The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-09-24

in on, or perhaps they'd had their turn
hearfn' about the Vaccinations of Jora
lemon street.
Three times the Brooklyn sisters
,ornered us. Twice we was saved BY
the orchestra strikin' up favorite
fox trot that Wee said she simply must
dance, and once she claimed she was
dyin' to go out on the east yeranda
to see the moon rise. But at $50 the
chase got so warm that we sneaked
of to our room and locked the door.
Looks to me-" says I, "as if three
or four more days of this would gel
us nicely acquainted with our new
| friends. Ell
Wee signs. But haven't the heart
to snub them directly" says she
Tip
Don't worry" says l. ut couldn't
be done. Nothing would stop that
team but a pair of gags, padlocked on.
Anyway" says Wee, we're safe
until morning."
"Just to make sure" says l, slidin
an extro bolt on the door and closin
the transom.
can't say how long I'd been asleep;
might have been two hours, or twice
that. But I'm reused up by hearin
this thumpin on the door panels. First
off thought was home and tina;
Buddy, the Airedale pup, had wan
dered up from the Kitchen and was
rootin' around with bone.
"Get out" l grumbles. GO lie
down."
Then hears some husky, excited
whisperin' outside, and the knockin
continues.
"Well, who is it," says l, rubin
my eyes.
"Oh, Mr.. Torchy," comes a vaguely
familiar voice. tCome quickly"
Then another voice adds: Some
thing awful has happened. We've
knew 1t would.
ut must be Aletta and Urania,
says Wee, nudgin' me.
'Good night" says l. "The've had
La wire from Joralemon Street.
mo, it wasn't that. After I'd piled
out and thrown on some clothes and
opened the door crack they gives us
their duo staccato bulletin.
"That Mr.. Perkins," says Aletta.
1.-THE one we thought wore a wig
adds Urania. 1.-THE old bachelor"
well, what about him." demands
He's missing" says Uronia.
"Out in the mountains" adds Aletta
breathless. He's been gone since din
liner time"
1--WE can see his room from ours, =
says Urania, "and we know he hasn't
come in. We've been watching to
see."
Maybe he slipped in without turnin'
on the light" says I. "We'll give him
a rap. anyway"
And sure enough there's no answer
from Perky
$50 he must be lost" says Aletta-
-0r perhaps he's slipped on the
rocks and broken a Leg" suggests
Urania. "He usually goes up the
Lookout trail, too"
"Me?' says /. 81 don't know the
party And in the night doubt if
could find the trail"
I'VE will all co." adds Wee. "Then
Lii we find him, and he needs to be
carried, therell be enough of u.s."
Honest, inside of three minutes
there they had me so could almost
see this Perkins guy lynn crumpled
up and moanin' at the bottom of some
deep ravine and me climbin' down to
do the noble rescue act.
"All right" says 1. Anybody got
a pocket fiashlight?"
Sure they had. both Aletta and
Urania. I'VE never venture out OF
Brooklyn without them," says Urania
We've always said we wouldn't"
That's lucky" says l. Breeze
ahead"
l don't know what the night watch
man thought, SEEM me sneakin' out
in the middle of the night with three
wornan He Jooked me- over slIsni-
cious anyway, but he didn't stop us.
And nobody seemed to think of such
a thing as askin' him to come along
We had "a nice dewey ramble, too, out
through the fields and up the side Of
that steep hill. Thank goodness the
moon was still up so we could see
somewhere where we were going