The herald., 1914-12-17

They both had studios in the same
building, and they both boarded with
the same landlady.
All this would not have attracted
as much attention as a raise in the
price OF dill pickles but for the fact
that they were always In b quarrel.
What they quarreled about and what
surprised all their friends was fea'
ture Of crime-mysterious disappear
ances. They would read in the papers
that a girl was sent to the store or
started out TO her work, and had been
missing for two days. The earth had
swallowed her up. She was not dis.
satisfied with her home life and had
had nothing 10 depress her. Then
Miss Evans would deduce:
Some villain has kidnapped her"
"She has been c0aXed into an elope-
ment."
She went to Coney Island and was
drowned while bathing"
she was killed by an auto"
Mr.. Winters would deduce:
Very likely the girl was advised
by other girls to assert her independ.
ence"
She may have been invited to stay
at the house Of one OF them while the
two OF them ran around together for
q good time"
in two or three days the missing
girl will walk into her home with a
defiant air"
Once in a while the missing girl
was found drowned, but 1t was so
rare, and Mr.. Winters was right so
often, that there was hardly a peace.
full day in the week for them.
One day the owner Of new studio
building called to ask them to inspect
his new apartments with view to a
change. Both were satisfied to re-
main where they we're, but Of course
Miss Evans had a curiosity to see the
place. Without a word to any one
she set OF, and after a street car
ride OF a mile she reached the place.
The janitor was out.
She went to the top floor at once,
and she was Immediately interested.
She had locked about for a quarter
Of an hour when she attempted to
open a door which she found locked.
It was a spring lock, however, and
after a moment she had 1t open.
There was a large closet at the rear
Of the suite, and It had no windows.
She was wondering what II was de-
signed for, and she stepped in as she
wondered.
Bang"
A pun Of wind from an open win
dow closed the door on her, and the
spring lock did the rest. She pushed
and battered and kicked and shouted.
but nothing came Of II.
II deduce that It will be afternoon
tomorrow before I am released" said
the girl as she sat down on the floor
II called Harold an idiot this morn
ing, and he will deduce from my alb
sence that I have gone home with
Flora Day to stay all night just TO
bother him. love Harold, but Ae
does vex me with his deductions"
Although their studios were side by
side Mr.. Winters and Miss Evans did
not always walk home together, and It
was only when she did not appear at
the dinner table that she was asked
after.
Il saw her on a Vine avenue car
two hours ago." said a young man.
Mr.. Winters went to the club
that evening. At midnight he quit his
billiards and made Decline for home.
No Miss Evans yet.
Look here, Winters" said board.
er who had just come In, you deduce
things, don't you?"
Yes, have done So"
Then you'd better get to work on
this case. Miss Winters is steady as
the clock. Something must have hap
pened her this time"
And Mr. Winters sat down in his
room with pipe in mouth and deduced
as follows:
Now, then, what happened during
the day? A little row. Mr.. Billiard
called. Mrs. Davis called. The owner
OF the new studio called. He wanted
us to look them over. We didn't 20.
Ha! I didn't go, but didn't Miss
Evans? The card Is at the studio. II
she went what could have happened
to herr"
At three o'clock in the morning the
artist led the way up the stairs OF
the new studio. When he came to the
locked door he paused a moment.
only an empty storeroom!" growled
the 1anitor.
Yes, only an empty storeroom with
Miss Evans asleep in a corner!
Your heels are not too long," said
Mr.. Winters as she sat up and rubbed
her eyes.
Then you are not a fool" she
smiled.