Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-05
IT ELLO! What's that?" War
rem was gazing up at the Ii
brary ceiling with a puzzled

brary ceiling with a puzzled
frown.
What. dears"
That spot up there-Tve never no
tieed it before. Has It always been
there?"
Helen, absorbed in the last number
of the Home Monthly" murnured an
abstract, Il don't know, dear"
A moment later Warren Jumped M
with a sharp
Il thought so! That's getting big
ger. Somebody's upstairs letting a
tub run over"
The next moment he was at the
phone.
See here, there's a leak in our cell
lrg, Ring up those people over us,
the Sanfords. and find out what's the
matter What's that They've
gone out?-- Well. get the super
lntendent up there Tell him they've
let the water overflow, and it's com
ing down through our ceiling. Now.
YOU get him up there quick"
warren hung up the receiver and
came back to stand under the spot
and look at It more closely.
y don't believe that's spreading. "
declared Helen, who had climbed up
on a chair. I'm not sure that it's
even oh, yes. il is" as a drop of
water formed suddenly in the dark
ened spot and splashed down almost
on her upturned face.
Some blamed idiots turned on the
water and left H." muttered Warren.
But dear, the bath room isn't over
thisi"
Why isn't It? Don't YOU remem-
her the superintendent said they used
this as a bed room and they'd put in
an extra BATH"
Another drop splashed down now
and the wet spot in the white ceiling
was plainly spreading
oh they're calling about it now"
exclaimed Helen, as the phone rang.
No Key.
Hello, What's that?" gruffed
Warren. We'll didn't he leave the
pass-key with you? You mean that
because the superintendent isn't here
nobody can get in there to turn oft
that water? Well I'll see about that"
Warren strobe out TO the elevator
and held his finger on the bell. Helen
followed him to the door.
Dear he's coming now as the ele
vator ropes behind the iron gratings
began TO move. Don't keep on ring
ing"
But Warren did not take his finger
from the bell Until the elevator was
there
Are YOU sure nobody's in that
apartment ." he demanded Of the boy.
yes. sir. it's their maids after
noon off. and Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford's
gone out 10 dinner ! can't get no
answer 70 the phone The superin-
tendents gone out, too, sir, He never
leaves a pass-key, and I've got no way
of getting in
"Wen. you take me up there. I'll
see about getting in
For a moment Helen stood unCer-
tainly at the door then as she heard
Warren's voice in the hall above her
curiosity dominated and she ran up
the steps Warren was at the door
trying some OF his own keys
No use fooling with these" as he
put them back in his pocket. We've
got 10 force this lock" Then, turning
TO the elevator boy. You go down and
get the fireman or whoever's down
there Tel hin 70 bring good sized
chisel and a hammer
But. Warren. you don't want 20
take the responsibility Of breaking IN
'here!"
We'll I'm not going TO have our
place flooded through their Internal
caraIessuess II people haven't any
more sense than to go of and leave
water running-they OUGHT to have
their auartment broken into. All,
this is something like it, az the fire.
man in his sOilcd OVprallS and q