Show 40 9 41 40 y sara ware bassett copyright by tho the penn pub co CN az service SYNOPSIS he future of the th youthful and comes adder marcia howe ls Is a conver onal tit bit am amons 0 ng it housewives 0 of on elig able bachelors and W aldow i ow also are arc interested barcla has as ay I 1 guest her late husbands niece eon la hayden A stranger on the a of exhaustion finds his way to la horne home secretly he alks tier her lido ildo a pack package size containing jewelry akk 1 does so elisha winslow Wi nilow town iff brings brines news of a jewel robit nearby T the be stranger gives elves his hi dylr rr ie e as stanley heath sylvia ithe the jewels and naturally believes th Is a robber site she realizes that 7 ela cl must have haio hidden them and des aes to say nothing marcia feels has altogether too deep an interest set ier guest but Is powerless to overie e it heath wires mrs S C heath r york saying he Is safe ile he alo rs a dpn named currier to corn como 0 nce sylv sylvia is in he her room rn r bedecks bedecki jelt elf with the jewels at Mir clas s broach roach she hides them there heath ark la a barcla to bring brine them to him chev gone cone ile ho kindly makes light of loss sylvia restores the jewels to ir r original hiding biding place CHAPTER VI continued S I 1 S ought to be in my breast pocket 7 astling astling his liand inside ills pea coat F 7 eye if I 1 aint forgot that tele in lie he abruptly exclaimed the lon ion master at sawyer falls pave gave so vo me when lie ile handed out the HIP mall alean alean A lean went out of my iny mind its for st t chap heath chos stain over at ge e widders you yon been wool sou VIA lit a given it to sylvia to take jh with tier her she was nas here only a u le ie while ago silas nickerson said 1 I know it spose I 1 was to take it over ellsha adlow suggested eagerly im willin furs that goes I 1 can carry it at phyneas taylor piped eno NOW w theres no use in all you feld fela volunteer ln gleazer crocker ns as ted im coln straight over oner to maris Is as it happens ive et my jener her an ill take the telegram alth an air of authority he held 1 his h lemd and the me crowd fell back sarly early afternoon found marcia alone Z the homestead sitting room livla d gone up the beach stanley heath a asleep and at last the delicious erval of solitude which the woman N feted was here J 1 rhe basket at tier her elbow overflowed overflow el th mending 1 hut ut site she had not dot yet wea ien up her needle jille bhe coul could not work try as slip mid her er mind in of wandered oft off nto into nays n ays too itin to be resisted byways isleb no do matter how rete reite their illi dings invariably led her k to stanley heath fan pi retrospect site she lived over again ery ry i incident neld plit every word every loo bolc it it b had d passed between them until e came to the barrier of the which her fancy bridged with Ar arlease leate trl cate rainbow hued ima imaginings einings ry ie twisted possible explanations tills y and that and would content contentedly efly vve ve continued the pastime had not eazer azer crocker knocked at the door leazer could not have chosen a are ye inopportune moment to drag her ck to earth with ith a frown and a deep sigh mar afar i went rent reluctantly to let jilin him in atwal wal now cow aint it nice to find yon 7 yourself was his greeting the chen looks cozy as can be aber a you settin sett ln 1 I was in the front room but per ps we better drop don here so I 1 n listen in case mr heath 1 1 I ll II anywhere you say wherever you e suits me y ill just run in and put the screen and denind the lire fire and get my mending arcla replied a trifle uneasily ill irl right ht back left itt to himself eleazer smiled a tile fille of satisfaction libbe kitchen was warm barcla was I 1 ne and apparently not busy could cum stances be more propitious forne e certainly was with him today i very afternoon he would take his ture re la in his hands and put to tier her B question lie he had so often deter ned ed to put when hen marcia came back he was aimed ed and ready to begin his declara n weathers ea been fine aint it he arted out larda arcla took up tier her sewing do 0 you think so go questioned she sing ing tier her brows seems to me weve d lots of rain and fog will wal yes now you mention it I 1 do call 11 a few ew thick days still spring omin id d like to shingle the south ell this ring ng announced Sl arcla giving a tingly practical twist to the rovers ersa atlon tion how many shingles do u suppose it would take leazer eleazer fro frowned ned the dialogue was att proceeding along tile the lives he had lapped out ard d have to reckon that out its a pod notion though to make the ell acht I 1 what the birds are arc doln din feyre heyre eyre