The Tomahawk., 1925-02-05

ly said to be wallowing In wealth. He
money, however, rather than allow one
tiny word Of the affair to creep into
the press, for Abe Glover was the sole
proprietor of the establishment where
the world-renowned Glover safes were
manufactured, and the chief boast Of
the Glover safes was that they were
utterly and eternally burglar proof.
"Ill put the law on you," bawled
Abe at the city editor. 1.-THE whole
things an internal lie. II you don't
come out with a contradiction in your
next edition, I'll buy your little rag up
and-and-"
1T isn't for sale, except at cent a
time, thanks. Mr.. Glover" said Den
ton, perllously near wondering whether
Curtis could really have slipped into
some CHASTITY blunder.
"Who sprung this yarn on your
fumed Abe.
IT'S all over the city," replied Den
ton glibly.
Abe did not answer instantly. He
was wondering whether, by any chance,
his own lawyer, the only person to
whom he had told the CALLING truth,
could have been SO indiscreet as to re-
peat the facts. Perhaps one Of the
lawyers clerks had blurted It out.
Shouting and ravlng had proved utter
ly ineffective.
dor w. ~ hA sol rvNh
in deadly calm voice, IF that apology
doesn't appear In your next edition
you'll feel a legal earthquake at your
Office"
Curtis" said Denton, when the
conversation closed there abruptly,
"either this Is your last day here, or
you're going to have your salary raised,
but it's more than mortal man can say
which. wonder who that lunatic was
who put US On to it?"
"Lunatic nothing" cried Curtis, as
an inspiration struck him. "I'll bet
he never gave his name, or II he did
give one 1t was fake"
| "Unreel It,"
! Its as plain as the Statue of Lib
erty. Glover has two aspiring rivals
In his field-Andrew Manning and the
Manhattan Burglarproof Safe COM
pany. One of them has stumbled on
the news and put us next to 1t because
they knew 1t would stir their own
trade up bit. I'll bet a months pay
that is how 1t works out"
| 70 or hn h,r
glar took everything worth having ex.
cept valuable diamond necklace
which belonged to Glover's daughter
Hcw do you account for that"
1T Is peculiar" said Curtis, "but 1t
looks as though he had scare while
he was gathering the things up. There's
a romance attached to that The neck
lace was given to Miss Glover by Count
Bayleau who has been stopping as
Abe's guest for some days, The count
Is French aristOcrat, and Abe evil
IDENTIFY thinks he has him roped in for
the matrimonial stakes"
"Write 1t up, my son, write 1t up"
urged the city editor. you don't seem
to realize that this is the only story
we have today worth a cent. If Abe
Glover is going. to eat us for printing
it, we may as we'll give him indiges-
ton in the process"
Before the presses had been buZzing
long, Glover's two rivals, greatly
tickled by the joke, telephoned to the
newspaper office for any imprinted
trimmings to the story. The city edi-
tor played them cautiously, and after
while came to the conclusion that
neither of them had been responsible
for the news leaking out.
81 had a word with Mr.. Glover Just
now,"' said the president Of the Man.
haitian BurglarproOf Safe company, Ito
tell him we felt sure he would be feel
ing sore, but the phone girl cut us of,
saying that his language was damag-
Ing the electric current"
The afternoon was we'll advanced
when the city editor heard familiar
voice over the wire and pricked up
his ears. 1t was the lunatic speaking.
did you ask about that hat?" said
the voice.
"Oh, yes. Six and seven-elghths,
replied the city editor at random. But
why did you want to know"
"Well, you see, I've got somebody
else's hat and lost one. that Is an old
favorite of mine. I'd give lot to get
my own back. Got a sort Of attach
ment for 1t, seer"
and you thought you had changed
it at Mr.. Glover's place, ehT' Denton
asked, intent only on being courteous
to the obliging lunatic
81 did think 50 at first. put mine
on the Glovers' hall stand while I was
emptying the safe, but as he wears a
six and seven-eighths suppose must
have changed it somewhere else. so I
may find It after ALL"
Curtis" said the city editor over his
shoulder, In jerky fashion, well have
that story across three columns
There's an additional fact Of some Inn
portance to add to It,"