Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-27
What Lillian Planned and Then
Demanded Of .MadHe.

Demanded Of ,Madge.
Into Arthur Walters eyes there
flashed a CLEAN Of involuntary tri-
butte.
"a fine red herring" he comments
ed dryly.
"Exactlyp Lillian smiled, and ]
recalled her promise of an hour be-
fore that there will be red herring
across this trail which will lead that
dead woman's family clear to Tim
buctoo."
| you will want the mans arrival
and my departure to be quite close
| together, will you not" the young
attorney asked.
about half an hour" Lillian re-
pied, vino evidently had every de-
! tail of her plan at her fingers ends.
And during that half hour ! want
you to be the busiest little cup OF
tea that ever was poured. Have
hurried errands at any places which
they might connect with Mr.. Stock
bridge in any form, and keep the
man who is watching you on the
jump.
Mr.. Walters Responds.
Give your man instructions to
be at your house at exactly half-past
s." she went on. AS you will have
left the house at 8, it will be the
part of your enthusiastic young sis
ter here" she smiled at Esther Wal
tiers, ito see that there is no delay
lin getting the desk into the ma
chine"
"I'll do my very BEST" the girl
promised with earnest nervousness.
Direct the man to avoid Merrick
road as much as possible in coming
back from Bayview to Crest
Haven" Lillian resumed. ALLOWING
for the devious route, he ought to be
back at his home at 9, or shortly
thereafter. Tell him not to drive
too fast. We must avoid all danger
of accident, or even the delay of a
summons for speeding. And twill
have our trusted man from this end
at your mans, house in Crest Haven
at 10 minutes past 9. 1t may not be
necessary even to take the desk in
your mans house, if his premises
are secluded enough"
"He is practically in the woods"
Mr.. Walters said dryly, and instant
~ | visualized the place as it must
be. There are so many such little
BONES i'll the wooded stretches of
the south shore OF the island.
please give me your mans name
and address now," Lillian said, pro-
ducing bit of paper and tiny PEN
Gil from her dress. ! have never
seen her when she was not able to
produce both articles.
John Lundin, Forest Place" Mr..
Walters said promptly, then added
smiling. There is no number. and
it will be necessary for me to out
line the location of his house very
carefully. for Forest place is tucked
away in an odd corner"
go ahead" Lillian said briefly.
"Out with It!''
Mr.. Walters spoke slowly, pains
takingly, and Lillian copied the di-.
rections as carefully. When she had
finished she read them over, then
iifted her head with the air of one
who sees a difficult task accom-
plished.
UNLESS something most unexpect-
eddy turns up, the thing will go
through without hitch.'' she said,
"and there will be no need of even
telephone message between us.
But if there should be delay, if the
man shadowing you refuses to be
drawn off or if the man who is to
call for the desk has any break
down or delay and does not come,
do you, Miss Esther, 60 to the near
est public telephone and call me, not
here, but at Mrs. Durkee's next
door. Simply say that you are de-
layed in coming over to play bridge.
Then l will know what to ask you.
You will have to watch my ques-
tons carefully, and guess their
meaning as best you can"
The girls expressive face held a
frightened look. Lillian smiled at
her reassuringly.
Don't worry, child" she said
"There'll be nothing too hard for
you to do, probably nothing at all,
for I am confident the desk will be
in this house tomorrow night by half
past 10 o'clock with no one in the
world but ourselves cogrfizant of its
whereabouts"
That Arthur Walters and his sister
shared her confidence was patent
from their faces. l was ashamed Of
my own doubling Thomas spirit,
which would not down, but which.
of course, / kept strictly, to myself
until after Arthur Walters and his
sister had gone.
Lillian turned to me as soon as we
had switched off the front porch
light-and locked the door.
Out with it" she laughed. you
might as we'll tell me your objec-
tons to this scheme first as last"
The Way Mr.. Stockbridge's Desk
Came to Madge's House.
At Lillian's laughing command to
voice at once my objections to her
scheme of secretly getting Kenneth.
Stockhridoe'e deek into mr. bAnea