THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1924.
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Matilda Iun!t slim, short and six
ty, st nloLt: la licr ban-meat kitchen.
Outsiue, agalnat tlit shining window
with lu cross curtsln of dainty dim
ity, t.'i rain slaiiLed and streamed In
torrent. 111m Bennett having Just
finished her midday meal, faced Idly
at tht stnrm-lashed window, and her
thoughts, trim thirty J part of taLIt
I of ha to center about her "rooming
guests."
Between tht window and her brood
ing eyea there tlljid the picture of a
allm young man In a tawny raincoat,
dripping wet Ha carried violin case,
and hla rattier handsome face wai
white and sullen.
Tlit picture faded, and Matilda
rota briskly, and took a black tin
tray from the shelf behind the stove,
and upon it aha placed a large yellow
bowl which ahe filled with hot soup
and covered with a plate, heaped with
batter sandwiches.
Then ahe climbed the four flights to
tht top floor where, breathless, she
panted to rest The black tin tray In
her trembling hands bad become
smeared, and the little woman wiped
It clean and rearranged the sandwich ea
before ahe knocked at the door of tht
front square room."
"I didn't tee yon go oat thlt morn
fag, and I Just remembered that yon
had a bad cold when yon came last
Bight" ahe explained to her new
guest "Now now don't thank me at
all but alt right up and take thla while
It's hot"
The yonng man open the white Iron
bed squirmed to a altting position, and
the woman placed the black tin tray
npon his lap.
"I hare tht rooms on thlt floor te
tidy up," she told him, "and TU be In
for the tray on my way down."
When the door had closed behind
her the yonng man ate ravenously and
drank the soup In great gulps; and
long before ahe returned, the last
crumb had disappeared.
That soap was just fine," he greet
ed his landlady when she entered,
"and, believe me, I I appreciate"
"How la your cold I forgot to ask
ou, Mr. Mr. Dunlap?"
"Thank you; It is Isn't cold. I'm
subject to a a slight throat trouble,
and In wet weather my voice becomes
husky."
Tm glad It Isn't a cold." Miss Ben
nett lifted the tray, and from the door
way she spoke again : "The day after
tomorrow la my birthday and I I al
ways Invite my rooming goests to have
dinner with me on that day. I hope
you can come."
"That's mighty good of you, and
I I thank you. I really have no home.
I
"Excuse me; I hear my telephone
bell." The little woman hastened
away, leaving Dunlap staring at tht
closed door.
"Booming guests !" There was de
rision In his husky voice. "Rooming
guests! Well, she la all right" he
whispered to himself.
Toward nightfall, while drawing the
parlor shades. Miss Bennett saw Dun
lap go out She watched him cross the
treet his tawny coat collar turned
high, and the rain beating down upon
the soft rim of his black felt hat And
the thooght came to her: Tm glad
that I brought him that soup. He la
young, and he looks troubled, and be
has no home." And, ever mindful of
the comfort of her "rooming guests,"
ahe added: "I must tidy up his room
before he returns."
Her thoughts still npon him, she
went to the small desk In the parlor
and opened the book where her lodg
ers, as the law requires, had regis
tered. She read again: "John Philip
Dunlap, violinist former address 14
Staba avenue, Boston."
Miss Bennett was about to climb the
stairs to the top "front square room"
when the newsboy brought the evening
paper, and, pausing In the hallway to
glance over the headlines. Miss Ben
nett read:
$2,000 Bewardl Messenger Miss
ing.
"John Dunn, messenger for the
Tburlow Trust has disappeared with
(30,000 in United States bonds. Dunn
Is twenty-two, slight of build, medium
height brown hair and blue eyes. Hla
voice la noticeably husky. Two thou
sand dollars' reward Is offered for in
formation leading to his arrest or to
the recovery of the bonds. He "
Matilda Bennett hastily made her
way to the top floor. Cpon the dress
er in Dunlap's room she found a note
addressed to her. She read :
"Dear Madam If you bad known
that I am a thief, hiding in your home
from the police, you probably would
Dot have been to kind to me.
"Well, at heart I am not a thief, for
I have been sorry every minute since
I took what did not belong to me. It
It my first attempt at stealing, and
It will be my last
"The 130,000 in bonds that I stole
Is In the violin case In the closet and
will you please call up the Tburlow
Trust tomorrow morning and ask them
to send for It?
'1 am going away, provided I am
sot caught and tent to jail, to begin
all over again, and I am going to try
to be the kind of a man that you, no
doubt thought me to be when you
brought ma that nice hot soup today,
because you thought me sick with a
cold. 1
"Some day when I have made good, I
I'll come and have dinner with you. j
"Thankfully yours,
"JOHN DCNN."
