Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-05-05

Is the hardest part OF it--of course,
they left after insisting on being
searched. trunks and everything. As
If they could be suspected-but Ar
thur-my husband, said il was only
rlghr and proper"
well, Maam-I like the place-but
| CANT stay on wild you leSs'n you
femme sleep out--I got a friend lives
jes' a little piece OF, En- Smith said
after rnminant ten seconds. "Somp'n
else mought happen-you got so much
fine wealthy plumber my crackter Is
the mos I've got--so | don't mean ter
git any smears on hit"
Mrs. Dent objected yiolently-but,
spent and nerve-wracked, give in at
last. Two hours later she was glad
Em-Smith almost magically had
brought order out of chaos-had min
istered to her personal needs In the
most soothing fashion, withal deft
Then she had counseled: You better
sleep-a long, nice nap and vanished
after tucking fiuffs of elderdown about
the tremulous figure on the couch by
the window
A butler, several shades lighter than
herself, babe her tidy up the guest
chambers. still in wild confusion. At
the door he volunteered: EFF them
tectiyes had a-asked me / could a-told
'em sompn."
"Whut somp'nT' Em-Smith asked.
He wagged his head solemnly, IT'D
cut short thar job, he said oracular-
ly. 80 I'd a-got no thanks frum mo-
body-madame hates her stepson like
pizen-but she'd hate worse ter see
him In strlpes-and the Master! Lor-
dy, he'd a-kilt me eff hadn't run"
$50 you think that boy" EN-
Smith began looking away
II knows--he wus down in town the
day before-never come fer nothin'
but money-and his papa was gone
Madame wouldn't talk to him even
over the phone"
Better run along-I got no time
fer talk" Em-Smith said brusquely
setting to work like whirlwind. But
i'm spite of speed she took note Of
small things and great. And when
she left the house around II o'clock
she was smiling over things well done,
"Go straight 10 Dad, CurtIS-you
owe II To The name she said little
later 70 a tall fellow who waited for
her at the side gate. "Tel him his
wife is only foolish, not wicked
yet. She let Lowrie take her jewels
to make him pay a reward that would
cover her bridge debts to him and
his slster-and leave something over
for debts of his own. Moths isn't
Just bunch His bed has been lain
on, but not slept in-you can tell by
the different feel OF the linen, Then
found up the chimney throat a roll
of burnt paper-with the inside one
half legible-a note signed with her
name. There was long-distance call
while she slept wouldn't let the
butler wake her-answered IT myself
II wasn't Lowry--his valet instead
My Niger talk so treasured him he
gave a message--it was Good news
Felice returns tomorrow, in tri.
umph'"
Not If can help it-she must have
known" Curtis Dent interrupted
"Of course-but you'n be foolish to
interrupt-don't you see, she is coming
70 reclaim the treasure-it's hidden
somewhere about-they never dared
take II away. Let her conceal off
the detectives-I'm TO stay on, week
maybe Madame likes my touch. And
so I'll have a chance to be in at the
death"
you shant-I can't stand it--hav
ing you there amongst servants" Cur
tbs broke in, slipping his arms around
her.
You'll have to-goosey," she whls
pered back UNLESS we can turn sur
mise to proof actual they will end by
putting the robbery on you"
"That is why you" Curtis be
gan, holding her tighter, Trembling
a little, she freed herself and ran from
him, happy and miserable in the same
breath
Three nights later she waited pa
tiently outside the back gate until
mOondoWn and chicken crow marked
the small hours. Curtis kept her com
pany--low- crouched they saw Felice
slip out, run down the patch, dart into
the woods, reappear clasping to her
a huge hornets nest. She whistled
shrill but low, an auto answered her
and she began running TO the highway ;
but Curtis and Em-Smith were at her
heels, A headlight flashed intermit
tentiy Lowry himself was in wait
Before the woman reached him Curtis
caught her fast Em-Smith Snatched
away the hornets nest, and down upon
the earth tumbled diamonds pearls
and ruhiSS
Prisoners Who Receive Aims.