The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-17


said DR.. Kelly.
after four and I might as we'll leave
now. Where is the place."
Eagerly Helen told him where it
was, and that the elevated would
bring him within a couple of blocks,
and that she would wait there until
he came
But what on earth are you doing
in that neighborhood?"
why dear, l came over to look up
that place where Mrs. Stevens gets
her olive Oil"
But see here as the thought just
occurred to him, "if that place Is emp
ty, it must be to let Why can't you
telephone to the agent? Isn't his
name on the sign?'
There isn't any sign. It's little
old building, and there isn't any jan
itor or caretaker, or anything. Oh"
quiveringly. Warren, you said you
would come"
Now. there is nothing to get work
ed up over" as he detected tears in
her voice. eff | said | would come, l
will be there In twenty minutes"
WARREN TO THE RESCUE.
Just what Warren could do when
he did come Helen did not know, but
she was sure that somehow he would
get that kitten out. She went back
and waited before the shop. The peo-
pie passing by her gazed at her cur
iously. At length she caught sight of
| Warren striding up the street Eager
ly she ran to meet him and brought
him down to the shop window.
glove, that is weak Httle beggar!"
as he stopped down and peered
through the clear space in the glass.
That's an outrage. where is the
door," Then with curt you wait
here" he strobe into the locksmith
! shop.
, But evidently his interview with the
! old man was no more satisfactory
than had been Helen's, for he came
out with an angry:
Cant get anything out of these peo-
pie. You say there is no policeman
on this block?"
| NO, the nearest one is five blocks
below, and he won't leave his beat"
well, am not going to fool around
here. | am going to get that kitten
out-and there is only one way to do
it. Here hold this" He thrust his
cane in her hand and crammed his
/ gloves in his pocket
! "Oh, Warren, you are not going to
break the door open?" as he put his
shoulder against it.
There is nothing else to do. I will
have this rickety old door open in a
jiffy"
! But the people who own it-Oh,
dear. won't you get into trouble?"
"A few dollars for new lock-
Guess they can't do more than that"
and with a sharp wrench he had the
door open.
BY this time a small crowd had
gathered, but no one made any effort
to help or interfere. 1t only took Hell
en- a moment to dart in and pick up
the kitten and bring it out, carrying it
very tenderiy."
Now, where is the nearest place to
get milk" Warren asked briskly
II think l saw a delicatessen In the
block above"
The delicatessen was small and
smelly, but there was a stout, good
natured woman behind the counter.
Can we get a saucer of milk de
manded Warren. This kitten Is
= about starved-we found it down the
street"
: The woman got out bottle of milk
and poured some in a wooden dish.
AS Helen put the kitten on the floor
} to drink it, the woman gave a star
tied, "Why that is-that is Minnie's
kitten Where did you find it,"
Helen explained about the empty
shop and then the woman told then
? the kitten had been missing for ovel
two weeks and they thought it haC
been stolen.
, Minnie, Minnie she called. Come
and see what's here!"
, A little girl Of about ten, very pref
ty and very dirty, came running iT
fro ma room at the back. AS soon as
she saw the kitten, which was weakly
tapping milk, she knelt down beside il
With joyous cry.
When a little later Helen and War
rem left the shop, Helen slipped hel
hand through his arm and pressed
t close to him.
} ooh, didn't it all come out beauti
fully? To think we could get thai
poor little Kitten out of there ant
, into its own home! Oh, it was DEAR
l of you to come! You are always sc
good to animals, and you-''
y Nonsense interrupted Warren
-, who always hated praise. Here
: you will have to hustle if We gel
, this car"