Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-23

He frowned and rubbed his chil
ruefully. not quite knowing how [,
| take this left handed compliment
'But-but ! shan't be able to Sc.
| you for ages, except as Pitman," h.
complained.
'Well. shall survive it," she said
briskly.
| Jaw. Katy"
She changed the subject In her
| own prompt way. Its really Won
derful disguise!" she said. How ever
did you do it?'
He told her of his experience with
Evers.
And YOU" he said, you haven't
| let any grass grow under your feet.
You can open up tomorrow"
Hardly that. My greatest prob
lem is this room. How can let the
| cleaners in here?"
You and had better do this"
| said Jack, careful rot to betray any
pleasure in the prospect.
How can you find time?"
"l'll send Bobo to IL musical COM
edy tonight. and slip in thru the
vault. That is if you'll be here to.
night"
i've already fitted mp a room for
| mother and me- Well be here"
Good" said Jack The prospect OF
a stolen interview with the demure
Kate was unspeakabIy delightful.
He told her something of his ad-
ventures the night before.
What fool you have on your
hands" said Kate scornfully. you'd
better hurry back and see what he's
up to now"
But I've heaps more to tell you"
I'm busy. So are you. Tell me
tonight What will the servants
say If we stay in here with the door
closed? Run .along.'
And she fairly shooed him out OF
the house.
Jack fastened down to Evers' shop
washed his face, changed his clothes
and returned to the Madagascar
Evers provided him with veIything
necessary to reassume the PERSONAL
ity of Mr. pitman when the time
came.
Bobo was out. Jack applied to
Ralph for information as TO his
movements. That prcturnat,rally
knowing youth was bursting with it,
Sure. | seen him go out Bout an
hour ago. Young lady come for him."
In spite of himself Jack was be-
trayed into startled exclamation.
Thus encouraged, Ralph went on
with gusto. "She called him up this
morning-that is l guess it was the
same one. / was in the room brush
in his clo'es, and l answered the
phone. l hears voice like butter
creams: is this Mr. Norman?
Umm! But when she found it was
me the cream froze"
mfr Norman goes to the phone,
and say, you could see by the smile
that tickled his ears that she was
feedin' him the Martha Washingtons
then. 'Awfly good of you to call me
up. says he. No, l don't think it
was improper at ALL Then she must
have asst him to lunch, for he said
'Surcn In voice that near cracked
the transmitter, and bounced mp and
down like q kid when it sees it's
bottle.
"But then he remembered somepin
and his joy was turned to grief. 'Oh,
forgot, I can't come" he says. I
heard her voice squeakin' over the
wire: 'Why?' He says: L got date
with my secretary; very important
business.S After that she did most
Of the talkin'. He only said: 1'can't!
I can't! Say, I'm sorry!' And SO on.
Say, he stuck to it, too, and at last
she hung up. Say, he was almost
cryin' when he come away. He
throws himself down on the bed and
never says a word to me-"
'Well, what them" asked Jack.
About half an hour after I was
down in the office when / hear a
young lady in a Kolinsky cape ask
at the desk for Mr.. Norman. A look
er?--say, boss, some scenery! I was
sent up with her card. On the back
she had written:
II have come for YOU"
did he go?" asked Jack.
did he go? Does q chicken run
when it hears the corn fall in the
yard!"
Him! What name was on the
card?"
Miss Miriam Culbreth."
CHAPTER XIV.
In the end Jack had to give up the
idea of separating Bobo from the
lovely Miriam. For one thing Jack
needed Miriam and Mrs. Cleaver in
his present business, and Bobo sup
piled his only excuse for going there.
The ladies were not interested in the
humble secretary for himself.
So he warned Bobo afresh, and
prayed that the infatuated youth
might not be led into any irrevocable
step before he was able to tell him
the whole truth about his inamorata.
Meanwhile one of those tremendous
intimacies characteristic Of the fluff
of society sprang up between the
four. Within a few days Bobo and
Jack were all but living at Mrs.
Cleaver's house. A hundredfold mil
lionaire gets on fast socially Jack
was always included in Bobo's in
vitations as an understood thing. One