New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-15
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST IS 1909

able cut His light hair, blue eyes ana rather hsh
pitched voice gave him somewhat effeminate AR
which had been the undoing OF more than one would
be bully az school and college.
Mornin' old top was his greeting as he dropped
into a chair. Say, what sort OF game + tIls you
steered me up against"
What do YOU know Tommy: Carleton asked
without replying 20 the question.
Well followed the young person from the pop
store 70 the place where she hangs her hat Rather
shabby dggings not half nice enough Tor such nice
looking girl She's little peach. She didn 2 speak
10 ANYBODY on the way. Went IN. So did /. Found
the old lady who owns the shack. and had the grand
good luck 10 get the large and sunptuous hve-doar
a week apartment next 20 the third floor back nall
room occupied by the little peach Had 70 pay IN adj
vance Five dollars for expenses, old man. but the
room Is YOURS for DAYS Sat up until three
O'Clock this morning by the open window. hight out.
door open a wide crack. Nothln dom she
dropped nothing out OF the wlndoW- passed nothing
out through the door She turned IN at ten. should
say. at least she doused her glI1n about that time
Fixed her own upper.-sOmethlng light and noun
ishing | shout say like fO-Ce or shredded wheat
Similar menu for reakfast fancy, for she came out
at halfpast eight this morning and went straight 20
the office me trailing. Mailed no letters. SAID good
morning the old man the elevator, dldn speak
room; for she didn't lock the door after her and
rude enough 10 open II and look IN while she was
going down stairs That's all She didn't see me.
1t would have been delicate attention Your part,
old man. 20 have ordered nice little dinner sent IN
- Well done thou good and faithful Tommy" ex-
claimed Carleton. I'D have done my own sleuth-
ing only if the young woman had seen me sneaklrg
around where she lives, my cake would have been
dough IN a minute. Now v1I shall know Why you
have been compelled 20 lose the greater part OF your
nights rest and 20 fOregO your evening meal. You
give me credit for suppcsng that the place was a
boarding house
He gave Medfori a succinct account of the leak in
the office ending with She Is either the slyest,
sIckes little pretender that ever lived or else she
perfectly innocent
.Innocent," cried Medford ..Of course she's IN
II II IA N4E
nerless slumberess, and breakfastless on her ac-
count, that proves II
That's my opinion, assented Carleton
but We got prove the chief and fear that
Your arguments would hardly convince him. even
coming from So well known a woman hatcr as Thomas
NIning MedfOrd. The old man pretty sore To tell
the truth, I've got % convince myself, and that $
what Stumps For I'm Just certain that the
information gets out through her iusyrmentalI,v
/ that she Is totally unconscious OF II. There $
Just time when the information get out, and
that Is while she IS in the office Y ON and Anderson
men agreed that She communicates with no one
when outside, and kno" that she didn't send any
messages yesterday, for | watched her the entire
time she writing the letters The only reason
able inference Is that some one Is flchng the in
formation without her knowledge; but who, where,
and how"
Morse code" suggested Nedford. who had read
OF such things metal cylinders typewriters and
designing operators tapping out dots and dashes 10
listening cOnfederateS
No. | learned enough telesraphv when l was in
the railroad business 10 know that She was doing
nothing OF the sort while She was AZ the machine
yesterday. Besides. | thought YOU were ready 10
swear 10 her innocence Noud better go up town
eat your breakfast, and then go home and make
up Of the sleep YOU lost the cause last night
I'll let YOU know ii anything got out YESTERDAY in
spite OF our precautions, YOU VIII dine with me
tonight
IT was nearly three o'clock before Abel Lorinc en-
tered the office and when Carleton hurried 10 the
sanctum ne found the senior partner much per