Show comes up smiling Smil iii by CHARLES SHERMAN illustrated ly by ray walters wl 1012 bl hoi I 1 51 rill co SYNOPSIS CHAPTER I 1 tin biti and barncs two IRA tramps ti each other re gardin their personal appearance de do to clean u up p acquire quire nw clothes an I 1 V aft I 1 their le ir com companion pa A ion mike bo be atio gle judge jude is to aich Is the better lookin charter CHAPTER II 11 goes to a rb arbIr bop ins tio tl 0 contents of thi th cash cai register from rom the barber bl a closer trick and gets a shave shane IT e a 30 on anin in bathini in i lake anti and steals lils ills clothes while in an automobile he discovered diN covered standing empty by th roadside Ge gearil nril crosman find and ills his daughter henrietta drie vp up in it a car that his c clr cir lr Is dla llod led t tic lo 10 funeral pro proffers frers i handa ands I 1 liim im a car earl I 1 b birin bearing irin the th nime wll wil 1 llam l am B lor the general recognizes the name as that of a ioune mati man who broke the cotton corner in wall etrest I 1 fe dai e before ile iio invites him to 10 dine nith mth them IV I 1 Is cintr d aled to ba bartlett artlett a me big wall prator and his d aught r billy with thorn ho he proceeds to fall in loe ione 11 V Part Iett who has been b by batchelor s operations operation plans to keep ei the h supposed TOp posed broker with him lor for a eck hile he be norla a coup in the market iti IT w clr r instructions to his broker watermelon watermelon decides to tear him belf ek ai atay aa from billy and slink back into ahe th unknown t vr T ahll chattlee chatt lne with pally illy the belc loy tips tipi off dart bart bett it a tries sago to watermelon CHAPT ETl watermelon decides to coln and the general in a weeks cauto uto trip chapai hiir watermelon slips awa w a ind to tells I 1 N his r obo bo companions of 1 Is ader t ur P ani and asks ashi them to find and glie gle him the tramp clothes CHATTER chatten ft DC the pirty starts out arith Bart bartlett letts s and crossmans Cross mans cars X C T nt at hialit bornt to n B alerted Iler ted house break in and cat h ir lunch r VI NT they p nal nfl the in 11 the house in the watermelon 11 discovers 1 11 overs that the pollee police are coming R XII IT the party attempts to wrape cape but Is atoned by bv the tha oeners iwho ire hunting for or batchelor s q car wa by a clever ruse pets gets them out of trouble am ITT As aa bartlett had bid ip linned the party becomes lost natt riat li the penell generso white adon Is bv two men atho hn wint it in know the mil miff of his car and other regarding it cartlett bartlett came in bloomil glo omi omil without in cent among them the could not the trip the mould HOUM have lo 10 make for the nearest telegraph sta tion aud and wire tor for help and batchelo r this hereabouts knon to his brokers would probably pro babli receive an ur urgent gent cali call to return at once robbed Robb pd asked the general then the left me my name said baid D bart art aptt grimly who steals your purse steals ti hinsh asb I 1 suppose X e have that thai icom tort not my purse qaid laid tho the i ion fon mine had money monc in it M 13 watch said the general was wa so a family heirloom my hi great grand lather father carried it 1 I vender monder if the girls lost an 4 ahing 11 ing said bartlett ale e vill ban hae e to go to the nearest I 1 16 0 I 1 I 1 they too were empty station and telegraph toi foi pr ioney declared the general 11 suppose so EO growled bartlet t ad d from the room to finish dressing they the found tho the girls in the dining dinin g room unaware ot of eliat hat had befallen them bem they had slept late and the clock on the mantel registered halt half past nine as the three men nied filed into the ithe room the rhe get irrl ml m l i clim poni royt austere but had inot cot lived with him for or the and thirty lacars without haning acquired the tha ability to read ills his anery mood rather father she asked tho the matter ilane lour dour sins elna found iou ou out the general malted tor for the slattern ii 15 maid to gho them their breiL fat ind leive the room before abc be srol 0 wp we hane hae been robbed ho he said c imia ln li casually as one mould men alon tho the weather meather henrietta and billy stared iab the boy the gon gen crol I 1 noticed him film carefully last night lie ho would not look any one la in the t f tee ice lie ile gone goes homo home ever night ob jeered henrietta mrs parker told me ane RO 0 o tint thit s no reason ho he coulta couldn t come back said the general it was mas clever in him to take our cli check eck books said bartlett Darl lett lie he m sill III forse forge our names declared the genar fie ia I 1 m tile i x c heck out to pay pa for the baird hero 1 I bcd it too loo I 1 remember and then I 1 found some ah and thought I 1 mould use that and vent ment to bed and boigot to destroy destro the check I 1 knott knos it mas as the stab stable lebo bo for my room has i t balcony in front over the larch jorch aul ili list lilt night it vis so EO warm I 1 left tile the door oren oran maybe it vas mas agreed henrietta 1 1 ht hite to suspect him thou though gIL CHAPTER alphonse rides away the stable boy mould havo have access to the back ot at the house too sud said s ud the gemeril ge felt that if lie ho had not become a i bener