Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16

A book agent has many strange e1-
periences but perhaps the most re-
markable is what happened to Benny.
the Book-agent, selling Aunt James
Cook Book" at two dollars per copy.
when he entered the door of No. 40
Elm Avenue, Westcote, Long Island.
Down Elm Avenue came Benny with
his oil-cloth-wrappcd sample copy of
Aunt James Cook Book" under his
arm, stopping at one house after an
other and being turned away from one
after the other quite uniformly. At
the ornate iron gate of No. 40 Benny
paused to take a last whiff Of his
cigarette; then he threw away the
butt, entered the gate and walked up
the path to the door of the spacious,
solid-looking mansion. 1t was late
!, July or early August and the day
was hot and still-a sleepy. drowsy.
yaWny day. Benny yawned as ne
pushed the electric bell button and
then turned and blinked at the street.
The door opened behind him and he
tho door open. Peace and calm! Benny
stepped inside the doorway. Instantly
two strong men threw themselves
upon Benny and bore him to the floor
and six rough hands bound and gagged
him. He had a glimpse of fair face
above the costume of parlor maid
and then he was thrown into tall,
Spanish hall-chair and tied fast in 1t.
and the three men, including James,
the butler. pounced upon the oilcloth-
Book and jerked off the oilcloth as
though to discover the proper method
of making angel food or mock-chick-
on croquettes was matter of life
and death with them! Why an inno-
cent book agent should be SO treated
mad &terest in Aunt James Cook
Book" and what happened before and
after is all part of. the story.
ABE" said Rosa Adelheim to her
lover. Abe Roseheld. who was only a
salesman in Helger's Piano and Music
Emporium. Main Street. Westcote.
papa and mama won't let he marry
you no matter what ! say about it,
Against you they don't say anything
except you are too poor, but all the
So last night what did l do but come
right out and ask why they had II in
for you, Abe. and they didn't have any
reason at all except you ought, to get
la fortune before You look at girl her
father is retired already like papa is. .
YES" said Abe sarcastically. and
every day a clerk in Helger's could
pick up a couple of fortunes. couldn't
he? Good chance. Rosa"
We'll, there you are. Abel" she an
swered. You know how father Is since
he got it the gout In his foot and
it is going to his heart. Could l talk
back at him like I'd want to II I
wasn't afraid he'd get 30 mad he'd
have q heart stroke? Hush! mama
says all tho time. don't speak of Abe
to your father when he's SO set on hav-
ing you marry Mr.. Helger as soon as
we get back from Europe and Ger
many
what" cried Abe.
YES" said Rosa sadly, that's what
it is now, Abe. Baths and drinks at
some cure place is what the doctor
,tells papa to take and right away VIC
must go. Oh. Abe, my heart is most
broken!"
Abo held her hand silently for few
minutes.
When do you 20. Rosa7" he asked
Almost right away. Abe" she re-
piled. "On the Germanic' next We'd
nesday. Papa should go as soon as he
can, the doctor says"
For awhile Rosa sat silent. She was
herself afraid of the constant urging
of her mother and OF the difference
distance might mako in the vividncss
of her impression of Abe. Shc did not
dare utter one half her fears and at
length she arose.
Now I must CO. Abe.'' she said.
LOT ! Is kettlnS lhtt dHeutuy anu
mama will talk a lot II sho thinks
I'm with you. Honest. she don't like
1t any better than I do that We must
go abroad. Once moro papa can't af-
ford to give her that birthday neck
lace on account OF the cost OF the trip.
Sooner would mama. have that neck
lace than see all the foreign places on
the map"
Mr. Adelheim himself did not relish
the idea of having to go abroad. When
he retired from business he did so to
enjoy his home life and the house
of which even a man of Mr.. Adclheim's
wealth might well be proud. and the
solid elegance OF the interior and its
decorations were. as Mr.. Adelheim en-
joycd saying "in keeping" This in
cluded furniture and servants, for Mr..
Adclhcim desired only tho best Of each.
Mama Adelhcim was perhaps not yet
educated up to Mr.. Adelheim's ideas
and she was more apt to choose SER
wants for homcly virtues than TO be
'in keeping" with their surroundings.
and for that reason Mr.. Adelheim. as
freely. visited tho employment agen-
cies himself. He chose mon servants
and maid servants such as he had seen
in the best regulated palaces and man
sions ever portrayed on any Broadway
stage. waiting on lords and ladies in
halls. He was proud of his parlor
maids in short black skirts and white
caps and aprons and prouder than all
was he of James. his butler. James
had calves equal to anything ever
shown in silk stockings. James had
manner as impressive as 1t was severe.
and that stolid cast OF rountenance
known only on superior buffers and
cN-convicts.
For six months James had >rivcn Mr..
Adclhcim the greatest satisfaction and
when MIR. hdelhcims physician per-
omptorily ordered the old gentleman
abroad the fact that he must give up
James was n source of real regret He
hated TO lose butler like James
he might never secure another such
jewel To close tho house at 40 Elm
Avenue and dispersc his carefully
chosen household was Mr.. Adelhein's
reason for disliking tho trip to Europe.
Mrs Adelhcin. as Rosa had limited TO
Abe had another reason.
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