The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-10-22

My myl You went after him-all
aloneY
Amy blushed and hurrIedly ex-
planned: HE told me he would go
raving crazy If they kept him shut up;
so what else could do? We had it all
arranged. AS soon as the moon went
down, he climbed from his window and
brought him home"
poor Mr. VIII OF course, If he
would have gone crazy, you done just
right. dearie."
Tn so glad you think so, because
you must help me keep him hid. else
they'll come and take him back there,
or maybe to jail"
Title cogltated, and replied:
There's that place In the attic where
you and him used to play robbers
cave"
Just the thing. Wen fix it up at
once. Maybe, though, they'll only ask
If he is here. Go and see if he No,
keep away. SO if they come you can
tell them you haven't seen anything of
him"
After breakfast Amy found courage
to creep upstairs to- listen at Clinton's
door. Hearing nothing she slipped
under the door a note asking him to
remain in his room and raise his rear
shade if unable to reach Tilie in the
kitchen by means of the speaking tube
She returned downstairs to help
Title 'do up" the mornings work. but
soon cajoled her out into the garden.
Hardly were they out of the house
when the telephone rang. The call
not being answered. the ring was re-
peated, not once, but fully half dozen
times. at frequent intervals. Blissful-
ly ignorant of the impatient calls,
Amy, with hands safeguarded from
tborns by leather gauntlet gloves, was
training the rose-laden vines over the
lattice of her summer house. Title
| supported the stepladder and handed
up ties Of soft twine
After a time the telephone renewed
its impatient summons. The garden
ers worked on, oblivious. Presently
the telephone was REINFORCED by the
sharper ring of the doorbell. The re-
suit was the same. Three times the
bells rang, more or less in unison
Still no response; still Amy remained
intent on her thorny blossomy task
with only an occasional glance upward
at the rear window of her brothers
| bedroom.
The doorbell ceased ringing. A few
moment later two persons, keen-eyed
suspicious young man and an agitated
young lady, came hurrying out of the
pergola into the garden.
"There she is !" exclaimed the young
lady. She waved her hand and called
"O-ho Amyl"
Amy twisted about so suddenly that
she almost fell off the ladder.
Goodness |" she whispered. ats
Ellen and Charlie I"
pooh Don't fret. Well fool then
easy" treasured Title.
The girl promptly recovered her bal
ance and her aplomb, and called ban
teringly: "Oh. is it really you? Yor
must be going for a foothill motor
drive to be out at this unearthly hour
1t almost tumbled me over to see you
"Then you haven't heard, dearl" ex
claimed Ellen.
Your brother has escaped from the
sanitarium," BENIN bluntly stated the
news.
Amy threw up her hands in realis
tic stage CONSERVATION. Escaped
VIII escaped? oh OH Has he gone
daft again? How? Where did he go
When was it? Oh, dear! Wandering
about, in his condition -
Hasn't he come homer"
"HomeI" scoffed Title. "Don't you
know anything about crazy folks
Don't you know they always try to ge
away from their relations? Didn't h
want to run away from home the yer.
first night he came?"
Indeed, yes" agreed Ellen. you re
member he even knocked you down, h.
was so violent"
Bemm's face darkened. Hes q bi
too violent. The next time Wen pu
him where he can't get out"
"'WeT" queried Amy.
His-er-friends, BENIN hastene,
to explain. Hell be apt to do himsel
harm. y know, if he's allowed to rul
loose"
Before he is cured" added Ellen.
Amy raised her flushed face. Tina
most eminent of scientists-Charle
Darwin-observed that the expression
al after effects Of Spasms of fear, an
ger and mirth are remarkably similar
There were tears in Amy's reddene
eyes as she looked up past BENIN
fashionable straw Suddenly her hal
compressed eye,idS widened--she fun
up her hand and made quick down
ward gesture.
BENIN spun about and stared up a
the rear window of Clinton's bedroom
The shade was down, but the mornin
light rippled on its watered surface a
If it were shaking. BENIN confronte
Amy.
"Your brother is in his room." h
charged.
"ReaIiy?" she rejoined with heav
sarcasm. You don't sayw
He raised his shade. Yor wave
him to pull it down." shrewdly thrus