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ratrkia's guardian sighed. It was
not the first time that hla niece had
brought frui Mm thlt algn of dis
tress. My drar Bob," he said, "I dont tee
how 1 can iutluence Patsy to marry
you, 'though that is the dearest wish
of mj heart You have those staying
ijualities ll'fct Patricia's willfulness
need. Why Is she averse to you?"
"Averse!" Fn exclaimed, indig
nantly, "Why, Pat loves nie as much
as she can set lie down to love any
body." The man leaning against the desk
smiled.
vhen she ill, ahe will,' " he quot
ed. " "and you may depend on't'
'When she won't ahe won't and
there's an end on't'
Did you ever try making Patsy
Jealous? I've heard that la a great
remedy for tardiness in love."
Tve thought Td like to try her out
on that" Bob said.
A stenographer entered the office
at this moment and gathering up some
notes left the room.
"I will see you presently, Miss
Orme," the lawyer said. The young
woman smiled. Bob wheeled about as
ahe smiled.
"Jovel he exclaimed, "what a
graceful, ladylike girt. Poise, Barney,
poise, in every line. Where'd ahe
come from?"
Bamett Adams sank into a chair.
Tve Just thought of a possible
plan. Bob," he returned. "Better stay
a few minutes. Miss Orme is a par
ticular friend of Pat's. Ton have not
been privileged to meet her, because
the girl forswears society In general
She was Patricia's college chum. It
was Pat who persuaded me to employ
her, and Miss Orme has made good in
the business world. Occasionally Pat
brings her to take dinner with us.
Miss Orme is always eager to show
her gratitude to me for my interest
In her behalf. Also, ahe knowa our
delightful, provoking Patsy well And
Is as anxious as I for her future wel
fare. All of which," added Barnett
Adams, "leads up to the plan which I
am considering. It might be well to
ask Pat to Invite her friend to the
house for several evenings and if
you happened in, that would appear
only tire natural thing. Miss Orme
forewarned, would, I think, be able
to resist your dangerous fascination.
Bob, If you should devote yourself to
her for a short space of time. If our
difficult charge shows signs of Jeal
ousy well, then, press your advan
tage."
Bob, passing out later through an
adjoining office, glanced toward the
smooth, dark head of Miss Olive Orme
and thought that his task would not
be a hard one.
"Of course 111 ask Ollie, the dear,'
Patsy warmly assured her uncle that
evening and in return for my will
ingness, you'll come out of your shell,
guardian Barney, won't your
"It's one thing being a bachelor by
preference and another to be selfish
in your own satisfaction. Til let Bob
come, and we will have a Jolly eve
ning together."
The evening, when It arrived, was
not as Jolly as anticipated. And
there seemed to be no reason for this,
Patricia, at the piano, could not un
derstand what was the matter. Uncle
Barnett had come obligingly "out of
his shell" or out of his usual com
fortable place In his study, and Olive
Orme was her gay, old-time, college
self. Bob was apparently charmed
with this heretofore unknown friend
of Patsy's, and Ignoring Uncle Bar
ney, lingered to chat at her aide.
Patricia remained at tht piano. She
was alone a novel experience for the
popular young woman. When Mist
Orme arose to go. Bob, with a hurried
excuse to Patricia, went with her.
"Wouldn't do to let the girl go home
alone." he whispered.
Patsy gathered up her music. "Good
night" ahe abruptly told her guardian.
Patricia's guardian was sadly dis
tressed and the ball which he had
started rolling was now impossible to
stop.
- Without invitation the formerly dis
tant Miss Orme came frequently to
Patricia's home to spend an evening,
and on these evening? Bob also would
be sure to appear.
Back In the office the employer re
garded his stenographer with In
creasing coldness. And while Miss
Orme appeared to be perplexed by
this attitude, she was not distressed.
After s succession of sleepless
nights Barnett Adams felt called upon
to ask hit former favorite a question.
He summoned Bob.
"Tour plan?" he asked caustically.
"May I be permitted to know if It has
had the desired result, or have you
become Indifferent regarding that re
sult?"
Bob grinned.
"Those two precious girls have been
taking us In," he said.
"Seems that Olive dropped a hint
of our experiment and they decided
to play up to us. However, Patsy Is
going to marry me. Says she had no
Idea that I could play the flirting game
to expertly, and cannot afford to take
further risk. And Patsy also aayt,
I added Bob, the grin widening, "that
j the experiment has shown her the
state of your feelings toward Olive.
