New Britain herald., 1923-09-05
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 At first l could not understan. what Dieky was saying, so exeite' was he. and so rapid was his speeel over the telephone.
 What's the natter" l asked anx iously, and the question sileneed hin abruptly for an instant
 "Matter [" he exploded, "feu'i think something's the matter wheI you get back here. My clothes hass been stolen. that's all that's the mat cleaned out the hat"
 'Oh. no they hasen't--" l be- gan. but Dieky cut me on short.
 "oh. no, iley haven't !" he moeked "I suppose forgot where pus them. or something like that there's 60 much surplus space 10 store things in this blasted dump. l tell you they've been stolen. and I'll bet I know where 10 lay my hands on the"
 "stop. Dicky. STOP {" l command. {. ed. for 1 kpew he meant the Marks family. and I feared that Mrs. Marks in the next apartment would hear his excited tirnde. T know where your clothes are-all Of them."
 What p' Dicky fairly believed the word Into the telephone. You what? Say that again |"
 repeated the words slowly. added piacatingly:
 And I'll hrins them in with me this afternoon" e
 This afternoon? That's altogether too late. I've got to wear those moonlights at a banquet tonight, What the devil is this anyway? A practical joke? If so. your sense of humor Is atrophying. What dye mean, you've got the clothes?"
 forced myself 10 meekness. for 1 realized that though I was blameess Dicky had just cause for his irrita- ton.
 "The Poor Little Sweetheart !'
 -''i took all your best things with me in suit case and left them at the Durkees' when came out" explained. Mrs. Durkec insisted upon it. She said they would be stolen If I didn't.'
 -'Of all the idiocy." Dicky explod- ed, inconsistently forgetting that he had just entertained the same theory. But" worriedly. T don't know what to do. I suppose I could phone old Ah to bring them in. but I've"
 Don't do that" interrupted. "He wouldn't want to leave his moth- CT that long,
 Why? Is she sick?" he asked, | genuinely concerned. for he is very fond of our childlike little friend.
 I explained, and he was shocked | Indeed.
 'The poor little sweetheart r he exclaimed But if Edwin's going e | operate we needn't worry. But I've | got to have those clothes. And, what's more, they've got to get here l in time to go to the tailor's and be l pressed before dinner-time, if you have to taxi in all the way"
 Wait a second" I said, and, look Ing at my wrist watch, made men, al calculation.
 VI can catch that s:23," I said. which will get me to Marvin at noon. The next train from there will enable me to reach home about 4 o'clock"
 A Happy Moment
 That will have tos do, suppose" 1e said reluctantly. 'I'll stop at that title tailor's four doors from us and ell him to save the time to press he clothes at o'clock. Don't stop or anything till you get them to 1im. for he's busy chap and inde- ,endent as they make 'em. If you're lot there on the minute you say he'll ake up something else and you can 70 hang. And be sure not to go out anywhere else even on an errand un- il I get home. I'll be late and just lave time to make the banquet" "All right. III attend 10 every