The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
"Its-two against two, isn't It'll"
Eyes, and we'll beat them yet"
ssNO doubt of it."

"Its-two against two, isn't It?
Eyes, and we'll beat them yet"
"No doubt of it,
"Have you anything to suggest!'
"Well, no; not just now"
We saw the nurse 60 out with her
/ charge and knew that every afternoon
she took the child to a little park IN
the neighborhood. Treusdail should
not have permitted this. but he said
that it wouldn't do to keep the little
girl in the house. I proposed to Miss
| Sweet. that we walk out follow the
nurse to the park and see It we could
learn anything. She consented. and.
| getting her hat and wraps, we sailed
forth.
We soon saw the nurse walking
slowly, the child trotting alone. either
beside. or behind her, carrying a toy
balloon. We measured our pace to
suit theirs, and they entered the park
without knowing that we were near
them. A moment later the nurse turn
ed and, suddenly seeing US, gave an
Involuntary start.
1.-THE plot t%hickens," l remarked to
my companion. "Ill bet that this
nurse, being permitted to leave the
house. will get rid Of the diamond"
Suppose she has it with her now?'
said Miss Sweet.
"It's possible"
81 have neve seen her 80 agitated
as when she turned and saw us be-
hind her."
"You are on the track. You made
the discovery that she was in league
with her mistress. Suppose we let
her see by our acts and the express
sions Of our faces that We are watch.
ing her. It may drive her into doing
something that will expose her"
By, this time the nurse had taken q
seat on a bench. while the child played
about with her balloon. On several
occasions she let go the string. the
balloon rose, and the nurse caught 1t
only in time to save it. We walked
by the woman and as we did SO stared
1T her ominously. She trembled like
a leaf. We walked on a short dis
lance and turned. The child's balloon
had escaped and was caught in the
branches of a tree overhanging the
seat where the nurse sat. The child
was crying for her toy. and the nurse
was trying to quiet her.
It'll buy you another. deafie.' she
said. THAT one has gone where n
can't get it."
The nurse spoke the truth. Only a
long ladder would enable any one to
reach the toy. 1t had lodged some
thirty feet from the ground. AS I
walked past the tree looked up at II.
I noticed that the string attached to It
hung straight. It suggested nothing
at first. but presently l asked my COM
panion:
"Do you notice how straight that
string hangs? Is it caught on a branch,
and. does the balloon keep it tauty"
"No; the balloon is against a bough.
But there is something-very small
tied to the end Of the string
$50 there is"
/ glanced at the nurse. who knew
we were talking about the balloon,
and saw she was holding her breath
from suspense. called some boys
who were playing ear and offered
any of them q quarter who would
climb the tree and bring down the bal
loon. One Of the bows took my offer.
and in a few minutes / was in pos
session Of the toy. At the end OF, the
string was a bit Of tissue paper. In
the pane was the diamond.
/ looked around for the nurse. She
had vanished.
The delight both Of myself and Miss