The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-04-30
me. For, dash It, I knew then I had
done the right thing!

me. For, daSn II, knew Inen naQ
done the right thing!
UNI" grunted the trump, com.
pressing her lips and looking at my
darling. There's one good thing:
the experience with Mr.. Smith will
teach Francis a lesson!"
The cat! Nice sort of host!
But the dear girl just laughed-how
I remembered that laugh!
Poor Francis!" she said lightly.
do you know" she added, Il believe
I can forgive Harvard man almost
anything, Mr.. Lightnut.''
BY Jove! The angel! And before
knew what l was doing or thought
about the trump, had stretched out
hand to her, looking her straight IN
the eye and smiling. She hesitated an
instant only, then laughed, and felt
her little fingers just brush my palm
but 1t was enough.
She flushed little shyly and ad-
dressed the trump.
"Are we going to keep Mr.. Lightnur
standing like this all day." she asked.
Half on earth and half in heaven
like s-his-name's cof1n," I sug-
gested. Devilish good, that, don't you
think? She thought so, for she opened
the door herself as the trump turned,
murmuring some silly thing about
China and the open door to America.
What did China have to do with it?
And it was just then that jenkins
bolted wildly from the building.
"Mr. Lightnut-Quick, sir! Mr.. BILL
ings. sir!"
I thought of the telephone right OF,
but he just caught my arm. First
time ever knew Jenkins to take a lib
erty.
Come quick, sir" he exclaimed.
"He's upstairs and, oh, of his nut,
sir-awful!"
by Jove!" gasped. Excuse me
will see-come right back and tell
you-I feared this last night" And
rushed to the elevator with Jenkins.
Hes in them black pajamas he was
talking about" said Jenkins gloom
lily, "and he's run the perfesser OF.
LeastWise, he amt there, and his man
can't get Mr.. Billings to go. He came
down for me, but l couldn't do q
thing with him, either"
I knew understood. It was the
dwelling Of his mind upon the rubies!
He had gone back in the night for
them-in his sleep, for all l knew.
But I thought most likely awake, for
recent experience with him showed
me that he didn't think anything Of
wandering around the neighborhood in
his pajamas.
The janitor's pale face met US at
the landing.
':I've sent for the police, sir, and it
would be good idea, don't you think,
If you could get him away before they
come. I don't want to get Mr.. Bill.
ings into no trouble
Good idea," I agreed. Well just
rush him to the car-but, h'm!"
I suddenly remembered he was in
pajamas 1t might be all right to
Billings to wander around in public
streets and vehicles in his night
things, but it certainly wouldn't do
under the present circumstances. He
might not care, but then, there were
the feelings Of the girls to consider.
And besides, dash it, 1 had some sort
of idea it was against the law.
Billings was standing by the win.
dow looking at a glass thermometer
that he had just withdrawn from his
mouth.
"Um!" he grunted complacently.
"Ninety-seven and qparter-my
usual healthy subnormal temperature.
Pulse sixty-fve- respiration, twenty.
four and two-ffths-excellent, excel
lent! 1 am myself. Hal" And ne
whirled trtumphantly.
"Ah!" he said, advancing eagerly
and rubbing his hands. "It is you!
You have heard, then? Marvellous
isn't it-wholly incredible! But do
you know"-here he plucked at my
shirt front, took pinch, as it were,
just as he had seen the professor do
81 cannot find any transmigration
The naturalization appears to be
wholly optical"
Never mind" I said anXiously, for
I knew he was talking about the
rubies; "we don't care" smiled
brightly. Lets go down and see the
car-nice carl" And tried to get
hold of his fat side, but missed it.
"Car?" Billings looked puzzled,
Then his face broke into a smile,
"Carpe diem-eh, am I not right!
True, true! Whittier you say" He
looked about on table. "Um-my
notes, now," he muttered; and ne
caught up a small book and a pencil
The professors man protested:
professor Doozenberry don't like
"Oh, dash it, let him have them!'
exclaimed, for Billings was already
chuckling happily and writing in the