El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-10

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I i thought so, That's getting big
I ger. Somebody's upstairs letting a luo
The next moment he was at the
/ .-See here. there's a leak in our cell
/ ms Ring up those people over US
/ the Sanfords, and find out what's the
matter What's hiatt Iney We
| gone QUIT Well, get the superIn-
Uendenu up there Tell MIN JheS We ieL
! the water overflow, and IT'S coming
down through our ceiling NO" you
/ get him up there quick
/ Warren hung up the receiver ana
| came back to stand under the spot
and look at it more closely
( II d0u't believe that's spreading
declared Helen. who had cllmDed up
on a chair. I'm not sure JhaL IL
( even Oh, yes, 1t IS, as q drop
/ of water formed suddenly IN the
darkeued spot and spidSned down al
most on her upturned race
Some blamed idiots turned on the
water and left it," muttered warren
But, dear. the bathroom isn't over
this"
"Vhv isn't ito Don't you remember
the SUPERINTENDENT said they used this
/ as a bedroom and they'd put IN an
another drop spIashed down now
and the wet spot IN the WnlLe ceII-As
was plainly spreading
"Oh, they're calling about II now
I exclaimed Helen. as the phone rang
Hello, What's thatE' grufted war
rem. We'll. didn't he leave the pass
key with you2 You mean that De-
cause the superintendent isn't here no
body can get in there to turn of that
water2" Well. III 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 graungS
/ began TO move. Don't keep on ring
ing"
But Warren did not take his finger
Z from the bell until the elevator was
I there.
ARE YOU sure nobody's in that apart
ment9" he demanded Of the boy
Yes, sir it's their maid afternoon
off. and AIr. and Mrs Sanfords gone
out to dinner ] can't get no answer
to the phone. The superintendent s
! gone out, too, sir. He never leaves a
I pass-key and I've got no way or GET
tinE in"
"Weu, YOU take me up there III see
about getting in
For a moment Helen stood uncer-
tainly at the door, then as she heard
I 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 OF foOling with these, as ne
put them back in his pocket we've
got to force this lock- Then turn
Ing to the elevator boy You go Gown
and get the fireman or WhOever's down
there. Tell him TO bring a good-Slzed
chiseI and q hammer"
But, Warren, do you want to take
the responsibility of breaking IN
SWeu. I'm not going TO have our
place flooded through their lnleTnal
more sense than to so off and leave
water rUnniug-they ought TO have
their apartment broken into! An. this
is something like It,, as the fireman,
lie hfrH d n
tools. got out of the elevator
But I amt got no 'thority 10 break
this door open, sir 1t might mean
breaking In
"I'u see TO that" Warren treasured
him. III shoulder any responsibility
that goes with this deal. Now YOU
spring that lock there as quick as you
The fireman wedged in the chisel
but the lock was strong and il was
several moments before he swunS the
Warren rushed in. the elevator boy.
the fireman and Helen after aim, Be
fore they reached the bathroom, they
found the rugs soaked, and the bath
room floor was a pool of water on
top of the overlooking tub 1loated
some American Beauty roses
With q mUttered OATH Warren
turned off the faucets Just how much
the water had been left running
Helen could not tell, as the plumbing
was of the improved type the tub
being filled from the side
Anybody that hasn't any more sense
than TO put flowers in tub and so
off and leave the water turned on
stOrmed Warren "Herc," turning to
the fireman, this waters got TO be
moDped up or it'll be all down in our
.Tu have to have some sort Of a
cloth to set 1t up WITH mumDled the
fireman, sullenly unwilling
rnrrr aH III q
from the towel rack some lOng-fringed,
OnOgrammed towels
"Oh, dear. wait-wait" futtered
Helen. Don't use those-Tu go down
and set some old cloths
That's all right; YOU use those
towels ordered Warren We've got
to get this water up, and get IL up
pretty blamed quick"
While the fireman was hopping up
the water and Wringing the towels out
In the tub. Helen instnctively glanced
around She had always wondered
what this apartment was like and
how it would be furnished.
Through the open bedroom door she
caught glimpse OF the library and
drawing room oeyono; IL an sn9Wea
a lavish expenditure of money without
being in particularly good taste. Tt
was too ornate and too crowded. Helen
could not help but think how much
better their own apartment looked, and
how much less money they had spent
on it
There was a sound Of the outer door
opening and of voices in the hall
The sanfords Return.
ooh, Warren! Warren" Helen wis
pered. panic-strickeu "Can that be the
Sanford's2 Oh, how dreadful for them
to catch US in here"
Warren, who was overseeing the
fireman mop up the water only
grunted.
Even when the voices were at the
door of the bedroom he did not
trouble TO turn. Then, TO Heleu's
horror. Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford entered
Evidently they had come up on the
other elevator and knew nothing of
the invasion of their apartment for
Mrs. Sanford gasped and gaZed at
Helen I'm petrified amazement. while
lIr. Sanford stammered an astOnished,
II beg your pardon"
They had not seen Warren, who had
been standing inside the bathroom
By ''Hop"
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