The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-12

flights. was land isl a clean
kindly honorable young man, ca.
pabie of rising to heights. as
What the devil are you doing
here?" Numbered the elderly
man.
Forbes mumbled behind his
handkerchief.
whats been going on here?'
The girl, however. had some
sense. She quickly unknotted the
handkerchief. Forbes gaspeC
hungrily, like a fish out of water
and worked his tongue around his
cheeks. Something issued from
his numb lips that sounded lilt'
Thank you
What has happened?" de
manded the girl.
"A man In a black mask"
Janet, the safe! We have beer
robbed! l told you 1t would hap,
pen!"
The girl and her father rushed
over. getting in each others way
Never saw the ruby nor the
money"
but he has taken my jewel.
box The girl stood up, lean.
ing against the wall. her eyes
shut. Forbes expected her t.
crumple up and sink to the floor
my jewel-box!"i in a low
murmur.
II beg pardon" said Forbes
but I'd be extremely grateful Il
you'd take off these things. Wha
time is Alphabetically.
what time is IT." bawled tn,
girls father. We'll, you're ,
cool hand! Quarter after nine.
Quarter after nine? Haven
III been here any longer thar
that"
What l want to know is
what are you doing here at all?'
The elderly man picked up the ex
tension telephone.
Father, what are you going t.
do?r
| "Do?"-irately. why, sent
down to the club for the caterer
What do you suppose?"
| "If you call the police you'll
only make me very unhappy.
forbid you"
| "Good lord" Her father Sc
down the telephone roughly
Have your own way; but som,
fine night we'll have our throat
cut"
| Forbes stared at the girl, mucl
astonished. No hysterical wiring
ing of hands, no rushing abou
aimlessly; only a quiet acceptance
Of the inevitable. She did no
want the police: investigation
| would only make her unhappy
What had that box contained?
Then his astonishment CAV
place to speculative admiration
He saw her profile on the cover o
The Worldwide, her arms file,
with goldenrod. Corking cover
He could use the head for a yea
at least. No hesitant art-editor'
| when they saw this. What find
"Will you kindly tell us how
you came here?" The girl turned
to Forbes inquiringly.
81 am Mortimer Forbes" he
said simply.
Her eyebrows remained ele
waited.
1.-THE illustrator"
No change in her expression.
She had never heard of him!
And she wasn't a foreigner, either
Forbes was rather abashed.
81 came in here believing 1t Il
be the apartment Of Mr.. Jillson
my friend
"Jillson? Oh, now we are get
ting somewhere. Know him
Same club. Lives over us. Moved
in last week. Soon find out
whether you're telling the truth
or not. Ill go up and get him. Il
he knows Mr.-ah-"
"Forbes" - DULY. Not thai
Forbes was vain man, but he be.
lieved it a matter of course thai
everybody had heard Of him oil
seen his work.
Forbes. IL what you say Is
true The excited parent
did not complete the sentence but
bolted from the apartment.
The girl walked over to the
safe again and rummaged about
She was as pale as lily. "You
saw a man in a mask?"
YES"
"You saw him take a box?"
Eyes. A Florentine affair."" The
stole was biting painfully. "He
made no attempt to open it,"
She nodded. Then she held out
for his inspection a large roll oil
crisp green and yellow bills.
"He couldn't have seen it," re-
piled Forbes, understanding her
gesture.
do you know how much is
there?"