Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-08-11

Jump thc toet Hot h'O snthueCo oiheCs
Strange and here all the timel
/ may have dozed on, though. Ger
tsisly-certainly. Look for the little
rascal. What's be stolen? Diamonds!
Tut! tut! Enterprising, isn't he?
Miss Omar. won't you kindly reach
the bell yonder-no, on the table,.
that's it-and ring for some one to
take the officer about?"
| rang.
Do you know what happened! An!
electric light strung on the tree above;
the table shone out. and there | stood
under 1t with Morlway's eyes full,
upon me.
Great" he began.
"Just ring again" Mr.. Latimer's
voice came soft as silk.
My fingers trembled so, the bell
clattered out of them and fell jangling
to the ground. But it rang. And the
light above me went out like magic.
| fell back into a garden chair.
81 beg your pardon, Mr.-was Mori-,
way the name?-l must have inter-
rupted you, but my eyes are troubling
me this evening, and | can't bear the
light. Miss Omar, thought the house,
keeper had instructed you-one ring
means light, two mean | want Burnett.
Here he comes. Burnett, take sergt
Mulhill through the place. He's look
ing. for thief. You will accompany
the sergeant, Mr-Moriway"'
Thank you-no. II you don't mind,
I'll wait out here"
That meant me. moved toward the
gate.
Not at all. Have a seat. Miss
Omar. sit down, won't you?" sat
down.
Miss Omar reads to me, Mr.. Mori-
way. I'm an invalid, as you. see. de-
pendent on the good Offices of my man.
! find a woman's voice a soothing
change" .,
ut must be. Particularly If the
voice is pleasing. Miss OMAR didn't
quite catch the name" -
He waited. But Miss Omar. had
nothing to say that minute. -.
yes, that's the. name. You've got,
1t all right" said Latimer. An un. |.
common name, isn't it?"
81 don't think ever heard It be.
fore. Do you know, Miss Omar. as I
heard your voice just before We got to
the gate, it sounded singularly boyish
to me-" --.-i--i-
M. Latimer does not find IL so-do
you" said as sweet-as sweet as l.
could coax. How sweets that. Tom
Dorgan? /,
Not at all" A little laugh cams
from Latimer as though he was enjoy;
ing joke all by himself But Mori-
way jumped with satisfaction He
knew the voice all right. q. .. I
Have you a brother, may / ask?"
He leaned over and looked keenlyI
at me. coo /,
81. am an orphan" said, sadly
with no relatives" >.
"A pitiful position" sneered Mori-
way "You look so much like boy !
! know that" ESQ
do you really think SOL" So aw-
fully polite was Latimer to such rat
as Norway. Why? Well wait. II
can't agree with you. Do YOU know,
find Miss Omar very feminine. OF
course short hair
Her hair is short. them" ...sy
Typhoid" ! murmured. - :
"Too bad" Norway sneered.
Eyes" snapped. 81 thought II was
at the time My hair was very heavy
and long, and had a chance to sit in.
a window at Troyons where they we've
advertising a hair tonic and" ,.
Rotten? OF course It was. I'd no
business to gable and just because
you and your newjob. Mag. came to my
mind at that minute, there went put
ting my foot In II.
Norway laughed. didn't like tie
sound of his laugh.
''Your reader is versatile. Mr. Lati-i
mer." he said.
YES. Latimer smoothed the soft
sin rug that lay over him. Poverty
ard HAT sort of versatility are often
he fellows eh? Tell me Mr., MORT,
wa these'lost diamonds are yours ~
NO. They belong to IA friend Of
mine Mrs. Kingdom"
"0b, the old lady who was married
thise afternoon to a young forture-
hurter!" couldn't resist It. -.
Norway jumped out Of his seat
She was not married" he suffered.
She
'"Changed her mind? How sensible
Of her! Did she find out what a crook
the fellow was? What was bis name
Morrison? No-Middieway-I have
heard it"
May ask, Miss OMAR didn't
have to see his face; his voice told
how mad with rage he was-"how YOU
come to be acquainted with a matter
that'only the contracting parties could
possibly know of"
why. they can't have kept It very;
secret. the old lady and the young
rascal who was after her money. for
you see we both knew Of Il; and Il
wasn't the bride and you certainly
l.