Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-05
| called supper and is had in tho mid
die of the day. I say, what!

Called supper ana Is ndu III INV INV
die of the day. ! say what!
We'll, I guess maybe Frank had
better tell you all that himself" said
Mrs Cases, answering Morley Smiths
last query. II always think woman
should not mix into things like that.
So Just mako yourself comfortable.
I'll have to look after my dinner"
She went as far as the door.
'Iu Just clasc this door. IL you
don't mind" she said, I'm cooking
chops. and the smoke is something
dreadful sometimes
When sho had closed the door and
had retreated down the long tclo-
scope" hall to the kichen. the adven-
turer felt, for a moment or two. that
he was taking a silly risk He dropped
his coat over the back OF his chair
stood his stick against 1t. placed his
hat on tho floor and with cautious
tread approached the closed door. As
quietly as possible. he turned the
knob. Tho door opened easily. He vas
not. as he had feared, locked I'M IA
cautiously as before, he went back to
his chair Even thru the closed door
he could hear n faint noise OF kplut-
tering chops, IIo heard tho sizz OF
them as Mrs. Casey turned thcm
other side up in tho pan. \ faint odor
OF browning pork chops came thru
and. altho Morley had already eaton,
his appetite loaped into new life. lio
had not eaten pork chops for years
oh. not for many ycars! Ry Jovc, as
ssoon as this adventure was ended he
would go somewhere and have a brace
OF pork chops! What? II he was ntill
alive what2
A tho advcnturer .st there in tho
commonplace little fiat psrlor, waiting
for tho real adventure to he gin. hc had
nothing TO do. He shook out ono OF
the spotlcSs handkcrchiefs and
brushed a norc that did not need
brushing. IIo removed one glove and
folded II carefully, He looked at tho
shockingly bad pictures on the wall
unstalment-plan stuff and then
walked to the window and looked out.
Here and there. across the way. wcrc
lights In the windows. but most OF
the windows were black, the families
being in their dininE-rooms. lie looked
down and saw policeman standing
under a iamp-post slAppins his arms
across his chest The brightest spot
in the street was tho restaurant across
the way. and as Morley Smith looked
a man came out Of tho restaurant
carrying two or thrcc paper bags. As
man looked up to tho very window
a hand.
Tho adventurer stepped back and
moved softly to his chair. suddenly
hs had an overwhelming feeling that
he was not at all an Rdvcnturcr prob
ins the mysteries OF a modern Bag
dad. but = mliy and reasonicss intrud-
er into tho privacy OF very ordinary
home. iio fclt. at that moment and
for considerablc time after n perfect
idiot Here was an ordinary young
wife frying pork chops. and an ordi-
nary young husband bringing home
additional provcnder in paper hays.
and he. Morley Smith. sitting In tho
parior without the slightest excuse to
givo the husband for being there.
Morley Smith felt deeply and pain
fully. the difference between the sor,
OF chaps an author sends on adv.n-
lures and himself. Ono OF those chaps
would have a lot OF things to say.
don't you know The things tho chan
would say would make IL all right
MAKE an adventure OF It. Morley
Smith realized suddenly that. by Jovc
no didn't havo a thing to say. what
This ohappie would como up tho stairs
and open tho door and see him and
say, We'll. what IL IT," and Morley
Smith would not know what It was.
or how TO say II was noe anything lie
would look \ perfect fool, what
say. you know l; was a silly busl-
ncs.i
lilo heard the bell ring in the kitchen
In answer to tho husbands touch on
the button below. and ho iraxlncd the
answering click in tho lock of the en-
trance door downstairs. Hc walked TO
tho door that led to the outer hall. II
was locked He might have escaped
that way. He heard Mrs. Casey walk
ing TO tho other door-thc door from tho
narrow hall Into tho outer hall-and
he fled back to his chair.
Hello. Toois'" hc heard the hus-
band hail tho ~ifc Late. but
lo,s7''
lie heard tn. klss.
Il smell something good" he hoard
tho husband say. and thon he did no,
quite hear what tho wife said. but he
knew II wS warning that man was
IN tho psrlor. That eo." aaid the
husband. Take these packages. VIII
you7'
Mrs. Casey opened tho parior door
'"rhis is my husband. Mr. Casey"
she said. This is his card. Frank. IN
lot YOU men he
Tho Young husband advanced hold
Ing out his hand. with Just q quick
glance at tho card. Morley smith took
the hand. and rs sir. Casey vait.d
fellow iimpcd and that he iirnpcd bad
~. He had not noticed that he iinpci
"- he como out Of tho restaurant For
moment or two tho young man
looked at Morley Smieh. and they wcrc
miserable nomcntn.
Wcllg' said Mr.. Casey.
iiiE cycE had. Morley Smith saw. nr.
como hard and suspicious There was
nothing OF tho liEhtncSs and carc-frcc
hsdinHEc with which he nal =restr,i
nus wifc IN tho young man'F mnnt.r
now, lie WAS stern. kocn and alert T,c
hdNcniurrr Dyed him critically II tic
young man became angry it would 90
IN oven match. ho figured. Tho youn.
man look hard of muscle. and
would bo quiok. but Morley Smith had
Nolahi and ne was not altogether ont
of training.
An right-Hay ~" said Mr. Casey.
Ihn hdNcniurer, as he had rrarof
had nothing at all to pay. II occurred