The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-03-21

| SalQ, scratching Smiths Dr0aC DaC
with the muZzle OF her weapon. Some
thing accomplished, something done
has earned a nights repose. Not tha
we're going to get IT yet. | think thos
fellows are hiding somewhere, and w,
ought to search the house and roui
them out. It's pity, Smlthy, but
you're about as much practical use
in situation like this as cold in the
head. You're q good cake-hound, but
as watchdog you don't finish In the
first ten"
The cake-hound, charmed at the
compliment. frisked about her feet like
a young elephant.
THE first thing to do," continued
Jane, "is TO go through the ground
floor rooms - She paused 10
NOR nearest TO her, proceeding
which elected sharp cry Of protest
! from Mrs Hignett, and lit cigarette.
| I'll go first, as I've got gun .
She blew a cloud Of smoke. II shall
want somebody with me to carry q
light, and :"
| "TchOO ~"
"What?" said Jane
II didn't speak," said Mr.. Mortimer
| "WhO am | 10 speak?" he went o,
bitterly. "Who am l that it shoul,
| be supposed that l have anything
sensible to suggest?"
Somebody spoke" said Jane
II :"
"AchOo!"
'Do you feel a draught, Mr.. Ben.
nettT cried Jane sharply, wheeling
round on him.
There is draught," began Mr..
Bennett.
well, finish sneezing and I'll go on"
'T didn't sneeze!'
Somebody sneezed."
1T seemed to come from Just be-
hind you," said Mrs. Hignett nerv-
| Ously.,
1T couldn't have come yfrom Just
behind me-" said Jane. because there
isn't anything behind me from which
it could have :" She stopped
suddenly In her eyes the light Of un-
derstanding, on her face the set ex-
preston which was wont to come to It
on the eve Of action. "Oh!" she said
in q different voice, a voice which was
cold and tense and sinister. "Oh, I
See" She raised her gun, and placed
muscular forefinger on the trigger
Come out Of that !" she said. Come
out OF that suit Of armor and let's
have look at you!"
II can explain everything" said a
muffled voice through the vizor Of the
helmet. II can-achOo" The smoke
Of the cigarette tickled Sans nostrils
again. and he suspended his remarks
81 shall count three" said Jane
Hubbard "One-two-"
I'm coming! I'm coming!" said
Sam petulantly.
You'd betterr' said Jane.
II can't get this dashed helmet Off 7"
"If you don't come quick, I'll blow
ii off"
Sam stepped out into the hall, a
picturesque figure which combined the
costumes of two widely separated CEN
turtles. Modern as far as the neck, be
slipped back at that point to the Mid
| die ages.
Hands up!" commanded Jane Hub
bard.
MY hands are up!" retorted Sam
Guerulously, as he wrenched at his un-
becoming head-wear.
Never mind trying to raise your
hat" said Jane. ''If you've lost the
combination. Wen dispense with the
fOrmalties. What we're anxious to
hear is what you're doing In the house
at this time of night, and who your
pals are. Come along, my lad, make
a clean breast Of 1t and perhaps yoall
get Off easier. Are you a gang?'
"Do look like gang?"
IL you ask me what you look
like
MY name is Marlowe Samuel
MarlOwe
"Alias what?"
'Alias nothing! say my name is
Samuel Marlowe :"
An explosive roar burst from Mr..
Bennett.
1.-THE scoundrel! l know himl I
forbade him the house, and :"
"And by what right did you forbid
people my house, Mr.. Bennett" said
Mrs. Hignett with aeerbity.
"Tve rented the house, Mortimer and
| rented it from your son :"
Eyes. yes, yes" said Jane Hubbard.
Never mind about that. So you know
this fellow, do you?"
81 don't know him"
"You said you did"
"I refuse to know him." went on
Mr.. Bennett. II won't know him! I
decline to have anything to do with
him!"
But you identify him?"
"If he says he's Samuel Marlowe,"
assented Mr.. Bennett grudgingly, II
suppose he Is. I can't imagine anybody
saying he was Samuel Marlowe IL he
didn't know 1t could be proved against