Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-28

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"Shure an yen think in the mornin'.
ma'am." and Bridget banged her door
with force that shut OF all further
explanations.
Mrs. Fillisy retired to bed to weep:
'he had been at such pains to procure
Bridget. whose culinary powers Nh.
Fillisy had especially praised that very
day. How angry Josiah would be
when he came home and found
Bridget gone. Dear dear! and all be-
cause of that burglar alarm!
Somehow her pride in her invention
began to wane. She wasn't quite so
sure now that Josiah would be pre-
pared to admit that woman mad as
much genius as her so-ealled lord and
master.
She was crying silently over her trials
when suddenly she heard a sound that
caused every individual hair on her
head to stand erect Somebody was at
the front door. She couldn't be rsis-
takenl Therel 1t opened and yes,
hear those stealthy steps along the hall,
and there goes the sitting-room door!
Oh, dear! There's a burglar in the
house for certain! How frightened
she wasl There she heard him NOV
ing cautiously about in the sitting-room.
What could he be doing? Getting the
silver? Searching for money? Oh!
She did hope she wouldn't be murder
ed. Poor Josiah would feel so bad
And then she thought all at once of
1.-THE burglar alarm.
Y "Ha! l have thee nowr' she quoted
mentally. "One step and thou as
doomed"
She waited patiently, thinking mean
while, how proud Josiah wo9ld be Of
his littfs, wife, and how the whole city
would ring " it'll her praises for having
outwitted burglar. Presently shb
heard tn . stealthy steps coming pear
er, nearer, and then a smothereh ex-
lamation She just lay back ia bed
nd laughed He was done, fdr she
was sure. What a pity she ha lint a
pistol; she could shoot him so easily
now. She listened. Another step.
A bold burglar certainly. III must
know she was alone. She ceased
laughing. Still another stepl "Thun-
der and Marsr' came in mufief tones
yhp the stairs and along the hall Mer'
cffNdf heaven! he was coming IN
Great 1T! Jerusaleml TEN thou
sand furiesS Sulphur and bril kstonel"
were waited to heF-sars in hal smoth-
cred tones. She Waited II ear no
more. She prang from Der j d, and
putting her puth to Ehe crack the
door, called OUT:
ooh, please Mr.. Burglar, do go
away Take anything you want;
there's plenty of silver down stairs,
and my watch and jewel-case are in the
cabinet with the silver trimmings.
Take them all; you are welcome to
them, indeed you are; and if there's
anything else down stairs-brt please
don't kill me. Josiah would feel so bad
and. and--if you are going down be
careful not to hurt your feet"
But she was interrupted by terri
bic howl of:
"Great guns, Martha, it's me- What
in thunder ais these stairs? Some
thing or other has cut my feet all to
pieces. Open the door, quick, can't
youl I'm bleed ng to death! Quick.
/ say! Amt you got no sense! Let a
fellow stand here and lose his life
blood because you're afraid of some
fool burglarl want to see what the
thing is. hope l amt poisoned.
May be it's scorpion or tarantula,
or-or-"
"Oh, no, Josiah, it's only the burglar
alarm You see, L" began Mrs. Fill
lisy, throwing the door open, and letting
the light fall on Josiah, who stood
midway on the stairs, vainly endeavor-
ing to hold both feet in his hands at
once.