Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

happen to know her name' Yes. I'll hold
the line"
There was a long pause, then MeKniEhts
voice:
"Heuo-yes Thank you very much Good
by"
He came upstairs, two steps at q tina
Look here" he said, bursting into the
room, there may be something IN your
theory, after all The womhn's nams-it
may be a coincidence, but it's ouFious-hor
name is Sullivan"
What did ! tell you?'' ] said. sitting uR
suddenly in bed. Shes probably q sister
Of that scoundrel in lower seven, and she
was afraid of what he might do"
Well I'll go there some day soon. She's
not conscious yet In the meantime the
only thing I can do is 10 keep an eye,
through a detective, on the people who try
to approach Bronson. Wen have the case
continued, anyhow, in the hope that the
stolen notes will sooner or later turn up"
"Confound this arm" / said, paying for
my energy with some excrucisting throbs.
There's so much 10 be looked after, and
/ here / am bandaged, splinted, and gener-
/ ally useless. It's beasuy shame"
Don't forget that ! am here" said Mo-
knight pompously And another thing,
when you feel this way Just remember
there are two less desirable places where
you might be. One is Jail, and the other
is" He strummed on an imaginary harp,
with devotional eyes
But McKnights light-heaTtedness jarred
on me that morning. l lay and frowned
under my helplessness When by chance
I touched the little gold bag. II seemed TO
( scorch my fingers. Riohey. finding me
unresponsive left 10 keep his luncheon en-
gsgement with Alison West As he clat-
tered down the stairs ] turned my back
70 the morning sunshine and abandoned
myself 10 misery. Ry what strain on her
frayed nerves was Alison West keeping
up, ] wondered? Under the circumstances
would ! dare 10 return the bsg7 Knowing
that had Il would she hate me for my
] knowledge or had ! exaggerated the I'm
portance Of the necklace and In that case
had she forgotten me slready1
But Mcknight had not gone. after all. I
heard him coming back, his voice preceding
him, and ] groaned with irritation.
Wake up!' ne called, Somebody's sent
you lot Of flowers Please hold the box
Mrs. klopton; I'm going out 20 be run
down by an automobile"
/ ] reused 70 feeble interest NY brothers
wife is punctilious about such thinFs; ell
the new babies in the family have silver
rsttles, and all the sick people flowers.
Mcknight pulled Up an armfui Of roses
and held them out TO me
Wonder who they're from?" be said,
fumbiing the box for q card. There's 10
nRme-yes, here's one"
lie held II Up and resd it with sxGs-
perating siowness.
Rest wishes for an early recovery
a COMPANION IN MIsFORTUNT.-
Well what DO you know sbout that!"
. he exclaimed That's somethinR YOU
didn't tell me. Lollie
IT was hardly worth mentioning" I said
mendaclously. with my heart beating uutu
could hear H. she had not forgOttsa.
after all
Mcknight took q bud and fastened Il IN
his buttonhols. Tn AFRAID I Was not sspo-
cially pleasant about g. Thsy were her
roses. and anyhow, they were msGnt for
me Richsy left very soon. with an irrttat-
/ Ing final grin az the boz.
'Goodoy. sir woman hatsr" hs iosrsd a
me from the dc1F
- no wore one % ne roues she haA
sent ne 70 luncheon with her. and I iay
back among my piluWs ana tried 70 70
member that n was his nms. anyhow. ana
NAT ! wamt even craving eards "a
reuaember nat. ana - forEet ths broken
neoklans unaia mY hsaa'
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