Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-10-13

astonished faces.
Jimmy threateningly.
IL mean when firm of architects is
pressed for $4,000 and they hold its
worth in trust for relative it's an
easy matter to raise the money and
call in the central office to cook up
robbery yarn" he said brutally. Now,
gents, Ill give you till tomorrow after
noon to produce that necklace"
The door closed behind his shrinking
form, and Jim and l tottered into op-
posite chairs and stared aghast at each
other.
Fool idea, that. your calling up
headquarters" l muttered angrily
you've got us in no end OF mess"
How the devil did he learn we need
ed Sl0000?" groaned Jimmy. Must
have snooped around a lot on his way
up here"
ITS his business to snoop. That's
what you hired him for" l remarked
coldly.
At dinner that night Jim and | were
sunk into an abyss of melancholy
Mary was the very spirit Of joyous
anticipation. She talked and laughed
and merrily rallied us on our silence
Aftcrward she played and sang until
the G struck H. Then she turned
on the piano bench and rose to her
graceful height
Boys" she said tremulously, I'm
going upstairs for awhile. I'll meet
you in the library at II O'Clock"
In the library we smoked drearily
until the hall clock rang twelve dread
ed chimes.
The door opened slowly, and Mary,
resplendent in white satin, entered.
Jim knelt before the safe and open
ed it. Silently he handed me the tin
box, and as silently l opened it.
Mary, dear, these securities will be
transferred to you tomorrow-today, I
mean" | said lamely Their value
now is about $1,000, and you may do
as you please about
Bother the old securities, Peter" in
terrupted Mary. Il want the neck
lace"
I held the jewel case in my hand
"Deor" said "con von hoor n
Shock?'
what is it, Peter?" she half whis-
pered.
"Door +ho roo,.,ooo ho. .,,,o,,
,oorodn, ,I,,r+od a,,+ s.,,a,s,,1,.
.sinco ,rhor ~ io,nandoG Nav
I'VE discovered lis loss this aftar-
noop-T moan vostordo,. ot + o,claoI-
If if docs NOT show. nm linn and 7 viii
make up IFS loss to Won
"Fiddlnsticl,sr onnn thn cosor, ,.or,-
manded Mary.
| suappcd opcu the cover and there
on its white satin he'd Law tho diamond
necllacc,
"Tovor, ,oIloL Iir,,,,- ,,r,,,o;,,,, nv,
citedIv about
"a foolish iol;c" commented my
wife rs ! cIosnnd tho nacEloce around
her graceful neck Sba kissed mo soft
" and then reached and dravv Jimmy
into the triangular embrace
..Doors " nv. ,rifo o.l,oi,,,,a ,..,,,o,
tinq all about tho pool.Ioco 0yon.ro
been in troubIa over vo,,r s+rnid bus;-
moss Won neodn,+ dom. Il Tho,rd ,-o,,
talking one night, You needed lust
$4,000 to set YOU ON your feet-not
ten thousand borrowed dollars that
would have to be paid back but that
amount for YOUR very own-and I've
got Il for your'
"Uhatr, wa roared ipcraduousrv
eyes s,rs she smiled bapniIv .I,v.
committed all sorts of crimes IN min
NV ends and Pm not y bi+ rane,topt
although Tva haan dreadful,y ofroid
Won wouId find mo -asneciouv ves-
terlov oftornoon-vor oc,ad GO oroor
Now listen. | stole the combination
to the safe from Pctar., desl, and I
took his kew when he was sick two
weeks ago and had q au,Iinptp made
of If so that carly this wool, tool,
nv necklace and raised $1,000 ON II"
She paused dramaticallv
Il took the money to fathers old
friend, Colonel Muldoon. and asked
him IL he wouldn't nlease invest II so
il would be doubled at once have
heard that eyervthlnc, he touched turn-