Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-27
Eurania's Boys and How They
Kept House,
| (MARGARET SIDNEY IN WIDE AWAKE
Continued from, last tceek,

Continued from, last aceek,
"All right. Now let's find that
quarter. Norah never'd think to lool
for it again"
The brothers were on their knees
investigating the carpet surface wher
the door bell was pulled violently
bringing up the two heads suddenly
TO listening position.
"There now, see what you've
DONE" cried Chris, you've brought
that old burglar back. Now wei
be murdered, and tie forks and spoons
all taken"
He can't murder Us if We dom
open the door," said Julian. shaking
dreadfully under his blouse.
But he'll hang round here al
night, and break in and kill US in oul
beds" said Chris with cheerful deter
miuation.
"He won't. | shan't go to bed, ,
said Julian.
We'll, he'll get in-they always
do if they make up their minds" saiC
Chris, $50 well be killed and the
forks and spoons taken just as | said
delighted to see hat Julian was al
last growing white around the
mouth.
Meanwhile the bell was at inter
walls pealing violently. At last 6
paculiar whistle close TO the door
brought the brothers to their feet.
"It's the boysln declared Chris
spriDgiDg to answer the call 81
was just going to say So"
"Of, course" gasped Julian, rush
ing after, $50 was pas Chris turn
ed the key, flung wide the door, and
five or six boys tumbled unceremo.
niously in,
Goodness! | rang sixteen times,
said one
whats the matter with your old
bell?" cried another, I'VE were just
going off if you hadn't come"
"We haven't got any cook or sec
ond girl" answered Chris calmly, CSC
there isn't any one to go to the
door"
eyes, and father and mother, and
Charlotte are away" cried Julian in
burst with the best of the news
"Are you sure Charlotte is gone?''
cried one boy doubtfully.
"Hi-what larkl"cried the others
"Do ask US to stay all night" begged
one boy.
Chris and Julian started with de.
light. "Indeed we DO. Oh, do stayp'
Now if the burglar should come, all
would be well, each brother reflect
ed.
"I'll run home now and ask my
mother"
"Step in at my house, Jack, that's
a good fellow, and tell my folks Pm
going to stay over night at the Steb-
binges.n
"AE right" Jack dispatched him
self in a trice.
mo use to ask PAIN to be home
at nine" said another boy dism ally,
"int III lark it till that time, "he add
ed brig gh.ening up
That's my hour" said the other
two boys.
"Now, Chris, what are you going
to do frst?"
First" !" said Chris, with the air o
deep experience, "you want some
thing to eat," and he led the way tt
the jam closet.
"We'll get the spread ready fol
Jack and Ciaud," cried the others
joyiully ransacking the jars ant
glasses Of the sacred precincts.
"I've found prize" announced
Tedd Jones, running in from the hal
where he had gone for the handker
chief in his coat pocket. Anybody
lost q quarter?"
"Yes, it's ours; that is, it belongs
to the house; we were just looking
for it when you came," cried Julian
give it here"
"It's mine; Pm the Oldest" saiC
Chris, dropping a pot of strawberry
jam like coal.
"Tis't my fault that Pm th'
youngest" gr2wled Julian, land I'm
going to have some of the goot
things. Ifyou don't hand that quar-
ter oyer here, Ted Jones, I'll puLci
your head"
And Tedd preferred to relinquisl
the twenty-five cents, which Julial
Immediately pocketed and swelled VI
and down the room like q million
aire.
you've got to give it back just a
soon as mother gets home, so wha
good will it do you?" said Chris will
a provoking laugh.
"I'll keep it till then anyway" de
clared Julian, jingling it in his pock
ct against his knife, land mother'l
say Keep it, julie | know sh
will"
Chris face fell anxiously. He knew
too. "It's mean Of you. when yol
know | need quarter awfully"
$50 do l." said Julian with not :
trace of pity. 81 owe ten cents t.
Tom Hungerford, six cents to tn,
taffy man, and five cents to that ole
show of Pete Hayes-he wouldn'
let me in till I'd promised to pay a:
soon as I'd got any money-and ter
cents to our d. Y, K Society tax
any Pm going to spend the rest as
like"
A shout greeted this GLOW mucl
are going to have left" cried Chris
latter you We paid up?"
II haven't paid YETI said Juliar
with red face, aghast as he realized
the extent of bis Indebtedness, "keeI
still, you fellows, it's none of you
affair"
IL shall tell Pete and Tom and tht
taffy man and the treasurer of ID. Y
X. that you've got money coming t.
you, 20 they'll swoop on it," sale
Chris, his cheerfulness returning as
he saw this pleasure in store, and he
returned to his strawberry jam will
renewed vigor.
"I'll spend it first" cried Julial
savagely.
"Then you'll be arrested for debt,