The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-02

ROBBERY
- ELNoR MARSH

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h e rem came the announcement
7 = mt had died and left her a
Sc ana lot In a distant city. There
. me<fgage of $1,000 on 1t, which
= a<4nger desired to pay of. No
81 VIZ OF doing this suggested IT.
10 hcr than to take currency to the
ION h1Iding the mortgage and re-
Oe h turn release. So she drew
\ mcne1 from her bank and started
he< joNrney.
ow. the problem before her Of TAX
care % herself was quite enough
hout having to look out for her
ugand Dollars. She arrived at her
dnafion at II o'clock at night and
3 driven to a hotel. A night clerk
eived her and told her that the only
SIN he could give her contained two
q, and one Of them was already
upxed BY a lady. Since there was
one ether hotel In the place and
4 was undesirable Miss Granger
obliged to accept a roommate.
)Oeins shown to the room, she no
ID that the two beds were at op-
ite ends Of it. On one side was
y door. opposite which was a win
The roommate was apparently
Eeep Hiss Granger disrobed, and.
Gins the money from that part Of
I clothing in which she had pinned
she put 1t under her pillow. Then
} went 10 bed and to sleep.
She was awakened by hearing some
moving in the room and that
lich resembled white cloud passing
ross dark sky passed without fur
er sound to the door and seemed to
r. through without opening 1t. Miss
anger raised herself in bed and kept
II eyes fixed on the apparttion, re-
esslng desire to scream until it
d disappeared. Then it occurred to
n that what she had seen was her
ommate. This led her to thrust her
md under her pillow. Her money
Is gone.
Getting out of bed, she turned on a
int True enough, the woman was
,jne. and so was her clothing. Near
he door a stocking lay on the floor.
iss Granger picked it up. A wad of
srethtrg in 1t was evident. Miss
ranger. with woman's intuition,
rust II her hand and withdrew a roll
bulls.
Miss Granger was counting the roll
!, bills when she heard persons in the
Ill Hastily turning Off the light, she
Imped into bed. She had scarcely
one 20 when the door was opened,
nd the night clerk, entering, turned
q the light He was followed by a
alf dressed woman.
This lady," said the clerk, accuses
on 81 having stolen some money be-
ngin6 20 her"
serhot's exactly what the horrid thing
II - mep' cried Miss Granger, trem-
Iine with excitement
me czerk looked puzzled
s'9lze took 1t from under my pillow"
ynlI1ued the lady, land put 1t in her
locking Then she tried to steal out
( tho room without my knowing It.
lut she dropped the stocking, and I've
ct my money back"
-Oh, ny goodness graciousr cried the
pommate. "What story to back up
theftl I heard you moving about
be room, and.
'fYou didn't hear any such thing" re-
Drted Miss Granger. II didn't get out
( bed I'll after you had left the room"
Maybe you were nervous" said the
Ierk 10 the roommates. 1.-THE last
erson to occupy this room complained
{ mice in the walls"
~Why don't you make her show what
he's got?' replied the roommate to the
lerk.
''Did you have money with your
sked the clerk Of Miss Granger.
when you came hereT
''Yes. a whole lot Of It"
How muchT"
"A thousand dollars, besides money
ox expenses"
~xak me see it"
Mrs Granger produced the roll she
ad faken from the stocking.
What denominationT asked the
Ierk before making an examination.
een 500 bills and $50 in smaller
ma
r. clerk opened the roll and found
Ten. two fives and six one dollar
iIis
"oh heavensT exclaimed Miss
IranEer.
Xou contemplate thiefP' snarled the
oommate triumphantly.
Mis- Granger did not hear. Without
emembering that there was a man
resent and she was in her nightgown.
he Jumped out Of bed and began to
a. It about. While she was doing so
be Jerk took up another roll of bills
ron under the head of the bed.
lpening them, he found that they tai
ed With Miss Changers description
I het lost funds.
WHAT rot" he exclaimed inpatient
y 30 make all this racket for moth
a. I'll know better another time
ban b put two women I'm the same
o1m
gave each lady her funds and
'az bout to depart when the room
late refused to pass the rest of the
feht IN the same aparfment with Miss