The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-29
CAUGHT TIE BURGLAR.

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replied l.
The carriage was soon lost from view
around the curve In the road, and we
were masters of the place.
We lived i'm a country village Of New
ENGLAND. in a large, old fashioned, ram
bling house. Mother had received word
that her sister was very sick, and az it
Was only few miles. father was going
to drive over with her, and then come
back the next day. We were all TO take
oar meals nc "a neighbours house, and,
altogether. we expected to have a fine
time by ourselves
By"wc' / mean Fred, my brother, and
myself, unless you counted the dog,
Fritz I'm that case there were three
of us.
We busted ourselves at first one thing
and then another until it began 10 grow
dark After supper We tried to read, but
somehow we could not get interested IN
any book or paper that we could find.
"What If @ burglar should come around
here to-uight-what would you dor in
quired Fred.
"Do" replied i'm scornful tones, for
rather prded myself on my courage;
~wl,. of course. We would do the best
we could. If ho was stronger than both
of CAS- suppose then we should have TO
give in. hat If he is not then he had bet
ter keep away from here!
"lut There might be two of them"
"Ncn. let's talk about something else
70 isuot probable that anything OF tine
Kind will happen" said /, quite willing
90 lct the subject drop. since Fred was
bound to have more than one Of them
"Wnl Andrews. continued Fred. "told
me today about "a cousin of his that had
bis house entered at night by four men.
and they bound and gagged him, ans
then made him give up everything that
they wanted
"Oh, that's nothingr / replied, and
proceeded to give an account of another
one more dreadful than that
We told of first ono terrible thins ano
len another until 10 grew late.
"Ncl let's so TO bed, % and taking the
lamp. ! started 10 lead the way. 30
.u-t as soon yon would 20 first, frcd-
not because ann afraid, hastily add
ed for fear he would think that ! wa
"a coward "but because because'--
Didn't You hear something then;
asked Fred. az ho drew closer to me.
That's nothing but the wind rafting
the vines on the sioop," answered l.
We finally got 10 bed, though not with
oul "a good many looks about the room
as the stories that we had been telling
each other had the eject Of making us
ratler-well, "a little careful
Father was the possessor Of a large old
fashioned revolver, and, armed with
this. wo felt reasonably secure against
amy attack that might be made upon us
Are Won sure that you locked the
door, inquired fred after We had goi
into bed.
"Of course / have" l replied, with
some sharpness, fog | always wanted d
distinctly understood that did not make
such foolish mistakes.
think 10 was about II o'clock when
Fled pulled mo by the arm and woke me
up
WHATS the natter. / asked.
"Iatcn. Somebody's in the ball"
THE room WAS perfectly darL; but WI
could hear somebody going up to the
farther end of the room, which was very
large. and then we heard tho closet door
crcahing on lbs hinges.
Fred trcmbled. and so did |, wholly
forgetting the revolver which was rest
ing peacefully under my pillow.
"Hc's gone in the closet, said Fred
between his clutches at me.
And then what did that boy do but
slowly crawl out of bed, so noiselessly
up To the door of the closet and shut III
Il WAS large, massive door, on strong
hinges. with large bolt on the outside
which hc fastened.
/ then and there solemnly made upmy
mind never to plague Fred with being a
coward again.
Henmrucd hack TO the bed and took
holdlf me. and then we both ran 70 the
other end of the hail 10 mothers room
We locked the door this time, jumped
into bed and pulled every one of the bed
clothes over our heads. We heard the
burglar making considerable noise for
some time and then all was quiet, except
ihe beating of our hearts, which Fred
insists to This very day that he heard.
The closet was large and contained d
window. through which the burglar
could have escaped had 1t not been 10
high from the ground.
Fritz is barking right under that win
low. sand Fred.
Eyes. wonder why he did not barb
when he was coming ing Do you sup
pose there's more thDn ono Of them! !
inquired
"perhaps there's a dozen, and If they
should set tine house on fire, then what
would wo do.' he answered.
"If only had t.e revolver, r.
"No. YOU wouldn't" put in Fred.
"Nou had il once and never did thing
with il. even when you had the chance.
For the first time. think, allowed
Fred to taunt me with being a coward.
We heard the clock down stairs strike
wclvc. when we were sure II was nearly
daylight
"IiaNe we got TO stay here all night,
with "a burglar Gagged up in our house,
inquired Fred, as he stuck his head out
nom under the clothes for few minutes.
Don't know what else we can do
roplieI unless we dress and 90 over to
Alr. Andrews house
"But there's probably a whole lot OF
them waiting in the yard TO shoot as
down. or do something else 10 US, If they
only get the cnance."
was not at all ayerse 10 remaining
-. ,,,ss ~ don't think there was