Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-08
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The girl fingered moment, glanced significantly at the clock, and went out.
 "who could it be?" asked Billy, pleasantly excited.
 Why, this is terrible" said Henri etta. "If the boy didn't do it, there is no one else who could have, but the family Tt looks that way" admitted the Watermelon. What shall we do?" gasped Billy. What shall we pay them with?"
 The slatternly girl again appeared in the doorway, much to the generals nervousness.
 Want anything?" she asked, and glanced again at the clock.
 "No," said Henrietta. No. thank you"
 q will speak to Parker" declared the general as the girl left.
 T wish you didn't have to-" sighed Henrietta. Its horrid to lose your money, but it must be SO much worse to need money SO that you would steal it."
 But that's the test of honesty" de- elared the general. "To need money and not steal.''
 The door opened for the third time, but instead of the ineffective maid servant, the farmers wife. fat, red ! checked, Food-natured, entered. She approached the table and smiled l jovially from one to the other. -r,fs TEt-gI said with a gentle hint in her tones that they had fingered around the breakfast table long enough. Have you had plenty. General? Cant I get you some more coffee, Miss Cross man ?r
 "No, thank you" said the general, i confused and unhappy 1 Mrs. Parker smiled still q am glad you liked everything. Your man should be back soon. He hasn't had any breakfast yet"
 ''Where'd he go?" asked the general. feeling that that was safe enough ground
 My husband thinks that he went | out in one of the automobiles very early, for he found one of them gone ? Did your husband see him go?' asked Bartlett ! "Oh no. but he thinks he must have I gone because there is only one auto mobile"
 i "oh, yes," said Henrietta, and Gtared at the others, fearful of read ing her own crushing suspicion in their eyes.
 Alphonse, the quiet, blase, peerless i Alphonses Could it be he? That AL phonse had gone for an early morn ing spin lured by the dew on the cIo- yer fields, by the sweet chorus of awakening birds, borne by the unsup- pressible desire to see the shy, sweet advent of a new day creeping up the flushed and rosy sky. was wholly out of the question. Alphonse's soul. in | the early morning hours, was fHsd | only with the beauty and glory of bed Alphonse a thief was more believable than Alphonse getting out of bed un- called.
 Billy was the first to speak.
 The car" she whispered. | OB, yes sdl3 the lan0laoy ndStly, not quite sure what had happened or was about to happen by the expression on the faces before her. "Oh, yes, '' reassuringly, he took the car. My husband wasn't up when he went--'
 The general rose. his face red with anger. If he has taken my car." he tlmndered. q shall have him prose outed whether Henrietta likes it or not"
 'Trs an outrage. sympathized Bartlett. "we can telegraph the po- lice.e
 ~oh." moaned Henrietta. T did love that car"
 The landlady sought to .reassure them in a calm, placid manner that sa- vored of a big. gentle-eyed COW. Why. he has only gone for ride. He went"
 The general paused in the doorway. ~He went last night, madam" said he coldly. and slightly dramatically. for the general never believed in spelling a good story by mid delivery. And - ---