The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-15

hands. Hero comes the man from
Dihd.n's,"
Thi, time Il was the man from
Dibdin's. with his precious box under
his arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adeihe:m, 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 20 Dibd:n's, reaching that
famous establishment just as the
clerk with the necklaces was step
ring aboard the train at the Penn
sylvania station. Mr.. Adelheim asked
al once for Mr.. D.bdin, for he mean.
to deal directly with the arbitar OF
prices. but Mr.. Dibdin was out and
would not be hack for half an hour
or 3d. Mrs. Adelhein awaited him
by walking through the store. look
Ing into the cases Of jewels. and Mr..
! Adelheim sat in Mr.. Dibdin's own
office. The moment the great dia-
mond merchant entered he recog-
! nized Mrs. Adelheim.
Mrs. Adelheim? You here? And
sent the necklaces to your house
not an hour ago."
! ITO my house? Somebody else's
house. maybe. Mr.. Dibd;n. Ny house
) it is closed up. To Germany We were
going this morning only the boat
! don't sail like We expected and"
| The great jewelers. are always pre-
/ pared for such emergencies. He had
| but to turn to the nearest clerk.
, "'Phone Brunn's Agency diamond
! thieves at-yoLr address. Mrs. Adel-
helm?-at 4 Elm Avenue. Westcote
Haste! Come Mrs. Adelhcim. will
go there too. Henry. get Higgins
and Varger into my car quick. Is
Mr.. Adelheim-?"
I'VE have our own car" said Mrs
Adelhcim. We ride in our own car
, just as quick! And Rosa We sent
out there!"
! She did not faint. She hurried Mr.
! Adelheim into the car and the chauf-
feur cut free from all speed laws anI
made record. Mr.. Dibdin's car had
}
/ helms car gained minute on the
way TO Westcote. and that meant
something.
! In the man from Dibdin's We are
not much interested. Men from DID,
din's must expect adventures at
times and perhaps this particular
man from Dibdin's may have had
ether adventures In the course Of his
! business. but he had had none In
which he was more graciousty re-
ceived by 4 stately butler nor more
eXpeditiously thrown down on a hard
hall floor nor more quickly bound.
gagged and tied in a chair. He saw
the three robbers open his case ot
necklaces and gloat over the con-
: tents fer one short minute and thnn
as he had a s.ckly intuition OF wha:
! Dibdin would say when the loss Of
! the jewels was discovered-he heard
men leaping onto the verarda and
heard the door crash in. He saw
The Beaut. with her hand on her
heart, leap up the stairs and saw
Mikc-thc-Thief and I,op-ear Larry
and James. the butler. fall struggling
Under the blows Of five brawny po-
lcenen while Abe Roseheld rushed
into the library and half sobbing and
half laughing cut the bonds Of poor
Rosa.
Abe vas still rubbing the cold
hands Of his sweetheart when the
two automobiles whirred up the
gravel driveway. One Of the police
men was coming down the stairs
with his hard fist clutching The
Beaut's arm as Mr.. Adehe.m hobbled
painfully into the house and another
policeman told Mr.. Adclhe.m briefly
and with proper emphasis how Abe
Roseheld had come to the rescue OF
the man from Dihd.n's and the dia-
mond necklaces and Rosa.
And she's in there" said the po-
liceman. she tainted. but guess
she's all right enough. That Teller
Abe is lookin' after her"
Rosa" cred Mrs. Adelhc m. And
Abe" she exclaimed as she knelt BIZ
her daughter. You are brave
man. Abe. No more do say you
couldn't have Rosa after this. Abe.
Rosa. do you know me-
Yes. mama" she said Tn
minute I will be all right again. Abe.
if You squeeze my hand 50 hard You
make me- faint again
! Mr.. Adclhem. hobbling painfully
on his equity foot. entered the room
and saw Benny the Brok-aeen;. still
bound In his chair. A glare OF anger
hl7zed IN Mr.. Adelheim's eyes. IIc
lobbled across tho room.
And you" he shouted. You
would come into my house and be
Lief! You would Brighten nj" RcSi.
Here's for you. rascal that you arc"
favor!ns his equity foot. and raised
his cane high in the air over his
head. He brought II down toward the
head Of the bound and helpless
Benny. II was Il blow lit to brain
any ore that had brains but Benny
moved his head to on" side and the
care snl!ntered on the back Of the
tall Spanish oak hall chair. The
rrxt instant Abe was holding Mr..
AGelhrim by the arm.
No papa" he cred. You should
not hit him. He Is not robber, he
a. hcok agent. He isn't the one
what id It. he Is the ore what und.d
It
Mr.. Adelhcim growled.
What. then. Is he doing in nv
mouse. this book agcnt?" he demand
Cd flcrrely.
Il am selling" said Benny cheer
fully. "one Of the most remarkable
works ever published in this or any
other country. One volume, contain
ing all the choicest recipes of all the