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

| wrong and she Immediately went back
to work.
! I had been standing by the bureau
while we spoke and something to my
/ eye seemed missing on 1t. She hadn't
what--my revolver was gone. 1t lay
always on the corner where I could
! put my hand on 1t in the night in the
! dark. knew | hadn't seen it when
! cleared ur the room: ! knew monsieur
couldn't have helped seeing it when he
cleared out the bureau. And by the
| token. I knew that he had taken 1t.
'The cur" thought !. Hut the loss
was a good tonic. for after the first
minute Of fright at finding myself
without defense. got so hopping mad
! nj the sheer mc,nne>S of the cre;,ture
ais" 81 pleasing glad at The little
compliment he WAS paying me NV nd
| hitting thus he WAS afraid of me and
a revolver in cumhna!ion-thnt I'll
| have sailed int" him with Il hatpin if
| he'd shown his face al the door. And
| ut that moment | heard the sound OF u,
| latch-kcy working in Il door. l though
il was my Own, and dashed out and
threw it wide.
1t WAS The lady in the adjoining flas.
She said: How these keys do stick,
sometimes. | wonder if anybody has
been tanpering with my lock-"
Tampcrny with the lock. I closed
my door without thanking her for the
remndcr--l had heen in the act Of get
ting Il new lock when monsieur called
me 10 Mrs pelariu'> supposed death
he'd. oh. if | only had had i, put on .
Then | remembered tina, other key ON
Friday nighi-'he key working in my
own door and that assumed belonged
tn Mr.. Man-,"wn.Stair>.
No wonder he didn't swear ut me
when called out To him he had the
wrnn. flat Mr.. Man wa>--nnnSienr .
l flung ON my wraps. telling Mrs
Iilnm>on ! had an errand ont. and in
less than fifteen minutes | had II lock
smith putting on Il new Yale lock and
exchanging the small ci,ain-balt for
the heaviest in he market.
had rung when returned with the
man Ia give color to my tale Of II lost
key Mrs. .|imm>nli let me i'm aud
seemed greatly a~t"ni>hc'l To soc !:
man begin Il, once ,akin" our screws.
so You los, Your key" she observed
/ riaci'ly-.iuSl her way "f taking every
! >onal matter of her own. She WAS
now prepared 10 >uperin end The or
Grafton. We'll. that's too bad /" have
Ia go Ia the expense OF Il new lock.
Couldn't the man find Il key thai would
til? The key would eos, only II quar-
Ter and You wouldn't have to buy u
whole lock
Her arms We're folded and she
showed She meant IN see he new lock
"n I" the last screw. | glZ.d II her in
sheer wonder that 4 person could he
:" stupid. 81 nhin>r ~ nol /" know she
wasn't wanted: and from her my eyes
! travelled along the hall. ~ the dining
room. Ia the 'ahl.---lny heart jumped
| and stopped the hyacinth> wtl. no.
! there.
! "WiiHt have You done will those
| hsacin,h>:" | demanded. as soon AS
| could control my voice.
| You mean those faded things in a
/ glass an the table
| "Yes--wha, did y.u d" with ihcm:"
| If you'd mentioned hem hef"r. you
| went out
! "WHAT DID lnr 10 WITH
TlIEM:"
| WHY they We're :" faded never
! thought you-wan'ea Them
She was beginning /" quail and slide
away. caught her wri~t-lny fingers
| lef' lnark>->he showed them 10 me
! later
"Wha,-did-y"Il- ''"-willi-rh hem:
| Answer nae Instantly"
Il brew them r,lt.
A. Mrs .fimn>nn said fiu>. words
HAT she had thrown the hyarin,hS
aNay-,he lock smith banded ulr the
. tWn keys. saving 'iIar the lock ud the
h"'r We're all ri@h1 and that WAS aIl. |
. had raid him N the shnr in order 10
/ hasten matters NJ the Enl>". fnr |
50 Iuickiy that even Geur-r uull',in't
/ tiud out What hnh brought HE man
in for. | WAS = III digging my fingers
I nlu lirr wrist While he yHih"rrA M
/ his Tools and h" gave the I'VE uf Us II
/ curious look. half nnlll>rlt..lt half
/ Nuuh'r ut my Nrheinrnrc. before he
. chased himself ont.
A. for Mrs. .IimmSun She had been
! too IaralyZrA with fright - move. The
. Instant III. door WAS >it,l,. ,iruupel
her wrist and made II dash for the
hitchen. hoping he garbage hadn'. We.
gone down. As | did it, let out one
short unpleasant word That word
WAS "lnun." and into it cSowhed all
I the penr-up feelings IF the last twenty.
four hours.
| saw her look of horror as | closed
he do"r->he thought had gone in.
sane. Now. I'm not given To profanity
but | am willing to admit that it may