Picture Play Magazine (Mar-Aug 1916)

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The Catspaw 79 him, but in the end the "degree" came home to him, and a lengthy document was secured from him by the officers, on the strength of which he managed to be let out on bail for ten thousand dollars. How he did it, few could ever learn, but it was rumored that Senator Paget, still believing him innocent, had used influence and money to gain him temporary freedom. Dorothy read the news in the morning paper without enthusiasm, for she never wished to see this man again. Yet, even as she raised her eyes from the paper, he stood before her. The maid had just admitted Roger Sturges, who had come, innocently enough, to pay his regular morning call. Sturges had lived up to his promise to Kitt never to read the papers, and all the happenings of the day before had passed unknown by him. "Are we going out to the park this morning?" he began gayly, but at the sight of her tear-stained eyes broke off. "What! Not been crying?" "Monster! How dare you! How dare you come here into my home and talk to me after what you've clone?" blazed out Dorothy, unable to control herself in the face of what appeared to be towering effrontery. "What? Why, Dorothy, I don't understand ! What do you mean ?" "Thief ! Monster ! Have you the courage to come here and say that Oh, it is too horrible ! Here are all the papers your guilt !" Dorothy cried. papers blazing your guilt, and you have the Oh— oh " She broke down again, weeping pitifully. Sturges seized the paper from her hand. In a glance he had taken in the headlines which told the story of the case. Slowly he realized what had happened and why he had been hired. Without another word, he left the house and started for the police headquarters. Back in her room, Rokane gloated over her victory. She had had her revenge, and there was nothing now but to get out of town as soon as possible. Suddenly the door opened, and in walked Kitt. Rokane turned pale, for her conscience told her that he had come to settle with her, perhaps to kill her. But not so. Fresh from the jail. Kitt had come straight to her to tell her of his good fortune in securing his release. He met her eagerly and affectionately, but Rokane was cold and listless to his advances.