Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-07-19

Mr.. Lawrence McGuirk. bette,
known as 'Tubby'." Tom said cheer.
fully. "A celebrity I'm his part.culaa
line. which is seccnd-story man anu
all-round rascal. A victim Of tn,
quarantine. like ourselves"
We've missed him for a week"
one Oh the guards said with a grin
We've been real anxious about you,
Iubby Amt week goes by. wher
you're IN health. that we don't hea;
something OF you
Mr.. McGuirk muttered somethin,
under his breath. and the men chuck.
led.
Aunt Selma rose suddenly and
cleared her throat.
Am to understand" she asked sc
Vereiy. that from now on we will
nave TO add two newspaper reporters,
tnree policemen and burglar 70 the
occupants or this quarantined house!
because. IL that Is the case. l abso-
iutely refuse TO feed them"
But one OF the reporters stepp.d
forward and bowed ceremoniously.
Madam he said. Il thank you for
'N"' hihu iHNIIdtlOn, Quit VIII be
impossible Tor us 70 accept | had in
tended to break the good news earlier
but this little game OF burglar-in-a-
corner prevented me The fact ia.
your Jap has been discovered to have
nothing more serious than chicken.
pox. and-if you Will forgive a poul.
try yard Joke. there is no longer any
necessity for your being cooped up"
Then he retired. quito pleased with
himself
One would have thought we had OK
hausted our capacity for emotion. but
Jim said joyful emotion was so new
that we hardly knew how to receive
IL.
Then We all sat down and had some
champagne. and while they were walt
Ing for the police wagon. they gave
some TO poor McGuirk He was still
quite shaken from his experience
when the dumb-waiter stuck The
wine cheered him little. and he told
his story. in a voice that was creaky
from dlsuse. while Tom held my hand
under the table
He had had dreadful week. he
said: he spent his days in a closet in
one OF the maids rooms-the ono
where we had put Jim Il was Jim
waking out of a nap and declaring
that the closet door had moved by
itself and that something had crawl
cd under his bed and out of the door.
that had reused the suspicious of the
men IN the house-and he slept at
night on the coal in the cellar. He
was actually fearful when he rubbed
his hand over his scrubby chin. and
said he hadn't had a shave for a week
He took somebody's razor. he said,
but ne couldn't get hold of portable
mirror, and every time he lathered I'D
and stood in front of the glass in
the dining room sideboard. some one
came and ne had had 10 run and hide.
He told. too, of his attempts to es.
cape. of the board on the roof. OF tho
homemade rope and the hole in the
cellar. and he spoke feelingly OF the
pearl collar and the struggle he had
made TO hide it. He said that for
three days it was concealed In the
pocket of Jlms old smoking coat In
the studio.
We were all rather sorry for him.
but II we had made him uncomfort-
able. think OF what he had done to us.
And for him to tell, as he did later
In court. that IL that was high so
ciety he would rather be a burglar.
and that we starved him. and that the
women had to dress each other be-
cause they had no ladys maids. and
that the whole lot OF US were In love
with one man. IL was downright ma
licious
The wagon came for him Just as he
finished his story. and we all went to
the door In the vestibule Aunt Selma
suddenly remembered something. and
she stepped forward and caught the
poor fellow by the arm
Young man" she said grimly. III
thank you to return what you took
from me last Tuesday night"
McGuirk started. then shuddered
and turned suddenly pale
Good Lord" he calculated. "OB
the stairs 20 the roof You!"
They led him away then. quite brok.
en-. with Aunt Selma staring after
him. She never did understand.
could have explained. but 1t was too
awful
On the steps McGuirk turned and
took q farewell glance at us. Then
he waved his hand 70 the policemen
and reporters who had gathered
around
"Good-by. fellows" he called feebly.
Il amt sorry, amt. Jail'il be par.
adse after this"
And then we went 20 pack our
trunks
Note from Max which came tho
next dag with IT'S enclosure
My Dear Kit-The enclosed trunk
tag was used on my trunk. evidently
by mistake Higgins discovered It
when ne was unpacking and returned
II 10 me under tho Misrepresentation
that / had written Il I wish/ / had.
! suppose there must be something
attractive about a fellow who has
tho courago I'm .vrifo "a fog. I.ttor go.