New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-02

the third floor window he saw a white robed
figure and heard a screech.
them tbnk 6%Eg o Is e he saia
crash! As the fragments of the broken window
Jagged cuts on his hands Po turn the Catch raise
Vsn T HTey anG hump II v @ WSTR ir
ushed from room to T9oT lighting e.. the fs gas
her Whereabouts was forthcoming Everything
was Splek and span clean. conforming to heavens
bureaus and sideboard inside out. tore clothing
china closet. snearlng everything he touched with
gore, in futile search for note which would read:
Have gone home to mother. You Will md the
There was indication Of what her absence
meant. The mystery grew deeper. He would so
to the police. Perhaps she had been kidnapped
noticing that lights were sIearing IN most Of the
painters LADDER was gone He had not time to
think why. and he dropped. As he lay on the hag-
tached TO his body. policeman bounced on him
Make a move and I'll blow yer brains OUT he
"Its not my move" said Van HTer. but may i
be allowed to ask the meaning of this outrage et is
out ~ the wet in the only way open to him. there
beinf, only. one key and that having disappeared
Ah. gwan; stow yer CAB or III soak yer wan
IN m nut DO yez see this cloo6? tbs anistasia'
But my wife is missing L want the police to
look for her. must find her She may have met
The policeman laughed loud and lons.,
marry homely crook like yezY' he asked. Be
ge6 ys COIN WI hefe m a na h z IN lot Of
While he held Van Hirer by the collar he Gaied
some OF yez cum down and how'd the BURGER
They came and held While the policeman was
going no The fire escape Van Hlrer spoke to them
II realize that appearances are against me. but
really Eentemsn . kf y0grseS9S VIM When
and how ! know not. with the only KEY You must
a RsHe IF one Of o yoa viii ~ k"d IDENTIFY me
sure the policeman will be satisfied"
Ibid you SUCH brazen ehrontery? SAID
ugly looking thus, isn't he?' . from another
Just think of blackboard IKE that living in the
nIif is T PAL got away with the goods said the
HEverythins's turned downsde up there. Come
on. me fifth story man. Yez viii be lucky II yes
git OFF with five years Some OF yez come along as
When they got to the station Van Hirer induced
the sereeant 10 let him send message to Singleton.
whom the officer happened to know .o,-u ,o,,..
Pss Of Tas Pe p6n 1n was nTae o hs
target it hit So. when after he had turned his
back on Van Hirer the latter stood at the ser
ef convusions. he said: Don't you wish you were
arEied? Van rsr Teped looking as h Ggnh he'd
smeared face. clothes and hands would lea him:
to freeing me- from this Predlcament. due to the
lack OF key the disappearance 81 my wiIe; the
ne'ghbors. I viii be grateful TO you
Van IIirer had criminal record and was law
abiding ciizen ana Sto9d S1oh.or fTp ms rne ana
the whisltey ready? Come round 20 drug store,
was SIngleton's farewell. received with reply.
Van Hirer decided that the only thing left was 10
20 home ard await developments He again
loo ked and as ne put his hand through the hole to
turn the catch he saw his wife looking at him.
She shrieked and ran. Her head was out Of the
front window and she shouting: Police! Help!
Murder! Fire. when he said. I'm sepulchral tones;
Lillian. il Is your husband" -,
"Oh. Henry. where have you been? What kept
YOU 50 Ions? Burglars have ransacked the house.
and they caught OF them going down the fire
escape Nothing is missing. Why, Henry. You are
all bloody What has happened to you? Henry
Van Hirer YOU have been drinking"
Mrs Lillian Emmons Van Hirer.' said ne a
big hiuff eoeth a long ways. but it doesn't reach
me For You have the unprecedented. premedl-
tated unadulterated. simon pure monumental. Ei-
colossal mountainous gall face,
impudence insolence and cheek TO ask where
been drinking (oh. IL only good and drunko
when I have been under arrest. threatened with
death at the hands OF a vile policeman. insulted
nv the other tenants of this house forced to climb
the FIRE ESCAPES bark my shins, smash window !
~ will cost Is cents for and II comes
the torfures OF that harm has befalen you
fv the bones all the henpecked i'll treated mis-
used husbands that ever were, this Is the limit. /
the apogee Of all the wrongs ever heaped Il /
benedicts head! Where have you been with the |
II was so blue and lonesome. and the Gayleighs |
came and asked TO go TO dinner at the White |
Mouse and I thought Il would cheer me up, and !
I Intended to get home before you did and I'll |
never go out to dinner again with any but !
She burst into paroxysm of sobs and a torrent |
Of tears flooded her face.
IT was unfortunate that the furnace had not been
started