South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-21

noticed it before. Has it always been
I there?"
Helen, absorbed in the last number
OF the Home Monthly" 'aurmured
an abstract, Il don't knox, dear"
moment later Warren jumped up
/ with "a sharp
II 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 leak in our
| ceiling. Ring up those people over
Us, the Sanfords. and find out what's
the matter-Whats that?-They've
I gone out We'll. get the superinten-
dent up there. Tell him they've let
/ the water overflow, and it's coming
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 IL more closely.
81 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 darken-
/ ed spot and splashed down almost on
/ her upturned face.
Some blamed idiots turned on the
/ water and left it," muttered Warren.
But. dear, the bathroom isn't over
this!"
why isn't it? Don't you remem-
I Der the superintendent said they used
\ this as a bedroom and they'd put in
an extra BATH"
Another drop splashed down now
and the wet spot in the white ceiling
was plainly spreading
/ ooh, they're calling about it now"
I exclaimed Helen. as the phone rang.
Hello. What's that?" gruffed
/ Warren. well, didn't he leave the
/ passkey with you? You mean that
/ because the superintendent isn't here
nobody can get in there to turn off
! the 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
I elevator ropes behind the iron grating
/ began to move. Don't keep on ring
I ing"
But Warren did not take his fin
/ ger 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 afternoon
\ off. and Mr.. and Mrs. SanfOrd's gone
| out to dinner. l can't get no answer
I to the phone. The superintendent
gone out. too. sir. He never leaves
a passkey and I've got no way of get
/ ting in"
well. 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 stairs. Warren was at the door
trying some of his own keys.
l.,
put them back in his pocket. We've
got To force this lock-" Then, turning
10 the elevator boy. you go down
and get the fireman or whoever
down there Tell him 10 bring me a
good sized chisel and a hammer"
But. Warren, you don't want 10
take the responsibility of breaking
in therel"
We'll, I'm not going to have our
place flooded through their internal
| carelessness. If people haven't any
more sense than TO go off and leave
7 water running-they ought to have
their apartment broken into! An, this
is something like it, as the fireman,
| in his sOiled Overalls and a handful
OF tools. got out of the elevator.
But I amt got no 'thority TO break
this door open. sir. II might mean
my job"
Breaking In.
"I'n see 20 that" Warren treasured
him. "Ill shoulder any responsibility
that goes with this deal. Now you
spring that lock there as quick as
you can"
The fireman wedged the chisel. but
the lock was strong and il was several
moments before he swung the door
open.
Warren rushed in. the elevator boy
the fireman, and Helen after him
Before they reached the bathroom
they found the rugs soaked, and the
bathroom floor was a pool of water
ON the top Of the Overlooking tut
floated some American Beauty roses
With muttered oath, Warren
turned off the faucets. Just how
much the water had been left run
ming, Helen could not tell, as the
plumbing was of the improved type
the tub being filled from the side.
Anybody that hasn't more sense
than 20 put flowers in tub and &c
off and leave the water turned on
stoTmed Warren. Here" turning &c
the fireman. this waters got TO bt
mOpped up or it'll be all down in oul
place"
I'll have TO have some sort Of {
cloth To get il up with" mumbled the
fireman, sullenly unwilling.
Take these" and Warren jerkeC
from the towel rack some long firing
ed mOnOgrammed towels.
"Oh. dear. wait-Waitt" fluttereC
Helen. Don't use thosS-Ill go dowT
and get some old cloths"
That's all right; you use those tow
els" ordered Warren. We've got C
get this water mp. and get it up pretty
blamed quick
While the firmena was mOpping az
the water and wringing the towels GU
in the tub. Helen instinctively glanced
around. She had always wondered
what this apartment was like, anC
how il would be furnished
Through the open bedroom door
she caught a glimpse OF the library
and drawing room beyond. IL al
showed a lavish expenditure OF mon
ey without being in particularly gooC
taste. Ii was too ornate and too
crowded. Helen could not help bu
think how much better their OWL
apartment looked. and how much les:
money they had spent on H.
There was a sound OF the outer
door opening and of voices in the hail
oh Warren, Warren" Heller
whispered panic 80 icken. Can tina
a Gopfnrdsp how dread f1