Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-25

Nine. eIry Caught Mr.. Manager Rich
ard a Mighty Box on the Ear.
notes like those which had SO much
astounded them the month before.
"How simple!" said Richard.
How simple" repeated Monchar'
min. And he continued with his eyes
fixed upon Name CRY, as though try
ing to hypnotic her.
"Sd 1t was the ghost who gave you
this envelope and told you to substi'
tute It for the one which we gave
you? And it was the ghost who told
you to put the other into M. Richards
pocket"
Eyes, 1t was the ghost"
Then would you mind giving us
specimen of your little talents? Here
is the envelope. Act as though we
knew nothing"
'"As you please, gentlemen"
Name CRY took the envelope with
the twenty notes inside it and made
for the door, She was on the point
Of going out when the two managers
rushed at her.
"Oh, no! Oh, no! We're not 60
ing to be done second time! Once
bitten, twice shy!"
II beg your pardon, gentlemen"
said the old woman, in self-excuse.
you told me to act as though you
knew nothing. Well, II you
knew nothing, / should go away with
your envelope!"
And then how would you slip It.
into my pocket?" argued Richard,
whom Moncharmin fixed with his left
eye, while keeping his right on Name
CRY; a proceeding likely to strain
his sight, but Moncharmin was pre-
pared I'd go to any length to discover
! the truth.
II am to slip it into your pocket
when you least expect it. sir. You
know that always take a little turn
behind the scenes, in, the course OF
In order to bow, Richard continued
to do so from prudence, until he
the evening, and often go with my
daughter to the ballet-foyer, which l
am entitled to do, as her mother;
bring her her shoes, when the ballet
is about to begin in fact,
come and go as | please. :. The
subscribers come and go too.
So do you, sir. There are lots
of people about. go behind you
and slip the envelope into the tail
pocket of your dress-coat.
There's no witchcraft about that"
mo witchcraft?'" growled Richard,
rolling his eyes like Jupiter Tonans.
mo witchcraft! Why, I've just
caught you in lie, you old witch!
Name CRY bristled, with her three
teeth sticking out OF her mouth.
And why, may l ask?"
Because l spent that evening
watching Box Five and the sham en-
velope which you put there. did
not go to the ballet-foyer for a sec
ond."
mo. sir, and l did not give you the
envelope that evening, but at the next
performance f. on the evening
when the under-secretary OF state for
fine arts :"
At these words, M. Richard sud-
denly interrupted Name CRY:
Yes, that's true, ! remember now!
The under-secretary went behind the
scenes. He asked for me. went
down to the ballet-foyer for a mo-
ment. was on the foyer steps.
The under-secretary and his chief
clerk were in the foyer itself.
suddenly turned around you
had passed behind me, Nine. CRY.
You seemed to push against
me. :. Oh, can see you still,
can see you still!" .
Yes, that's 1t, SIR, that's it. had
Just finished my little business. That
pocket Of yours, sir. is very handy"
And Name CRY once more suited
the action to the word. She passed
behind NJ. Richard and, so nimbly that
Moncharmin himself was impressed
by it, slipped the envelope into the
pocket Of one Of the tails Of N. Rich
ards dress-coat.
"Of counsel" exclaimed Richard,
looking little pale. Its very clever
Of o. @. The problem which he had
to solve was this: how to do away
with any dangerous Intermediary be-
tween the man who gives the twenty
thousand francs and the man who re
ceives It. And by far the best thing
he could hit upon was to come and
take the money from my pocket with
out my noticing it, as / myself did
not know that Il was there It's won
derful!"
"oh, wonderful. no Doubt" Mon