The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-03-19
CHAPTER VIII.
Mrs. Jimmson Again.


7 had felt myself going and let my
self down as gently as ! could. under
the circumstances. How long l was
unconscious | have no way of know
Ing, but it came to me gradually that
my fat had been rnbbed--of What and
by whom. | couldn't imagne-nut as
for the diamonds. | forgot them. to-
tally. ! undreSsed and Went 10 bed.
pulling the blankets up over me. camp
fashion. without waiting 10 make the
he'd ar clear up any of the wrcckage
and without feeling any particular ap-
preilenSion. only a deathlike eXhau>-
ton.
woke in the early dawn and still il
hadn't come back to me about the dia-
mundS but what did Swoup on me
with rush was THAT Mrs IimnSon
was coming 10 clean and would be
there not minute later than eight
thirty
She was a refined little woman WHO
had seen better lays-hetore she
welded the decently lamented Imm
son and had 10 support him through
''tuberculoSi>" by days work and
fancy washing and ironing My inter-
est in her had been the main prop in
her struggles for several years and She
reciprocated said interest in a way
that would have been insutfcrahle i'm
pertinence had it not been so sincere
aEd devoted She loved me and all
my workS-l,articulary my works. on
which she RECALLED the neighhorS al
such times as She was ioyfulIy permi
ted To go home With a new one undel
her arm
And she'd he here at eight-thrfy
Heaven help us" cried. hopping on1
nf bed and slipping an a kinon". "lt
she gets hold of this robbery, I'm don"
f"r--lll see my name in the papers
tomorrow, sure
With feverSh haste got the hooks
back in the cases, hit or miss a> they
came 10 hand: the pictures hung and
shs rooms III order The kitchen MIS-
in a state gave an apprehen>ivr
glance AT the window as | Scraped M
spilled breakfast food and threw il in
the garbage cau--i knew how my an
pleasant visitor had got out and Won
dere' how he had got in. but | wasted
in time thinking Of il. | was soon
cnough - know, however.
! had barely finished With the
Kitchen and WAS opening the bathroom
door To clear up there when nay dear
Jinm~on rang.
| let her in, first asking through the
,inor who il Wa>-a pr.caur ion AIDE
uuatelv explained by my attire: and
letting her to begin n the Kitchen for
hadn't had my bath. piloteb her
With Il seemingly affcctinnatr arlu Ia
her uuarS7r~. Then | bottled myself
into the ha hroom and with Stearhy
Movements cleared away the evidence
~ rhe search.
Ny bath refreshed me. and | WAS
rllih"d ana somewhat hear my right
ulind when | c;jinr out Of the bath
t""m had called ont t" her. Just he
turc | g"t into he NIB. asking her to
make my coffee ami gel ready the rolls
Hnd hntter. and she WAS occupied in
SHfl'H liA ray ana HIi not near me
as PASSED lie Kitchen door. Thus |
had time Ia see Nhar lay ON The dining
room table before she told ne.
II was Il long HIN dagger. >hnr,, rs
a iaZnr, Mrs. jilnru~uu pulled open
the Kitchen door and bounced nul lust
as had taken the dagger in my hand.
That's what found on the Kitchen
iaar back Of the scrap basket" She en-
claimed Her eyes were rolling
managed to say carelr>Sy. Yes go
nay new papcrknife. was wondering
where I'd dropped il. | wish you'd
hiring in my hreakfa>t-Im in a ire
HendnuS hurry this morning"
"ph-it'> only a parerknife, is it?''
she luurmured in diSaproin, ed tone.
u didn't know hui ii waS-"
''WaS WHAT" | demanded. wonder
ing If she had. with her uncanny infer
rst IN me and my affairs. senSed some
thing queer and wrong about the Hat.
swell. II give inc quite turn to see
ebai dsxSAs 'ayS' Oh the floor she