Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-12

me; whenever he came near me he winked prodigiously. and during all the search he kept one eye on me, and seemed to be amused about some thing.
 When the rest had gone down to dress for dinner, which was being sene in, thank goodness. I still sat on the parapet and watched the darkeDing river. l felt terribly lonely. all at once. and sad. There wasn't any one any nearer than father. in the West, or mother in Bermuda. who really cared a rap whether I sat on that par. apet all night or not, or who would be sorry if leaped to the dirty bricks of the next door-yard-not that l meant to, of course.
 The lights came out across the river. and made purple and yellow streaks on the water, and one of the motor boats came panting back to the yacht club. coughing and gasping as if it had overdone. Down on the street automobiles were starting and stop ping. cabs rolling, doors slamming, all the maddening, delightful hustle of people who are foot-free to dine out, to dance, to go to the theater, to do any of the thousand possibilities of long February evening. And above them I sat on the roof and cried. Yes, cried.
 was reused by some one coughing just behind me, and tried to straight en my face before I turned It was Flannigan, his double row of brass buttons gleaming in the twilight.
 Excuse me, miss.' he said affably, "but the boy from the hotel has left the dinner on the doorstep and run, the cowardly little divill What'll I do with it? l went to Mrs. Wilson, but she says it's no concern of hers Elan nigan was evidently bewildered.
 You'd better keep it warm, Elan higan," I replied. You needn't wait; I'm coming" But he did not go
 Tiff you'll excuse me. miss" he said, don't you think ye'd better tell them?"
 Tell them what?"
 The whole thing-the joke" he said conflentially. coming closer. Its been great sport. now, hasn't 1t? But I'm afraid they will get on to it soon, and-some of them might not be agreeable. A pearl necklace is pearl necklace, miss. and the lady's wild"
 What do you mean?" I gasped. You don't think-why, F1annigan-"
 He merely grinned at me and thrust his hand down in his pocket When he brought it up he had Bella's brace let on his palm, glittering in the faint light.
 Where did you get it?" Between relief and the absurdity of the thing. was almost hystericaL But Flanni- gan did not give me the bracelet: in stead, it struck me his tone was sud denly severe.
 Now look here, miss" he said you've played your trick. and you've had your fun. The Lord knows it's only folks like you would play April fool jokes with a fortUnel If you're the sinsible little woman you look to be, you'll put that pearl collar on the coal in the basement tonight, and lei me find it."
 q haven't got the pearl collar" protested. T think you are crazy 1 Where did you get that bracelet?' He edged away from me, as if he ! expected me to snatch 1t from him and run, but he was still trying in an ele ! phantine way to treat the matter as a joke.
 ''I found it in a drawer in the pan | try" be said, among the dirty linen ! And fl you're as smart as I think you ! are. I'll find the pearl collar there 1T ! the morning-and nothing said. miss. So there l was, suspected of being ' responsible for Anne's pearl collar. as 1T | had not enough 10 worry me be ' fore. Of course could have called l them all together and told them, and made them explain to Flaunigan whai had really meant by my deliriou. speech in the kitchen. But that woul have meant telling the whole ridicu lous story to Mir. Harbison. and hay irg him think US all mad. and me [ fool
 In all that overcrowded house ther' was only one place where could b. miserable with comfort. So l stayel on the roof. and cried little and thei became angry and walked up an' down, and clenched my hands and bab
 bled helplessly. The boats on th' river were yellow, horizontal streak
 through my tears. and an early search
 light sent it's shaft like a tangibl
 thing in the darkness. just over m. head. Then. finally. curled down fl
 a corner with my arms on the parapei
 and the lights became more and nor
 prismatic and finally formed then
 selves into a circle that was Bella
 bracelet. and that kept whirlinl
 around and around on something fla
 and not over-clean. that was Flannl
 gan's palm