The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-23
CHAPTER XII.
The Roof Garden.


was quite I'll the next morning-from
excitement. suppose. Anyhow, I did
not get up, and there wasn't any break
fast Jim said he reused Flanagan at
s o'clock, to 90 down and set the fire
started, and then went back to bed. But
Flanagan did not get up. He appeared,
sbeepishly. at 1880, and by that time
Bella was down. in a towering rage. and
had burned her hand and got the fire
started. and had taken up tray for
Aunt Selma and herself.
AS the others struggled down they boil
ed themselves eggs OF ate fruit, and no.
body put anything away. Lollie Mercer
made me some tea and scorched toast,
and brought il, about II o'clock.
IT never saw such house" she de-
elared. "a dozen housemaids couldn't
put it in order. Why should every man
that smokes drop ashes wherever he hap
pens TO be?"
That's the question of the ages" re-
piled languidly. What was Max talking
so horribly about a little while agoT'
Lollie looked up aggrieved.
About nothing at all" she declared.
Anne told me to clean the bath tubs
with oil, and I did it. ihets all Now
Max says he couldn't get 1t of, and mis-
clothes stick to him. and If he should
forget and strike a match IN them the
usual way, he would explode. He can
clean his own tub tomorrow" she fin
ished vindictively.
At noon jim came in TO see me. bring
] - -c.asGlv 20 TE1T IA
was in a rage. and he carried the morn
ms paper Ike club IN his hand.
What sort OF a newspaper lie would
you call this?" he demanded irritably.
Tt makes me crazy; everybody with a
mental image Of me leaning over the
parapet of the roof. waving board, with
the rest OF you sitting on my legs 10
keep me from overbalancingg'
Maybe there's a pictured" Anne said
hopefully.
Jim looked
NO picture" he announced. Il Won
der why they restrained themselves !
wish Bella would keep of the roof" he
added. with fresh access of rage. cor
wear a mask or veil One OF those EEL
lows is going to recognize her, and
thereH be the deuce TO pay"
When you are all through discussing
this thing perhaps you will tell me what
| Is the matter 1 remarked from my
couch. why did you lean over the para
pet, Jim. and who sat on your legs?"
Il didn't; nobody did" he retorted
waving the newspaper. IT'S lie out
OF the whole cloth, that's what 1t is.
asked you girls 10 be decent to those re-
porters; it never pays TO offend q news
paper man. Listen 10 this. Kit"
IL paad article "a mildly fsrrt0rseTx
pausing every now and then 10 make an
exasperated comment
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FRUSTRATED.
Members Of the -Four Hundred Defy the Law.
Special Officer McCloud. on duty al
/ the quarantined house OF James Wilson
artist and clubman. on Ninety-ffth street
| reported this morning a daring attempt
I at escape, made at a. m II is IN this
/ house that some eight or nine members
/ OF the smart set were imprisoned during
| the course OF a dinner party when tho
/ japanese butler developed smallpox. The
party shut in the house includes Mis-:
/ Katherine McNair, the daughter OF Theo-
/ dOre McNair, of the Inter-Ocean system
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Brown. the Mise:
Mercer. Maxwell Reed. the well-knowr
| clubman and whip. and a Mr.. Thoma.
/ I4di DiSOls guest u luc OdkdS bEuNui
and a South American.
Of1cer McCloud's story, told to
| Chronicle reporter this morning is as
/ follows: The occupants OF the house
/ had been uneasy all day. From the eli
/ OF subdued hustle. and from a careful IN.
/ spection of the roof. made by the entire
party during the afternoon, his suspicion
had been aroused. Nothing unusual
/ however. occurred during the early par
of the night. From S o'clock 10 Y Nc
| Cloud was relieved from duty, his plac,
being taken by Michael Shane, of tn,
! Eighty-sixth Street Station.
When McCloud came on duty a
midnight. Shane reported that about i
/ o'clock the searchlisht of a steamer OF
the river, flashing over the house haC
shown a man crouching on the parapet
evidently surveying the roof across
which at this point is only twelve fee
distant. with a view OF making his es
cape. On seeing Shane below, however
| he had beat a retreat, but not before TIT
| officer had seen him distinctly He wa
| dressed in evening clothes and wore
| light tan overcoat.
Officer McCloud relieved Shane a
midnight, and sent for a plain-cothe
man from the station-house. This mar
was stationed on the roof of the Bevlng
ton residence next door, with strict in
| functions 10 prevent an escape from tn,
Guaranteed mansion. Nothing Suspicion
/ having occurred, the man on the roo
/ left about d. m, reporting TO McClouC
| below that everything was quiet A