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Tuesday, January 30, 1923 THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON PAGE FIVE TheJOY of LIVING SIDNEY GOWING Illuitratiooa by Ellsworth Young Copyright 1922 by Sidney Goring (Continued from page three) A loud clanging interrupted her, as of a vibrating hammer striking a gong. It jarred horribly on the silence of the dark abbey. Followed the crash and tinkle of breaking glass, and the sound of a full. A second gong spoke w ith a brazen tongue. Georgina went very white. "Great Scott! what's this awful row?" exclaimed Almee. Georgina pressed a hand to her bosom. "It's It's one of Lady Erythea's burglar alarms," she said faintly. "The house is full of them!" In half a minute the abbey was gal vanized' into extraordinary activity. Swift running feet padded along the corridors. The squeak of a maid servant broke shrilly through the chorus. Aimee and Georgina stared at each other open-mouthed. There was a violent pounding on the "Great Scott! What's This Awful Row?" Exclaimed Aimee. door. "Are you awake, miss?" said an excited voice. "There's thieves in the house her ladyship's jewels sto len ! Keep your door locked till she conies to you !" The speaker was heard retreating swiftly down the passage. "That's torn it!" gasped Aimee, run ning to the door. "If aunt finds me here !". She unlocked the door swiftly and opened it. "Aimee!" breathed the trembling Georgina, "don't " "I've got to get out, I toll you! 1 can't stay here !" Aimee looked rapidly up and down the passage. It was all clear. fc'.lic fled at an amazing pace, and, reachim: the landing, was aware of a figure of wrath, very like Hrltannin, li.it holding a fire-shovel, striding towuiv her. It was I.ndy Erythea. Aimee doubled like a have. "Stop that woman I" cried Lad: Erythea. "Stop her!" Aimoe reached the bend of tbc stairs just as Mr. Alexander I.amho witli a jacket over his pajamas, iiev, to intercept her. "Stop I" lie short (! cnmimindingly. Aimee, in full 'nreer, gave him a desperate two-handed push. Mr Lambe's heels flew from under him. and he came down on the slippery oak flooring with a hearty thump. Down the broad stairs, three at a time, sped the fugitive; In the lower hall the butler, his bald head shining like a comet in the gloom, rushed across the line of communications. Almee dodged too late; the pursuer made an active plunge, and caught her by the skirt. "I've got her!" shouted the butler triumphantly. His voice rose to a yelp as Almee kicked his shins, but lie held on Inexorably. "I've got her !" CHAPTER VIII The Plot Thickens. By sheer force of arrested Impetus. Aimee and the butler spun round each other at arm's length like skaters o" a rink; something ripped loudly, tlx butler, n'-.ro.Untr off at a tangent, col lided with a suit of armor pedestaled near the wall. The ensuing crush sug gested an insurrection in a hardware Shop. Aimee skidded against the wall and recovering, leaped wildly over the two prostrate relics of feudalism the but ler and the coat of mall and dashed for the double doors that stood open Wore her. There was a curious Hash ing effect as she ran a gleam, as It were, of whiteness. The next mo gent the bad vanished Into the 0ghL lliil Alexander rushed to the open doors and stared out into the darkness. Hi heard the sound of the hunt some where beyond the fir-trees. For a moment he thought of joining it. But the starlit gloom gave faint encour agement pursuit seemed very use less. With a sudden impulse Alexau der ran back through the hall, turned on the light, and pulled open the dav of the telephone call room. 11, snatched the receiver from the hook. "Stanhoe police station put me .through quick 1" cried Alexander. Lady Erythea descended the stairs, a superb model for Iioadicea among the wreck of the Roman legions, llei eyes flashed fire, her lips were com pressed in a thin, tight line, her hand gripped the brass shovel. She glared at the disgruntled butler. "Tarbeaux!" she cried sharply. "Tarbeaux !" Mr. Tarbeaux came forward, limp ing. One hand pressed a crimsoned handkerchief to his nose, which had Impacted rather violently upon tin good knight's breastplate. His other hand grasped a yard of torn blue cloth, which he waved before him. "Did you stop that woman?" cried Lady Erythea. Mr. Tarbeaux' inarticulate answer was In the negative. "Why not, idiot!" said his mistress. "A houseful of useless incumbrances unable to stop a single " The em purpled handkerchief caught her eye. "Why, what is the matter, man? Are you wounded?" "Proud shed m' blood ladyship's service!" snuffled Mr. Tarbeaux. "Couldn't help skirt tearin', m' lady." "What !" Mr. Tarbeaux, with a silent but splendid gesture, laid the piece of torn skirt upon the hall bench. "Clue, in' lady," he said, with the air of a bankrupt making the most of his assets. "With this it should not be difficult to trace the thief." "Trace her!" snorted Lady Erythea. "If you hud held on to her there would would have been no need to trace any thing!" Mr. Lambe Joined them; his mild eye at once apprehended the signifi cance of the piece of serge. "I cannot see that Tarbeaux is to blame," he said in his aunt's ear; "he did his best, and after all It Is unim portant." "Unimportant! The infamous crea