The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-13
Where There's a Will
heFunnef Sfoyy Of Americas Cveate.f oman Humorst
By Mary Roberts Rinehart

Remember" he said. very slowly,
'Thoburn In going tn have mis- party
TO- might instead % Tomorrow. Tell
Pierce that. Tonight. not Tomorrow.
was pretty we'll ashamed when I
rot in the spring house and sat down
In the dark kept saying over and
over to myself. 40 ia not FORGET. to-
night not tomorrow" but couldn't
what was to be Tonight. L
was sleepy. too. and my legs were cold
and numb. l remember going into the
pantry for a steamer rug. and sittiAG
down there for . minute. with the ~
around my knees before I started TO
tho house. And that 10 oil do remsm-
ber. -'
1 w~s Weakened by a terrible hammer
ing In the top OF my head. reached
out for the glass of water mat I al
ways put beside my bed 1T night and
touched Q door-knob Instead. Then
realised that the knocking waen't ell
IN my head. There was a sort of steady
movement Of feet On the other side
Of the door. with people talking and
IL ushinG. And chow II all rose the
steady knock knock Of somebody beat
Ing on tin.
voice. II am convinced that ,nourns
but dynamite Will open this tin OF
lobster
Just q moment. Bishop" Mr.. Tho
burns voice and the clink Of bott>os.
Il have . cen opener. some~hefs.
You'll md the sauce In NewourG-
Here. somebody. = Elass. quick!
bottles broksn.'
"D,d anybody remember to bring salt
and pepper" :
Dear Mr.. Thoburn" II sounded like
Miss Cobb. Think Of thinking Of. an
this!"
Tho credit 10 not mine. dear LADY
Mr.. Th0ourn SAID. Where ne deuce 10
that corkscrew? No, dear lady. man
date remains beyond his CONTROL"
Ladies and gentlemen" somebody
said. TO Mr.. Thoburn's birthday being
beyond his control!''
There was the clink Of glasses. but
had remembered what II had been that
was TO remember. And now Il was
too late. was trapped In the pantry
Of my spring. house and NJ. Fierce was
probably asleep. ! clutohsd my aCAing
hsad and tried to think. We reuosd
by hearing somsbody aay that oeiss
jennings had no glass and By seaps
nearing the pantry. I he'd juse ssns ~
shp the bolt
''Pantry's iocksdw saA . vsles.
said. THE siri's Q nuisance"
Hush" Ma sumnseo said. 'UAs'a
probably IN there uow-ea1iag ASWa
what We say and what We sae Obn>
victing us out Of eur own WoutAo~
hold my breath anA the knSo ~
tied. Then they found Q giaao Ter fln1
Patty and forgot the panAry.
Under cover Of the next SsUt -
noisss l tried tho pantry vtsdsv. ~
II Was froson shut. Noe6aA1 bot q
hammer would have ioossssd Il. D.
gan 70 az At II with . wire haasUAau
but I hadn't mach hs0A
ting fast and fvrieus. Nh ouanG1sra
vas leaning against ~ pantry A6es
ana I judged thai NEST 81 the 0so ID
the voOm we're arouol ~, - uOuaL
! put my ear 10 the paasl q the dGpS
and could pretty nsasly - what MAs
going on. They were esaseiag Ar.
rh0burn. and getting hunGrtsf sv9y
minute a. the supper waS put Sut %
the card tables.
infancy. the milk bottle: In our prime,
the wine bottle; In our dotags. the Alll
bottle"
Mr.. Won invalid came over and stood
beside Miss Summers and could hear
every whisper
II have good news for Sou." she aid
IN an undertone.
oh And what?'
"Sh' You may recall" she said, ''ths
series OF notes. letters, epistles with
which you have been honorins me
lateiy?"
How could forget' They vert
written In my hearts hl0od"'
Indeed" Her voice lifted tts eye
tn a a
got IN any room last night and stole !
dare say a pint OF your hearts blood
They're gone"
He was pretty well upset. as he nigh,
he, and she stood by and listened TO this
things ne eaid. which, II they were AZ
bad IN English as they sounded in Ger
man. ] wouldn't like to write down.
And when he cooled down and con-
densed. as you may say. into English.
he said Miss Jennings must have seen
the letters. for she would hardly speak
to him. And Miss summers said she
hoped Miss Jennings had-she was TOD
nice girl TO treat shamefAly.
And after he had left her there alone
I heard "A sort Of scratching on the door
behind Miss Sifrmerss back and then
something being showed under the door
I stopped down and picked II up. II wal
= key
struck match. ana saw by this
Jag that II was the one to the old doc
tors rooms | knew right of what Il
meant Nj. Pierce had gone To bed. OF
pretended to throw them of the track
and hoburr had locked him In Tho
buru hadn't taken any chances He
knew the influence Nr, Pierce had over
them all, and he and his champagne AMI
tin cans had TO get In their Wort befeee
Mr.. Pierce had another chance q tAGns
rs D cssuaSses .