Marion Marlowe in Columbus, or, Accused of a Crime — page 4: what you’re looking at

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MY QUEEN “A WEEKLY JOURNAL FOR YOUNG WOMEN E — Issucad Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year. Entered as Second Class Matter at the N. ¥. Post Office, by STREET & SMITH, 238 William St., N.Y. Entered According to Act of Congress, in the year 1902 in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C. _— No. 17. . NEW YORK, January 19, 1901. Price Five Cents, Marion Marlowe in Columbus; OR, ACCUSED OF A CRIME. By GRACE SHIRLEY. CHAPTER I. honest little soubrette that I discharged in AN ASTONISHING SURPRISE. Cleveland! Well, of all the disgusting “What the deuce is this? Hold on a min- things that I ever heard of! Now, who ute, Mr. Temple! Some onc has evidently the mischief could have dropped that, Jack- dropped an astonishing paper.” son?” The speaker was Bert Jackson, a hand- The two men glanced around before the some vouth of nineteen, who was playing question was answered. comedy parts in the Temple Theatrical Com- They were in a lonelv spot, half-way pany during a short road tour. across Morrow County, Ohio. and likely to Mr. Temple, the manager and proprietor remain there for several hours longer, of the company, turned around as he spoke, A typical January thaw had resulted in a and together they examined a paper that Bert had washout, which had stopped the train, had just picked up from the wet ground. and now the engine and tender had gone As the manager glanced it over he gave a_ back to the last station. w hich was ten miles whistle of surprise and a heavy frown dark- distant, while the two cars containing the ened his handsome features. members of the company, with their baggage “A warrant of arrest for our Star, Miss and extra scenery and “props,”’ were side- Marion Marlowe!” he exclaimed, in aston- tracked at a safe distance from the danger- ishment; ‘‘and she is accused of stealing a ous wash-out. diamond brooch from Miss Chester. the dic- , the dis The rain, which had been pouring stead. Comicoooks.Gonn