ture bus got clear away !" "My dear aunt! That stupid girl cannot have been the thief. You do not really suppose this burglary was committed by a woman!" "Most certainly I do!" cried Lady Erythea. "I cun believe anything of the modern woman anything I She hid when the alarm sounded, and made a desperate dash for escape when I discovered her. It Is as clear as daylight to anybody but a fool! It Is certain she had my emeralds upon her at the time, and It is lucky none of you are killed though it would be very little loss. Tarbeaux, did you recognize the creature whom jou allowed so eereglously to escape?" "No, my lady. It was too dark. And the incident was somewhat sud den," said Mr. Tarbeaux apologeti cally. "It was a young person I am unable to say more. Lut I am sure she was not one of our household." "I have telephoned the police at Stanhoe," said Mr. Lambe; "they are coming immediately by car." "A gleam of intelligence at last! Thank you, Alexander and forgive nit I am overwrought. My -censure does not apply to you. The whole af fair is appalling!" said Lady Erythea, clenching her hands. "My pearls, the diamond chaplet these comparatively are triiles but the emeralds are gone. The Lambe emeralds!" The audience shrank before her wrath. "It is incredible! Twelve years ago tile abbey was broken into this is the second case. I hud taken every pos sible precaution, under skilled advice. My safe is modern; I considered I bail made tlie house itself impregnable at night. So it would lo've been, had 1 been ade.iiiely served. What meas ii res did you take, Turbeaux I n abv.ud enough to think 1 could rely upon you, in an emergency like this!" "I retired at the usual hour, mv lady, to my mom in the passage," said Mr. Tarbeaux unhappily, "as 1 have done for years, by your Instructions, in view of er or an emergency like this. One of the alarms roused me; I rose immediately, only waiting long enough to don a garment " "Go on, man, go on !" "While putting them while putting It on, my lady, I sounded my bell, which connects with the other men servants' rooms, and ran Into the hall. At that moment I thought I heard feet on the gravel outside, and unbolting the front door I rushed out " "Leaving an exit for any thief In the house to escape by!" snorted Lady NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been appointed admin istrator with the will annexed, of the -state of Ellis Minor,, deceased, ani has accepted said trust. All persons having claims ajninft the estate of said deceased, are hereby required tr present the same, duly verified, as by law rquired, at the office of Woodson & Sweek, my attorneys, at Heppner. Oregon, within six months from the date of first publication of this sum mons. Dated and published the first time this 9th day of January, 1923. (Signed) W. B. POTTER, j 7-41 Administrator. i ,1 mmim "There Was No One to Be Seen," Pur sued the Butler. Erythea. "Continue your brilliant narrative." "But when I reached the open there was no one to be seen," pursued the butler, whose throat ached with the effort to make his mistress hear; "there wits, however, a dim light, a mere glow, in one of the windows; I shouted, asking whose It was " "Which window?" nsked Mr. Lambe sharply. "I am unable to say for certain either her ladyship's or Miss Scroope's, which is next to It. Perhaps, if we went out " Lady Erythea Immediately led the way through the front entrance. "There is a light full on in one of the rooms now !" said Alexander. "It is Aitnee's room," said Lady Erythea. Like a thundercloud she swept upstairs and beat upou the door of her niece. "Aimee! Open the door. Why is your light on?" "I I'm so frightened, aunt!" cried a trembling voice. "I dare not be In the dark I dare not." "I cannot hear you I" said Lady Ery thea. "Have they c-caught the thieves?" screamed the voice tragically. "Cuught them?" snorted Lndy Ery thea, shaking the doorhandle. "Is it likely a mob of mental deficients could catch anybody? No!" "Thank heaven !" said Georgina with an explosive gasp. Lady Erythea started. "Er! What are you talking about! Will you open the door or not !" "I'm frightened, aunt! I I!" Georglna's voice rose to a shrill whoop. CHAPTER IX "Marvelous!" Lady Erythea recoiled. There were, after all, enough hysterics In the house already. Evidently nothing was to be learned from her niece. "Go back to your bed and don't be silly. There Is no danger," snapped Lady Erythea. The sharp whirr of a motor on the drive below drew her attention, and she hastened down stairs. The car dmw up at the entrance with a jerk and ejected three police men; a constable, a sergeant and In spector I'niike of Stanhoe, a man of enormous energy for his bulk, with thick black eyebrows and a singularly bitter expression. He ran up the steps, but before he could open his mouth Lady Erythea forestalled him. "You are wasting your time here! Go at once in ciiase of a motorcycle that trot away ten minutes ago by the Stanhoe road !" "A motorcycle!" exclaimed the in spector almost joyously, as one who seems his theories continued. "Ser geant, get after them at once in the ear take I'olsuii with you. As we didn't meet then they neivt have taken the branch bine at the cro-s-ronds nway wit 1 1 you, man quick :" "I shall consider no reward too great, If my rmei abls are recovered !" exclaimed Lady Erythen. as the car drove away. "Do you think your men will be successful, Inspector? My but ler allowed the malefactor to slip through ills fingers in t lie most fatu ous manner. Can you " "One moment!" Interrupted the In spector. "The thieves were seen then, by your ladyship's servants 1 Was one of them a woman?" He had to bawl the question Into Lady Erythea'.