il and hat had I 1 being a waster mechanic he be would mould have haie been a famous detective ies es greed the W watermelon ater melon hut but I 1 ion don I 1 think it is the bo be I 1 ft is out until after cle eleven cn and just before I 1 oil came roe in I 1 siw hini him drive up uth mith tile girl eirl they had bad been out to some diuro d iuro and lie he left her and drove dron a on the girl appeared in the doorway wiping i x plate slipshod blip shod and issard ik lv it ard sard henriett Henriet tt i blushed the general was painfully confused cont used and the other three turned their attention Iris tily to their food want anything asked abe girl no thank ou replied henrietta gentl feeling thit in judging the stable bo adie had rome hom injured the girl the girl lingered a moment glanced s significantly at the clock and went out who could it be asked billy pleasantly excited vh h this Is terrible said henrietta it if the be bov didn dian t do it there Is no one else who mho could have baie but the niney it looks that nay may admitted the watermelon what shall me lie do gasped billy shall we pay them with the slatternly nl girl again appeared in the doorway much to the generals nerious nervousness ness want anything she asked and glanced again at the clock cloch no said henrietta no thank you I 1 will speak to parker darher declared the general as the girl left 1 I ni vish hii you didn dian it have to sighed henrietta its horrid to lose your money but it must be so much worse to need money so that you would steal it but the tet teat ot of honesty declared the general to need money and not steal the door opened for the third time but instead of the maid servant the farmers wife mile fat red good natured na lured entered she approached the table ind smiled JoNi jovially ally from one to the other I 1 1 liked thing she I hope you every ever said with mith a gentle hint in her tones that they had lingered around the breal fist table long enough have you had plenty general cant I 1 get you vou some more coffee ilass cross mana man no thank you said the general cc confused contused cont infused used and unhappy mrs parker smiled still I 1 am glad you liked ever evers thing your man should he be back soon ile he chasn t had bad any ani bretl fast yet et he gol asked the general feeling that that was mas sate safe enough I 1 aroun ground d 11 II husband thinks that he bo went out in one ona of 0 the automobiles very earl carl for he be lound found one of oe them zone gone did bour our husband see E cc him go goa asked bartlett Bart letL oh no but be thinks he ha must have gone because there Is only one au auto t a mobile oh ob yes said laid henrietta and and stared at the others cirtus of read ing her own dmn crushing suspicion in their eyes alphonse Alp bonse the quiet blase peerless alphonse could it bo be he that al phonso had gone for an early morn ing spin lured by the den dein on the do clo ver fields by the sweet chorus ol of awakening birds borne by bi the junsup pre sEible delre to see the sh ahi r NN beet advent ot of a new day di creeping up the flushed and rosy rosi sky eky vas as wholly out of the question alphonsee soul in the earl carli morning hours nias nas filled only with the beauty and llory of bed alphonse phonse AI a thief mas more be belie abla than alphonse getting out of bed un an called billy mas the first to speak the car she ehe whispered I 1 oh yes said raid the landlady hastily not quite sure what had happened or was about to happen hy by the expression on tire the faces before her oh yes 1 I reassuringly I 1 ho he took tho the car my lly husband up ahen he be went the tha general rose his bis face 7 rd r ed d with anger it if lie he has taken my car ho he thundered I 1 shall hive bave him prose ebether henrietta likes it or riot not it its a an outrage sa sympathized we cin can telegraph the ro io ij aco I 1 oh moaned henrietta I 1 did love that C car r 11 tho the landlady sought to reassure reas suro them hato in a bilm placid manner that sa horld ot of a big gentle e ei ed cow ho he has only gono gone lor far a ride vie he went the general paused in the dodrv ile he vant last night badim eld id lie coldly and slightly dramatically y f foi the general timor believed in n spoiling a good story etory by a mild delivery and lie ho took not dot only the car but all our money led by b the general and followed by the I 1 lucho they made for the birn b irn there in the middle of tho floor where IM 1 ift night two cars hat and atoo stood d ido by sida std a red and a blue ws now only a big blut blu packard the general stopped slopped in the door vay may v ay and stared his cara and such i t wave of rubbed over him blin that it was mas riot not his cir tint thit mas atas missing that thiet lie felt lip he omed oed alphonse t debt of gratitude and forgave him bilm immediate aly L ir r laid he be and relief where 9 mine demanded bartlett growing red and angry whites where s alphonsl Alp honel suggested led the watermelon signi fica antl henrietta lau laughed blied A with ith positive JN a ae to her r serving rn mn tn why she arlod he left us ours alphona Alp honc was mas iery ery fond ot of rn me e said tho the general mith some little pride as aa he be pitted patted his car tenderly yes agreed Dart bartlett lett I 1 can we icci