Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-25
CHAPTER VIII.
ANOTHER SALAD IDEA.

r bed untouched. his hat ana coat On the rack. his inseparable walkin s-stick in the umbrellastand, they were nightly worried They questioned Jane. but she knew nothing. Jack went out to the stables: no news there. William. -,i having driven the girls home himself. dared say nothing. Then Jack wisely telephoned for me and I hurried orer to the house.
 Maybe he hunted up some friends last night I suggested.
 But here's his hat" cried Nancy s.0h, he's all right: don't Norry. I'll take tour around the city I'll find ' ,hmi He may be at one of the clubs 7l-s.- Fortunately for Mir. James Osborne I :sElrnaa home first. and there found :. .fis notc awaiting ne was at the estt h. noon, armed with s35 and ; suit of clothes of my own. I found the clerk v ' "A young man, dressed as . groom, :. aad locked up overnight" '. said cau- ss tiously T wish to pay his fine" James Osborne?" 2 "Yes, that's the name; James Os- | borne, ne,'-reaching down into my poek- ct
 5 Zines just been paid. We were 5 about to release him. Here, officer. . show this gentleman to James Os- s bornes cell. and tell him to pack up 2 and get out.
 So his fine was paid! Found the ; money in his clothes. doubtless. On e the way to the cells I wondered what 5 the deuce the rascal had been doing to get locked up overnight. I was vastly !. angry. but al the sight of him all my anger melted into prolonged shout of laughter.
 That's right; laugh, you old pirate. wish you had been in my boots a few hours ago. Lord."
 I laughed again.
 Have you got that s35?' he asked.
 Why, your fine has been paid" I replied. rather surprised.
 And didn't you pay it?"
 Not I, The clerk told me hat it had just been paid
 Warburton's jaw sank Imply. Just been paid?- Who the deuce could have paid it, or-known?"
 First, tell me what you've been up to-
 He told me snatches of the exploit as he changed his clothes. and it was question which of us laughed the more But he didn't say a word about the stolen kiss. for which think none the less of him.
 Who were the women?" I asked.
 He locked at me for a space. as if deciding Finally he made a negative sign.
 Don't know who they were. eh?"- incredulously.
 He shrugged. laughed. and drew on his shoes.
 q T always knew that I was the jack z ass of the family. Chuck. but I never expected 10 do it so well Let's get out lsof this hole. wonder who can have paid that fine? -. No, that would not be possible,"
 What would not be- Nothing. nothing.
 But l could see that his spirits haf gone up several degrees.
 The whole thing is likely to be Tn the evening papers" said. He needed a little worrying And I knew his horror of publicity.
 "The newspapers? In the newspa- pers? Oh. I say. Chuck. can't you use your influence to suppress the thing? V iThirk of the girls ''aa r t.FFs
 "In do the best can And there's 2. only one thing for you 10 do. and that is to cut out of town ill your beard has grown IL would serve you right, however. if the reporters got he true facts
 I'm for getting out of town, Chuck; and on the next train but one
 Here our conversation was inter .rIpted by the entrance of policeman. -.s- "A note for Mister Osborne. .-irOni- rseaIly He tossed the Ietre- 10 Vsr- burton and w:tfi-ev-
 Misssr osbO-ne ssee-Iv tore open zn rsd Of the en~aiope-s vsTy zTistocrst- . ic envelope. as eOul.i .eaiily discern and extrac:ed ths -s,te- closely
 vstrbed hls ias.si sxp-sss;ous First. sae:c was ir.s-ssf. men surprise -o es succeeded oy amusement and certain exulta,io7 Te slapped his thigh .'Rv George. Chuck. II' do .-.
 DO i-- Now vhat-'
 'TIst=a 10 ,his" He eis-rsi tis throse saifad Q. ths fsintiy scented 6 raper and cIearei his th7oa- again He looked up st me 7rdilv.
 .wsl1e" ss'7 [ imvztisntly -as zs eager Q near ]. as he had been 70 ssad is believed that ths' mystery vas zu1ut -0 be solved
 Iames Osborne Sir have been thins he matter o5eT seriously. and t-lhsve colEe -r +hs conclusion that fh@rs z-av have hesr al--fs-sS~e@E EndoHbt edIy IT. gruor vas primarily to blame have dis-Asrzri hlm for rszler5ing his pozr of SHrr distinctly recall ths manner fr which vJl handled ths horses Iss- night It nsy be possible nat they -ar away Eith you- How a. ever -Ast rsv he sEf myself i1 need of zrugr Your hCrsenanship saved |. u< iron . serious sr-ident- If yoI zill r-orfss 70 I=t whisky alone besides h-suzf-z ne re-o--eu6z-iC-- and gre -sfhuur euzzEs-eu-. call s- ths sn- rlozsd address this afternoon sf three