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the right side of su1. Is that 'ere pitcher silver

The right sfdc of 'sni Is that 'ere pitcher silver
.'rlnte; the silver IL MP stairs"
Hir1nia thonk as ths heard the venom OF that
low vntce.
- %Sl,s "a. Mr: 1a9eley's 'ady.'oTe until her
'Aml what wns Alr. Langley to you, my
gir1' sail tho man.
Hush! you'll wakc the child, and DO not
want IT, Dr. him any has11. Mr. Langley h--tl'e
wor!: tn me in s IT.; hut look yon Vincent,
THAT. right: Tel! me- oil. q. I'm yer husband
that Is to i'c said the "ticr with coarse laugh.
.Mrt Kent lsa* sufcn'i:d jewels, to- | jn*t
pfckctl the anck To lt,uk at them. fou can take
| as many of those as you Hike. Comc!"
Az k0On as tho so,tiM Ut their fnntAtcps died
array, yirrtnia snatcaelthe deadly handkerchief
I'll ltr heafl, a!lll staggered to Icr feet, though
d!zzfly. She was rcrY spirited rtrl. ani deter
mined tha. the f'air should not esrapee; bu:
getting the ctk IN alarm their ncigl.tors at the
corner, for the next lot WA vacant, and shn
must cross the hall and 90 past the stairs to find
her, There would he no use IN throwing np thc
ton avenue. quite far out, anil tue policeman on
that beat dbl not rome past very often-
Virginia wrunG her hands, when sleepy mur;,
her resolve was taken. aud she wa. on her knees
by Frrt, kissing him and whispering in l,ik car.
FIRED, my darling. -tuntic is going to DO
to,nstfns nny r." lsrnemnef eor pa
| ,lay N suu after tho Innnkccyi ! aan going to
| jump you down nov. Uon't speak word now.
AT like tnau. There, now!"
his agc, au,l he alrays obcycd Virginia implicit
| Is; 40 To rubbed Ills eyes Wide open, anil was
carried 10 tue Window. The balcony. outside,
"aa not far from the ground. As Virginia 1s'ok-
| cd out carefully, Fhe hav nflltr the gAeIght ut
luz corncr, q till figure With the g1cam OF brass
| buttons.
| Erred" ttc whispered rapidly, "run 10 that
p''licernan, and tell Him to e',mc right here to
u1,d rin. the hell With nil sonr might 1T Is low.
and you can rraeh t,-anl tell ticurgc an'l l1ar-
r. Natley tint Aunt Virginia says there Is .
man like Fapa:n
Oyer, gently, over the low railing; and then.
With y'ttsi shake Of Ills ssnall persoll, Fsct's
fat little legs trottcd swiftly OIL toward the po-
| licenan.
Directly, under the balcony, voice said, eoft-
| Iy:
t,o,,, "w,at Int, I; wants maa Can you open the
~ 'nnl'.t," ths painted; ".here ore burglars
get up lert. somehow! Has the little boy gbne
II tile .tetgAfyorst" ~
There WIS no answer to her qucatlon: but the
POLL vnlan CARLY fo1luwed her auggcstfo1,, and
tiiinlr'! ~ uvcr The bnlst'ny.
"Wnlt.' whispered Virginia, laying her cold
hand tn thr policeman. ari4, as ne made mo
lion to =. forward "1lry arc up ftairs In rny
room. looking fur 1ny levels. II sou will stand
1ust hchti that .l"'r. will creep up the bark
| htars ami rc,'ounoi.rr; Ii the woman comes to
us.escs The lrll, scize her. There il only one
n ; /! want IT. 1sp .t,, .ts,1i s sa and then you
"Are you not afta!at" asked the policeman
with tu'1lc surprise: hut Virginia was gouc be-
lor, lc lial flushed hts remark.
When tLc reached the etuiss, she found by
the sounds that the man hat evidently ro,,c
into tle sf1EGE.eluset. which stotsl on tlr Dtlltr
>tc ut the bark stairs, and that now Ric
w.s htMcen The two-for sie could hear
II. q Ga>l, tho lltt|. figure glhlcd uI-staIrs,
slipping utt her buots III the lowest stcp: tlIcrr
w;H 10 light In the hull except that Ai1oT.lc'l
l,} the burglar untcrs, for the Eas was tur'leI
tttwu Inv, anu the lantern ret Inside the tlusct-
'i"or. Tie dtH,r Opened outward, and the Key
vas In Il; spring. Il rlidlirn bang, anil then
the click Ut t!m key In Eirgtnta lcryuns fingers
" sic turnel 1t in the 10 Ii. 4 tremendous
cursc rauIc from tile raIturcd thiet, rs sLc
lcniea ITcatc->lr n..aln>t thu lour. Tho tatllc
moment the vasl,ht behind her was suddenly
turned III, and .Aiiec controatrd Virginia.
