The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-09-04

fasts, aud had taken their posts IN the
windows Every morning az o'clock
the newly moved In tenants were seen
by the watchers TO enter the hallway /
and go 10 their apartments The query |
was, "What are they doing abroad so
earlyW
one day there came a shock that |
nearly shook the vigilant women senti; |
nels out of their chairs The names |
Of the new tenants had been placed on
the letter box In the lower hallway |
The names were Charles L. Jenreys
and Miss Isabelle Leavenworth The
discovery Of the posting of the names
was made by a $50 fatter, who used
the startling bit Of information to Sc
cure an entrance into the apartments
and a welcome along with it-of those
whose husbands could 60 her husband
$40 a month better In the matter Of
rent.
"Scandalous; they're not married"
said Mrs. Broderlck. "What will Mrs.
dc Courcey sayY
THE landlord must know this at
once" said Mrs. Reynolds, and all the
halls Of the building rang, Yes, he
must"
Nobody moved in the matter. They
must await developments The heavy
shades Of fat No. Z were always down.
Charles L. Jeffreys and Miss Isabelle
Leavenworth came and went through
the day. They left in the late after
noon every day, and no one knew at
what hour they returned. The excite
ment throughout the building was way
above fever heat While the shades
were drawn all day in No Z, through
the cracks at the side, when the occu-
pants were at home, could always be
seen the glare of a white artificial
light Charles L. Jeffreys and Isabelle
Leavenworth carried strange bundles
| into the apartment. At one time tho
maid Of the $40 aatter, who lived above
! No. 7, called her mistress from her
post at the window for consultation on
a household matter. They stood near
the air-shaft, with which all apartment
buildings are cursed. The mistress dis
missed the maid peremptOrily to the
kitchen and shut the door. Her ear
was at the air-shaft. This is what she
heard: Charlie, this is a beauty. Its
absolutely perfect. 1t hasn't that dead
finish that made the others so poor.
This one will be sure to 80. See how
glossy it is. We won't have to try
any more Of that acid"
An odor of chemicals mingled with
the faint smell of something burning
came up the air-shaft and Gssailed the
listeners nostrils. She had the secret
now. Those drawn shades with the
white artificial light showing at the
edges, the mysterious boxes and bun
dies and the lack Of furniture and the
smell of chemicals were all explained
The select apartment building was har.
boring a gang Of counterfeiters. There
was more conversation from below
about gloss and finish, acids, tests ant
prints. The janitor was summoned
, He listened after hearing voiced the
tenants suspicious and was convinced
. The news went through the buildin:
, like wildfre. Mrs. Jenkins, the Sax
, fatter, was a heroine With a deputa
; ton composed in part by special &c
, Of grace, Of the humble $50 renters
, the landlord was waited upon. He hat
! left town for two weeks.
> This villainy must be stopped, ever
{ if the landlord is away" said Mrs
Broderick, "Janitor, you must do you
] duty. / never can face my cousin
. Mrs. de Courcey, again"
5 John, the janitor, was a tride dense
S Blu the knew his duty. He got his pas
8 key md Il plain clothes man from
the East Chicago avenue station. The
S went to No T. John slipped in hi
> key, opened the door ana strobe in, fo
Q lowed by the officer There was
o bright white light in the parlor opposit
:, the doorway. There was a curiou
/ odor in the place. There standing on
4 chair in the Darlor was as pretty
l. girl as a man cares to look on Sh
+ was holding a little frame up With
s a few inches OF the glaring white ligl
:. Of the patent gas burner. She turne
5 at the noise of the Intrusion. "Wha
0 do you want?" she said, just q triA
L sharply. Then, turning, she exclaimed
J. There, you've made me overprint TIL
picture This is the last sheet of th
U kind of paper l have in the house"
e The officer grinned little and viii
e pered in the janitor's ears: You're
IS fool. Get US out Of this some way"
z John was not too dense to get
e CLEAN Of light into his brain th,
:e showed him q waY out Of the difficult