bow now did that get Into my pocket sal sold said Mr Carr in a n tone of perplexity William Intoned Mrs Carr solemnly sol sol sol- as she took the bracelet from him youve gone back to taking things again The bracelet was an extremely beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- one and had cost a n great deal of ot money for It was waR Mrs Irs Carrs Carr's wedding present to her dau daughter and the mother moth moth- er cr had not 8 spared tn d her own or her husbands husband's hus bus bands band's pocketbook In procuring the best she sho could get William Carr gazed ed at nt it dubiously j i Mother Iother I 1 I haven't hu tal taken t. t anything J JI I 1 iJ J r J. J fur for y years he protested Ili d brier r ear trumpet She shook her ber head and nd sat It loner down by y bythe the table In sad thou thought ht for a n second j. j fOnd or two Then William I wish you jou Oll would le rt lIzt what a 11 dreadful thing It would be ht for or Madge If Ir f Bowes should hind tind out n about IK ut your He lIe would think you were wert uA aA aA a u A A thief A thief spluttered splattered Wil William than It was waR liam Itam Carr Curl more violently his wont to to speak Go on say It An Any one oue who Ino vs 8 me knows better They The know that when 1 I take things 1 I always put U l back back It If I dont don't forget for tor get It Its It's absentmindedness mother I Just cant can't help belp itI It it itI I know I dear know But do be careful she answered as ns she laid the bracelet on the table Please be careful careful care care- ful for Madges Madge's sake Ill be mother careful mother Ill I'll be care care- ful She got up and went to the bookcase bookcase book book- case where she selected a 0 volume she wanted It occupied tier her ber perhaps two minutes minute In that time WI William Cart Can picked up the bracelet looked at It It tea Ita a moment as fiR if It examining its It workmanship workmanship workman workman- ship and then calmly put it Into hl his pocket He lIe had bad just bidden hidden the bracelet when his wife came back hack to the table book in hand and looked about anxiously anxIously anxiously Why by where I Is It she exclaimed The bracelet I laid It on the table tablea Ji l a moment ago ugo Here it is said William Carr with witha a it queer smile and he to took k the article from his pocket and put it on the tJ table ble cried Mrs Carr |