New Britain herald., 1927-03-18

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 The assistant head purse joined them at that moment.
 You may go in alone for a mo- ment.' she announced to Mir. Brooks, whom she recognized.
 There was scarcely any change in Don's condition. He was stilL unconscious. The visitor, after a few moments at his bedside, de- parted. Diana and Lola returned home while Pop, Garfield. Dinny and Teddy rode on down to the Times office.
 "Hully Gee.'
 Tommy, the elevator boy, danced up and down as Roger Brooks stepped into the elevator.
 "G-gosh, it's really y-you, ain't 1t, MT Brooks?' he stuttered, his mouth wide open with glad sur prise.
 Me, myself, Tommy"
 Pop patted the lads shoulder, his worried expression giving way temporarily to a fleeting smile of amusement.
 Jane Dexter, his secretary, had just entered his private office. She caught at Q chair back and stood as if petrified when, turning around, she found herself facing her en- ployer. Her startled eyes expressed the joyful surprise she couldn't, at that moment, utter.
 She dropped into the chair at her typewriter and continued to stare. X twinkle shone in Pops eyes as he removed his coat and hat. Then slowly, methodcaly, he lifted tattered straw lid from the rack. wiped his handkerchief lovingly around the brim and placed 1t care fully on his head.
 Teddy, meanwhile, was breezing through the city room, barrage of questioning stares following in her wake. 4 crowd gathered around her.
 Teddy, tell US about it. Oh, Ted dy, It's just too thrilling!" were the cries that greeted her from Mabel Gibson, society editor and F'ranny Blake. writer of advice for the love lorn.
 oh. girls-please, please let me take my time.' pleaded Teddy, as her two colleagues bounced on her.
 Teddy's narrative. however, did not begin just then. Both girls fell away from her almost with a single movement and both easped at what they saw.
 Down from the end of the big room, threading his way between reporters desks, came Roger Brooks. His battered hat was tilted back on his head and except for a slight nervousness he approached Bill Canfield's desk as if nothing had happaned-as if he had not disappeared, vanished mysteriously from out of the ken of all his ac- quaintances five days before.
 'N"l. I'll be- franny Blake caught herself in midair, as i, were.
 In few moments everyone in the hiG plant of the CawtaWha City Times knew that Roger Brooks had returned. The word spread like a forest fire, followed shortly after ward by distorted repetitions of the facts about his Kidnapping. Of course. in time, everyone got the story straight, but not before the fertile ina ginations of various linotype operators and compositors had supplemented the first telling with plenty Of sensational color. That day the Times carried streamer on the story. and coublc-leaded challenge from Roger Brooks.
 The day following Teddy's and Don's escape from the sub-cellar and Pops return from his enforced absence was q busy day for Teddy and Bill Garfield.
 One of the first things Bill did after hearing the girls more de- tailed story of Don's and her ey- perlence vas to call Up the city of- tIcials and acquaint them with the shooting Tn K---- street and the subsequent death of Charley Cos tollo
 The latter's wife was also located and the dread news broken to her. That afternoon Teddy was subpoen- a'd as a witness at the coroner's in- quest and gave her testimony.
 Poor Teddy has 10 bear th' hrunt of 'h whole thing" commits erated Dinny Morrison, who was called ruon 10 rcpOrt the innuaS+ ac he telephoned his story to Bill Can field.
 Roger Brooks In conference with the city editor at the moment. caught the reporters remark and smiled.