The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-14

dlning-room floor; soaring duly at the
empty drawer. Bat she Was not think
ing OF the silver.
Don't ST there gaping like a ninuy.'
snapped Warren. as ne left the phone.
, Get on some clothes
She had hardly time to slip a neEliges
SNsF her nlshtgoWn when the night hall
boy ana the superintendent, in his bath
tvbt. came rushing up.
81, Made clean getaway" announced
warren grimly. Neat job"
Well. he's left some good clues" The
superlntendent was eNamtning the win
the rug.
Bet IT'S the same gink who cracked
mat safe Al kdstors round the corner.
Z muttered the hall boy.
When they had gone down again 10
wait Tor the police, Warren took from
out the sideboard a bottle OF Scotch and
poured himself a good SUR drink.
a.. here. you're white and shaky yes.
Helen shook her head II only she
] could ask the question that kept beating
within her-but II was an unspeakable
warren her voice throbbed.
couldn't you have-well-given tns
alarm alarm before ne got awsy?"
How: Risk having my block blow n
Otto save a few spoons7''
Helen did not answer. She was look
ing at him with . remote. appraising
"whard you eNpect-heroicse Movie
stgife Want me To dash out and got "a
lunKe at Pussy Purr-Mew. who was
shifting At the muddy tracks. Chase
her out OF here before she smears up
Helen caught Pussy Purr-Mew and
shut her In the bathroom.
Then the doorbell-and voices in the
| hall The detectives had come Warren
was taking them into the dinlng-room.
., A. there was no need Of her presence.
Helen stayed I'm the bedroom where she
could hear without being seen.
better shut UP this room till We can
prints. when they had examined the rug
and window-sill
That's 81 right" Warren assured
carry burglar Insurance." asked rho
Yes. the sturrs covered" Then grim
~. IF ID been armed. I'd have landed
him. Had a revolver. but the blamed
thing wasn't loaded. Not cartridge in
Not loaded, The Joyous color Ieaped
to Helens face. oNt loaded
Ia have hluffed 80. Of course. n he'd
come into the bedroom. but wasn't
look ing Tor trouble-nOt with an empty
revolver"
You've got that right n YOU can't get
the drop on 'em-don't take d chance en-
these porch climbers advised the de-
tectiye. They'd soon croak a man a.
Helen turned from the door. suu
a,hrii with mat hrSi glow ~ relief
Then her gla1ce ~, OF the revolver
Why. f. looked loaded She could zee
the lEht through two empty chambers
but the other four held csrtridEcsf
she sank IN the edge Of the bod. The
whole foundation uf her married life
seemed crumblinR away
That Warren should LIE In addition
TO being a coward SIZE could be un-
truthful and deceptive Co. small thlnEs-
she vas woman But for him. who
loairhed deceit. whom she had always
thought unflinchiuEly truthful That
~ should stoop 20 such falsehood 90
shield hls cowardtcof
she throw herself across tho bod her
face IN the C0verr. The voices sun
came from the dining room Then. NJ
last ID. detectives heavy tread out
The bedroom door opened and Warren
STROBE in With hrugque wei. might
% well -st what sleep We can It's after
five We're ret boz bed rirht"'
Helen. who bad been Wing across the
loot of the bod. got no slowly without
str1iEht'ned md turned back the rum
-lladu, hadn't YOU better put away
DO might Boz knocked orr"
Riems1 things not loaded" throwing
30 BE wardrobe "Hut f1f ref some
sH 'l if' .irs' hing 'o-morr0w-
Warn. % fs i.rded' II just look
.r7 sharply We reached ror the re-
srlv'- .f4rrd az If fbru broke fre blr.
-rI .na shook 0u' into hiH hand fhe four
Helen rssugd She had r,, though,
~ ne hrrua ahelIe being errpfv
she had been HrruaIrEir h'rTrr ur-
ll.'. -hs should have known That War
ron vas 'r.HTH bic M even mi fhHnrff fhat
aIe coward" ur uufrufnfrf
The neTf moment che uHa Ir haf be-
eide Dim with n burst rf rar.nfnrf a-ff.
rrrr.1rHTrr. rfIIrfIrr frrrH
BOT Warren VIE. rHHHIf.r. rhfra-.
rfn- wholly miegnrafrurad their cause
.N ben I'a nII over .BUu..a rHf b.,
rirr in fHr hvafrrfrr. rh7 We'll srf .a.1
bort we've only about on hour 10
sleep"