Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-16
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wish you would all go out said vearily. If every man in the house says he didn't try to get over to the next roof last night well and good. But you might look and see if the board is still lying where 1t fell"
 There was an instantaneous rush Cor the window. and . seconds pause. Then Jimmys voice. incredulous. aUed:>
 -wen. I'll be-blessedl There's the boardi"
 I stayed in my room all that day Ny head really ached and then, too, cid not care to meet Mir Harbison. II would have to come; realized that . meeting was inevitable. but I want sS time to think how l would meet kim. It would be impossible to cut him. without rousing the curiosity of the others to fever pitch; and 1t was equally impossible to ignore the dis graceful episode on the stairs. As 1t happened, however, need not have worried. I went down to dinner, Ian guldly. when every one was seated. and found Max at my right. and Mir. Harbison moved over beside Bella. Every one was talking at once, for F7annigan. ambling around the table as airily as he walked his beat, had presented Bella with her bracelet on q salad plate. garnished with romaine. He had found 1t in the furnace room. he said. where she must have dropped tt- And he looked at me stealthily, to approve his mendacityl
 Every one was famlshed, and as they ate they discussed the board in the area-way, and pretended to deride t as a clever bit of press work. to re- i've 6 dying sensation. No one was deceived: Anne's pearls and the at- tempt at escape. coming just after. pointed only to one thing. I looked around the table. dazed. Flannigan, almost the only unknown quantity, might have tried to escape the night before, but he would not have been Tn dress clothes. Besides, he must he eliminated as far ss the pearls were concerned. having been locked in the furnace room the night they were stolen. There was no one among the girls to suspect The Mercer girls had stunning pearls, and could secure all they wanted legitimately; and Bella disliked them. Oh. there was no question about 1t, I decided. Dallas and Anne had taken a wolf to their bosom-or is 1t a viper?-and the Aarbison man was the creature. AL though I must say that, looking over khe table, at Jimmy's breadth and not very imposing personality. at Max's lean length, sallow skin and bold dark eyes. at Dallas, blond. growing bald and forid. and then at the Harbi- son boy, tall, muscular. clear-eyed and sunburned, one would have taken Max at first choice as the villain. with Dal next, Ji- third, and the Harbison boy not in tlc running.
 It was just after dinner that the surprise was sprung on me MT. liar bison came around to me grayeiy, and asked me fl felt able to go up on the roof. On the roof, after last niEhti had 10 gather myself togeth- er. luckily. the others were pushing back their chairs. showing Flannigan khe nQueur glasses to take up, and lighting cigars.
 T do not care to go," I said icily.
 The others are coming" he per sisted. land I--I could give you an arm up the stairs"
 T believe you are good at that" I said, looking at him steadily. Max, will you help me to the roof"
 Mfr Harbison really turned rather white Then he bowed ceremoniously and left me.
 Max got me a wrap, and every one sxcept Gr Harbison and Bella. who was taking a mass Of indigestibles to Aunt Selina, went 10 the roof
 'WEere Is Tom7" Anne asked, as we reached the foot of the stairs. -Gone ahead to fix things" was the answer But be was not there. At the top of the last flight stopped. dumb with amazement: the roof had been transformed. enchanted. IL was a fairy-land Of lights and foliage and eolors. had to stop and rub my eyes. From the bleakaess of a tin roof in February to the brightness and greenery Of a July roof gsrdenl
 ~You were the immediate inspira- don. Dallas said. "Harbison thought your headache might come from lack of exercise and fresh air, and he has worked US Ike naiIers all day. I've . blister on my right palm, and liar bison got shocked while he was wiring she place. and nearly fell over the parapet We bought out two full sized florists by telephone" | It was the most amazing iransfor- nation At each corner a pole had been erected. and wire crossed the roof dlsgonally. hung with red and amber bulbs. Around the chimneys had been massed evergreen trees in tobs. hiding their brickGnd-moFtar uellness. and among tho trees thy