YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



her borrowed jewels. Then poor vain, fool- 

 ish Inez began to realize she was indeed a 

 prisoner. She turned deathly pale at first, 

 then she arose and surveyed herself a long 

 time in the big mirror of the miserable 

 saloon where they had tracked her, turning 

 around and around, surveying her beautiful 

 face and form, tricked out in all its stolen 

 plumage, as though it was the last reflection 

 she would ever behold, then gave herself up 

 to the stern hand of the law. 



She was quickly stripped of her borrowed 

 splendor, and the deep, deep pocket, where 

 little Skippum and I had witnessed the en- 

 gulfing of the scarlet jewel-bag, soon gave 

 up its secret. All the lost jewels were found. 



Mamma had discovered the flight of Inez 

 at noon that day, and neither she nor papa 

 were surprised when the door-bell rang and 

 I flew down the stairway, barking in my 

 shrillest soprano, for I had been alertly sus- 

 picious all day. Though it was late at night 

 the little sharp-nosed man with the keen 

 eyes entered, and said: 



'Madam, I have to inform you that I 

 have your quondam maid in the lock-up, 

 and you will be glad to know that the great 



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