Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03

may run down from Boston, and If such is tn
case fancy we could add little motion 70 oil
He left the .postofice and turned down til
street toward his home
he stopped minute to learn that he wa
| wanted in q ball game for the afternoon on n
| green, and then resumed his homeward way
| He busted himself during the morning witt
various small things about the house and then
| had short but interesting struggle with whai
| he out of compliment to his own culinary skill
termed his dinner, for he hsd calmly informed
| his parents when the servant girl had applied
| for weeks leave, that he was fully able TO
! cooB his own meals.
The afternoon was filed up with baseball and
other sports, and it was late in the evening
when Dick reached home.
Half after seven he said to himself, con-
sulting the dining-rcom clock. IF Tom is not
here within half an hour he will not . here al
all. Pshaw! wish had driven over and seen
him, instead of trusting to q letter. Somehow
dislike the idea of passing night in the house
aI9ne- / nave done 1t enough times before.
What is it ails me. then? Burglars? Pshawl
think i rather like 4 little adventure OF that
kind. Burglars nowadays don't consider it
necessary to kill their victims. Besides the
burglar that can get away with me in E rough
ana tumble scrimm2ge has got to use little
musCle!''
As he spoke he Strengthened himself m.
pinched the bipeds of his right arm, and patted
his breast. where lately he had worn a prize
athletic work.
After striding up and down the room for s few
minutes he suddenly recollected that he was
up the idea Of warm supper. glass of milk
and bread, butter, cheese, and cake, satisfied
him. and when he cleared the taOle he actually
yearned for ''burglarious'' visitation
The time passed rapidly. Eight o clock struck,
but no Tom. 1t was now9, and Dick gave it up
He examined all the doors and windows, and
then assembled to his Sleeping chamber. He
proceeded TO undress himself, standing before
the mirror: In pla cling his tie in the drawer his
finger touched the butt OF his revolver. He took
il out and looked it over The chambers were
empty and he filed them from a box in the
drawer. This done. he carefully weighed the
weapon in his hand, and sighting it when
he appeared TO catch the eye of his double in the
glsss. and his features which had before been
soiemnly thoughtful relaxed into smile.
Pshaw!' he said, laughing aloud ~
can get 1t out OF my head. Burglars! Here,
so back TO sleep. l might hurt myself
be commenced to extract the shells, then
If don't go to bed armed, shall never 20
TO sleep: II 90 take ii, am afraid it viii act
IKE Il wedd lng cake and make me dream. Which
BE drew coin from his pocket, and naming
yes for the head, tossed it into the air.
come 10 think of 1t, that's what I really
BE placed the pistol under his pillow. and
men increasing hastily and arranging the gas
!et IN q satisfactory manner, he reached for 3
So!ums Of Dickens from his library in The
corner, snd dove into bed
de was deep in ''Dombsy and Som when the
eiock In the dining room struck ten. BE passed |
rs hands over his eyes with yawr and tossi ng /
" N-AS luOt OI tue OS0s Eeac1ed and I
Silh twist extirguished the light
Ten minutes later he was SIS sound ssIeep ss
me policeman on the next corner.
Eleven twelve
As the last stroke OF the last hour died s--av-
ne lover sash IN one Of Dicks windows which /
le hso ralSeo for hygieuic reasons was further l
lteo. DEAD silence. Then the fitting lirht
y 3 o4-k-lantern wss flashed over the sez1a
RE sleeper stirred but did not awake Tbe
ioldeT o. the lantern sid one leg inside ana
Tier pulling IN the res. of his bodv. lowered !
imssf TO the door.
Another psnse and then three LIGHT TINS On the |
2ne- another form noiselsSsly entered
Then the two hopse-breakers performed tva |
Isr7oruinsry actions They laughed verv |
sarts4y out silently, and shook hands This |
CEREMONY over they moved towards the bed |
Iae OF me inu1cers grzsped the sleeper roughly
> the Wrists while the latter calmly flashed me
2ntsrn' g.sre over his fsce |
Dick had been dreaming Of robbars snd =oks |
; IND his dream realized. He prepared for
.rrgsls, but the sight Of the cleaning hsr-eI !
. revolver OF z4-czIibsr held in ais nose
uieted him ;. once.
Bind his wrists, Boggs" rroxIed one ~
ie rufhsns, snd Diek's wrists were soon Sc
,rely tied
The speaker drew match from his POCKET md |
,1ehed up the gas
Dick then raised his head snd bereld two me.
good build standing beside the bed. Fo.k
ore short masks which descended 10 ne
icofh- Both also wore heavy uustacaes
asa e2rrasd revolver, sad one bore sack, |