Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-16

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mo one would think that. Bella.' !
soothea her. Everybody knows you
loathe him-Jim. too" She looked It
ne over the edge Of her cup.
I'LL run along now" she said. since
TakaAiro isn't here. And e jim has
~ seass q ell, hs viii clear out
every AaiA In the house. I never saw
such . kitchen In all my life. Well.
isaA the way. KIT. suppose they are
deep In bridge. o. roulette. or some
thing"
che was Axins her veil. and saw
I would have to tell her. Personally.
I would much rather have told her
the house was ON fire.
Wait minute, Bella." said. "You
go. something queer has happened.
You know this 10 tho anniversary
we'll, you know what 1t is-and Jim
was awfully glum. So We thought
We would come"
What are you driving att" she de-
handed. You are sea,green, Kit.
What's the matter? You needn't
think l mind because Jim has jolli-
dcation to celebrate his divorces"
bulance." I blurted Smallpox. We
Bella. We are shut In, Guaranteed"
She didn't faint She Just sat
down and stared at me. and l stared
back at her. Then . miserable alarm
clock on the table suddenly went of
like an explosion, and Bella began to
laugh. I knew what that was-hys-
terra. She always had attacks like
that when things went wrong. l was
quite despairing by that time; I
hoped they would all hear her and
come downstairs and take her UP and
put her to bed like a Christian. 80
she could sisg'e her soul out. But
after bit she quieted down and be-
gan to cry softly, and knew the
worst was over. gave her a shake.
and she was so angry that she got
over 1t altogether.
kit, you. are horrid," she choked.
Don't you see what position I am
In? am not going upstairs to face
Anne and the rest Of them. You can
just put me in the coal cellar"
isn't there window you could got
through" asked desperately. Lock
ing the door doesn't shut up whole
house."
Bella's courage revived at that, and
she said yes, there were windows,
plenty Of them. only she didn't see
dow she could get out. And said
she would have to get out, because
was playing Bella in the performance.
and I didn't care to have an under
study. Then the situation dawned
on her. and she sat down and laughed
herself weak in the knees. OF course
she wanted to stay. then, and see the
fun out. But was firm; she. would
have to go, and told her so. Things
we're complicated enough without her.
Well. we looked funny. no doubt.
Bella In . Russian pony automobile
coat over the black satin she had
worn at the Cleveland's dinner. and I
In cream lace, the skirt gathered up
from the kitchen floor. with Bella's
ernine pelerine around my bare shout
Tors. and dishes and overturned chairs
Bella knew more about the lower r.
gions Of her ex-home than would
have thought. She opened door in
! corner and led the way through .
narrow hall past the refrigerating
room, to . huge. cemented cellar,
With . furnace in the center. and
electric lights making Il
really brilliant.
Get . chair" Bella said over her
shoulder. excitedly. Il can get out
easily here. through the coal hole.
Imagine my"
But IL was my turn to grip Bella.
From behind the furnace were coming
The most terrible sounds. rasping
noises that fairly frayed the silk Of
my nerves. We stood pstrined for an
Instant. Then Bella laughed. "They
ars not all g0ne." she said carefully.
Some one u asleep there"
We tiptoed to where We could SEQ
round the furnace. and. sure enough.
ZONE one was asleep there. Only. It
vas not ono Of the servants: It was
! portly policeman. with Q newspa-
per and an empty plate on the floor
Dn one side, and . Champagne bottle
IN the other. He had slid down in his
chair, with his chin on his brass but
tons. and his helmet had rolled
iozen feet away. Bella had to clap
her mouth.
Fairly caught" she whispered.
'Sartor Resartus. the arrester ar
rested. oh, Jim and his nawless serv.
eel"
But after we got over our surprise.
we saw the situation was serious. The
policeman was threatening to awaken.
Once he stopped snoring to yawn
aoisily. and We beat . hasty retreat.
Bella switched OF the lights in hur-
y and locked the door behind us. We
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