Show math im 1171 1 M i l H t l ilk il m k 4 I 1 THE oy by LOUISE OLIVER ha hilda unlocked the door ot of her little apartment and hurried to the front window another ones go gonesee neshe said bald in bewilderment t ono one goldfish disappeared yesterday another today its certainly a mystery what kind ol of a place I 1 wonder have I 1 moved into 1 outside tho window was vi a snail small iron balc balcony ovir lielda da stepped aver over the low window sill and found herself on the tiny shelf froni from which sho she had a splendid view ot of the street she looked down below her tor for several stories were little iron balconies similar to her own a few of 0 them gay with green things that the owners had bad put outdoors to get the first warm rays 0 of the I 1 spring sun eun on the balcony directly beneath between two boston terns ferns was an improvised pro aquarium and in the cateri water two goldfish wore were swimming that she se slept without treah fresh af air fiani from 1 the outside leaving only the transom open tor for ventilation and in the morning another fish was gone she almost fainted with the shock someone or something had been tailor laor room in he night then her toot foot struck something she picked it up it was a mans cuff link with a single diamond damond inset she counted her money the spoons and felt ot of her few bits pt of jewelry and her watch all there she locked the aquarium in the bathroom and went to her dally daily work in the city library that afternoon while she was handing out books to a cosmopolitan public a young man approached the desk will you yon toll tell me where I 1 can find some books on zoology Pek please se hilda looked at him with interest Inte athletic ot of build good looking and fashionably dressed ho he had the air of a man who might be asking for a thesis on sanskrit or of anything he knew nothing at all about what kind ot of animals she in n quiren Main mals the fl oh something about fish lie he nu A vaguely goldfish ive got some I 1 dont know how to feed its too bad but I 1 have goldfish at home and when I 1 want to know anything I 1 go to finnels Fin pet store in the next square if IE you go there ther eyou you can got get everything you want 1 1 1 thank you very much good afternoon ile ha put on his hat to depart and as ho he lifted his hand hilda saw a diamond studded cuff link like the one sho she had found in the morning the mystery deepened here was the man who had her goldfish but bihy would anyone steal goldfish that night hilda Mr discovered covered from the janitor dimitor that her neighbor below was unmarried and went by the name of 0 hubert neld field rias lie he any pets peta or anything like that she inquired anxiously not that I 1 know of they dout dont allow cats and dogs does in the building that evening as she was trying to calm nor her nerve and forget tho the mystery by reading an interesting book something stirred by the window then dk drued ed lightly to the floor behind her sli sia felt rather them than heard it so eo taint faint was waa the sound bound she was too frightened right to move at first then laughed at her tear fear slowly turning her head she saw r little brown monkey hoppi hopping toward her on three legs lees lu in thu oje otea paw he gripped a dripping squirming goldfish she sat perfectly still and the monkey sitting bitting on ila iia hind legs laid his tribute upon her knee the rhe monkey was very time tame and hilda picked him up in her arms then the she eho got the gold link from her dresser dud and descended the stairs As ae she had expected mr hubert field was via hor her acquaintance of f the library good even evening said eald hilda ive come to return two ot of your possessions both found in my room one explains the other I 1 think thank you very much I 1 was puzzled about tho the link although I 1 blamed jocko for or losing it hes worried me to death alica i my ay sister left mm him hero here two dayt daya ogo aeo lies hes stolen boolen things all over the building and I 1 have to keep his existence a secret or put us both out the goldfish I 1 believe belong to me lie he was after another when ahen I 1 caught mm t thank heaven ive found the th owner of the fish fortunately I 1 happened to be at home when he be brought them or they would have died but he handles banglos them carefully enough it seems and I 1 dropped them into water right away I 1 thime rii haye have to put up a notice and ask others to elgia the he various arti iye ive been the recipient or of iye ive a comb A p lamb chop a letter a bunch of 0 grapes a candle shade a silk bilk stocking goldfish a box ot of rouge hilda laughed merrily im not culty ot ef the route rouse I 1 assure you hubert flold field looked at her bar fair rosy akin and softly curling hair that Is obvious miss neighbor gT ue he assured her and now BOW that jocko hi has introduced us up rasy may I 1 hope that our friendship will continue 1 I dout dont see aee why it 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