that lie ile dimon it full I 1 int in slid he be t loio laic ou on or lie he might have killed rill and me the landlord lind lord fol followed lomed by b ill ohp slat fernly maid servant rant sp and the shifty eyed e ed stable bo trailed into the him man alan gone oft off with your cara asked the landlord I 1 locked up lisl night a bout twelve ile he must diio left before then the generals man did said dait bait lett who felt that the general vat v at in some may to blime blame ile he has taken all our money added henrietta batchelor you sou sa that you merti bert up until after tIc ICY Nen en said the gen era eral feeling that the occasion called tor for intelligence did you see AM al phonse go outa out no said the watermelon rhe pile landlord says however boever that thai he must have gone before twelve m went err t on the general I 1 then don t soil ou ice how bow alphone could not have stolen the money moneys those thefts mere ft ere not committed until after tsehe 1 I don t see sea bot be 3 iou on work that out said henrietta puzzling over it with N itil knit brows brow don t you ou see bee henrietta th that at it if alphonse stole our money mone after Vv twelve elve he could not have gone out in the car before eleven so it if he went out ou t in the car before twelve he d did id not steal the money lie he either cither stole the money or the car maybo ho 1113 didn dian t take tahe the money said henrietta feeling va vaguely guely and disappointedly disappoint edl that she wis mas not a per son with detective like instincts you see eee said the general it if A al phonse tool took the car he did not take the money mones it if he tool took the money he did not take the car ile he certainly did take the money snapped the farmer armor and my m car added bartlett angrily he could not have taken both declared the general you were robbed lat night you youa demanded the farmer well then 9 and my car Is gone isn t if 1 demanded bartlett yes yes acknowledged the general feeling that eer eera word mord he said bald only made the other two angrier but still clinging to hla his deductions as to his life s B principles yes of c ourse course but alphonse could not haic hae done both he vent ment off with the car before eleven so EO he could not hae robbed us after twelve sir interrupted the tha farmer with mith a quiet dignity that was mas impressive Impress lic do you accuse any of us of stealing no no protested the general now no N v hopelessly rattled but it if alphonse stole the money mone alphonse phonse AJ swiped both said the watermelon and that settled it ai far I 1 as the general was mas concerned for tho the general had bad boundless faith in tho the young mans deduc deductive the abilities 1 I 1 vent mj in in about eleven ile ho tool took the car out ran it down doun the road a bit and then came cama back and sneaked our things certainly caid aid bartlett tho mho could not help feeling irritated alth ith the gen gel eral tor for the fault of c his man billy laughed all this bother about nothing said she dad in hats chats one car mono more or less A car Is a car DIM said dart bart lett coldly refusing to bo be comforted for the ruin of his plan to keep heep bat chehor away awa from the city cit oner satur day yes agreed henrietta sympathy icalla any one hates to lose a car 1 but ben you have haic seven objected dilly billy we got them here have we wea asked bartlett Bartl fett IN no a but me have haie one and enough tor for five fie declined ired find inythe usual difficult dini cult in persuading people to count their blessings we need two tm a in lina way I 1 1 be watermelon melon turned and glanced out of 0 the mide aide doors domn doin the tree shaded road and thought pityingly of 0 the unfortunate alphonse gone off at the wrong time with tho the whole court coun on the watch tor for a lone bouth i auth in a big red touring car the watermelon laughed softly and glancing at billy laughed again N ft ith bat BAit bautlett lett going directly back to the city he bould not hane hae to confess to male things right he could lea leao 0 o them nt lit the telegraph and drift away on some pretext or mother another leaving billy gilly bearup hea bea dup as became I 1 a successful financier Hn ancier not slink away like a Thip whipped pd dog with on the scorn and loit bing in her eyes to le ie I 1 i member to obliterate all the oil i r ine memories mories of that one nearly perfect Y neeli eek CHAPTER oh for a horse the f firmer irmer forgave tho the general with lofty dignity and turned to dart bart lett with suggestions and offers ot of help there was a telephone in abe village store etore they could telephone bon dostou boston or portland or the could tek phone harrison and harrlson harrison could telegraph the larger cities with the police notified promptly alphonse bould riot not be drible to ret get far bartlett lett meditatively chewed a straw ind tendered fonder cd thi the suggestion leaning against th stall anil ironing freuning thoughtfully at the gemeril 9 3 car sibile hile tho the others glood around hirn him in i the tbt vere mere ten len miles from rom the pt qt rall railroad road and a d tile tha train service aben they the did strike a road was vaa tit decidedly I 1 lit in that out of 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