Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-20


tremendous odor of garlic and cheese.
She surveyed her caller with suspicion
and then beamed.
"Oh, you come looka de papes?" she
demanded.
Estelle merely showed copy of the
advertisement.
Eyes, my husband he put that in de
pape." the woman said. losing her
smile.
For some moments Estelle tried to
get glimpse of the documents. The
italian himself came on the scene and
demanded full description. When
Estelle said that they had been lost
from the Manx hotel he nodded and
explained that he had been removing
the ashes therefrom when his eye had
been caught by the folded papers. but
he still insisted ON An accurate de-
scription. which the maid could not
give. At last she said quietly, "The
papers are of no value to you. and
am authorized to pay good reward
for them"
At the word reward there was a
change. and the woman demanded to
know how much 1t would be.
Estelle thought rapidly. 1t had been
impressed on her that haste was nee
essary. She decided OH offering good
ly sum, yet not enough to make the
ash man and his wife think they were
in possession of papers of extraordi-
nary value. She pulled out her purse
and held out So. The man was taking
It, His wife intervened.
Twenty dolla," she said cunningly.
Estele bargained for some moments
and then said in a tone that was de
cisive. "If you show me the papers
and they are the ones l want I'll give
you SIS and no more"
The deeds were produced. and a
glance told her that they belonged to
Ruth. She paid the money and hur-
ried away.
Everett and Dorr had gone over the
situation thoroughly together, and the
) broker agreed that he would help out
In putting the Master Key" mine on
Its feet again.
II think | can do it tomorrow" he
said. Just let me have all the pa.
pers, and I'll go over them tonight"
! Ruth has them," John replied
wed best go up and get them now"
Ruth received them cheerfully and
promptly went to her trunk for the
deeds. Her first search was not re
warded, and she lifted a puzzled face
to John. Then she once more went
through all her belongings. 1t was
fruitless She then remembered the
desk and searched 1t with the same
result
They're gonew she stammered.
"Impossiblew, said Dorr. They musi
be somewhere here"
NO" she mourned, 1--WE looked
everywhere"
Everett was the first TO suggest thai
no time should be lost in locating the
missing property He sent for the
evening papers and delved into the
Lost and Found" columns, with tht
result that he very soon handed pa
per to Dorr and pointed out the adver
tisement which had attracted Wilker
sons attention.
Half an hour later John Dorr turned
away from the ash mans door anC
said to Everett: "I'lI bet that was one
of wilkerson's crowd. We must no
tify the police before he can ge
away"
They had soon told their difficulties
to the sympathetic ear at headquar
ters and started back for the hotel
John was in the dumps.
ut seems as If everything goel
wrong when try to do something fo
that little woman" he growled.
81 begin to think myself that yol
are playing In hard luck" was the re
ply. But | always did like a goo,
fight, and this promises to be one. III
stick, John"
They shook hands.
They found Ruth and Tom Kan
anxiously awaiting them. John sim
ply stated the case and then turne,
to comfort Ruth. He was startled t
see how white she was.
Ruth. Ruth" be cried in alarm
what is the Inatter?"
There was no answer. She had faint
ed away.
All else was forgotten for the tim
being A maid and a doctor wer
quickly summoned. and present.
Ruth revived. Old Tom Kane wa
seated beside her patting her hand.
THE papers, she moaned.
Don't you worry about the papers.
he said promptly. We'll look afte
them"
But the folks at the mine-who wi
look after them she pleaded.
The old cook swore that he woul
do SO himself with Johns help. A
this point the doctor mterfered wit
orders that she was to be perfect
quiet
In the other room they held a COZ
sultation. The physician listened {
their explanation of what the Rirl ha
been through and then said Eravely
"She must have an absolute change @
scene for q time Get her away froI
here instantly"
But where?" Dorr demanded.
why not take her to tie souther
part of the state for little while
he suggested. But Whatever you dt