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• "•'•'• ... ,~ A> . ll^t' . • , THE McHENSY PLAINDEALER, THURSDAY, DEC. 28,1933 K $&ED SMITH, Automotive Repair Work, Tires ..., Gas, Oil and Grease Phone 200-J Johnsburg -' ' J';- i R JTOHNSBURO S5SS^s.;i f ..... SWSx ioHN I.AUKIN was too busy for frivolities on New Year's Eye. He sat at his massive desk tilJ eleven," am! then, to rest his eyes, turned"off his tamp and, Sat in darkness, watching the lights and figures on the,street be- . - low, • :•. When he woke wltha start^anhour later at the sound of horns and sirens, he was cold and stiff. Suddenly he realized that some one else Was* in the room. He sat very quiet, scarcely breathing. A beam of li^ht flashed and was gone. A moment later the unseen visitor had picked out the safe, and delicate fingers twirled the dial. Although h# realized that a shot might pass unnoticed in the din outam! Mrs. Fred Smith evening with Mr. and Mrs. ick Weingart and family. | Miss Oliva Hettermann of Crystal Lake spent Monday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Hettermann. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Smith' and daughter and Miss Helen Smith v Woodstock callers Saturday afternoon Mrs. Nick Bert rang ancKdaughters of Aurora spent a few days in the home of Mrs. Jafcob Schmitt. Joe Pitzen of Beloit, Wis., -i---• Christmas With his father John Pitzen Mr. 'an<i ..Mrs,. Jphiv Ration of Spring spent Christinas with John H. J. '.V'-; Joe Schmitt j^Auror* caller ! New Year's in th« Family •y OwIm FrwfaHck Watamth and I y nd famistraas a.t Jacob H. C. Kamholz HARDWARE, PLUMBING, ETC. Main St. McHenry ROYAL BLUE Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. John Degen, daughter. Joanette, were Cryst Visitors Saturday Mr. and Mrs. ily visited with Mr. : Miller at Richmond We Mr. and Mrs. Otto ACar ily of McHenry the home of | Adams., I Miss Viola j the holidays i and Mrs. Henry Mr. and Mrs. Bob Welke and Miss Carolina Freund of Chicago spent I Sunday and Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fretind. Mi as Katherine Althoff of Elgiii side, he could 1 ^pent Christmas with her parents, scarcely sit and be and Mrs. William Althoff. robbed. \\ ith a sud- Mr- and Mrs. Joe P. Miller and famden lu n g e h e .j Mr and' Mrs. George King and jrrasped' both of , farnilv and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Thiel i l i e I n t r m l e r s w rists--and in his . arms lay a frail form, quite motion-'" loss. He looked for : a weapon, found ! none, and turned |, „ ¥ ruM... witK Mr ant on tiie lights. MATHEWS7" Manager The 6reat A & P Store "A girl," be ex-- claimed, **lh boy's clothes !'* ... She stirred and sat up. "Weir," he demanded, "Tell me what yon wanted in my safe." "Nothing. Let me go." ' '. "I suppose you were responsible for those letters that ' were stolen last week. But. they were in coxfe, so you came back for the key." "Do you mean these*" Site took from lier shirt a sheaf of papers. "I was going to put. them back. I have •decoded them." lie took tiie papers. Above the code ran a perfect translation-' He looked at her a long time. "Don't, please," she said, and covered her face with her hands. "Did aniftme-evpr .tell you how beautiful yon are?" be asked, "White and dainty like those snowflakes falling outside." She shrugged. "I suppose If you were going to call the police you worild have done so by now." "Yeo»" . "Are you going to let me go?" ' , "More than that I'm going £o take you home." "I can get home all right. Even if anyone recognise* this ns a disguise thp.v' will think it part of the night's celebration." "As you say. But won't you tell me why, at midnfght on New Year'* Eve. a beautiful woman returns ik cleverly decoded message to my safe?" • yes," she answered. "Sit down. ^^JA week ago," she began, "I was •ery^ dowu on my luck. I have al ways been rather a gambler, and I vowed that I would fither be well off or flat broke by the last day of the year. • "That night I read In the paper of your exploits in the stock markethow everything seemed to rise or fall at your command. 1 decided to throw my lot with yours--only I knew that of course you would not divulge your methods to a stranger." "When the stranger is w beautiful one might do many things," he murmured. "Was your ruke successful?" "Very. I now have ten times what I had then.". "But 1 don't understand how you got into my office, and found the comblns tion to my safe." She laughed. "That was easy. Mv father was a locksmith; when I a child locks and their meehnri were my toys. I could' open touch. "And decoded tbr ra "That did t;^ that night, to You set sihility had and family spent Sunday at GenevS with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Haffien. Miss Katharine Pitzen of Chicago spent Saturday and Suhday with her father, John Pitzen. