The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-12
d c c O . 9 Q 0 Q 6 Q Q 0 Q 0 c
10 THE DAILY STORY c
. o G Q Q @ Q @ 0 O @ @ Q Q Q c
Cupid And The Alarm Clock
(By Belle Maniatesl


stone. fropts at a lille past 2 o'GlqEkI
in the nidrnihg. l1qie door opened -
his ring and an excited head Of the
house explained that burglars had
carried away the family plate and his
daughters jewels.
Il awoke suddenly corroborated
the daughter, "at o'clock, and found
that nv jewels had been taken ana
also little gold alarm clock
There has been lot of burglar
izing in this neighborhood," observed
the Officer. what awakened you?"
Il don't know. The big clock on
the stairs struck as ! opened my
eyes.
The officer called up The police
Headquarters and asked for a couple
Of policemen. Then he went outside
10 find the policeman on the beat.
can alarm clock seems an unusual
thing to take" he remarked as he
was leaving,
"rbjs wasn't usual clock. The
alarm ls the reveille--the bugle call,
YOU know. It is gilt, and in the shape
of . soldier"
The officers first glance outside
showed the policeman on duty ap'
preaching with man In custody.
The man wore dark trousers, a coat
buttoned up to the chin, with no evil
dences Of linen underneath. and a
cap pulled over his eyes His next
glance revealed a glimmer from the
mans coat pocket In second the
officer held in his hand gilt clock
( IN the shape Of soldier.
Caught with the goods!" he ex-
claimed. Where did you find him,
kelly?'
HE was watching this house and
4 | grabbed him on suspicion
"You dil well. I'll take him inside
and identify the clock
/ He escorted the prisoner up the
steps and rung the bell. AS they
we're entering the unlighted ball. the
man in custody SUDDENLY snatched the
clock from the officer. deftly tripped
I him up. lodged past the frightened
/ head of the house and went into the
reception room where the lights alsD
i lad been extinguished. The room
was dimly lighted from the library
AS the man rushed through the room
a strain Of the reveille rang out from
the clock. Then suddenly the library
was IN darkness.
IN the meantime the officer had
picked himself Up and with the head
Of the house grouped his way through
the rooms until the lights were turn
ed on again.
(which way did he go?" demanded
the officer of thartled girl.
Through the library and out into
the back hail." she answered.
AS they continued the chase to thf
servants quarters, figure gllded
4 from behind a screen in the library
and passed through the reception
room into the hail. After a thorough
search of the house. the crestfallel
officer had to admit that he haf
been outdone.
81 found him.' he explained, III
the custody of the policeman on tn
beat. / saw the gilt clock stickin'
out Of his pocket and | brought hin
in 10 have you identify it,
The telephone rang, summoninl
the officer. After brief colloor
4 with headquarters he turned to th'
! father and daughter.
ITS all right The two policemen
called caught a couple OF men Ell
tering n basement They found you
silver and the jewels all right. bu
no clock. There must have beei
three thieves.
Make another search. silvia. SAL
] hey father. Maybe YOU were mlstak
en about the clock.
, She went upstairs and returned cal
rying the clock.
'It was there. after all. In my e1
citement had overlooked it,
/, ITS a dead ringer for the one tn
fellow had" said he officer.
"Orly In form doubtless. This wa
{ rladc 10 order
:, she slipped a bank note into tn
, officers hand, and he departed wei
satisfied with his nights achievement
{ The Owen house returned to DARK
2 ness and quiet save In Silva's aparl
q nients. She paced the floor, vainI
p seeking a solution TO the mystery
Y The alarm clock had been given I
i her by her lover. Valentine Lormt
4 They had been wont to take earl
r riorning rides, and her fiance ha
, suggested an alarm clock for Silvia
v use. Being of an inventive turn O
mind he had devised a clock with
rich. musical alarm. Mindful of hi
DAYS in the Snanish-American wal
he had chosen the revellle. Two Ion
!, menths ako had come their first quar-
rel. Neither would make the ovel
tire for reconciliation. Yet ever
hight for old sake's sake, she ha
wound the alarm.
She didn't know when she had r,
t ceived her first subconsciousness tha
the man whom the officer had brough
in ives Valentine. When he had sliI
= ped past her IN the dark. she ha
: felt bis presence and then had com
. that one strain of the reveille. Sh
= had misdirected the officer in orde
+ that he would 90 out by the fron
door until she found the clock in he
sitting room. BY II she found
S scrap of paper on which was hastll
= scrawled: Come to me today at !
r o'clock in our park"
+ Why he had taken and returne
I the clock in so mysterious way sh
!. could not imagine.
The park she sought at the al
+ pointed hour was small, unfr'
: nuented spot in an questionable pa
d of The city.
i She found Valentine waiting fo
i her
{. Silvia, he said tersely, as he can