Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
CHAPTER XIX. (cOutinued)

poor Francis!" she said lightly
"Do YOU know" she added I oelleFe
7 can forgive a Harvard man almost
anything, Mr.. Lightnut''
Nv Jovel The angel And before l
knew what was doing or thought
about the trump, | had stretched out
hand 10 her, looking her straight ID
the eve and smiling She hesitateo an
instant only, then laughed, and Iet
her little fingers just brush my PAIN
but It was enough.
She flushed a little shyly and ad-
d"essed the trump
Are we going to keep Mr.. hghtnut
standing like this all day." she asked
Half on earth and half in heaven
v,o wbat's.his-name coffin" sug-
gested. Devilish good, that, don't you
tbink9 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 II!
And It was Just then that jenkins
bolted wildly from the building.
"Mr Ijghtnut-quick, sir! Mr.. Bill
ings, sir"
Thought of the telephone right on,
but he just caught my arm FIRST
time ever knew Jenkins to take a I'D
erty.
"Come ouick. sir" he exclaimed.
"ae's upstairs and, oh, OF his NUT
sir-awful!"
by Jove!" l gasped Excuse me
will see-come right back and tell
vou-I feared this last night" And
rushed to the elevator with jenkins
Hes in them black pajamas he was
talking about" said Jenkins gloom
ily. land he's run the perfesser ON
I,eastwise, he amt there, and his man
can't get Mr.. Billings to go. He came
down for me, but l couldn't do
thing with him, ethel"
knew understood. 1t was the
dwelling of his mind upon the rubies'
He had gone back in the night fol
them--in his sleep for all | knew
But thought most likely awake, FOL
recent experience with him showed
me that he didn't think anything o
wandering around the neighborhood IL
his pajamas.
The janitor's pale face met us a
the landing.
"Pve sent for the police, sir, and /
would he a good idea, don't you think
If YOU could get him away before the
come. | don't want to get Mr.. Bill
ings into no trouble"
Good idea" ! agreed. Wen JUS
rush him to the car-but. h'm!"
| suddenly remembered he was 4
naiamas. 1t might be all right t
puings to wander around in publ
streets and vehicles in his nigh
things. but it certainly wouldn't d
under the present circumstances. h
might not care, but then, there wer
the feelings of the girls to conside
And besides. dash it, l had some sol
of idea 1t was against the law.
Billings was standing by the vii
dow looking at glass thermomete
that he had Just withdrawn from NJ
mouth.
uni" he grunted complacentl
''Ninety-seven and a quarter-m
usual healthy subnormal temperatur
pulse neutrality-suspicious., twent
four and two-ffths-excellent, exec
lent! am myself, Hal" And 1
whirled triumphantly.
"Ah!" he said, advancing eager
and rubbing his hands. 1T is yo'
You have heard, then? Maryelou
isn't it-wholly incredible! But
YOU know"-here he plucked at n
shirt front, took a pinch, as 1t wer
Just as he had seen the professor do
81 cannot find any transmigrauo
The naturalization appears to
wholly optical"
Never mind l said anxiously. Il
knew he was talking about q
rubies:. I'VE don't care" smil
brightly. Let's 20 down and see &