And as far as Olive is concerned-
Pat thinks we might make It a double
wedding.
"Ton can't beat Patricia," her lover
ad"led proudly.
"Tou will not be afraid," they said
to Jauey as they left her alone' In the
big silent house. Stephen lingered.
"I hate to leave you." he regretted,
and sighed wearily.
"It't tlmt everlasting business. In
terfering even with my pleasure In
your visit The otfict men will not
work overtime to I have to."
Janey reached up to help her fiance
on with his fur coat "la the revolt
as bad aa ever?" she asked.
"Worse," Stephen Ware told her.
There are two or three men among
the workers who are firebrands. It
taxes all my diplomacy to deal with
them."
Mrs. Ware turned back to chide her
son. "If you are going to drop us at
the reception. Stephen, you will have
to hurry. The car la at the door.
You will not be afraid, Janey?" ahe
repeated her question. "I am sorry
this sudden cold of yours prevents you
from going with na."
Janey, the guest of her fiances
mother, lied bravely. "Oh, I shall not
be afraid," she said.
Tht auto rolled out of the drive.
Janey, humming In an assurance
which ahe did not feel, went back to
the comfortable chair by the fire
place and endeavored to become In
terested in the book which Stephen
bad told her would make her forget
her solitary condition.
Annoyed at her own cowardice,
Janey sat up to listen. Eleven o'clock I
The book dropped from her grasp.
Smiling, she reclaimed It, pausing be
fore resuming her reading to adjust
her hair before a panel mirror against
the wall opposite.
A man, back in the shadows of the
music room paused too, breathlessly.
He wj a broad young man with a
cap pulled down over his eyes
watching the girl's every movement
The man crept toward the Impres
sive dining room. Its buffet was laden
with costly silver; the silver candle
sticks at either end bore the "Ware"
monogram. Be advanced toward the
silver-lined buffet , Then, threaten
ingly, he swung around. The hereto
fore absorbed young woman was rising
to her feet Through the curtained
doorway the burglar watched her
move toward the telephone.
She seated herself so composedly
before the telephone stand that the
man hesitated.
Janey gave a number. "Taxi serv
ice," ahe explained to central. The
burglar waited, his threatening re
volver In his hand.
"Yes, please," the girl's voice was
saying. "I would like to be called for
at once. I am going on to a dance
after the reception. Have Just de
cided to go. Hurry over at once, to
48 Park lane 18 Park lane In five
minutes? All right."
Joe Gant drew back against the wall
as she passed him on her way to a
clothes closet which opened from the
living room. She found there an opera
cloak and a small hat which she ad
Justed, sitting down, then, to await
the expected taxi
Joe decided to wait too, until sha
should "be gone. Then the house to
himself Stephen Ware's house to
plunder.
She would have to pass this cur
tained recess on her way to the door.
Joe moved stealthily toward the din
ing room; he looked back and en
countered the girl's eyes In the panel
mirror. Something in her gaze told
him that she had discovered him In
that manner a short time previously.
Boldly he stepped out Into the light.
"I don't think," he said quietly,
"that I will let you go. You've been
too clever. Your taxi man can ring.
"He won't ring," Janey heard her
self coolly answering. "The man will
force entrance, for It was not a taxi
that I called, but the police."
The burglar came forward menacing
ly. "I heard you say " he muttered.
"You heard me," she explained,
"when I covered the telephone mouth
piece. You also heard me when I asked
the police to hurry over at once In
five minutes. They knew what that
meant I think I hear them now. It
will make it harder for you," Janey
hastily added, "to be found with that
pistol."
The burglar stared at her, his at
titude quickly changing.
"You've got to let me out of here,"
ht demanded. "I did not come of my
own account I was sent by our so
ciety. We work for Stephen Ware,
and ha gets rich out of our labor. We
wanted to take from him soma of our
earnings let him see how It feels to
be robbed. I've got a mother who will
go crazy when she reads this, In the
paper an' Tve got sisters at school.
Tm telling you the truth."
"Then," Janey said, "you are one of
the firebrands that are ruining
Stephen Ware's men. You are most
unjust I happen to know. Straight
conscientious work will bring you the
reward that you prefer to fight for.
Will you be Stephen Ware's friend af
ter tonight? Will you be your own
friend? I shall claim your promise."
"I will," breathed Joe Gant
Janey was greeting tht police offi
cer. "I must beg your pardon," ahe
said ruefully. "I am from Lynden
village. I called tht police station to
night when I should have called a
taxi."
"And there was something about
her," the officer iuter explained to his
mutes, "that would make a man for
give her if sht'd called out the whole
force."
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