Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-04

who was listening at the mouth OF the tele-
phone, her every sense strained to It's keaneat
tension. If he had known 1t, through quadrine
schottische, he could not have directed or exc
cuted his work more completely.
FrowZy did not know the Lanciers from "Money
Musk, but she did know that In some wonder.
full, unaccountable way the ball had come to
her. She could distinctly hear the rhythmic
tripping OF the dancers feet; she could shut her
eyes and imagine the rest, the brightly lighted
hall. the lovely dresses and the delicate per-
fumes. And this was the telephone! On, 1t
was wonderful. wonderful! She remembered
along the lineI" Did he mean this? And were
others listening and could they hear just what
she heard, now; not only the six families on
their little circuit. but al public places and In
private homes AL over the town; and way out
along the line as he said-at Springfield anu
Palmer and Worcester where the cars went
day after day and where the red lights flashed
out In the darkness or under the starlight
night after night.
1t was like being out 10 the world. 1t seemed
to her she could never feel SO shut out again!
The clock In the old First stscple struck the
staying!
she went to the window. The little cottage
over the way, its windows all dark. made
deep shadow on the snow In the moonlight.
Suddenly there flaf he'd from Mrs. GermaineS
chamber point OF light. 1t was not like glS
Ist not IKE lamp light rSs ss any Tseei1n Of Of
first curiouSly. moving about here and there,
at last 1t stopped before the safe In the corner.
She knew the place for Bridget lad told her.
She had been in the room once on sone
errand TO Bridget who was tidying the cham
Der In her mistress absence. "There was the
family silver" Bridget had seid, and heaps
Of choice things BESIDES" Aud this light b ID
rested there.
Frowzy never knew what it was to be afraid,
but she shtvered as she stood there staring, her
face pressed against the window pane. Then
came to her varue iCea that 1t was a gnost.
She had dimly associated ghosts with ''Will
O The Wtsps and "Jack o. Lanterns" but she
did no. believe la any sensible gnost that would
stay SO long before black iron safe In corner
Of room.
81 suppose If 1t is not ghost it might be
Sngger What ought S she to d Sss What IA coS,a
She 90? Mrs. Briggs, had doubled locked the
doors, and every window was fast. She turned
around sr as If to- to seek an answer to her dsult
telephone. Quick as q flash her mind grasped
the solution as she seized the handle and
pressed the little spring under the case:
cried. turning the handle round and round.
The bell called loudly, almost f1ercely. TIE
OPERATOR knew that, andhis answer came quick,
There's buggler in Mr.. Germalne's house.
No. 20 Howard street" she shouted, throwing
out each word with spasmodic distinctness
element she could not understand one word
She repeated the message, and added, "family
all out"
All this had really occupied but a few min
utes. but to FrowZy It seemed hours and hours,
as she again took up her station at the WIndo ".
The light had disappeared entirely; no sight or
trace OF 1t anywhere. Has she been mistaken.
What II they should come and find that 1t YVES
all a silly scare-would she not be ashamed?
She stopped suddenly! There was little flame
rising from Mrs. Germaine's bed. She knew
was setting fire to the house You'd help 1aepel'
| come? Perhaps they had not understood her,
| and SO the house would be left to burn-her
| little leddy's" home, too.
sit shall not-1t shall not"-She cried strik-
Ing out against the thick, large panes Of glass.
| There.WaS loud Crash, AID her hand recoiled,
| covered with blood: Frowzy did not mind the
| smart then-she didn't feel it. She had broken
through the thick pane of glass. and 10 another
| moment had swung herself ouG upon the hard
| bank OF srow under the window.
If poor FrOwZy had been heroine after the
regular order she would have found a ladder
| lying conveniently In her path, AID by its aid
| would have climbed into the burning cha noer,
and with stony front and undannted eye have
| COMPOUNDED the marauder. But FroUZy had not
| the least idea OF being heroine. She found
| herself very much bruised from the fall. and
vary shaky from cold and fright. alone at II
o'clock OF midwinter's night, and the burning
fame rising every minute higher aud higher
| just before ner eyes. To run as fast as he.
| aching limbs would allow seemed the most nat
ural thing to DO, and to CRY ''Flre" was next In
| order.
somebody will hear me-" and somebody did,
for the first lunge that FrowZy made she ran
into the protection of law, in the shape OF q
number OF somebodies who had been summoned
by the telephone. The "ouggler'' was captured
| iu his hurried exit through the cellar window
| aid the fire was extingut5hed and everything
and everybody righted-eVen the damage tc
| Mrs. Briggs!
! Ana FroWZy?
SIT seems to me after ALL said Mrs CIR.
maine TO Ter husband, that Frowzy really be-
| came nv keeper barore t'uiy found her.
But that was the way it CINE about thai
Frowzy found her home, Though the telephone
| "Hallo Halo"
| only wanted to say, my story is flnl5hed.-
| Springfield ReP2t5liCan.