The Detroit times., 1916-02-15


tie hat and coat. All undressed. ns
he was mean: to be. the monkey re-
= ~yerted 10 type and gazed longingly
al sn overhangiIg branch June
looked up at the low.swaying foil
age.
"of course YOU want &c get up
there. ycu poor. ill.treatsd little
Deastie." she whispered TO him.
That's what | stole you for. To
set YOU free. Say thank you. to the
lady and shake hands"
She reached up and pulled the
branch down to her. Then she wait.
ed 10 see what he would do. With
just one regretful look. as though
( 10 ray. I'm not mgrateful--but oh.
you tree" he lcaped from her arms
and scampered up the tree. On a
high branch he sat down and looked
at her.
June waved her hand.
Now. he a wise. little nlonk--and
scoot before the goblins get you,
she called up 10 min. softiy.
He chattered back. noisily, that he
would; and the next instant he was
lost In the dease, overhead branches
Back ON the beach, Mary watched
the struggling Pietro. and tried des'
perat.iy to decide what the wisest
move would be His awful cries
would attract q larger crowd in q
few minutes.
ID flashed upon her. suddenly, tina,
there was a way OF protecting June
even now. With the drap still on
her arm she ran toward the scream
ing Italian. Indicating that she was
going To release him. MARY unbuck'
led the strap: just as policeman
came rrnning up.
Pietru scrambled to his feet, chok.
ing with hage. A torrent OF sound
poured from his thick oily lips. His
hands worked overtime He jumped
up and down like a Nuremburg toy.
His listeners, al, looked sympathetic,
but they were blockheads-sney
didn't understand.
Almost beside himself at the ter
,ible thing that had happened to
him, the Italian started to embrace
the policeman with the fervent plea
OF:
"Helpa Helps."
lat no
liceinan, squirminC from under the
display of Latin affection.
MY monk --stole-girl--wo.
man gotta round on hand Stole!
Cut-a rope, Swlpe--a monk Bea,
~"
"Sa-ay. Now. lissen, you! Get 1t
straight. that's all tell you See
nabbed pair Of guys yesterday
fer getting fresh with the force. II d
lie n pleasure to run In Tony like
you. So get Il straight. seS?'
Pietro appealed to the others,
hunching his shoulders until they
touched the lobes OF his ears
stretching out his arms In mournfui
petition. Mary stepped forward and
spoke 10 the officer.
1T seems that someone stole his
monkey. He's showing you the cut
rope on his hand"
The patrolman raised his cap.
II didn't see you st first, Miss
Mary" he said pleasantly, "Yes,
understood that some had copped
the monkey: but what's he getting
at, drawing things on the back Of
his hand and moving his fingers like
he was cutting paper?"
"As near as I can make out
Mary answered slowly, ''the person
who stole the animal cut the rope
with scissors and had mark Of
some kind on the back of her hand"
: "A mark" the policeman jumped
eagerly at the word. Say, was II n
red mark--a Red Circle?" he asked
Pietro excitedly.
Seeing that at last someone was
beginning to understand, Pietro
went hack into italian hysteria and
tuIC0tCuNu huVtuNi iouu NnSiosss .
The policeman lodged adroitly and
turned again to Mary.
you've been on the beach some
time, haven't you! DO you remem-
Der seeing anyone 70 past with a
monkey"
Certainly" the old woman replied
promptly. "T remember distinctly
seeing a young woman on the beach
with monkey. never dreamed
that she had stolen II. thought It
was her pet You know you read
so much In the papers. nowadays,
about women having monkeys for
pets"
Pietro fell ON his knees before her
as soon az he realized that she was
In possession OF a clue. The patrol
man yanked him TO his feet again
and gave him a singing tap with his
club TO emphasize things,
"Do you remember which way she
wcnt?" he. asked.
Mary, apparently thought deeply
for q moment
YES" she said at last. very de-
liberatcly. "shc went down the
beach In tha. direction
Her finger pointed directly oppo-
site TO The way June had gone.
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