The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-27

Lum Simons in the back and haC
made off with all the gold he had
with him; and tethered to a ring in
the wall was the goat. The men and
women were sleeping peacefully
although they had been most care
fully bound.
! WI Tsang seated himself on the
floor and watched. One by one they
awoke. Madeline was the last to
open her eyes and ask the inevita-
BILE questions of where, how and
why.
To all of their questions and de-
mands WI answered nothing. He
did not seem to be aware that they
were there. His eyes were peace
fully focused on the goat.
The PROSTATE persons on the floor
of the vault then began to talk
among themselves, trying to I'M
tangle the mystery that with five
of them had ended with a fight and
Inconsistencies on the platform of
the Washington Monument.
The major said, Henderson, l
thought they had me and l was
dead"
"Dead is right" agreed the cap
tain. 1T was like taking gas or
whiting ether" ....
81 still think I'm dead" said
Snyder. Then he added, as if to
make his peace with the world, "I'm
sorry, captain, that 1 knitted you.
Didn't mean to get you, really; only
to put you out O. business, y know"
Thanks, snorted the captain.
Don't worry, Snyder, we're not
dead; couldn't be, with you and Full
Ter in the same place with honest
people"
mot to mention Mrs. Thayer," re-
marked Knowles.
"Or the goat" quietly suggested
WI Tsang, his first word.
The group broke on WI then, de-
! handing, begging, calmly inquiring,
or limiting dark and sarcastic things,
as the mood seized.
What 1 don't understand" ex-
claimed Madeline, ais my utter lack
Of interest in being alive or
dead"-
She was interrupted by a chorus
of agreement.
Il feel as if have had a Turkish
bath after two months fighting"
said Knowles.
And I've lost my relish for fight
ing" said Henderson. 81 don't even
want to fight that Chinaman there.
and know that he is back of this in
some devilish way. The whole bust
ness is uncanny. We may be NOV
ing around in some rummy Chinese
dream"
The goat is the only one that can
move" noticed Madeline. This
remark, which wasn't particularly
funny, although the goat was, set
the group off into waves of laughter.
Each raised his head and took a
look at the goat. Laughter followed
in gusts. 'He looks almost human,
suggested Madeline.
Hardly that" said KimbalI,
senatorial, should say"
81 bet he could make a good op-
position speech in the House." roared
Henderson.
B-a-a-a-a!" remarked the goat. |
Didn't tell you" shouted Hen !
dersOn, amid the outlaws of the
others.
But this is absurd demonstrated |
Madeline, trying to collect herself. |
We should not be laughing this
way. 1t is no laughing matter to be
pursued. by men with knives"
An hav' the coppers git yuh in
the ackt," mourned Snyder.
And suddenly faint away" she
went on.
But what about me?" interrupted
Mrs. Thayer. Il changed my gypsy
clothes, and was just stepping into
a warm bath when-I tainted. /
fell slowly, about a foot a minute,
until disappeared under the water
and-here l am, all dressed and
every thing. What could have"
And l was driving the car at the
rate of fifty miles an hour" inter
rupted Kimball, land Just deliber-
ately took my hands of the bar, as
II l we're 10000 feet in the air, and
let her go wild; and all the time not
caring a blank, mind you, even
when we went right over the Chevy
Chase bridge, think it was-I didn't
care a whOop-and plunged into a
Junk heap at the bottom Thought |
was dead all the way down. Didn't
much care. Excuse me, Madeline, but
The fact is didn't much care Don't
see why I'm not dead. Maybe we're
all dead"