The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-25
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BY Ethel Watts-Mumford Grant
Author q ''Dupcs," 'Whi,ewash." " ETC.
Copyright, 1908, by Benz. B. Hampton
CHAPTER XIV.

CrOSSlnS quickly TO the Qen Sne
drew from wood box back-num-
bered newspaper and from the desk
long pair of clipping shears. Re-
turning, she sat down enthusiast
cally.
"Sit over there, Joe," she COM
manded, " and screen the view. Now,
here goes! Look at this headline
Innocent Man Executed Cut out
the innocent man'-that's what
happens often enough; and here in
the text. accused Look! Innocent
man accused'-that's a start. Cut
out the 'plunder' from 'Plunderband'
there under that caricature-we'll
want that plunder. Take the re-
turn from Nine. Melba's arrival.
But where will you put the stuff?
You mustn't stop to bury, or any
thing like that; some place where
you can sling it quick and not be
suspected even If some one saw you
"a plain sight sort Of place."
Suppose l fire 1t under the cul-
vert by the motor entrance. There's
water enough in the brook to cover
the package, and it's too heavy to
wash down, I suppose. Nobody'd
look for it there unless they were
told"
Right, o." said Alice, beginning
once more to diligently search the
paragraphs. Here's motor from
the ads, and Park from the land
boom spectators. We ought to get
entrance from the theatrical col
umn. There 'in,' that's easy, wa
ter'-that's poser. Oh, here's some
body who couldn't brook delays;
that's Providence for you. Now for
UNDER"
Look in the political news.
There's always some one under sus-
picion.'"
"Joe! you're a jewel yourself. Mind
you don't fall under the bridge"
The scissors shipped vigorously for
a moment. 'Culvert,' we'll never
find that. 'Bridge'?-the social COL
umn; some one must be giving a
blowout"
or the dental ads.." suggested
Stacy.
The shears bit sharply into the
now perforated sheet. mo, I'm 60
ing to take that bridge right out of
the beauty doctors nose notice. Now
we have it-look!" She spread the
clipped words upon her palm. "'In-
nocent man accused, return Plunder,
Motor Park entrance, IN brook under
bridge There, we have it. Now
cut to all whom it may concern
from the legal stripe, and a head
line about Robbery at Evelyn
Grange from a recent paper-that
for directions-do you see?-to take
the recipients eye. Wish could
think of the best eye"
Stacy picked up the remains of
the papers and flung them upon the
blazing logs, where they blazed for a
moment and. turning to black Gin
ders, floated upward in the current
of the draught.
Alice leaned forward. "You
ought to know the metal Of these
local people pretty we'll. What sort
of reputation does our hayseed
sheriff wear?"
He's a perfectly honest fool"
There's your man." cried Alice
triumphantly. "and it would do my
heart good. to see him Gull the re-
wards over the heads Of those spav-
ined, wall-eyed, ring-boned detec-
tives. I hate the sight of them, and
wouldn't trust one around the cor
ner with plugged nickel. Can you
reach him?-the sheriff, mean"
Shouldn't WONDER" he smiled.
Ellis beat isn't very long one. Slap
those words on a piece of paper-a
noncommittal piece; tear the margin
from another paper. Where can you
get one?"
I'm there. No, don't come; stay
where you are, to see II anyone
comes" She darted into the den,
mutilated another news sheet, and,
turning up the electric reading lamp,
hastily dabbed the paste brush into
the jar and anointed the scrap. A
moment later the words were neatly
arranged, and presented a startling
MISUNDERSTANDING from scare
type to italics. But the information
conveyed was clear. Blotting and
folding the slip, the somewhat vague
and general address was added, and
Alice, extinguishing the light, re-
turned beaming to the gun-room
hreside. "Alrs we'll that ends WE'LL"
she exclaimed. "and you shall have
a cocktail right now. and I'll make 1t
myself. o Joy! . joyi o joy!"
Joe Stacy's presence saved the
dinner that night from positive
gloom. Wendtam's face was care
worn; Mrs. Lawdon, who appeared
in a Creation" befitting an embassy
ball, insisted, in spite Of her hus-
bands efforts to switch the subject,
upon discussing the robbery and the
latest detective reports-they were
encouraging. Dawson had been
traded to Newark, and an arrest was
expkcted at any moment. Alice
spatkled. Always handsome in