The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-10-15

asleep"
MY my You went after hlm-all
alOne?"
Amy blushed and hurriedly ex-
planned: "He told me he would 90
raving crazy If they kept him shut up;
so what else could do? We had it all
arranged. As soon ms the moon went
down, he climbed from his window and
brought him home"
"POor Mr.. VIII! OF course. If he
would have gone crazy, you done just
right. dearie."
SIN 50 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. Wen fix it up at
once. Maybe, though. they'll only ask
| if he is here. Go and see If he No,
keep away, so If they come you can
! tell them you haven't seen anything of
him."
After breakfast Amy found courage
to creep upstairs 10 listen at ClintOn's
door. Hearing nothing, she slipped
under the door note asking him to
remain in his room and raise his rear
shade If 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, at frequent intervals. Blissful-
| ly ignorant of the impatient calls.
Amy, with hands safeguarded 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 a 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
at 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 agltated
young lady, came hurrying out of the
pergula into the garden.
There she is Y" exclaimed the young
lady. She waved her hand and called d:
"O-hO! Amy"
Amy twisted about so suddenly that
she almost fell off the ladder.
Goodness she whispered. ITS
Ellen and Charliew
"PoOh! Don't fret. Well fool them
. easy" reassured Title.
, The girl promptly recovered her bal
, ance and her aplomb, and called ban
teringly: "Oh, is it really you? You
, must be going for fOOthill motor
drive to be out at this unearthly hour
1t almost tumhIed me over to see you
Then you haven't heard, dear!" ex-
claimed Ellen.
Your brother has escaped from the
a sanitarium," BENIN bluntly stated the
+ news.
:. Amy threw up her hands in reals
I tic stage CONSERVATION, Escaped?
= viii escaped? Oh oh! Has he gone
;. daft again? How? Where did he go
!. When was it? Oh, dear! Wandering
about, in his condition =!
Hasn't he come home?"
Home" scOtfed Title. Don't yol
know anything about crazy folks
il Don't you know they always try to ge
v away from their relations? Didn't h,
4 want to run away from home the yer,
r first night he came?"
t. indeed, yes" agreed Ellen. "You re
r member he even Knocked you down, h.
;. was so vi0ieut."
Bemm'S face darkened. He's a hi
L. too violent. The next time Wen pu
him where he can't get out"
n "WeT" queried Amy.
l. "HiS--er--friendS," BENIN hastene
s to explain. Hell he apt to do himself
I harm. y know. If he's allowed to ru
loose"
e. Before he is cured" added Ellen.
II. Amy raised her flushed face. Tina
ID most eminent of scicntiStS-C Charlie
ne parwin-observed that the expression
ed nj after-eiIects of spasms of fear, al
!" ger and mirth are remarkably simila
ed There were tears in Amy's reddene
A. eyes as she looked up past BENIN
fashionable straw. Suddenly her ha
II, compressed eyelids widened-she fun
up her hand and made quick dow
nd ward gesture.
BENIN spun about and stared up
the rear window of Clinton's bedroom
The shade was down, but the mornir