- e; i -; n.. c which Alexander brought. When she under stood, Lady Erythea's eyes flushed fiercely. "Yes!" she exclaimed, "a young woman, i'ou suspected a woman then before you came here?" "I do more than suspect, my lady," said Inspector I'anke grimly. "I know !" "Who was tills woman, Inspector, and when do you propose to appre hend her? We have a piece of the creature's skirt!" "Hah! let me tee It at once!" said the Inspector, his eyes M-dithig up. It was brought to hlin and Its capture ex plained. Inspector I'anke examined the yard of cloth, tried Its strength, rubbed it, held it up to the light, peered keenly at the torn edges. "Good!" he said under his breath, and turned upon Mr. Lambe so sharp ly that that gentleman jumped. "Your telephone, sir where is It?" "Who Is the abomlnabl creatnr7" exdgjmed Lady Erythea. "And why Is she at large, a scourge upon the country, breaking Into " "She won't scourge It much longer," said the Inspector grimly. "I'll very soon give your ladyship news of her I want the telephone, quick !" "This way," said Mr. Lambe, and led him to the call-room. Inspector I'anke remained at the Instrument a considerable time. He emerged tri umphant. "If they get away now well, may I never handle another case," he said quietly to Mr. Lambe. "I can't an swer questions at present, sir; I've got to get busy. If I might suggest that you induce her ladyship to retire, and come round with me yourself it hampered me a bit, that ear-trumpet, and we've got to be quick you can explain to her afterward." Alexander was successful In per suading his aunt to retire from the field, though she went breathing threats of vengeance, and mourning aloud for the emeralds. Inspector I'anke made a rapid examination of the safe, the wall beneath Lady Ery thea's window, and the ground out side. He took a full description of the missing jewels, and briskly ques tioned the servants. "I've only time to say this, sir, be fore I go," he said, turning to Mr. Lambe. "I recognize the work of Jack the Climber In this case, as plain ly as If they'd left the name written on the wall ! It w as him and Calam ity Kate. I thought for a moment It might be Bender Williams, who was released from Portland last month. But it's undoubtedly Jack's job. For some months past u series of daring burglaries have occurred at country houses In vnrious parts of England, and, so far, I'm bound to say they've beaten us; no arrest has been made. The methods of the thieves are so similar In each case, that It Is clear to an expert all these jobs were done by the same person or, rather, two persons, a man and a womun. The man, besides being as smart a hand ut cracking a safe as ever lived, seems to have the training of a steeplejack as well, lie can climb unything that a tly could get a foothold on; In fact, lie's known as the Climber. "The woman, if anything, Is more dangerous than the man. All that's known of them Is thut they're prob ably foreigners some say Americans and that they use a motorcycle w hen they're on the job. "Briefly, what happened here Is this: The mun got In through Lady Erythea's window. There's the marks of him on the wall. He might have got in still easier by the next one, where the veranda is. But he went in through her ladyship's bedroom." Mr. Lambe's eyes met those of the Inspector; the same thought passed between them; whatever might be I ; ;, I o Trouble Or- any in We smile- said of Jack The Climber's moral char acter, he was a brave man. "And so to her anteroom, and opened the safe without wnking her of course, she's pretty deaf. The burglar-alarm didn't go till he'd done It ; and for that matter all these precau tions of her lndyship's are simply bunco; the house Is an easy job for a cracksman. Jack got away by the same road ho came, and the only thing that puzzles me is why Kate had to holt for it downstairs. It isn't usual for her to be in the house at all we believe her job is helping her partner up and watch-keeping outside. "However, there it is. And this bit of blue cloth, sir," concluded Inspector I'anke, holding it up, "Is going to put Calamity Kate In my hands." He folded the torn fragment of cloth, put it in ills pocket, and moved briskly to the door. "Goodnight, sir! Before very long I'll show you the rest of this skirt and Its owner!" (Continued next week) Mr. and Mrs. Frank Glasscock, of near Lexington, were week end visi tors with relatives in Heppner. ((- '-I. ..,')I.VH'H-ft Oval I on Amplifier A3 L 'X 7 LljJ JACK MULLIGAN at Ilarwood's Jewelry Store HEPPNER, OREGON Phone Main 1062 January Records now It's no trouble for you to drop in our store and leave your grocery order, either as you go to or come from the posloffice we're next door. perhaps it might he less trouble for you to phone your order from your own home. 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