Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16

excuses. But g. snort time before she
had almost secured the necklace. Mr..
Adelhetm's. physical il1-being gout tied
him to wheel chair and a week or 80
before his physician uttered the ulti-
matum regarding the European trip
Mr.. Adelheim had decided to repay
his wife for her patience under his ir-
ritation by buying the necklace Hs
had been lifted from his wheel chair
for some easier repose on couch
when he made sthe decision and he
called James and asked him to tele-
phone to Dibdin, the famous jeweler.
1t was the voice of James that Dibdin
heard asking that some half dozen
diamond necklaces be sent out for in
spection, and it was James who adj.
mitted the young clerk who bought,
the necklaces and 1t was James Who'll
stood by the masters side while Mr..
Adelheim examined the gems Jamea
opened tho door to let the jewelers.
man out after Mr.. Adlheim had decided,
that mono of the necklaces was What,
he wanted.
You could tell Mr.. Dibdin l tele-j
phone him in a week or two maybe ~
Mr.. Adelheim had said, but before thoi
week or two" arrived the sentence Of
plea the additional cost OF the trIpj
as an excuse for not buying the neck
lace.
James. although an ex-convict and
able to secure a position with respect
table people only by the use of forged
letters of recommendation. was -thoro-
ly a butler. Even when off duty hs
maintained the lordly manner of his
profession and as he sat at a smaf1
table in the back room of Dacey's sa-
loon he seemed to be quite a harmless
creature. not at all like Mike-the- Thief
or Lop-ear Larry on whose faces crime, i,
had left traces. There were four at the
table and the fourth was Lizzie, better
known as Liz-the-Beauty, or Lizzie-
the Beaut. or as simply The Beaut, on
account Of her pretty face The four
leaned over the table. their heads
close together.
And that's our only chance" said
James. You can't blame me for the
way they do things. It's not my fault
they keep everything locked up in safe
depoeit-can you?'
Who's hlamin,- yous" asked Mike.
tho Thief t"
IT was only saying it." said James
sently. II was only making II clear.
You don't think I enjoy butting arounA
a place, however good. for six months
for the mere wage Mr.. Adelheim pau
me, do your
Nobody said you did. did they-
mot at all" said James. II don't
want you to think I'm playing off on
you, that's all. There's not been .
minute during the six months I've
been there that the jewels were out Of
storage. And the rest of the stuff
Tho silver? We're lookin' for big
ger stuff amt we. LArry?"
Larry nodded an affirmative.
Exactly said James. And now
comes our chance. as take it. There's ,
risk"
Me. I cat risk. said Mike. seq
4 - Ttv,, y, o., l,l~
goes on the Germanic Wednesday. She /
sails at eleven. forenoon. Most OF the
help Is sent away Tuesday night. You
and tho cook and this Mrs. Adclheim's
maid and the chauffer holds over tin J
next day. The family and the maid !
o'clock and the cook packs up and
goes. The chauffer he leaves the car In
storage in New York and he goes to /,
hunt another job. That leaves You. !
and you stay to lock up the house and !
put out tho cat. and the rest of the :
stuff"
There r. no cat" said James sober
And then you telephone Dibdin to
send out that bunch of necklaces
again because the old man has made
up his mind to buy. Is that right"
quite" said Jamer.
And mo and Larry are on hand to
do the trick" said Mike. But what
can't see is what you want to run
Tho Beaut I'm on this for?"
BECAUSE said James. the import t
ant moment is the moment whom
open the front door and the man from
Dibdin's looks into the hallway. That
moment he must be unsuspicious.
open tho door. he sees a parlor- maid
going away from him.. She looks back
and smiles. He has no thought of sus-
picion. He steps across the doorsiiI
and 1 close the door. We all leap on
him and gag and bind him. We get this
necklaces and get away"
Like taking candy from a child"
said Mike. Say, it's almost too
easy"
Continued Monday.)