Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-17

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Leave my clothes where they are,
or I'll knock your head off,"
"Yes, sir; very good, sir"
The man bent over with his back to
Clinton, as If replacing the trousers.
When he rose he had Clinton's shoes
IN his hand. Before the owner could
protest, he was at the door. re-
spectful explanation drifted back
through the opening as the door was
drawn shut: Must polish them. sir.
You'll find them here in the morning"
Clinton leapeG out of bed and ran to
Jerk open the door. 1t was locked.
He raised his hand to knock, and
dropped 1t, probably remembering that
tide door was deadened. He faced
about. On the floor lay the articles
Nhat the man mad taken from his pock-
Vets. He wenc to replace them before
|the moon could glide down behind the
ragged black mass of the mountains
and leave him in darkness.
Catching up handful Of small
, change, he reached for his trousers.
They were not where he had left
them. They were neither on nor under
the neatly hung coat and waistcoat.
1t was evident that the man had SNUG
gled them out under his jacket.
"A CONSERVATION alone saved Clinton
from an explo sion of his quick temper
It was truly a dilemma in which he
found himself. To remain in the san1-
tarium might be to lose all chance OF
escape; but to leave without trous-
ers--! The thought Of fleeing in pa
jamas with a charming young lady
whom one does not acknowledge to be
ones sister is, to say the least, em
barrassing.
He put on his remaining clothes.
buttoned up the coat, examined his
appearance In the waning moonlight
and blushed. Considerable Of his feel
ings, the moon went down, and the
merciful darkness cloaked him about
In the obscurity, his courage rallied.
So dark night, no one would see.
With burglarious stealth he crepr to
the bed and pulled off the coverlet
anu S1lcctS. LIZ hnOt LACIA Gnu ~ Sho
was the work of only few moments.
He stole across to the window, low
cred the upper sash, and tied one end
of his line to the two window cords
on one side. He did not open the
screen, but stepped down to crouch in
corner and look at his watch by the
light of vesta. 1t was five to twelve.
He had not completed his preparations
any too soon.
AS he returned to the window he
saw the light of passing automobile.
He sprang up on the window-seat and
opened the top screen to peer out. The
automobile slackened speed and
stopped at the first house across the
alley from the Sanitarium. 1t seemed
to be coupe. At once he swung him
self out over the window sashes, peered
down to make certain that the window
below was unlighted, and cautiously
began to lower himself from the sill.
When he put his weight on the sheet
line it stretched with the tightening
of the knots, but held. He slowly let
himself down, hand under hand Be-
fore he came to the lower end, his
stocxinged feet touched the groupa4.
He turned out toward the vague
blot under the overshadowing t1ee.
The outlines of q coupe became diThly
visible, then the white form of an Out
peering face.
"All aboard" he whispered, slipping
into the seat beside the excited girl
The coupe glided out of the gutter
and started up the street at quickly
accelerated speed. AS they swept
across the lighted intersection Clfn-
ton crouched forward with his hands
on his knees. Amy did not observe
the embarrassed movement. She was
peerlng ahead into the darkness be-
yond the intersection. She ran the
next block, swerved around the DR.
ner, and turned on the coupe lights
you're a little TRIUMPH" he ex-
claimed.
That's nice of you, you poor dear
boy! Isn't it fun? Isn't it romantic?
was shivering with fear that they
might pop out and Lean back till
we pass the crossing"
Involuntarily he obeyed. She glanced
at him to make sure, and perceived his
costume.
"Ohr she gasped- "OhI Didn't
you have time? Where are your
trousers?"
"I-no-that-" he stammere1-
"that COMPOUNDED attendant stole
them"
"Stole?"
Claimed the rules required him to
take my clothes to be pressed"
$50 that was it! That must be one
way they keep patients from running
off. But it didn't stop you, you brave
boy"
Amy burst into a gurgle of irrepres-
sible mirth.
"See here" he Rdmonished. even
IL / am"
Indeed no, not even IL you are my
brother. / mustn't see. lists real
Iy FOO Sh-Shoekinpt This time she