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
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"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)
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