San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27

NO, were almost there now--and
no way to wash them"
I'm not so darn particular" buy.
ing large bunch from barefoot boy.
Clean enough-right off the vines out
here. Little real estate don't hurt
EN-"
Another hour of intermittent sun
light and tunnel gloom.
Then through the struggling out
skirts of large city, and they painted
into the lofty smoke-hazed station at
Bologna.
Don't see any porter" scowling
out. "Well, well get one mt the rate
fou take your bag and the umbrellas
III manage the rest"
-, Oh, wait, dear, you'll have to omen
mat suitcase. Wen keep this bot
Tie for the trip to Milan-and we
might as well take these grapes.v
Huh, get bottle at the hotel for
Ira" struggling on his tweed ulster.
and I'm not openin' that bag for
a half bunch of grapes,
ECONOMY REBELS.
But Helen's economy rebelled at
any waste. When he stalked ont. She
shatched an Italian newspaper left in
the rack. and wrapped up the bottle
and grapes.
Ihen trying to conceal the awkward
bundle, she hurried after him.
AS ne swung ahead. tall, PROSPEROUS.
Win tnelr Travelled, London bags. she
was suddenly conscious of the absurd
lty OF her newspaper bundle.
why was she always doing sucb
petty thngs-just to save a fep
cents! So unnecessary-and Warren
loathed it. ""'''"
Where could she drop the package
without being seen?
Here. wake up" he called hack
Keep close to me-get lost in This
Helen ran after him, then again lag,
Another glance about, and furtiyeIy
she thrust the package back of col
umn. wi
AT the gate now. Warren. nuttine
down the bags, fumbled in his pocket
for the tickets.
Suddenly heavy hand sripped Hell
THE LAWS ARM.
a stifled cry as she looked up st
menacing carabipiere! Two of them
Here, what d'you WANT" Warren.
tnrustins her aside, confronted the
n torrent OF understanding Itsl- I
ian, directed mainly at Helen.
what dyou want? Passports" 4
Jerking them from his pocket.
But the passports seemed only in !
cidental. Their gestured yoIubility !
conveyed that Helen was under some /
serious charge.
What's this all about?" snorted I
Warren. whats the big ideaf Get /
somebody who can speak English
"They-they must think I'm some
one one else,' faltered Helen, clinging to
",rhey do, Ell? Well, wen soon
settle that"
Dispensing the gathering crowd, the
guards now conducted them back down
the platform.
Where in blazes they takin' us?'
TUNED Warren. Must be up against
some new red tape. Yet why pick
on yOu?"
At the post no~. where Helen had
dropped the package. 1t was still
there, grimly guarded by one of the
train men.
"Oh, that bundle! :" restraining af
hysterical laugh. "But this dirty old
station-you wouldn't think they'd 9e
so strict"
THAT bundle? What the SIN
Hill you got to do with it,"
EXPLAINS ACTION.
"Thc bottle and the grapesy |
started TO bring-then I thougbl
wouldn't. There wasn't any rubbish
box-so dropped them there"
Punched for Interim up the ia
ton, eh? Excuse for hold tp.
" hoy gc much p. drawing out his
But for once money seemed inada-..
quate. Waving it aside, fiercely they
pointed to the package still reclining
by the post.
"Turnin' down the coin, Ell? This
must be serious Here. tune off that
lingo and get somebody who speaks
English!'
Another train guard now rushed up
with a hotel porter as interpreter.
What's this all about?" roared
Warren. what do these boneheads
want?"
That package the signora left there
they think it bomb"
BOMBi" exploded Warren.
One stride forward and he jerked
up the bundle.
Alarmed. the carsbinieri drew back
in undignified haste.
There's your bomb" exposing the
empty bottle and crushed grapes.
You're fine bunch OF hawk
shaws!"
Cutting short the profusc apologies.
Warren pocketed their passports and
marShalled Helen down the platform.
POWDER, BUT SAFE.
"Of all the ivory-headed puppets"
he ragged. Sorry | didn't knock
those cooked lids off their empty
biocks,"
"Thcy must be careful. signore,"
the hotel porter had appropriated
their bags. I'VE have much unrest
here. Last week n man with dyna-
mite-they caught him here"
Huh, shouldn't think those
fatheads could catch anythiDg--not
from this sample Of their sleuthing."
"And Americans wouldn't mix in
their political quarrels," resented
Helen, still flushed mud fluttered.
They ought 10 know that"
SO they took you for a Dynamite