“I saw her take them,” declared Shirley, looking at the woman in surprise, for she could not see a sign of a stolen article.
A frown gathered on the floor walker’s face as he glanced at Shirley.
“This looks rather bad for you.” he said to her pointedly.
Shirley took a step back.
“What do you mean?” she asked in no little alarm.
“It seems that the lady is telling the truth. What was your object in accusing her?”
“I tell you I saw her take them,” declared Shirley again.
The floor walker shrugged his shoulders.
It was Mabel who finally cleared up the situation. The woman’s cape still lay on the floor where she had thrown it. Mabel stooped down to pick it up, and as she did so the woman also snatched at it.
But Mabel was the quicker of the two and captured the garment. Quickly she turned it wrong side out, and as she did so there was a gasp from the crowd.