The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-15
No. 40 ELM AVENUE

ton tr1 when NJ. Ad"lhcin'S phyS!-
"a" p~rolapt"rjlv ord. rod '|tr u,t
c"H;l-Ir1n abroad N" tart thrt "
,4u>i %.r, IN I!a'r"S WIS Il ). ire -
re-; r"..rn'. lie hl,ni I ''sr = bat
I,r liz" Jlm'S Ii" ;o'Sit r''l"r -.
urr anr,n". such ,w,'. Z" clos"
IL, I,'ns' 81, :" Elm W. ~" nj ! -
yr:so Is carefully c'.n,r& h.w>' hN'd
MAS Atr. .AI!rin'im'S rn'S'.', H." lis
iftii.- III" tr.u - E..:r"pN. II" :.
Nir,h'in.. rs Rosa he'd @.r:"j /" Abe.
"a! .u,tM"r rrHs":.
For several vr&r>. cH1 Year %ct":
Year. Mr. .Nl"'Ec.m !"al promised HI"
W." i h!rthdly n,,h,H"r :: Iia-
unudS hu' each year nr had pax h'r
Hct"r" Shc hal almost secured IN"
r"rkt1cr. MIR. AIDE h inns physical
'll-hria= E"ul ted him I" wh""!
chair ard n week "r - before his
pryS:r.ln uttered tn u!t:mHtum re-
::ard."S Il" h.urcpcuu trip MIR. AdcL-
frr h,r Patience under his i"r tat!on
by huyirG tho necklace. tic had
been lifted from his wheel char for
some easier rrrNSH IN couch wh r
h. made the decision and h" called
LANES and asked him ~ telephone
To- p:h,;iH. tho famous j?w"i"r. It
was tn" voice 81 James tNH: II hd."
heard asking that S"",> EHN dNZ"H
diamond necklaces % sen. 6ut Tor
!"sp2c:i"n. AMI il WAS Jams who
admitted the yang clerk VIII"
brought the necklaces ard K was
lanes who stood by The m"St"rS
:. Il" while Mr.. Adrlhcim exam. ned
The gems. James Upencd tho door 4
1T III. jewelers. man ',i!t after Nj.
Adclscim hal decided that NON" o.
the necklaces was what h. waut"'.
Won could tell Mr.. D,hdn ! trlc-
phone him in week or two. maybe.
Mr.. Adrihc.m hal sad. but before
:hc week or two" arrived the s'n-
,rncn e hauishmcrt came and Mr..
AIe,Ee:m pleaded the additional cost
1t thu trim as IN excuse for not buy
ing the necklace.
James. although an cX-convict and
able 70 secure a position with re-
spectacle people only by the use OF
forced letters Of recommendation.
was thoroughly Il butter. Even when
IF duty he maintained the !orGtE
manner Of his profession and as h"
>at Ut a small table in the back room
t.: DIcey'S saloon he seemed 10 b.
cutie a harmless creature. net at all
Ike Milie-the- Thief or Lop-,ar Lac :
on whose faces cr.m" had left trac'H.
There were four at the table and ;hc
fourth was Lizzie. better known aS
l.iz-the- Beauty. or LizI.c-;hc-B,a u;.
or as SIMPLY The Bcaut, on acr"Ia'
ii her pretty face. The fra: ,cNn'G
over the table. their heads clos
together.
And that's cur only chance" 81 T..
James. You can't blame me f1r u
way they 10 things. It's IN, ~
fault thHy keep everything locke! up
III safe d, stan y~U?"
"Who's blamin' YOU" asked Mike
;hc-Thict.
Il was only saying H." soid James
: lily. Il was only making i; clear.
You don't think l enjoy hn't;n-
around place. however Eo"d. f"r
six months for the mere wage Mr..
AG.ircim pays mo. IL YOU"
Nobody said you DID. did the%?''
a$Gnd Mike.
Not at ALL" said James. 81 don't
want you to think I'm playing ~
on you, that's all. There's not been
4 minute during the SIX months Nv"
been thera that the Jewels were ont
II storage. And the rest. 4 the
stuff"
Tho silver? Ws'rc lool<in' t"r
bigger stuff. amt w". Larry"
Larry nodG"d an affirmative.
"EXact,y." sad James. Ard now
comes our chance. rs I take it.
There's risk
No. cat risk" sid Mike. See
if set y"u right. I'm. Til" fa:nhl'
.oas on the G"rmarir Wrdu, lay.
Sh" sails a: eleven. forenoon. Most
of the help is Scrt away uoSdoy
u;cht. TrI ard The cock AMI tN:S
Trs. .AG"lhe.m'S mad auh the chaut-
Ter holds Over I'll rcvt day. The
family and the maid piles INTO ;he
a3tnmohccl about ni"" "''l"co md
the cook packs up ard =""S. Tive
chau"rr hc leaves thu CIR - - -"
l.: New York and 10 goes = hul:
another job. That Je7"cs yo,:. and
roI stay 10 lock up tha house and
put n%t the cat ard the rest # tn
stuff"
There is no cat" said Jarcs
Soherly.
And then you telephone D:hH'Y e
seru out that bunch &C Il" 4. a.'.s
again because the o;d rNoH has IN -"
Up Il $ mind T. buy. l. tina; r.sht?"
"'luit"." said james.
And mo and Larry are on hard I,
10 tho trek" laid Mike. Hut what
| cant $50 is wha; ""u war. I ruu
The Roaut in un IN f"r?"
"F:cCausH." said James. tho i'm
ru".art moment is tho mr'nont whom
open tho front door and ia" man
from D.hiin'S looks .Htu III" hallway.
Thlt moment h" must u" unS:Sn =
'nuS. Cpcu the dor. he secs 4
plr.ur maid going away from him
she looks back AMI smiles. X" hes
an thought al suspicion. u" stop
.,ynSS the d"Urs.!l and | clos" til
Gu"r. We all lean on HIM and %a%