Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-08

other clothes closet, locked it up and
pocketed the key. Bobo slept the sleer
of the hearty eater turnout. Jack
then cut the wires of the telephone
in his room, and removed the instru-
ment. Finally he locked the three
doors leading out of Bobos rooms
and carried away the keys.
Bobo still slept on while Jack and
Mrs. Regan discussed an excellent
breakfast in the Dutch room. The
honest lady was greatly impressed by
her surroundings.
Sure, it's a proud day for me tc
be eating in such style along will
one Of my own boys that 1 once
passed the beans to. Sure if I'd fore.
seen this day, 1 would have giver
you two eggs to your breakfast, tho
| will say never tried to stint the
normal appetite of man."
my appetite must have been ad.
normal, I guess
GO along! 1 lost money on yo,
regular!"
Maybe you, won't be SO glad yor
came today, when you learn wha,
want you to do"
Anything short of murder, my
dear. What is it?"
Jack told her the story of Miriam
and Bobo-with reservations.
Sure. if it was me, I'd let hel
marry him. Maybe it would teaci
the ,hizsy a lesson. But l suppose
you're right. If more hot -blooded
young people were locked up at such
times, marriage wouldn't be such q
joke in the vaudeville houses"
I've got to be out a good part oil
the day on business Jack went on
so I've got TO have somebody to lool,
after him. l asked you to come first
ly, because you know the truth abou,
us, and secondly because ! thought il
he tried to assault you he'd find his
MATCH
Sure. I'll soothe him like his own
mother-I brought my umbrella. It's
good strong one"
Before going out Jack went into
Bobo's room. The plump youth
yawning and stretching, was just be-
ginning to think about getting Up.
Listen, Bobo," said Jack -cr srly
you've got to stay in bed &c lay
I've hid all your clothes ~. en-.
gagged nurse to look aftei J land
she'll see that YOU get ,Ll meals
You'd best take it Qutt,.y,. for I'm
giving it out that youNSS been ON a
tear, and ii YOU make a racket people
will think it'S l,n II
"But-whai-why-?" stammer-
ed Bobo.
Jack slipped out before he had full
ly recovered his power of speech. He
delivered the key of his room to s,rs
Regain.
On his way out Jack sought Bald
win the clerk. "AIr. Norman is sick,
he said. ITO tell the truth, mes beer
hitting too swift pace lately The
doctor has ordered absolute quiet
and / want you to see that he is o,
disturbed under any pretext what
ever, while I'm out. I've left him il
charge Ola nurse"
Baldwin, the discreet, raised nc
awkward questions about the sud
denness of Boho's attack, nor where
the doctor had come from, but as
sured Jack that his orders would be
obeyed.
"You remember the lovely lacy we
saw Yesterday" Jack wc.at on.
"Rather!'
Supposing she comes ,!e"e and
shows disposition to mGHc-a scene
introduce her to Connolly Tao Mouse
detective, see? Tip Connolly of to
ask her if she didn't once go under
the name OF Beatrice Blackstone and
do typewriting work for Silas Cyde
here. That ought to calm her.
At the newsstand Jack bought q
copy Of a yachting nagazina and
IRON the advertising pae,i piciSet
out the address of leading firm OF
yacht brokers.
4 few minutes later he was sect
cd opposite the head of til tt iir-e, 9
trig little nm with apple checks AND
shiny pink r1.o-he need not sc
'amed. Every yachtsman knows
him.
II represent q we'l-Fnown million
diiS, Sftiu JacH, neiCIe'l give yOu
his name, or open ny BIS ness with
you, I must ask you to pledge your
self to regard it as confidential
The broker agreed without re2er-
vations.
WELL" said jack, "hny name is
Robinson, and my employer is Mr.
John Farrow Norman
AS always, this announcement pro.
duced wellnigh magical effect.