The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-17
halls of the building rang. "Yes. he


must await developments The heavy
shades OF fat No. : were always down.
Charles l.. Jcffreys and Miss Isabelle
LeayenwOrth came and went through
the day. They LETT in the late after
noon every day, ana 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. I. through
J the cracks at TIE side. when the occu-
pants were AT home could always be
seen the glare or a white artificial
light. Charles l.. Jeffreys and Isabelle
| LeayenwOrtb carried strange bundles
| into the apartment. At one time the
maid OF the $40 fatter. who lived above
| No. Z, called her mistress from her
post at the window for consultation on
household matter. They stood near
the ar-shaft. with which all apartment
! buildings are cursed. The mistress dis
| missed the maid percmptOrlly 10 the
! kitchen and shut the door. Her ear
was ut the air-shaft This is what she
| heard: Charlie, this is a beauty. It's
absolutely perfect II hasn't that dead
! finish that made the others so poor
! This one will De sure 10 go. See how
glossy IT is. We won't have 10 try
any more Of that acid"
An odOr OF chemicals mingled with
the faint smell Of something burning
came up the air-shaft and assailed the
listeners nOstrils. She had the secret
now Those drawn shades with the
white artificial light showing at the
edges. the mysterious boxes ana bun
dies ana the lack of furniture and the
smell Of chemicals were all explained.
The select apartment building was har-
boring gang Of counterfeitcrs. There
was more conversation from below
about gloss and finish. acids. tests and
prints The janitOr was summoned.
lie listened after hearing voiced the
tenants suspicious and was convinced.
The news went through the building
like wildhre. Mrs. Jenkins, the $40
hatter. was heroine. With deputa-
ton composed in part by u special act
of grace, of the humble $50 renters.
the landlord was waited upon. He had
left town for two weeks.
This villainy must he stopped, even
If the landlord is away" said Mrs.
Broderick. "JanitOr, you must do your
duty. | never can face my cousin,
Mrs dc Courcey. again"
John. the jaGitor. was a trihc dense.
bu the knew his duty. He got his pass
key and plain clothes man from
the East Chicago avenue station. They
went to No Z John slipped In his
key, opened the door and strobe in, fol-
lowed by the officer. There was Il
bright white light in the parlor opposite
the doorway. There was Il curious
odor in the place. There standing on a
chair in the parlOr was as pretty Il
girl as man cares to look on. She
was holding n little frame up within
a few inches of the glaring white light
OF the patent gas burner. She turned
at the noise of the intrusion. what
do YOU want?" she said just a triflc
sharply. Then. turning, she exclaimed:
There. you've made me oyerprint this
| picture. This is the last sheet of this
kind OF paper | have in the house.
The officer grinned a little ana whis-
! pered in the janltor'J ears: You're II
fool. Get us out of this some way"
John was not TOO dens" TO get n
! glcam Of light into his brain that
! showed him n way out of the difficulty.
Excuse me" he said, but I've
brought up the plumber to look at the
water pipes and rs your curtains were
down thought you were out"
"All right; 10 harm done; III get
some more paper" and as she spoke
a door in the rear Of the Aat opened
ana Jcffrcys appeared, saying: Belle.
this last plate developed beautifully.
| It's Il prize winner, you bet"
Three days later morning paper an.
nouncCd the fact that Miss Isabelle
Lcavcnworth and her half-brothcr,
Charles l.. JefIreys. had taken the prize
OF $500 offered by the Cloudy Day
! Camera Company Of New York for the
best series Of amateur photographs.
The paper went on to state that the
brother and sister had taken n North
Side apartment for temporary use as a
gallery. The $500 money prize which
had been won would be given TO ST.
BarnabnS' Hospital, for the young pCo.
pie were wealthy and followed pho
Biography only for the love of II. Miss
) Lcavcnworth." 1t continued. lis the
, daughter of General Joseph Leaven-
worth. OF the Lake Shore drive. Mr..
; JcnfeyS Is the son OF Mrs. Lcaycn'
worth by Il former marriage"
Flat No. is vacant again. The
landlord had let the amateur photoS.
raphcrS have it for month on the pay.
, mcnt Of double rent The $40 and $50
iiatters are now sitting in the back
, rooG,S; the bay windows are deserted
; II am so glad" said Mrs Broderick
to Mrs. Reynolds that | never had an
, evil thought concerning the young pco
I pie. knew everything was right from
| the mc,aent | saw them. Ii | had said
or thought anything evil how could
! face my dear cousin. Mrs. de Courcey
4 for she lives next door to General
, I.cavenworth aud is his lifelong
q. friend? ?"-Edwari II. Clark. in the Chi
cago Record. Herald. -.
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