El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30

Every drama of the underworld,
crook play, and detective story had
helped to make il famous
Jimmie stood not upon the order OF
his going. Even while police head
quarters was telling the prince to get
the 47th street police station, Jimmie
had torn open the front door and was
leaping down the steps
Not until he reached Sixth avenue,
where if a man is seen running every
one takes a chance and yells, stop
THEIR did Jimmie halt Then he burst
How was 1 to know he was hon
est" he painted Hes hell OF
clairvOyanti"
With indignation as great the prince
was gazing at the blonde secretary;
Am 1 going dippy2" he demanded
I sized him up for a detective-and
he was a perfectly honest crook And
in five minutes, he rOared remorSe-
fully, this house viii be full of bulls!
What am TO do? What am TO tell
emp
Tell EN-" said the blonde coldly,
you're going on long journey"
Jimmie now appreciated that when
he determined fl was best he should
work without an accomplish he was
most wise. He must work alone and,
lest the clairvoyant had set the police
after him, at once. He decided swiftly
that that night he would return to his
own house, and that he would return
he would rescue the missing will and
restore it to the safe. BY placing it
among papers of little Importance he
hoped to persuade those who already
had searched the safe that through
their own carelessness il had been
overlooked The next morning. when
once more il was where the proper
persons could find il, he would again
take ship for foreign parts Jimmie
recognized that this was a desperate
plan, but the situation was desperate
nj rn mi fer
ing the grounds upon which he never
again had hoped to place his foot
The conditions were in his favor.
The night was warm, which meant
windows would be left open; few stars
were shining, and as he tiptoed across
the lawn the trees and bushes wrapped
MIN IN shadows Inside the hedge,
through which he had forced his way.
silence Except that stealing into the
house where lay asleep the wife he
so dearly loved made a cruel assault
upon his feelings, the adventure pre-
tering his house Jimmie knew a doz-
en-, and, once inside, from cellar TO at
tic he could move blindfolded- His
bedroom, where was the copy Of Pick
wick" in which he had placed the will,
was separated from his wife's bed
room by her boudoir. The wallS-Were
thick; through them no ordinary sound
could penetrate, and, unless since his
departure Jeanne had moved her maid
or some other chaperon into his bed
room, he could ransack it at his leis-
ure- The safe in which he would re-
place the will was in the dining ROOM
From the sleeping quarters of Preston,
the butler, and the other servants. il
was far removed.
Cautiously in the black shadows OF
the trees Jimmie reconnoitered. All
That was in evidence treasured him.
The old farmhouse lay sunk in SUM
Der. and, though in the lower hail a
lamp burned, Jimmie knew ii was lit
only that, in case of fire or of an in
truder like himself. it might show the
way TO the telephone For moment a
lace curtain fluttering at an open win
dow startled him. but in an instant he
was reassured. and had determined
through that window to make his en-
trance.i He stepped out Of the shad-
oWs toward the veranda, and at once
something warm brushed his leg,
something moist touched his hand
Huang Su, his black chow. was well
coming him home. In a sudden access
Of fright and pleasure Jimmie dropped
TO his knees. He had not known he
had been so lonely. He smothered the
black bear in his hands Huang Su
withdrew hastily. The dignity of his
breed forbade man-handling. and at a
safe distance he stretched himself ner-
vOusly and yawned.
Jimmie stepped to the railing Of the
veranda, raised his foot to a cleat Of
the awning, and swung himself