Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-10

much gesticulation, for he was more
excited than have seen Chinaman
either before or since, as well he might
be; then she turned to us:
II think can explain All Sins part
in this adventure. When he brought
the clothes this afternoon / found some
were missing. sent him back to get
them, telling him would not pay for
the washing until he brought every.
thing. He went away and came back
with the missing clothes in about half
an hour. then paid him and sent him
down to the kitchen for some things for
the wash had left there. He got them
and was about to go out when he re-
membered that he had not asked me
when he was to call again. just as he
reached the head of the stairs he saw
Dora getting out of the window, jumped
to the conclusion that she was thief.
and followed her. | must tell you,"
addressing the crowd, "that he does not
know Dora; she is usually away at
work when he comes for the clothes.
1T just happened that she got off
early to-day, and he saw her for the
first time this afternoon when she let
him in, so his mistake was not an un-
natural one. He did not dream that n
young lady of the house would do such
a thing as climb out of window,
though if he knew Dora he would not
be in the least surprised" Here Nellie
laughed. THAT is All Sins story, and
it seems to me reasonable one. OF
course, when he followed Dora she
thought he meant to kill her, but I
cannot understand what she wanted on
the roof at that hour. What was it,
Dora?"
Then 1 explained, telling her about
the pool of blood, which was now be-
ginning to think existed only in my inn
agination. 8
ooh, that" and an annoyed, per-
turbed expression crossed her face.
"You recollect the quart bottle of red
ink father brought home the even
ing before he went to the country, and
| which Tom was to take down to the
office? He forgot it every day. and you,
| Dora, took it into our room the day you
| needed some; you carelessly left it near
the door, and when I went in to get the
money for All Sin / must have knocked
| it over with my skirt. / did not notice it
| at the time, but when I went into our
room later on found the bottle lying
on it's side, the cork out and that great
| pool in the hall. Oh" again directly
| addressing the crowd, eff there is any
one here who can tell how to get red
ink stains out of white marble shall be
so grateful My father will be crazy if
he comes back and finds the hall floor
stained"
| A janitor of one of the large city
buildings came forward, and the two
held conversation. When / thought
they had talked long enough / inter-
rupted them to ask Nellie:
SLOW was it you did not hear me
when / came upstairs?"
81 was in the front parlor, reading.
When All Sin left me did not hear a
sound until Tom came home
'Well, I guess everything is clear
now" remarked Tom. "There is moth
ing to be done but thank these gentle
| iicH lol tucii pIohiPIiIuuc III GINNING
to Dora's assistance and to soothe the
Chinaman's wounded feelings"
With that he slipped something into
All Sins hand which made the Celestial
smile. Then Nellie and / handed in our
little contributions, and All Sin and my
rescuers departed.
But unfortunately that was by nc
means the end of it. had to face the
ridicule of my friends and the curiosity
of my neighbors. and to this day when
ever Tom desires to be especially tor.
menting he makes polite inquiries for
my murderer"-N. o. Times-Demo.
crat.