The Detroit times., 1911-07-11
CHAPTER xi

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Expressions Of the Family and Inn
pressions Of the Press.
with that, all the strangeness OF
the day. all the feeling OF moving In
an unnatural world which had hung
about me since the dawn, blew away
like the shadow OF smoke. II was a
summer morning OF breezes and cool
lights, garrulous with innumeraole
birds; and was standing with my
feet upon solid earth, glad beyond
measure for the knowledge that
was fool. The very idea OF II had
been absurd: and best or all, theie
were still things TO be done.
God be thanked" said ! to Lady.
She smiled down at me very sweet
tly. $50 much as thatf IL doesn
sound az II you appreciated waiter,
Mr.. Crosby. l can easily imagine q
worse husband myself.
Il don't mean that" said ] hastily
at least"
Eat least you may as well come in
to breakfast"
II should say he might" Mr.. Tabor
cried behind her. II have Sheila safe
| iy slowed away, and now must make
sure OF you.'
must have looked nearly as puz-
zled as I felt.
You see, Mr.. Crosby, ] owe you
an apology. You helped us out OF q
tight place last night, and We are
deeply in your debt: your Goals OF
fire are upon all our heads.
But" said, and hesitated.
But but that's what say. owe
you an apology. We fired you out the
other night because we had to. We
had something going on here then
which we did not care to have
straneer mixed up in. We had every
regard for you--but, after all, you
we're anoutsider, and wa simply could
not risk you. SO we threw you out.
You understand that I am speaking
Ito YOU now In confidence, and De-
cause take you to be q gallant gen.
ltleman. Neither can ] explain. vi
/ course, the explanation did give
you was a sheer bit OF blum. ! know
nothing against you whatever; put
you forced me into saying something
and that was the most effective thing
/ could think Of to say to q man OF
i your kind. Believe me, hated TO DC
III. viii you shake handsf"
By that time I had got my breath
again. 'sI will do more" said laugh
lingiy. IT will congratulate you. You
are one Of the ablest and mose CON
vincingly finished-a-
Liars" he prompted.
THAT ever had the privilege Oh
meeting" I concluded unblushingly.
Mr.. Tabor clapped me on the shout
der. Thank you. am honored. We
shall get along very we'll, ! promise
YOU. Lady. lead the way where
breakfast waits: this low fellow and
I will follow"
. so the three OF US made a very com
Portable meal. Mrs: Tabor was not
at table. and I supposed her break
fasting In bed, II indeed she were
awake: and Doctor Reid. 1t appeared
was yet busy with his patient. We
told Mr.. Tabor our adventure, turn
and turn about, and found myself
Listening to Lady's warm praise OF
what she was pleased to call my re
source, with tingling at the heart
strings. When we had done, and Mr.
Tabor had listened very carefully, he
sat frowning before him for while:
lind thought that he saw more In
the recital than did we ourselves.
"Well," he said at last, II suppose
! alps we'll that ends well; but | hope
that II has all ended. Are you quite
sure. Mr.. Crosby, that nobody got q
look at you or Lady or the car who
. would be likely to have mind enough
to give the affair clearly to the news
papersf"
aPm pretty sure OF Il, SIR" an
swered. "The only people who got
good look at anything were the
little group of the usual slum roughs
and from their general air and tho
hour OF the night, the probability II
. that there wasn't one OF them thai
; was not pretty well befuddled."
"How about the police"
IT didn't get a good look at the 20