gettin their nests built an ader er out iut alit lliter ir mates yi 1 I did not realize you yim bere ere so much interested Ite rested in birds bleaker Cl Bl eazer barcli 1 I 1 have it 11 line fine blid bird boot book must you Is in the otlie other jaoin M ill fetch felch it it 11 springing up slie she t drat it I 1 d V loader coul ething more av ar me neither li nor caran a bans bang whether a birds a robin or a sparrow lie wandered to the window In dow oil heavens chos this coni conijn ln it if it aint elsh winslow I 1 now what in thunder does he want buttan in eleaaor threw open the door before he could speak however elisha putting pulling and out of 0 breath bawled whore where in the name of goodness did you put the engine house key eleazer eleaer whipples Whip ples liples hen house Is afire an weve hunted high an low for it 11 lly ily soul nil an hody body eleanor gasped 1 I clean forgot to leave it must be in my pocket wildly lie ho began to search youre a fine head of the ore fire department part ment you arel are roared ronrad reisha Hl islia if you put your mind on town business stead of on marcia alloe wed all bl be better oft off traipsing over here to see tier her in the middle of the day palmin olt that telegram as an excuse you better go straight back to the village fast us as ou can call leg g it nn an carry the key with on oil vent on the accuser accuse r dont alt for bothin ill explain matters to barcla Mar cla hut but ae got to see her ive got to speak to tier her protested the wretched vr etched official 1 I nant ant to give her some thill gaie it to mi me ill hand it to her Klis lins extended palm was not to lie be ignored this tills this telegram quavered eleaer clearer 1 I aint had a chance to do aou ou mean to say you aint given tier her that telegram set 1 I was nas Intend in to I 1 was just about to when wal of nil all alie 1 words failed Il here illece give it to me he commanded 1 I can be depended on to deliver mesan messages es if you cant ill sea slie site has it in the meantime the best tiling thing you can to do Is to hoof it to town quicks kuicks ever you can aint you co comin minT 1 I no fires aint in my line longs marceas Mar clas here by herself an I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 if r fail ra y 0 k PIP when marcia came back he was primed and ready to begin his declaration aint busy im coin coln to pay her a call ellsha elisha grinned ive got to deliver the telegram you might be needed at the ore fire 1 I shant be was the calm calin reab not unless theres so methIn criminal about it it might be arson ill take a chance on it start ln from dan whipples Whip ples cigarette in fact lie owned as much now hop along elfayer elf ayer else the whole conflagration he be out fore you get there the unlucky fire chief had no choice arit it raged lie as he strode orr olt across the sand drat it aint that just my luck elther either the book for which marcia seat died clied was not to be found or she was in no haste to return to her awaiting suitor whatever the explanation her absence lengthened from it a few moments into a quarter or of an hour in the meantime elisha like his predecessor was formulating ills his motle mode of attack blight not this be his own gulden golden opportunity gerore another snatched the prize from him before ileath heath with ills yacht n mid il d his monogrammed silken garments recovered rec overe d ills his strength lie he would put ills his fate to the test ile he strolled up lip to the lie stove and standing on the hearth bearth with his back to the lire fire rocked back and forth on its his libels reflectively As lie he tit did so a brick beneath his feet rocked with ith him film elisha looked saw it was quite loose that things coln to trip up somebody some fine day commented lie he atou ahter be cemented producing his knife ellsha pried the brick from its place As hp he lifted it out a handkerchief came with it dis gorging at his feet a flat blue leather leat lier cuse case if the sheriffs eps bulged when he caught sight of it they nil but popped from his head when hen egged on by curiosity he pressed the catch on nn the lint hoc quick cuili as at 11 flash the hie whole situation claril clarified leil in ills his mind these were the adely heralded ht long island jewels and the thief who biad nd stolen them was lipri beneath tilte lails if i f it was veal us as ellin us as it a lilLe ind sea den liy by fog lie had escaped in hla his boat and inadvertently run aground at the mouth of wilton harbor 0 of course marcia did not know even though a friendship existed between herself and ileath heath she was unquestionably ignorant of the nefarious moans means by which he earned his living far from cheil shing anger or resentment