The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-04-02

! was awakened by a terrible ham.
mering in the top OF my head. |
reached out for the glass OF water
that | always put beside my bed at
night and touched a door-knob In.
stead. Then realized that the knock.
ing wasn't all In my head. There
was sort OF steady movement OF feet
on the other side OF the door, with
people talking and laughing. And
above II all rose the steady knock
knock OF somebody beating on tin.
Cant do It," II was the bishops
voice. 81 am convinced that nothing
but dynamite will open this tin OF
lobster"
Just 4 moment, bishop" Mr. Tho
burns voice and the clink of bottles,
81 have a can opener somewhere
You'll find the sauce la Newburg-"
"Here. somebody, a glass. quick! A
bottles broken!"
did anybody remember to bring
salt and pepper"
Dear Mr.. Thoburn!" 1t sounded like
Miss Cobb. Think OF thinking OF all
thisi"
The credit is not mine. dear lady,"
Mr.. Thoburn said. Where the deuce
is that corkscrew7 No, dear lady,
man makes his own destiny. but his
birth date remains beyond his con-
troll"
Ladies and gentlemen" somebody
said, ito Mr.. Thoburn's birthday be-
yond his CONTROL"
There was the Glink OF glasses, but
had remembered what It had been
that l was to remember. And now 1t
was too late. / was trapped in the
pantry of my springhouse and Mr..
Pierce was probably asleep.
clutched my aching head and tried to
think. was reused by hearing some
body say that Miss Jennings had no
glass, and by steps nearing the pantry.
| had just time to slip the bolt
"Pantry's locked!" said a voice.
"Drat that Minniei" somebody said.
The girls a nuisance"
"Hush!" Miss Summers said. shes
probably in there now-taking down
what we say and what we eat Con-
victing us out of our own mouths.
! held my breath and the knob rat
tied. Then they found glass for Miss
Patty and forgot the pantry.
Under cover of the next burst OF
noises / tried the pantry window, but
It was frozen shut. Nothing but
hammer would have loosened 1t. l be-
gan to dig at It with wire hairpin,
but l hadn't much hope.
"a, L. h.
ting fast and furious. Miss Summers
was leaning against the pantry door
and judged that most OF the men in
the room were around her, as usual.
put my ear to the panel of the door.
and could pretty nearly see what was
going on. They were toasting Mr.. Tho
burn. and getting hungrler every min
ute as the supper was put out on the
card tables.
ITO the bottlel" somebody said.
I'm infancy, the milk bottle; In our
prime. the wine bottle; In our dotage.
the pill bottle"
Mr.. Won invalid came over and stood
beside Miss Summers, and could hear
every whisper.
Il have good news for you" she Said
in an undertone.
"Ohl And what7"
"Shl You may recall" she said, "the
series OF notes. letters, epistles, with
which you have been honoring me
lately?"
How could l forget? They were
written in my hearts blood"
brows, so to speak. We'll. somebody
got in my room last night and stole
] dare say pint OF your hearts blood
They're gone"
He was pretty well upset. as he
might be, and she stood by and lis
tened to the things he said. which, II
they were as bad in English as they
sounded in German. | wouldn't like to
write down. And when he cooled
down and condensed, as you may say.
into English, he said Miss jennings
must have seen the letters. for she
would hardly speak to him. And Miss
Summers said she hoped Miss Jen-
nings had-she was too nice a girl to
treat shamefully.
Anu oANCA ho hau ioAt hci luCI U
alone. heard a sort OF scratching on
the door behind Miss Summers back,
and then something being showed un-
der the door. stopped down and
picked 1t up. It was a key!
| struck match. and ! saw by the
tag that 1t was the one to the old
doctors rooms. knew right on what
1t meant. Mr.. Pierce had gone to bed.
or pretended to throw them OF the
track and Thoburn had locked him
inl Thoburn hadn't taken any
chances. He knew the influence Mr.
Pierce had over them all, and he and
his champagne and tin cans had to
get in their work before Mr.. Pierce
had another chance at them.
had no time to wonder how Miss
Summers knew | was in the pantry.
tried the window again, but Il