The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-16

going to pick the cotton batting out O
the gas burners and enable her guests
to get around their rooms without {
guide to New York But 1t was thai
her romance was due.
When Mr.. Guy Taylor left the store
he had that very same feeling, and he
whistled and hummed.
When Miss Eileen had finished her
prunes and tea and retired to her room
she decided to help romance along a
bit. She therefore, by the light of the
gas Jet, penciled the following note:
"A young and Innocent girl has been
Kidnapped and is being held prisoner
in room on the second floor of No.
432. Whoever finds this hand 1t to the
nearest policeman. l am in a terrible
situationl"
This note was dropped out of the
window and went fiutterlng down until
1t reposed on the fiagstone, and was
picked up only after full hundred
pedestrians had walked over 1t.
And was the name of the man that
picked 1t up Guy Taylor, who was out
for an evening stroll and ready to meet
his romance half way?
1t wasl He picked it up from force
Of habit, and he started to read it
without jot Of curiosity When he
had finished his hair was curling.
Here was romance at last!
Hand 1t to the nearest policeman
Not If his true name was D'ArtaganI
He would make the rescue alone and
unaided, or he would perish trying.
He looked up, and the number 432
stared him in the face. Up the steps
at three hops. The door vas not
locked. Up the stairs, and half way
up he met the landlady. This person
was fat and solid, and weighed 200
pounds. She was not near-sighted.
She saw at glance that the floor
walker was stranger, and as he tried
to elbow her aside she took him by the
neck. In their struggles both rolled
down into the hall, and both shouted
for the police.
The police came. They drew the
fighters apart, and as soon as Mr..
Taylor could get his breath he told his
story and exhibited the note. The
police went bounding upstairs, and he
went bounding after them.
Every room on the upper floor was
searched. No Kidnapped maid. They
came across Miss Eileen, Of course.
but she could tell them nothing about
prisoner in the house. When the en-
tire premises had been gone over the
detective In charge of the search called
all the female boarders together. There
were seven of them.
"One Of you wrote this note" he
said at was done as a joke, but I |
must know who did 1t or I'll lock up |
the whole batch of your"
Miss Eileen was given away as the |
guilty party. Indeed, her face told
the story.
81 just did it out of romance" she
sobbed
"Romance ~ exclaimed the detective.
"Who ever heard of romance in sec
ond-cass clearinghouse? You'll not
find much romance at Blackwells, I'm
thinking"
And then he turned to Mr.. Taylor
with: Fall in Chevalier. You for
the coop. toow
"But-but picked up the note" he
stammercd.
"It's against the lawi"
"And l felt it duty TO rescue the
writer"
swell. the Judge will feel something
Afh IN, hA Inf fhtc
you'd better let the police do the rescu-
ing act"
At the police station the prisoners
had to identify themselves, and as
neither could get bail at that hour of
the night they were locked up until
on the charge of disorderly
Romance, en-" said his honor the {
next morning, after the officer and the |
had testified. II didn't think |
here had been any of that in New ,
York for the last hundred years. Tay-
or. how do you think this romance
,ught to end?'
stand ready to ask for Miss Danvers'
leart and hand" was the reply !
'But you can't say that you love G
ler." h
81 can two weeks later. If you'll give v
ne fair chance" v
"Dear me. but / never suspected that !;
had their romances If !;
t is true, | must be lenient with my
irst case. Miss Danvers, can a girl Z
e a stenographer and romantic too?" d
81 am living example of it," she n
miled
81 didn't think that romance would p
ak with the hen-tracks of stenogra
hy. but If it does. all nght. How
hould romance of this sort turn out 4
appily?" 6
'You-you might leave that to Mr..
'aylor and myself"
81 think Will. You are both dis g
harged." ie
His honor was invited TO the we'd a
ing that took place three weeks later, 0,