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Skillman and family spent Christmas with Mr. an Mrs. Jacob Miller. ' Miss Mabel Kinir and Oliva Hettermann were Waukegan callers Mollday afternoon- < Mrs. Steve May entertained a few ladies at c&rds Tuesdv' afternoon. Prizes were given to Mr a Steve May, Mrs. Fred Smith, and Mrs. Tony Fre- j Und. # • Mrs. John Schmitt waf * Waukegan visitor Wednesday. / Mrs. William J. Meyers arid daughters, Lena and Annabelle, and Mrs. John King of McHenry motored to Kenosha, Wis., to spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Louis King and family. Miss Isabelle Schmitt of Wilqiette spent Monday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Math N. Schmitt. Mrs. Ben Freund was taken to Woodstock ho^ital Sunday- Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Thiel and Mrs. George King were Waukegan shopp£ rc. Thursday. Mrs. Jacob Schmitt ia> on the sick list at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Freund and daughter, of Chicago, Mr- and Mr*. Ray Horick of Woods trek, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Smith and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Regner and family and Ben Smith were Christmas guest* at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Smith. Raymond and Charles Schaefer of Chicairo spent Sunday with their parent «. Mr. arid Mrs. Ben J. Schaefer. M,r, and Mrs. DiefjSert iSmith of Grayslake spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs. Ben J. Schaefer. Edward Schmitt and sister, Alvina. John Bertrang and sister and Ted Guvser, motored to Wilmette Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Haffein and family of Genoa, Mr. and Mra Mike Gorski and son of Woodstock and Mr. and Mrs. George Zomstroff of Spring Grove spent Christinas with Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Math N.^Schmitt and daughter, Alvina, and^ Mrs. Jacob Schmitt were Racine, Wis., visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Martha Freund and family c.f McHenry moved to Johnsburg and air now occupying the Peter Schaefer house. Stephen H. Smith and King were Cliica Mr. a ily and stock IM TKOMAN stamped t lie snow from his feet and entered the front door Of his home. " He stood straight^ with (hin up and a goodliumorediy challenging look in his eye. . Anne Troman, busy pre: paring the table for the %v&ning meal, looked up. , ' " 'Well, Father," ^he1; spiled; "you >ok pretty well pleased with, yoafteli :his evening.".^ "1 don't know " how"* Ilook, but 1 feel like a million dollars !" ftaS' reply, , •' *' ' •" ; "And why?" Anne wanted to know, i "Just because," Jim spoke deliberately and Impressively* "I am going to start the New Year with a clean slate. I have paid every bill I owed. No man can say I owe him a dime. And 1 have yet one day to go before New Year's!" v "That's Purely is fine," said Anne. "It does make us feel good, doesn't It?" "Hold on there, Daddy Jim," warned little Bert. "You haven't paid me back that three dollars and thirty-one cents I let you have some time ago out of my bank." "Nor the two dollars and eighty-six cents I let you have out of my bank," little Agnes reminded him. Dtiddy Jim laughed. "Oh, thai Is 1 all in the fanvlly. You know. I'll pay you back, don't you?" "Of course," said Bert, "but ao did I all those other folks you paid off. So why did you think you bad to peiy them and not us?" "Because,"- said Daddy Jim, "they are business people and need the r hi I; -V ! " •» ' new year • V sf f • V " ""If Hip nj money' to use in their braaeet atad make more money." . . > "Weil, so do I want to make more money," argued Bert gravely. ; "I want to start a savings account the first of the year/ and get interest on my money." "Me, too," chimed In little Agnes. Anne laughed as Daddy Jim's eyes widened, "i think the children have one on yon there. Father." "Yes, I guess they have, at that, said Jtta, leaning back In his chair to get his hand into his trousers pocket. "Now. let uiu see. Here is a five (lol lar biH, three ones, and a dollar fifty uiue . in change. After paying my young creditors I would have three dollars and forty-one cents left for a New Year's dinner." ^ ^ 7 Daddy Jim looked at, Aane inglv. She smiled. I* "Thai will do very Tiicely," she said. • "Okay," said Jim heartily. "Here is the whole works. Pay the claims of our distinguished little creditors, and look after the big dinner with wh it's left." lie held the money out to her. "And as for the dinner," she assured him, "1 ftiu surely goifig to surprise V.-; ' .. . ' •-ETHEL JONES."..-* J./fj \ Gifts fof all Occasions Green St. McHenry WILLIAM SPENCER, Flour and Feeds Phone West McHenry m CENTRAL Geo. Schreiner, Prop. Fresh and Smoked Meats Uur Bes. a ,UJisti£^B JOHN J. VYCITAL Hardware and Variety Store |>2J. WesUrn New»p«p«r Union. Phone 80-M McHenrv Green St. Riverside Driye McHenry McHenry ililnois Wednesday after" being a patient at St. Anthony's hospital for the pa°t month Miss Myrna Bacon of Chicago spending her Christmas here at th< home of Mrs. E. Bacon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson and family attended the^beauty-person.il Satur •t-- teve