The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-09-10

asieep."
My! my! You went after him-all
alonc7"
Amy blushed and hurrletily ex.
planned: HE told me he would go |
rnving crazy II they kept him shut up;
SO what else could do? We had 1t all
arranged. AS soon rs the moon went
down. he climbed from his window and
I brought hilu home."
"PoOr MIR. Will! OF course. II he
~",,ld l.ave gone crazy, you done just
right. learie."
I'm 80 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 cogitated, and replied:
There's that place In the attic where
you and him used to play robbers
cave"
Just the thing. Well fix It up at
once. Maybe. though. they'll only ask
II he ia here. Go and see II he No.
keep away, 80 II 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 q note asking him to
remain in his room and raise his rear
shade II unable to reach Title 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. ut frequent intervals. Blissful.
~ ignorant Of the impatient calls.
Amy, with hands safesuaried from
thorns by leather gauntlet gloves. was
training the rose. laden vines over the
lattice of her summer house. Tillie
supported the stepladder and handed
up ties Of soft Irvine.
After Il 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
| ut the rear window of her brothers
bedroom.
The dOOrbell ceased ringing. A few
moment later two persons. a keen-eyed,
suspicious young man and an agitated
young lady. came hurryilig out Of the
perg"la into the garden.
"There she Isl" exclaimed the young
lady. She waved her hand and called
"O-ho! ANY,"
! Amy twisted about so suddenly that
she almost fell off the ladder.
Goodness - she whispered. "It's
Ellen and Charlie!''
"PoOh! Don't fret. Well fool them
easy" treasured Title.
The girl promptly recovered her bal
ance and her aplOmb. and called ban
teringly: 'Ol,. is 1t really you? You
must be going for foothill motor
drive to he out Mt this unearthly hour
1t almost tumbled me over to see you.
'',rhen you haven't heard. dear!" ex
claimed Ellen.
Your brother has escaped from the
snnitarium.' BENIN bluntly stated tht
news.
Amy threw up her hands in realis
tic stage CONSERVATION. Escaped
Will escaped? Oh! oh! Has he gon.
daft again? How? Where did he go
When was it? Oh. dear! Wandering
about. in his condition
Hasn't he come hOme?"
'Home!" scoffed Tillie. Don't 70,
know anything about crazy folks
Don't you know they always try to &c
away from their relations? Didn't h
want to run away from home the yer!
first night he came:"
'lntiee.i. yes" agreed Ellen. you re
member he even knocked you down. h
was 80 violent
Bemln's face darkened. Hes hi
too violent. The next time we'll pu
him where he can't get out"
"'We?" queried Amy.
"His-er--friends," BENIN hastene,
to explain. Hell he apt to do hilnsel
harm. v know. II he's allowed to RAJ
loose"
Before he il cured" added Ellen.
Amy raised her flushed face. Tina
most eminent If scienrists-Charle
Darwin-observed that the expression
al after-effects Of smslns Of fear. au
ger and mirth are remarkably similar
There were tears in Amy's red,lene
eyes as she looked up past BENIN
fashionable straw. Suddenly her hal
compressed eyelids witcneti-she fun
up her hand and made u quick down
ward gesture.
BENIN spun about and stared up a
the rear window Of ClintOn's bedroom
The shade was down. hut the uOrnin
light rippled on it's watered surface n
II It were shaking. BENIN confronte
Amy.