Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-09-27

LOOK mere, tommy, my UOy, Can
stand this any longer" said Harry the
day after the party; Il thought at first
Evalyn was only trying to annoy me,
but think now she'll make fool OF
herself if something isn't done"
~Ha! ha! Hal, so you are really be-
ginning to scare Well, what do you
propose doing? pack our grips and
leave the field clear to Richard occur
de lion, as you suggested while
back ?"
"No sir; not if I know myself, and l
think I do! I've been thinking the
matter over, Tom, and with your as
sistance think we can cure the ladies'
of their love for adventurous men and
at the same time hoist this intolerable
bore with his own petard
Have you decided on going to the
city to-day ?" asked Meta at the break
fast table next morning.
"Yes, we go down on the 10 o'clock
train. We may not get back tonight;
if we do, it will be late" replied Tom.
"There was a shocking robbery about
a mile down the road last night" re-
marked Harry, quietly butteriug q
muffin.
"A robbery" cried Evalyn's aunt.
eyes, an awful robbery. met a
laborer this morning who lives down
that way, and he told me they even
went SO far as to disguise themselves in
animals skins.
an animals skinsp echoed Meta.
Surely, you are not going to stay away
all night, Tom, and such characters in
the neighborhood!"
why, Meta, you are forgetting that
Mr., Van Steinbergh will be here, said
| Evalyn.
"You are quite right, Evy. Meta
speaks unthinkingly sometimes, said
Tom. "You are very fortunate, ladies,
in having such brave man to protect
you"
Mr.. Van Steinbergh inclined his
head in acknowledgment of the compli-
ment, and Tom continued: But it's
not very likely that the robbers will
again trouble this neighborhood with
their presence, after the rumpus they
have created by this time"
"This Disgusting themselves in ami
mails skins is regular Indian fashion, is
it not?" asked Harry.
We'll, yes" drawled Richard,
who didn't seem to relish such
a story at breakfast; "but 1 hope
the ladies Will not allow such foolish
stories to trouble them. All that sort
of thing is we'll enough in yellow-bound
covers, but in every day life it won't do. "
Mr.. Van Steinbergh had quite for
gotten how he had told few days be-
fore of his shooting two robbers who
were disguised in animals skins. But
then he told so many little interesting
stories, how could be be expected to re-
member all of them.
Harry and Tom started for the city.
All day in Richards delightful COM
pany, the girls forgot all about the
robbers, but when night came and they
we're about to retire, Meta, who was
very timid, remembered and refused to
sleep alone.
ooh, you silly girl! Come, then,
and sleep with me. If 1 had thought
about the robbers, though, l wouldn't
| have given Hiram permission to stay
away all night" said Evalyn seriously.
You surely didn't let the coachman
go away for the night, Evy?" exclaimed
Meta in terror.
Eyes, but Richard is here! I
wouldn't be afraid to sleep in a wood,
surrounded by Indians, if Richard Van
| Steinbergh was near mel"
Long after they retired, they lay
awake. Meta was restless and couldn't
sleep, and she would lot allow Evalyn
! to sleep.
"Oh Evy, did you hear that, )" she
exclaimed at length.
Hear what?"
why, it sounded like mufied foot
STEP" and Meta trembled like an
aspen.
20 Meta do try to go to sleep
were dreaming!"
"No wasn't. Listen! There, did you
hear that"
Evalyn did hear it and she was up
like fash, donned her dressing gown
and slippers and when she had the lamp
lighted, Meta followed her example,
too frightened to remain in bed.
There was nothing cowardly about
Evalyu, but who could be cowardlv and
such a brave fellow as Richard in
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softly unlocked the door.
"For Heavens sake, Evalyn don't
go out, you'll be murdered"
Keep still Meta, it may be nothing.
after all. If there is anything wrong,
am so glad the servants won't hear it
up on the top floor, for racket this
time in the night would brighten Auntie
to death.
Just as she finished speaking there
was loud noise, as if something were
accidentally overturned in the lower
part of the house.
Meta screamed with terror and
Evalyn, with frightened glance, closed
the door.
Now Net, if you scream again like
that I'll let the house be robbed. Why,
you'll have every one in the house up,
and brighten the robbers away in the
bargain"
And pray do you want to keep tie
robbers here?"
why, no; but if you'll only stop Civ
ing those >unearthly screams I'll go
quietly and wake Richard and he viii
trap every one of them. Then what
will Harry and Tom say?" And with
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