The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-09-02
The MINES were Charles L. Ieffreys

ana MISS Isabelle LeavenwOrtn. line
discovery of the posting of the names
was made by a $50 fiatter who used
the startling bit of information TO Sc
cure an entrance into the apartments-
and welcome along with it-of those
whose husbands could go her husband
$40 month better In the matter of
rent.
"Scandalous: they're not married."
said Mrs. Broderick. what will Mrs.
de Courcey sayf'
1.-THE landlord must know this nj
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 fiat 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 he
seen the glare of a white artificial
light. Charles l.. Jeffreys and Isabelle
Leavenworth carried strange bundles
into the apartment. At one time the
maid of the $40 flatter, who lived above
No. z, 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 n beauty. It's
absolutely perfect. 1t hasn't that dead
finish that made the others SO poor.
This one will be sure to go. See how
glossy 1t 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 alr-shaft and assailed the
listeners nostrlls. She had the secret
now. Those drawn shades with the
white artificial light showing at the
edges, the mysterious boxes and bum
dies and the lack of furniture and the
smell of chemicals were all explained,
The select apartment building was har-
boring gang Of counterfeiters. There
was more conversation from below
about gloss and finish, acids, tests and
prints. The janltor was summoned.
He listened after hearing voiced the
tenants suspicious and was convinced.
The news went through the building
like wildfire. Mrs. jenkins, the $40
fiatter, was heroine. With deputa-
ton composed in part by a special act
Of grace. of the humble $50 renters,
the landlord was waited upon. He had
left town for two weeks.
"This villainy must be stopped. even
II the landlord is away" said Mrs
Broderlck. "Janltor, you must do your
duty. never can face my cousin.
Mrs. de Courcey, again"
John, the janitor, was trifle 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 q
bright white light in the parlor opposite
the doorway. There was a curious
odor in the place. There standing on a
| chair in the parlor was as pretty q
girl as man cares to look on. She
was holding little frame up within
few inches Of the glazing white light
of the patent gas burner. She turned
| at the noise of the intrusion. "What
do you wantY' she said, just trifle
| sharply. Then, turning, she exclaimed
There, you've made me overprlnt this
picture. This Is the last sheet OF this
kind of paper l have in the house."
| The officer grinned little and whis'
| pered in the janitor's ears: you're q
fool. Get us out of this some way"
| John was not too dense to get a
CLEAN Of light into his brain thai
showed him way out of the difficulty
Excuse me-" he said, "but I've
brought up the plumber to look ut the
water pipes, and as your curtains were
down l thought you were out"
| "All right; no harm done; I'll ge'
some more paper" and as she spoke
a door in the rear of the fiat opened
and Jeffreys appeared, saying: Belle
this last plate developed beautifully
It's prize winner, you bet"
Three days later morning paper an
nounced the fact that Miss Isabelle
Leavenworth and her half-brother
Charles L. Jeffreys, 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 tn,
brother and sister had taken a Nortl
Side apartment for temporary use as
gallery. The $500 money prize which
had been won would be given to st
Barnabas' Hospital, for the young PEG
pie were wealthy and followed pho
! Biography only for the love of It. mis-.
Leavenworth,' 1t continued, SIS tn,
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