The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-11

was drunk enough with success to
take big chances. Aad just while l
was wishing for something really big
to tackle, it came along in the shape
Of that big floor-walkerl
He was without a hat. and his eyes
looked so ways at once. But you've
got to look 81 If you want TO catch
Nance Olden. I ran up the stairs of
he first fat-house and rang the bell
And as ! sailed up in the elevator
saw the big foor-walker hurry past;
he'd lost the scent.
The boy let me off at the top floor.
and after the elevator had gene down
| walked up to the roof. 1t was fine
way up there, so still and high. with
The lights coming out down in the
town. And took out my pretty lace
collar and put 1t around my neck,
wishing / could keep it and wishing
that had, at least. a glass to see my
self in 1t just once when my eye
caught the window of the next house.
It would do for mirror all right,
for the dark green shade was down.
But at sight of the shade blowing In
the wind | forgot all about the collar
It's this way. Mag. when they press
you too far; and that little rat of a
lawyer had got me most to the wall
| looked at the window. measuring
the little climb it would be for me to
get to 1.-THE house next door was
Just one story higher than the one
where was, SO its top story was on a
level with the roof nearly where
stood. And made up my mind to
get what would let Tom off easy, or
break into jail myself,
And so | didn't care much what
might fall into through that win
low And perhaps because l didn't
care, | slipped into dark hall. and
lot thing stirred; not footstep
reaked | felt like the princess
Princess Nancy Olden--come TO wake
the Sleeping Beauty; some dude it'd
be that would have curly hair like
Tom Dorgans and would wear clothes
like my friend Latimer's, over in
DipOhiy II.
Can you sec me there. standing on
ane leg like storl ready to lie or to
ny at the first sound?
We'll, the first sound didn't come
Neither did the second In fact. none
If EN- came unless made EN- myself
Softly as Molly goes when the baby's
lust dropped of to sleep, | walked
toward an open door 1t was a par
Tor. smelly with tobacco, and With
lots Of papers and books around And
nary he-bcnuty any other kind.
tried the door or room next to
Il A bedroom But no beauty.
Silly! Don't you tumble yet? 1t
was q bachelors apartment, and the
bachelor Beauty was ont. and Princess
Nancy had the place all to herself.
suppose | really ought TO have left
! my card or he wouldn't know who
| had walked him-but | hadn't intended
10 so calling when | left home. So
| thought I'd look for one of his as a
souvenir and anything else of his I
could make use Of
There were shirts ia liked for Tom,
dandy coiored ones, and suits with
| checks in EN- and without But
wanted something easy and small and
Cat, made Of crackly printed yellow or
green paper with numbers on it,
How did | know he had anything
like that? Why. Mag. Mag Monahan,
/ ~ hf,,lr hal. IN, t1,n
| bishops set, you're so simple!
had to turn on the electric light
sitter a bit.--it got $50 dark And |
/ don't like light in other people,
houses when they're not at home, and
| neither am But there was nothing
ii the bedroom except some pearl
| studs ] got those and then went bacl;
70 the parlor
The desk caught my eye. Oh, Mag
4 had the loveliest pictures on it,
pictures Of swell actresses and dancers
It was mahogany with lots of little
drawers and two curry side boxes.
pulled open all the drawers. They
we're full OF papers all right, but they
we're printed, cut from newspapers
and all about theaters.
You can't feed things like this
/ Nance. to that shark Of a lawyer"
said to myself, pushing the box on tht
side impatiently.
And then gggled outright.
1 Why?
1 Just cause had pushed that sidt
box till it swung aside on hinges
didn't know about, and there, in {
little secret nest was pile Of thos'
same crisp. crinkly paper things IL
been looking for.
| 2o-- 6O--110-160--210 260-310.
i Three hundred and ten dollars. Mas
Monahan Three hundred and ten, am
Nance Olden!
GLORY BEL" I whispered.
GLORY be damned heard be
4 ITO be Continued.)