The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-28
CHAPTER VIII.
Henry Returns.


. grown out Of Henry's disappearance
with the mysterious box
Suppose, as he suspected, that the
box did contain Mrs Porter's Jade
pendant What then2 All sorts OF
Unpleasant things were possible IN
der the present circumstances there
was lively chance OF himself OilEtr
Grant, respected painter OF portraits
being taken for the thief
And suppose the girl had stolen the
pendant VIVA was she How clu
she happen to be at Mrs POTteTs
reception But above all who was
she2
oliver groaned dismaIy. rolled over
ca the dIVan preparatory TO rising.
yawued. sat up and held his head in
his hands. Then ne yawned again,
opened his eyes-and sat up very
The studio was flooded with sun
light and TIE unpictUresque disorder
OF last night was gone On the clean
y swept hearth a fresh fire was blaz-
IuE. and before the IRE stood the
small table with the breakfast tray.
The morning papers and a small pile
OF letters were beside it, awaiting
his attention
This was as il should be. yet Oliver
shook himself ShudderinEly and ran
his fingers through his JoUsIed hair.
The horrible thought came TO him
that perhaps he had broken the habit
of q lifetime that he had dreamed
or ina gined the visit of the unknown
girl that Jim kerns' work on the
safe was d vision induced by some
StlmulauI-
Presently the cdor of coffee preceded
Henry mao the room Yes there was no
installing IL Henry had TetUrneu-or
vas y possible that he had never gone
There was nothing apologize in Hen
ryS attitude nothing OF the repenranr
criminal His tone as he gently rebuked
MS master was CDuElUCIn-lT familiar
You couldn't have rested easy, Mr.
ChFe-.' he said reprOachfUlly, lighting
me burner under the coffee urn i j
have 20 keep this warm for YOU, 7 SUD
pCSe VIII you De ready SOON
oliver regarded him in moody silence.
Henry apparently failed to notice any
thing unusual i'm his masters attitude
He BUSTED about e-erseticaIy covering
the plate OF buttered toast and rear
ranging rhe Papers
why wasn't you in bedg'- he con-
tlnUed- as Oliver did not seem disposed
10 keep I'D his end Of the conversation
OllTer sCOWled severely Somebody
was 10 blame for something, though
just W hat he wasn't quite sure Either
ne or Henry owed the other an explaua-
ton
Where we're YOU last night. Henry -
he demanded at length
Henry paused in the act Of drawing
I'D a chair before the table, and leaned
conndentisIIy on the back Of it. HIS
face beamed with righteous satisfaction
Indeed, Mr.. Oliver, he said. eagerly.
its the happy man ] am this morning.
Perhaps woke you up with my singing
gust now ] was that happy ! cOuldn
help II 80
4 didn't hear you said Oliver. cross
~ What's i about I didn't kuOT
you were going out You said n9thiHg
Listen sir-I-U tell you- Let me help
You with your coat its bit wrinkled
from laTlu IN IT, While YOU was 10 the
opera J got word that my mother was
taken sudden with a heart attack. Nv
brother telephoned me She lives in
Harlem
Henry paused dramatically.
w ell sir he went on, you may
imagine now upset I was me bezs-' 50
fOud-'ike Of her 7 didn't wait for Meth
and hustled up there IS fast as I
yes said Oliver. eagerly Il think
and praised be the Lord" said Hen
~. TeverenIly- shes all right now
See here. Henry said Oliver. sud
denly you say YOU didn't stop for any
thing Wasn't there something YOU
thought Of"
Then his face cleared and spread IN a
network Of smiles oh sure. sir, there
was There was the box YOU told me 20
he 50 particular with OF course.
didn't forget that"
HAh,'- cried Oliver. feeling years
younger with the sudden relief
NO. sir I stuck il in my pocket and
left II at the safe deposit vault OU-.Hly
way I'D town. not knowing when 7 would
be hack, and not wishing 10 cary II
bout with me But she was much bet
Ter HLEH EEA La-EIE an AllF1 tliAA
need me. so came right back again
And the box
Its stu in the safe deposit vault
III get it for YOU right away, if YOU say
NO. not right away Let it stay
there for the present he added
Vard the telephone A summons should
come for IL soon, Il the girl shared his
anxiety
Before oliver had quite finished hf
breakfast Henry again BUSTED import
sntIy into the room
Ar oliver" he said. eagerly. some
thing happened last night forgot q
tell YOU about It. 7 was comm home
long about . o'clock. 7 think il was
and when 7 got here 10 our front door
what de wou think 7 saw He paused
Oliver stored eating and regarded hi
servsut with quick suspicion
'IVeIl7- he said shortly
There was q carriage StandIn ouJSid'
the door. Ar Oliver an J say 10 my
SELF. SAYS T. Henry. that don't looi
right Suppose YOU watch and see 7ylls
THAT was II. my mind. but 1t wa.
cold outside so SteDs 10 our IRON
door. opens fl. and soueJhin' Tushcs 0v
past me 7 thought IL was man
grabbed IL by the coat sleeves An
what do YOU think Mr. Oliver
Oliver felt himself turning cola
I'm sure what was It Henry h
eNcla lined weakly
--Ior'. bless nv soul When he tuTne
he screamed. and il vOu'H believe me
Il was a woman dressed in man
clothes almost "a tied sir 7 give yOl
nv word 7 did-a1i then 7 recollectei
my duty sir I tried 10 hold her. 10 fini
ont what business q woman had at ina
hour. comm oct Of our front door. bu
she was too quick She gimme the slip
1eastvsavs. she thought she did
He paused and ETinncd AT Olive
knCvvinEiv-
the story had SEQUEL
You see said Henry II his own &c
Tense lit vas my opinion that the i21
was a suspicious character I had ID
notion that IL might be a real lady. SKY
F7r1zi0' a. 10 wee OF course Sir.
don't really know. It's quite likely som
Of the gentlemen upstairs has been hay
fn- = masquerade Anyway I though
Il was my DUTY 70 Ind out all could
So what do Won think I does sir
ssIK-l,af did YOU dO2'. exclaimed Oliver
You didn't dream Of following
That's what 7 did answered Henry
triumpbantly. I jumps on the bac