Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-11

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his alertness sufficiently for Mrs. Del.
aSoehs TO have a good chance to get
10 the Inner room. lie pretended TO
search thoroughly several places
where money or Jewels might he
Kept, but even 10 q woman Of her
slow Wit. Il was apparent he aid so
In half'hearted way. Millicent felt
assured the man knew Just what he
had taken from beneath her pillow.
and that he was satisfied with f. lie
showed that TO be true when he gave
up the pretended search without 30
much ~ trying the handle Of q small
safe In a far corner OF the room. Re
turning 70 the bedside. he renewed his
warning, throwing so much savage
meaning into his words that Mrs. Del.
aroeho was certain there was no pre-
tense about that
Then he walked 10 the door giving
on the corridor. turned the handle
cautiously. thrust his head through a
second opening. and looked up and
down tho hall. Evidently treasured.
he opened the door. stepped outside,
and closed II swiftly and silently.
There was not a sound 10 Indicate
whether he had gone along the eorri
dor. or still stood Just, outside the
door Mrs. Delaroche waited. listen.
ing intently In the hope OF hearing hi.
footsteps. but she listened valniy. she
waited perhaps a minute. for she had
no desire 10 hazard a shot from that
terrible thing the burglar had pressed
against her brow. Then her courage
oofed back. and she bounded 10 the
floor, screaming with all her might.
pausing only long enough TO snatch
peignolr and throw Il about her
shoulders ere she pulled open the out
or door Of her suite and sent her
shrieks shrillIng down the long hall.
Her cries. for she was q magnihcentIy
constructed animal of most expansive
lung power not only echoed far along
the corridor. but penetrated even the
sonndproof doors OF the other apart.
menH. The disturbance she made
was alarmingly novel 10 the exclusive
calm Of the Hotel Renaissance. Doors |
were flung open, heads popped out.
and dozen inquiries we're flung al
her from As many parts Of the hall; |
but Mrs Delaroche had exhausted her
conference in framing that one pur.
pose Of screaming with all her might |
until some man OF action should speed |
TO her assistance. She did not waste |
any strength in articulation. She sim.
ply screamed and so eloquent we're
her shrieks that although she uttered
no concrete word, only few Of them
were needed TO tell the more intelll.
gent OF her auditors that she had been
robbed. and that what she had lost
was OF priceless value TO her.
Before the fusillade Of her cries
died away In . scattering FIRE of
gasping sohs. half dozen pajamaed
speeters were racing down the CORR.
dor in the direction they deemed the
burglar had taken What account
they would have given OF themselves
had they come up with the fugitive is
conjectural. They were spared the
disagreeable necessity OF submitting
their courage TO that test. for as the
burglar turned a corner of the han
many yards in advance Of his pursu
ers, he was tripped by a foot adroltly
interpoIated In his path. and when he
recovered his breath after Earring
fall, II was to find two men OF sturdy
build sitting upon him as composedlv
rs II nature had planned him for q
chair. The pistol he had
carried In his hands throughout the
pursuit was snatched from his grasp,
and although he struggled furinuslv.
bis arms were dragged behind his
Jack and handouts were snapped
Upon his wrists. Then he was dragged
o his feet By four insistent arms and
mpelled with much vlgcr along the
railway in the reverse direction TO
hat which he had followed.
Unmistakable was the rejoicing Of '
he pajama squad at the sight Of his y
aptiylty, Undenlabiy heroic was its !
urge toward him Faces grim with
bravery we're thrust into 4
be prisoners, and voices raging from =
cookery to indignation BON barded
i'm with questions. All Of which the
risoner met with suilen silence ana :
nth looks that made the squad re. :
Teat pace or two In spite Of the
TH1ness with which his cartors held =
i'm. Mrs. Delaroche's fading screams
uided the little group to her apart.
rent, where the hands of minlstering
ngels had adjusted her peignoir TO Its
ormal position upon her Innoesque
'rrn and fastened its fIuttering rib
ons In becoming bows. She there re-
aived the heroes of the man hunt
ith astonishing composure.
Us this the man who robbed you.
adam" asked one of the men who
I'D caught the burglar. He was the
ouse detective Stand behind him.
m, he said to his colleague. a por. =
r with the fullback's shoulders. L
1T must be-" said Mrs, Delaroche.
'ut | cannot tell by his face did
IT see Il. 1t looks like the man,
ough. Make him speak"
But that task was beyond the house
'teetive's powers, irresponsible