Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-30

Mona, unblushingly.
! 'If you have ii send sou packing
That last one--sho was iinpudcnt every
time had TO scod her! I'll give piece
Of my mind to any servant who dooan [
do things right. I can tell you, and I
won't have any answering back, either
Very well-you may consider yourself en-.
gagged, II you're satisfactory III take
you homo with me when ! go There's
the doctor knocking at the door-run and
let him In
Il was Or Hyoscine as Mona and
Mary called him when they talked Of him
TO one another lie frowned little A.
the sight Of Mona.
you had 10 let the other maid CO.,
he asked Mrs Mclean.
I couldn't help IL. doctor" said Lefty
"she WAS so Impudent But this one
Will do very nicely ] think
Mona heard this and much Of what
followed, though she was supposed 10
be out Of earshot She thought ahe know
why DR. Hyoscinc seemed 10 be- dis.
turhed. The other girl had been stupid
and unobseryins Mona determined 10
look ~ stupid as she could She waa
in good deal OF luck ~ matter Of
fact, For on this very first day of her
service she came into possession Of the
great fact sho had taken this place to
discover.
Before Dr Hyoscine had finished his
visit she know what had all along pun
zled both her and Mary ahe penetrated
tho secret Of the plan he had formed for
mulcting Mrs Mclean Of some Of her
wealth. No wonder he didn't care how
small bill he presented 10 tho old wo-
man OF the millions. He had way Of
extracting money from her much easier
than any that the two girls had dreamed
Of And It seemed 70 Mona, as she took
her notes. waiting. with the utmost inn
patience, for chance 70 see Mary, that
II was as safe as any semi legal scheme
could possibly be. too, So far aa Mona
could see, Mrs Mclean. even when che
learned Of the trick that had been played
on her. would be quite unable TO secure
! redress.
Mary knew. A. soon ~ she saw Mona,
who had slipped away from the rooms
| Of her new employer TO Join her ohum.
that there was news. Mona's eyes were
swapping. and her face was bright with
an unusual color
"Wellf' said Mary "Hurry-tell me-
| I'm dying 10 know II anyone has really
! invented some way Of getting anything
out Of Lefty Mclean he's public bene-
factor"
Well. old Dr. Hyoscine has done that
| all right" said Mona. And she doesn't
know II yet What's more, don't see
how she's going to find out It's the
most remarkable stunt I ever heard On
You've got to give the man credit for
having brainsl"
come to the point, my dearis
"Well--she does the one thing no one
would ever believe anyone could make
her do. She signs checks and he fills In
the amount Thats ~ rule-eome-
times she fills the sum IN herself. II
doesn't seem TO make much differoncel"
Heavens aboyel' said Mary, overcome
for moment with wonder. NO that she
couldn't even laugh. But only for mo-
ment. Averting the threatened III OF
Mysteries. she begged for information as
to details.
"Why-hs 10 using hyohcine. OF course
and ! suppose YOU Know that that's
about the same thing Hs scopolamIne-it
you know what that lei n you don't, I'll
tell you-it's narcotic, hypnotic drug
When you've had an injection Of II you're
not unconscious, AZ you are with ether
or even morphine, You're Just sort Of
but you can talk and move. And you
don't remember anything when II stops
working IN your systeml'
"ohl' said Mary. with deep long
breath. That Is clever. Mona But we
might have known II would have to be
something cieverl'
1T seems she's got special check
book--or Mt least, mn extra one-with
her. lie suspected that and when he
had her under the Influence Of the drug
he made her get II out. Then he made
her hide II IN n new place-which she
would only remember when she had
taken the drug! Do you seer
She'd notice the missing checks you
mean. II she saw the book when she was
herself9'
"of oourss And, as II L., she does not
ero them She won't find out until she
Rcts her next statement from the hank
oh. It's wonderful-from hts point NJ
view. You see-she's Just giyen him the
checks lie can say they were for his
professional services, and ] don't see
what sho can answer 70 that, He does
help her-uhtuTally No wonder she's
fres from pain most N the timer
"wsit-t'm not sorry FOR her" cried
Mary ironically The things rye heard
about hsr~ths mean things she's donel
Aud. As for the man. ~ course. he's
crook and ila better Tor uH De- have
some % the money than let him keep /,
N seems % me uur moral position f.
unassallabie Mona
I'm siad % that" said Mona dryly
'nsoauss We couldn't lhink ~ taxing
the money n 4 wasn't ~ cuufscis
I'VE haven't Hpt n Fet said Mary
WITH a laugh. "And { don't care bat &
does make me feel better @ hhow mat
ws'ns not doing anythinr really wrona
whsa ws bring 90 theae eoups af oprat'
'oh. knaw { issl Use mat too sad
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