South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-17
WARREN LEAN YES SOME
PAPERS IN THE SUIT HE
SENT TO BE PRESSED.
"Oh," Helen gasped i'm dismay.

, on Helen Sasped IN dlsihay'
Now you get on your things and
go down there as quick as you can.
say you made a mIstake-that you
sent the wrong suit. Get it back be-
fore he presses lift he's not already
done it, And call me up as soon as
you get back"
1t took Helen only a few moments
10 put on her hat and slip on long
coat over her house gown. She al
most ran 'he two blocks to the dingy
little tailoring shop. On an "A
shaped board before the door was the
usual sign Of:
Suits sp0nged and pressed. soc
Pants ...... 10c
Ladies Suits .............. l0c
Inside was an unpleasant odOr of
damp cloth. Fine tailor, a small,
swarthy foreigner was pressing pair
of pants, from which a faint steam
arose as he dampened them with a
sponge.
"Oh. II made a mistake. ] gave
the wrong suit this morning. You
YOU haven't pressed it yet?'
There tbs ma'am." Eodding to a
row Of suits that hung behind him.
All done. Want to take il now?"
AS he took it down Helen stepped
forward and felt the coat-but there
was nothing in it.
The BilIbOOk Gone.
"Why-Mr. Curtis said he left
something in his pocket. DID you
find it," The man shook his head.
'Nothin' in pockets"
"Oh. but Mr.. Curtis was quite sure
that he left a billbook."
"Nothin' in pockets" stolidly, as he
clumsily wrapped the suit in news
paper.
Not knowing what else to do, Helen
took the awkward bundle and hurried
home Then she searched every pocket
but they were empty. except Tor a
subway ticket and a tobacco stamp.
Then she called up Warren.
Thought So" when she told him.
III see him on the way home. He'll
find he can't get away with this as
But. Warren. he didn't look guilty
or self-cOnsciOus. He seemed very
natural"
"Oh. he's shrewd enough TO hood
wink YOU. You didn't think he'd give
himself away. did you?"
But. dear, are you sure you left II
in that coat? Have You looked
everywhere else?"
''Of course I'm sure. Because you're
always forgetting where you put things
don't think 1 am. III settle with
that man tonight"
II was almost six when he came
home In a glance Helen saw that he
had not recovered the billboOk.
Did you go to the tailOr's?" she
asked, cautiously.
Yes" ~urtly.
She knew Warren always hated TO
be questioned. that he always wanted
10 wait and tell things at his own time.
But now she could not refrain from
asking:
What did he say" irritably. said
there was nothing in the pockets, of
course. But he looked guilty as the
devil. He II find he can't put across
any monkey business with me. l told
him If he didn't hand over that bill
book by nine O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing Ia have an officer there And
by George. 1 Will
"But. dear" hesitatingly. Il don't
think he looked guilty"
Huh. what DO YOU know about it?
He could fool YOU without half try
ing. He put up a pretty good bluff
with YOU. but / could see through him
all right / can always tell when a
mans guilty. Never been wrong on
, that yet And this man-huh. it's a
cinch. I had him sized up before I'd
been in that shop two minutes. He'll
hand over that billbOok in the morn
| ing-don't you lose any sleep about
! that"
Late that evening as Helen folded
I up the counterpart and turned down
the bed clothes for the night. she hap
lpened To move back the chair on which
Warren had thrown his suit that
morning. Ana there on the floor was
| the billbOoki
"Oh Warren. Warren" ioyously. as
] she ran eagerly into the front room.
Look. dear. here IL is"