Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-01
CHAPTER XXI.

Mr. BIS taunting letter was a bit
ter desc for jacks pride to swallow.
Jack was young and very human,
have been little puffed up by his.
preliminary successes in a task that
might well have daunted an ex-
'perienced detective. And then to dis
cover after all that his crafty adj
versary had only been playing with
him, that he was aware Of all his
movenients--well. Jack ground his
teeth bit. But the effect on the
whole was salutary. The letter re-
buked Jacks vanity. and steeled his
resolution.
Il was fool!" he told himself II
didn't give the old boy credit for
ordinary horse sense. Well, l won't
make the same mistake again. I
can't do anything more In my own,
character. that's certain He has a
perfect line on me as Bobo's secre-,
tary. But he doesn't know anything
about Pitman yet-or young Henry
casselS, theA student at Barbarossa's
c;chool. Eli get him yet"
The affair of the letter resulted in
the swift breakup of Mrs. Cleayers
establishment. Jack did not see her
again. He instructed the bank to
pay her two hundred dollars weekly.
She rented her house and departed
for an extensive trip thru the south,
it was, given out,
Miriam disappeared too. Jack
hoped that his mind would now be
4 =, ALL ~ f,,v - Al.
corning her designs on Bobo. She
would naturally suppose Jack
thought. that in the general expose
her connection with Mr.. b. would
be made known to Bobo, and she
would scarcely have the effrontery to
pursue him further. But Jack UNI
6errated that young lady's hardihood,
MS will be seen.
As q matter of fact Jack did not
{ q that 1t was necessary to explain
L Eobo the why's and wherefors Of
, Int hid happened. He had no con-
1 sie.so in Bobo's discretion. He
ascr.bcd Mrs. Cleavers sudden de-
Iart,le> 10 her wsll-known capriei-
BUSINESS. Bobo was bit daaed by
the change in the situation, and
Rroh6nnodIt6Q DIT lllt SCCulluS lOSS VI
Miriam.
why don't hear from her!" he
cried a hundred times day. There
wasn't any trouble the last time
Saw her. You know, we went to the
theater together, and you and Clara
had dinner at home. When we got
home Clara had gone to bed with 4
headache, but you were there watt
ing for us, and the three of lis had
a rabbit together, all as jolly as pos
sible"
1.-THE next day when went back
to lunch the whole house was upset.
Miriam had gene out they said. and
Clara wouldn't see me. The butler
said she was packing. hung around
couple of hours, and nobody SO
much as offered me a bite. At last l.
had to go away to get something to
eat. When I got back Miriam had
come in and gone again, gone for
good the man said. He had had his
wages, and was openly impudent.
And she hadn't left me a line The
next day the whole house was closed
up. I can't understand it! Did ClaNa
write to you p
Just line to say that she couldn't
face the fa6 of a New York season.
and was going south for rest
Let me see the letter, will you?"
"Oh. l didn't keep it,
What do you suppose has become
Of MiIaln?.'
''You can search me-"
In his minds eye Jack had vivid
picture of that final scene between
Miriam and Clara. Figuratively the
fur must have flown!
II can't understand it," said poor
Bobo. II didn't do anything to her.
She has my address,
forget herr" said Jack.
"Oh. you never liked her!" said
poor Bobo
Bobo Instituted sort of footless
search for her, which consisted
mainly in incoming around the diff
ferent places they had visited to-
gether. Jack let him alone It could
do no harm he thought, and it kept
Bobo occupied.
Meanwhile the poor fellows appe-
tite suffered. He lost weight and no
longer foand any 0est in spending
money. Ffe moaned in his sleep, and
cried out Miriam's name Jack some
how had not suspected that q fat
man might be so subjected to loves
torments.
And then one night when Jack
returned TO dinner, after having
spent the afternoon with Anderson,
he found 8. 3bange, He first noticed