Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-05


well, young man." father said.
HIf you will explain what took you
out of the house at o'clock this
morning."
In. "Oliver, is there ever to be q time
when we can depend on you?"
Can you beat 1t? You'd have
thought to hear them that I'd put out
the lights and stolen the jewels and
been the whole blooming show myself.
I got a bit peeved, but in five minutes
or so, when they'd all blown off steam,
pened.
I didn't say I'd heard 1t from Bois-
seau. I knew she wanted to tell it.
Besides, I wanted the real story. In
the time they were telling me that l
couldn't be depended on and the rest
of it, I'd made up my mind to find
the matters pearls and the rest, or
sprain a fairly serviceable mind. l
was pretty sick of being known as
the family fool and idler. But il /
was to do anything L had to have
something to work on.
Old Boisseau had been correct, but
he'd let out one or two things. 1t
seems that when the mater was lined
up again the wall, she was not far
from a desk telephone. and as the
crowd grew she edged toward it.
Il was trembling so I could scarcely
stand. Oliver" she said. But at last
/ got the receiver and took 1t off. I
knew IL 1 called for help he'd shoot
me. l tried to speak, but at first /
couldn't make sound. But at last
] managed to speak to him, very loud,
so the girl downstairs could hear. 1
said: This is an outrage. You will
never get out of the building with
these Jewels I almost tainted, but
l knew the telephone girl could hear
It,"
The telephone in the restaurant
was out of order?"
Not at ALL" father broke in fur
lously. THE fool of a telephone girl
was not there. One of the gang had
assaulted the policeman at the door
and she'd left her board for fear she
would miss something"
Il wish you wouldn't both interrupt
me, mather said peevishly. "The
man heard me and wheeled on me like
shot. Hang up that telephone re-
ceiver" he said, in the most savage
manner. No tricks, ladies' He was
waiting until Pamela Brook undid the
safety clasp of her diamond collar.
hurry up, madam he said. And
In case any of you have any hope of
assistance, Til tell you two things.
tt, Flrst, one OF my men Is standing near
the switchboard down stairs and has
the operator covered. Second, even
II the operator could use the switch
board, the telephone trunk lines are
out OF order. Boisseaus is cut Off
from the world, ladies'
But he was nervous, nevertheless, :"
the mater said, with something very
like triumph. "He hurried Pamela.
indeed, he was quite brutal to her.
Her hands were shaking, of course {"
Pretty nervy of the mater, l call IL.
I was just about to tell her so. when
night.
!. II came in shortly after pidD,gb+
and went to bed" I said virtuously.
pose!" sup
II did. Exactly that"
Il don't believe it. You'll be tell
ing us next that you've been to the
Well, 1 didn't care to 90 into +b,nas
Just then, SO I ignored her.
BY the way. father" 1 said. "NI,ss
Hazeltine is not well. She tainted this
morning, and I took her home in a,
taxicab.' :"
Who is Miss Hazeltine?" mother
demanded
one Of the office stenographers."
Dld you have to take her home ?"
Good heavens, mother" I said
"the girl was SICK
Now l look at things this way. If
chaps people think he's a dub he
gets to thinking it, too. And he's apt
to think that what he does doesn't
matter, because they don't expect
anything better. Do you see what L
tiean AND another thing. 1t never
turns a fellow against a girl to call
her things she isn't 1t makes him
want to be extra nice to her, and send
her flowers, to make up for the other.