El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-16
Green 'Gravestones
CBy A. G. GreenwOOd0

.Er We forgotten my key-my latch
key, officer. What shall
= do2"
1t was with q very wistful, very
p1aintire voice that the young girl
smoke. Her taxicab had stopped three
or four houses beyond Laurel Lodge
and she had skipped out-a radiant
vision in cleaning white satin' gilt
tering with diamonds - paid the
chauffeur and tripped lightly back 10
the house.
The man-one Jabez Brinton. nick
named .sGravestones" because Of his
protruding upper teeth. the man crouch
ing behind the rhododendrons held
his teeth. The girls coming had hap
pened at most inopportune moment
1t caught him half way between the
high road and the house. The smell Of
Gravestone's lantern hidden under his
Jacket seemed Overpowering. ne
faneied he must be discovered
But the policeman TO whom the girl
had appealed, who had slid up on
those noiseless rubber boots to when
Gravestones 50 vehemently DIRECTED pee l.;
was young and impresslonaole- ne Ieu
ewes for no one except beauty IN us
tress-espe cially beauty VINO stared a.
him so plsadingly and whose eyes were
so very soft and round o,,
sure it amt IN your pocket mss
oueried the police officer $50.
I haven't one-dresSnake Is uClL
let US have any nowadays, was 3SI
answer. And I'm late-too late- NY
aunt lady Heatherworth- ,
The policeman invOluntarily saluted
| The Heatherworth collection OF scafeDls
was world famous, and vas. was ms g ge@i
on the girl MY watch stopped, ana
| hadn't an idea II was so late'
| thought I'd just slip in, run up 10
| bed" al,
NV uncIe's much too careful for
| that" she said, shaking her heaQ- On
| dear, it's nearly one! What SHAH /
Nor window. suppOse?" went
! on the constable.
! She shook her head. i might SIP
/ back the catch, mightn't L. she said
That's what my brothers did when
! they used to stay here.
/ Gravestones knew how II would ENC,
and exulted If the house WASH. Z
/ reused by a clumsy constable II va
/ not likely that his subsequent entry
\ would cause any trouble.
/ The pleading eyes Won, as II was
J proper they should. Cautiously the
/ two, followed by Grayestones anNl-
! Gus gaze, approached the house,
! selected a side window and commenced
/ oDerations. Presently the constable
( returned, biting something Wnlch ne
| subsequently pocketed.
| Gravestones waited. the lady was
/ going straight to bed; she had said so,
] Half an hour to an hour he decided
! to give her. That time past, ne moved
I gingerly from bush to bush to the
side Of the house; It was in dark
ii' 6sra ,5l5t APPROACHED a sheltered
French wondow, inserted a jimmy with
! a marvellous precision, and Wlthout
/ other sound than that old furniture
/ gives in the silence of the night, opened
the window and slipped in.
He found himself in passage. Inc
| collection cabinets stood-as an inter
| view with lady Heatherworth in an
| illustrated weekly had informed him
| in the morning room
] The dining room door he opened
I and closed again. The drawing room
| door was likewise neglected after a
J short inspection. On opening the next
| door he stood frozen on the thresh-
] hold for one brief, palp1tatng second
! Then he whipped out a revolver
/ IF YOU so much as whisper I'll use
! the barker" he Kissed warningly.
The young girl had not kept her
| word. She was sitting at table on
I which stood a little lighted silver read
| ing lamp. Heavy tapestry curtains
| covered the windows so that Grave
/ stones had not noticed the faint IL
lumlnaUOu. by the sue OF the Adt44lp
/ stood an open box, and she held in
! her hand a piece of note paper
She had looked up as the handle
/ turned. GravestOnes saw the color
| leave her cheeks and her eyes seemed
! like blazing stars. For a moment she
! stared at him.
7 needn't inquire what you are,
/ she said slowly.
Did I give you leave to spea5?.
/ grOwled Gravestones. odd your lip"
She stood up.
| 'Sit down." he warned her.
She took a step forward
stay where you are" he said firm
", "or you'll not live to come home
late no more. Stay here I tell you"
He spat out the last five words in
( furious haste. She did not heed him.
Ignoring his words regardless Of his
/ threats, needless of the steady gleam-
ing barrel pointed at her forehead, she
/ approached him.
Then she stretched out a white, frail
hand and put the revolver aside.
/ If you want to rouse the house,
don't" she said You surely don't
want to hang for murder do you;
Pouf. as if a fly would be frightened
Besides I don't believe it's loaded, Is
it,"
He glared at her gIumly and vel
admiringly- 1t was not loaded