sent ment toward the person who exposed ills his villainy and prevented her from sacrificing herself to such an unprincipled adventurer would she not regard her rescuer with deepest gratitude elillias head whirled nevertheless confused though he was it was clear to him he must not make a misstep mis step and neglect to per form ills his off official lelal duty with dignity ileath heath was ill there would be no danger of his leaving the homestead at present especially as lie he had no suspicion the jewels had been discovered the best plan was for him to return to the mainland get his badge and handcuffs find out what formalities such a momentous event as an arrest demanded and return later and round up the criminal ile he did not dally carefully putting the gems back where he had found them he be placed the telegram upon the table and went out softly closing the door behind him it flashed into ills his mind that as tile the title tide was coming in it might be well to borrow marceas Mar clas boat and row back to shore this would serve two purposes lie he would reach home sooner and heath cut orr off by the sweep of the channel would la in tile the meantime be unable to escape neier ier had ellelia rowed as he rowed that day tile the dory fairly leaped through the water reaching shore he sprang from it and dragged it up on the sand then trembling with excitement he be set out for home he was almost at his gate when to his consternation he saw eleazer puffing tin after him I 1 you make much of a stop at the widders I 1 see jeered he no had other business came crisply from ellsha elisha you pear to be kinder stirred up dp ash losli eleazer commented the matter elisha determined upon a sudden and bold move say eleazer began he cautiously did you ever see bee a man arrested wal I 1 dunno as I 1 ever did not really ive seen it done though la the movies that aughter oughter be up to date an proper just how was nas the proceed ln put through thoughtfully elenzer eleazer regarded the toes of his boots wal nears dears I 1 can recollect the policeman went up to the criminal an I 1 brabbin gr abbin him by tile the arm says you villain ive got you now scram I 1 1 1 I spose the policeman wore a badge tin an carried handcuffs oil oh law acs es put but the game what do aou ou want to know for furtively ellsha elisha glanced up and down the empty road and after peering over his shoulder he dropped hla his voice to a confidential whisper and hissed cause im goin to make an arrest a big unest ive tracked down the thief that committed the long island burglary moreover I 1 know this very second where tile the jewels are im goin to phone the new york police ive got their man he concluded Ele azera cunning mind worked quickly 1 I dont know elsh as id do that he be cautioned in the first place you might be mistook in jour calculations an not only get yourself into hot at water but make the town a laughin laugh ln stock furthermore was you wrong you ml might ailt get surd sued for the accuse accusers ds ellar character acter 1 I aint wrong im right 11 wal exen een so id move careful urged his companion most likely theres a reward out for this criminal why split it with it ii host of others why dont you tin an me divide it ill help you lind land your man since youre a bit eleazer fearing to offend hesitated a bit out of practice bout ar 11 the advice was good ellsha elisha shrewd in ills his dealings instantly saw the advantages vali of the plan proposed will wal debbe atwould be better it if I 1 let too many ignorant Igno raut city chaps to in on a big thing like this lie he conceded pompously you an mp me know what were about I 1 alg lagger er we could handle it IL sure ie e could we can put it through in first class shape first you must change your clothes tor for your youra sunday ones A black frock coats ahat you really oughter aughter wear then you must pin your sheriffs badge on your chest alic it where show good nn an plain lie be sure to bring along your handcuffs cause canse youre oure certain to need eni em with an experienced criminal such as tills this hell have a gun au an put up a fight elisha paled and a tremor twitched his lips that concern you none though all boull aull have to do will be ba to steal up behind him put your pistol twixt his shoulder blades an shout stick eal cm dilli 1 aint got no ni pistol I 1 aint fond 0 firearms fire arms arrus in fact I 1 dont knows I 1 ever shot oft off a revolver in my life wal I 1 have ive shot dozens dozena of 6 skunks ku ni s you might lend me yours 1 I spose I 1 might it aln aint though work lii very well right now cow its under kinder rusty furthermore im out of ammunition amul 1 that nt matter I 1 aint cal to lire fire it allu hui have to to HE BF |