New Britain herald., 1918-11-13
For Women Readers and Thedferg0erS

we'll with the powers that be, and has some crackerjack friends who think he's the snowiest of ali the white headed boys going. If his eyes don't go back on him, they're ready to give him chance for service here, until he's in shape for the overseas work. But, of course, they cant wait for ever, and in the meantime the Dicl1y birds oVerturning the well known apple cart just as fast as he can. We've simply got to call a halt on him in some way. Now listen"
 The Arrestmg Namc.
 She whipped out the tiny notebook, without which she never goes any where-I have accused her of taking it to bed with her-and poising her pencil above it spoke quickly, de- cisive1y.
 With your memory we don't need the checkbook if you've once looked it over. New tell me the names of the people to whom he gave checks, the amounts and purposes, as far as yuo know"
 "I won't be able to do it so com- pletely," I protested, "because I didn't expect to memorize them when I looked at them, and therefore did not concentrate upon them. But can give you the most important, ones I am sure."
 "Al right. Go to it." Lillian re- torted impatiently, and for the next quarter of an hour I recited names, approximate dates and amounts of the check stubs I remembered seeing, while Lillian jotted them down.
 At my first mention of the name "E. Stern," to whom Dicl1y had check ed out so much money, she raised her head quickly, while her pencil for a moment remained inactive. I was sure that there was something about the name that she recognized, but the next moment her pencil was lowered again. and she was saying with an assumption of misunderstanding that seemed to mo to be a trile too obvious
 IdIlian's One Demand.
 "B. stearns, did you say? S-t-e-a-r-n-s?"
 NO, E. Stern, Stern" How stupid of me! Is there any address ?"
 "Only New York City" "H-m!" she commented. "All right. Go on'
 T might as well tell you now, Lil- lian." I said, that there are any num- Der of checks to this same person, and that they're the only ones which have issuance
 , She laid down her notebook ab- ruptly.
 '"The colored gentleman in the woodpiIe has emerged" she said, add irc all toI1 this at first, Madge, we'd have saved a quarter of an hours work I flushed painfully, but made nc reply, for I had no defence except my own lack of vision.
 Forgive me, dear," she said con- tritely. "Of course, you couldn't be expected to think of it with so muct else on your mind. And I'm getting awfulIy cranky and impatient lately Guess I'm getting old. But we mustn't waste time on ourselves. Tell me the sum total of those checks to Stern anC the date of the last one."
 l told her and she jotted them down, and-as if forgetting that existed-computed rapidly with hel pencil for several minutes. Then she cupped her chin in her hands ant with her elbows on her knees stared at the fire. I waited quietly until sh' sprang to her feet, always the sigma that she had worked out a problem
 ''Madge, I've got to see Dicky' cancelled checks if I have to commi burglary, arson, mayhem and murde to do 1t. Take me to his room, ant let me see the paddock he's got ol his desk. Ten to one can duplicat, it and the key at the local hardwar store. And believe me, if I can't, IT smash the lock, and have it out witt Dicky-bird afterward. I'm not goin, to See him ruin his whole futur, career for the sake Of a scruple O.