The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-12

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my parti I'll stop in there and make
them have 1t turned on again tonight"
How have things gone with you to-
day, sweetheart Dear mel You look
completely worn out"
"Fine !" he lied, and turned away his
face. Nov l must go, and / won't
leave you slone a minute longer h
can help. Here is today's paper.
You can read 1t tomorrow"
He tossed the copy he had picked up
In the park upon the bed.
When the door closed behind him,
Jones collapsed. He was all in. Not
so, however, with Jones' spirit. 1t took
him, willy-nilly, to the druggists, the
grocer's, the dairy, and the gas Office;
and it forced Jones to make the foul
greatest talks of his life.
1.-THE grand smash for mine tomor-
row night |" said Jones to himself, on
his way back to the house.
Half famished as he was, Jones man.
aged to control himself and to cook
his supper before he ate it. By the
time he had devoured it his whole be-
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rest. So, after rapid preparations for
the night, he sought his cot, which had
been set up in the little dining room,
stretched himself upon 1t, and lmmedi-
ately fell into deep sleep.
From a phantasmagoria of doctors,
sick persons, hospitals, babies, sour
faced men who refused him work,
house agents, tradesmen, children on
roller-skates, little girls who had lost
things, restaurants where he had eat
en- but could not pay, the police, jalls,
and the like, he was released by a
cry from his wife. He awoke, and with
a bound was on his feet.
1t was early morning.
"What Is it, Helen, darling?" he
cried, as he rushed into the next room,
fear gripping him.
She was propped up by a pillow
and was eXcitedly reading the copy
of the newspaper he had given her the
night before.
MY beads, Cyrus! My beads! :"
she exclaimed. "Where did you get
them?"
He sat weakly down upon the foot
Of the bed.
Downtown" he faltered.
did you buy them or did o find
them?' she questioned eagerly,
81 found them near Merry's on
Fifth avenue" he replied shamefaced-
ly, certain that all his perfldy was now
discovered.
"Oh, splendid! l just knew it! 1
was certain of 1t. Here, read that"
He took the paper and saw:
100000 reward and no questions asked
upon the return of plain necklace of six
ty-nine (69) rose-tinted pearls, recently
lost on Fifth avenue, Forty-second to
Fifty-ninth streets.
II. 7. LEFFINGWOLD. Hotel Shropshire.
Helen, 1t can't be true!" he gasped
as the two gazed at each other, wide
eyed. LET me see them, quick"
She withdrew the necklace from its
hiding place under her pillow.
His s%leep-laden eyes frightened as
he beheld it. He examined the beads
carefully and counted them.
pearls !"
No doubt of II whatever in the light
of his present information.
Jones' homecoming on this day of
all days was a triumphal progress. He
and his spirits we're making holiday.
When his latch-key again admitted
him he had receipts in full from the
doctor and from his creditors Of the
previous night.
There was also a slip which record
ed the fact that he had paid two
months rent in advance, properly
signed by the astOnished agent.
In the inner pocket of his vest there
was also, reposlng snugly, a bank
book.
was It true?" she called anxtously
as he entered. "Was it really and
truly true?'
"As true as ever was, sweetheart"
he answered %chuckling, rs he came
into her presence. And here is an
other present"
"What! A handbook"
Nothing less, my dear. And 1t re-
cords the wealth of Helen Jones'"
mot all of it," she answered, flushed
with joy. vt is the very least of my
possessions"
She cuddled her baby closer and
gave Jones a long, fond look through
wet eyes.
But that isn't all, Dearest said
Jones. "Tve secured another position,
Il much better one"
"YOu have? How is that?"
1.-THE man who owned the fifteen
thousand dollars worth of pearls paid
the reward and refused to ask any
questions; but l insisted in making a
full explanation. We finally had a
long conversation and he incidentally
mentioned that he had long needed a
capable manager. He said, however,
that he had searched in vain for q
man of spirit and was about to give
up the task in despair"
"And what did you say to that. Cy,
dearF"
"I said 4 am the man." answered
Jones truthfully. "And, what is more,
succeeded in proving 1t to him. But
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