"iuu here. 1l!a,lanll Well, yon anil l arc
quits, anyhow. Open that s''or, or ~ send a
inv having u reyniycr, lid you!'
.'St,," saia Virginia. looking IN the girls
furious, eye with lcr peculiarly calm smile.
"IL.lp! Pollcr!''
.io'u may split yuur pretty throat Calling"
raid Alice telzin. h'r sAvagely hy the arm:
| NO one Will tutlles knc cDuM lril1HsM, nut!
yot arc at our mercy. Tive me ti.r k's!"
I'm trouticy,u tor that pi>tol - sal'! stern
votre trllnl Etrglnl;,, a. lni.k, strong arnl
jcrhel tllc wcaI"u uwar froin Alice.
.tll'p, with rIIrtrk fcl III the iinnr, fur ahc
realize ai nj o'nc. nnt Virginia. ga>pInc .th.
my t;ti" g,lzc,l Il. II turn,sl to stone, for II
wis Langley Tr,uple that she slw.
vi r1nia, 'on't be tsrr!:lr,i,' he said; ~ Is
my very erl, III Ehh-t. Take my tnrt lnye;
s!e, Il Is c>t ard hoos', lik. y'Air own, dear"
lie I.ll llcr il, hfs nrns The dar-hrll va. ring
in. f,l!itu-iy. hut l,r wuutl have lti the ncgit
urs pl!ll .,e wire till IL hrusu nfutc he uilI,i
c tntcl'c,i her sIc trcinI'Icl Violently; then the
ll-ttt riHc h.s l" l!er eyes, A'Ml, with rub NJ
JOY Vir.Inia lang lrrat II III tt!e breast of him
NlI.HH rI4c lad Iiuiiffeu ~ t!e.ul.
The Mrtlcys lIl'l time to thnk that Virginia
was murder, before The pair oIcile,l the auur.
Very inu, surprised were t'.ey. 10 sec. Instead
Ut the policeman they exp"<tt1 tn sirnl, II very
tall, lrlid>o,lH young nla1l, stranger, III M.
trcs~-aayy unlturul. Fred. now llIai his ghIrt ot
tlt f4la. ".ls over, lpgan 10 roar. nnI Virginia
TUX ils,l tp IN her arH*, Wills thu t.ret gcsltlc
Il lsawny .u,l o! Eru, ulrnsd tho tset anil re.
cured the prielner. Within the next fifteen
minutes tlte ntl!r servants had rrtnrnes!,-iur
t!lc burglary tuuk ta"c brfure IL n'vutk. an
Allrr, hiyug r.. urtrrd from her hWuul., MAS
carrtr IL the htltion-ho.lrt.
| don't kH0w how Langley aHl Virginia wcrt,
occu4,nu I'll! my return: but w!lrn Frank thrust
hln lasrl!.key i'Ilu .ae door virginia ic" aut u
teuces, tu prepare ,lr fur seeing something.
Tic consequence WAS, that, whrn p!,hc.! the
dour oj,cn III II yery lmw,!lcrrd fraInu VI n.inl,
aui eay langley smiling vt nr, waa terrified
almost out oi iny scnscs, and .al,,c utar faint
Ing.
, tn the ic.t Of my recollection. the household
sat up ncAl:s NIL night, though ,lhally, alter
; Viryinla's bravery, and hurGcA Frrl, l,-,low
.-lcc,, In the as1tl,ctar,-Frunk dragged inc oll
to Ltu.
don't knnw that Langley and Virginia sat
there TIL laosnlng, hut certainly the ilsst per.
huns | saw u,pn rulnisg dorm 10 breakfast wrre
themselves Oh the leutr4! sofa wAeEo l had
lett tirtI.
t.anslry's story Is too long = one tn le told
here sn,licr II u say tfu., being on ltcck When
thr TrcnIn+rll sunk. he hat! hctn ab!e to strike
out from lhc 4tnkng ship, Anh, u.N!cr coyrr Vi
tbs s,nukc AMI r,Atr uf battl", to swltn ashore.
'rhcrt, ln.~ctrr, lle WINS taken prisoner, nu,l
KEPT Ii, v!u-e confinement for sume months,
itu!uly tnit.tlE his cssapr. Coming 1Esrct tt