Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-21
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Then he called Jim.
 At the door of the tent Jim turned to me, his bath-robs toga fashion around his shoulders.
 This is a very essential part of the treatment" he said. solemnly. The exercise. according to F1annigan. loosens up the adipose tissue. The next step Is to boil 1t out I hope. unless your instructions compel you. that you will at least have the de- cency to stay out of the tent" q am going at once." said. out ragged. "Tm not here because I'm mad about it. and you know it. And don't pose with that bath robe. If you think you're a character out of Roman his tory. look st your legs.-
 'T didn't mean to offend you" he said sulkfly. "OnIy I'm tired of having you choked down my throat every time open my mouth. Kit. And don't so just yet F1snnigan is going for my clothes as soon as he lights the the lamp, and-somebody ought to watch the stairs"
 That was all there was to 1t said I would guard the steps. and Flanni- gan. having ignited the combination, whatever 1t was. went downstairs. How was 1 10 know that Bella would come up when she did? Was 1t my fault that the lamp got too high. and that FIannigan couldn't hear Jim call ing? or that just as Bella reached the top of the steps Jim should come to the door of the tent wearing the bar rel part of his hot-air cabinet, and yell ing for doctorf
 Bella came to 6 dead stop on the upper step. with her mouth open. She looked at Jim. at the inadequate bar rel. and from them she looked at me. Then she began to laugh, one of her hysterical giggles, and she turned and went down again. As Jim and stared at each other we could hear her gurgling down the hall below.
 She had violent mysteries for an hour, with Anne rubbing her forehead and Aunt Selina burning a feather out of the feather dusteT under her nose. Only Jim and I understood. and We did not tell Luckily. the next thing that occurred drove Bella and her nerves from everybody's mind. At seven o'clock, when Bella had dropped asleep and everybody else was dressed for dinner, Aunt Selina l discovered that the house was cold. and ordered Dal to the furnace. It was DaPs day at the furnace: F1annigsn had been relieved of that A. i fire to a chimney.
 In five minutes Dal came back and | spoke a few words to Max, who fol- | lowed him to the basement and in ten minutes more FlAnnigsn pured up the steps and called Mir. Harbison. am not curious. but I knew that something had happened While Aunt Selma was talking suffrage to Anne-who said she had always been tremendously interested in the sub feet, and If women got the suffrage would they he allowed to votef-i slipped back to the dining.roon.
 The table was laid for dinner, but F7annigan was not in sight l could hear voices from somewhere, faint voices that talked rapidly. and after while l located the sounds under my feet The men were all in ths basement, and something must have happened. I flew to the basement
 stairs, to meet Nr. Harbison at the foot He was grimy and dusty. with
 stre2ks of coal dust over his face, and
 he had been examining his revolver
 was just in time to see him slip ii
 into bis pocket
 What Is the matterf' demanded
 'Is any one hurtHT
 NO one" he said coolly. -WeT'
 been cleaning out the furnace"
 With . revolveS, How interest
 ing-and snusuali" I said dryly. ana
 slipped past him as he barred thu
 way. He was not pleased: heard hin
 mutter something and come rapidl,
 after me. but I had the voices as
 guide. and was not going to be turne' back lIks a child. The men had gath , cred around tow stone arch in th'
 furnace room, and were looking dow
 a short flight of steps. into sort O . vault. under ths pavement A faln
 light came from a small gratin
 above, and there was a close. must
 smell in the str.
 T tell you ft must have been las
 night" Dallas was saying. ~Wflso - and I were here before we vent t
 bed. and I'll swear that hole was nS
 there then"
 = Tt was not there this mcrninl ,, sir" Flannigan insisted. Tt has bee Q made during the day"
 And 1t could not have been dor ,, this afternoon" NIT. Harbison sal } quietly. T was fussing with the tel '' phone wire down hare. 1 would ha, l