Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08

waist. Her head trailed on his shoul
der, while she started floating of II
|dreamland.
Il just loving clipping she muir
INJURED
What was that last word?" he OBJ
served combatively
"Elope. elope! elope!' she whis
pered dreamily, her slim young femi
nine figure close to- his big masculine
bulk
80 you think you're clipping with
me?'' said Bob ominously.
81 know am, In that musical
die-away tone. We're headed straight
for old New York and we're going to
get married in the little church around
the corner. Then"-with a happy
laugh-"w may have to Disguise otir
selves and fee"
MAY | kindly inquire-that Is. If
have any voice in our future opera.
tions-why We may have to disguise
ourselves?"
In case they should want to cap
ture you. The police mean"
"Police?' he said.
Didn't I just tell you they were
coming for you?"
"Indeed?" He looked down in her
eyes to see II she was in dead earnest.
He believed she was. For what?"
ooh. you know" She raised her
lips. "Say. that was a real stingy
one, under the oak
"You say all has been discovered p
went on Bob, disregarding her last re.
mark.
81 say that was real stingy-'
Hang it," But he had to. He
knew he had to get that idea out OF
her head before he could get any
more real information from her.
"And think how you deceived poor
little me, about it," she purred con,
tentedly. After ALL thought Bob, it
didn't take much Of one to salts.
~ her. She had only wanted 1T
because sit', fitted in; III" went with
clipping. Perhaps ut" would have to
happen about once so often. Bob hop
ed not She was dainty little tyrant
who let him see plainly she had sharp
claws. She could scratch as well as
purr. Somehow, he felt that he was
doubly in her power-that he was
doubly her slave now-that some
thing had happened which made him
so. He could not imagine what it was.
"They'.e keeping 1t very quiet,
though she went on. "The robbery,
meant"
There has been a robbery at Mrs.
Ralston's?"
"Of course. And you didn't know
thing about it," she Knocked him.
oor<o;r11 Iid NOT
You say that just as if it were SO, :
she observed admiringly. 81 don't
suppose you are aware that some one
did really substitute counterfeit
brooch for Mrs. Vanderpools wonder
full pink pearl and bronze diamond
brooch. after all? Oh. no, you dom
know that. You're only poor little
ignorant dear. Bless it's innocent
little heart! 1t didn't know thing
NOT it," She was talking baby-talk
now the while her fingers were play.
ing with Bob's ear. He was so inter,
ested in what she was saying, now
ever. that he failed to note the baby
talk and overlooked the liberties she
was taking with his hearing appara'
tus.
"By iove." he exclaimed THAT ac-
counts for what l., thought ! saw in
the hall that night when | left your
room. Imagined I saw some one! BE-
lieve now it was some one. after all.
And that door I heard click? Whose
door is that on the other side OF the
hall from your room and about twenty
Ave feet nearer the landing?" Elk
citedly.
"Gwendoline Gerald's,' was the I'M
expected answer.
Bob caught his breath. He was be-
coming bewildered. But nothing
was missing from Miss Gerald's room,
was there?" he asked.
Don't you know?" she said.
II do not
MY. aren't you the beautiful fb-