Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18

in faint. Benny. seeing she needed
no moro comforting at the moment,
went on with what he had been doing.
BY pressing upward in his chair he
was able to move his head upward a
down again he lowered his head by
the same space. He was not doing this
for amusement. When he pushed his
head back against tho back of the
chair his bandgages pressed against
the carving of the chair back. Slowly
very slowly-he was working his
bandages upward. and as the three
rascals and the Beaut rearranged the
hall for the reception OF the man from
Dibdins the bandage worked up and
up. 1t covered his eye. It reached his
forehead. His mouth was free, only
hidden by a flap OF doiiey. Then slow
ly. and inch by Inch. Benny began
launching his chair forward across the
oiled floor of the library. The rugs
were In storage and were not there to
impede him. Slowly. and inch by inch,
he approached the library table. The
arms of his chair touched tho edge of
the table and Benny. with a last up
ward and downward lift of his head,
worked off the bandgagcs.
A foot or SO back from the edge OF
tho table stock tho desk telephone OF
Mr. Adelheim and Benny tilted his
chair forward until his breast rested
against the table edge and his teeth
could bite the mouthpiecc of the telo-
phone. Very cautiously he drew the
telephone toward himself. He bent his
head a little lower and took the cord
of the receiver In his teeth. With in
| finite care he lowered the receiver to
tho table and let It lie there. He placed
his lips close to the mouthpiece.
Two. three. Wescote. Two. three.
wescotc. Two. three. wostcote,'' he
whispered again and again. hardly
louder than drawn breath. Then he
| changed. abe Rosenhcim. get cops
and come to 20 Elm avenue. Abe
Rosenheim. get cops and come to 40
Elm avenue. Abe
From tho receiver lying on the table
voice issued family.
why? What's the matter"
Robbers in the house: book agent
| and girl In danger. Hurry. Surround
the house. Hurry"
With superb carefulness Benny lift
cd the receiver with his teeth and
hung II back on the hook. with his
head he pushed the telephone back on
the table "a far as he could Slowly
and carefully he punched the chair
away from the table. When 1t was
three feet away he threw his body
heavily sideways against HE bonds
and the chair toppled sideways to the
floor with an amazing clattcr. The
three robbers and The Beaut dashed
into the room.
Trying to get to the telephone"
| cried Mike. and he raised the chair
upright and slapped Benny across the
face. Benny laughed put loud. He
did not care how much they slapped
him. He wished to gain time for Abe
Roseheld to reach tho house. Mike
pushed the chair back against tho
wall and swung a couch in front of
it. James returned to his place at
the front door.
Quick he cried. clapping his hands
Here comes the man from Dibdin's!"
This time II was the man from
Dibdin's. with his precious box under
his arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adelheim, having
lunched, and having learned that
Germany was not at the moment apt
to be a salubrious climate for invalids,
entered their automobile and drove to
Dibdins, reaching that famous estah-
lishment just as the clerk with the
necklace was stepping aboard the train
at the Pennsylvania station. Mr.,
Adelheim asked at once for Mr. Dibdin
for he meant to deal directly with tho
arbiter of prices but Mr.. Dibdin was
out and would not be back for half an
hour or so. Mrs. Adelhcim awaited
him by walking through the store,
looking into the cases OF jewels. and
Mr.. Adelheim sat in Mr.. Dibdin's own
office. The moment the great dia-
moud merchant entered he recognized
Mrs. Adclheim.
Mrs. Adelhcim? YOU here? And
| sent the necklace to your house not
an hour ago."
ITO my house? Somebody else's
house. maybe. Mr.. Dibdin. My house
tt is closed up. To Germany We were
going this summer only tho boat don't
sail like We expected and
The great jewelers. are always pre-
pared for such emergencies. He had
but TO turn 10 the nearest clerk.
" Phone Brunn's Agency diamond
thieves at-your address. Mrs. Adel-
heim?-at Elm Avenue, westcotc
Haste! Come Mrs. Adelheim. VIII
go there too. Henry. get Higgins and
Nargcr into my ca, quick Is MIR.
Adelhom-7"
we have our own car said Mrs
Adelheim. I'VE ride in our own car
Just as quick! And Rosa We sent out
therc."
She did not faint. She hurried Mr.
AI.tt,Sttt Int a.. -, r.