Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-13
BURGLARS.

house, with no other company save
her own morbid thoughts, and her
brother Dicks chimpanzee. the relic
of a deceased uncle, a sea captain, who
had returned from his last voyage ut
terly broken down in health, and TO
mischievious Dicks great delight he
found himself the possessor of Ripper,
so his darling wish was gratified.
What else could any one expect but
that the household was constantly
kept in a state Of Juror and appre-
hension when the ~capricious Dick was
SO t~ireless in his teachings TO master
Ripper.
Mrs. Haviland, with the children,
had departed early in the forenoon to
spend the day with a lady friend, and,
for some unaccountable reason, Norah
insisted that dire necessity called her
forth also.
1t was now about the middle of the
afternoon, and Dolly had returned to
the sunny bay window which project
Ell from the parlor. a favorite nook of
hers.
Her ramblc through the house had
afforded her no relic. from her restless
thoughts.
Everywhere and in every nook and
corner vas PR valent the same Cypress.
i've silence, md she groaned aloud
when she col templated the hours she
must put il before the return of her
mother or Nprah.
Esen Ripper, she noticed. as she
passed his bank in the little alcove in
the rear Il the long hallway, was
slumbering peacefully and serenely,
appearing not at all DESTROYS of in.
dulging his mischieyous and wicked
pranks,
He, even" Dolly murmured, nod
ding toward the innocent looking Rip
per. doesn't seem at all inclined to
break this horrible stiffness. Ibeiieye
] should go mad if | had to endure this
very long" she added, half in Jest.
half in earnest.
Returning to the nook in the bay
window, she snugly ensconsed herself
in a willow rocker.
Catching up a book of her favorite
author, she sought to find solace and
Oblivion in its pages, but even here
there was not a jot of the interest
that had always before enthralled her
mind.
With an impatient mutter she al.
lowed tue volume to fall 10 her lap,
and, clasping her hands above her
head, leaned back. the personification
OF indolent ease.
Ralph Everleigh," she mused-
quite a pretty name. doubt, how
ever, if he is the saint Harry has re-
ported him to be. suppose / should
expect nothing more than the common
run from the young men Of his age.
Ny Prince Raphael" with a nod at
the book in her lap, lis an exception
10 the rule, but then this deviation
exists only in imagination.
Harry has graduated aud is through
with college. He wrote me that hc
would be home positively this week,
accompanied by Ralph Everleigh, aud
here it is Friday already and there has
been no sign of him. His letter plan
ned such jolly times during his vaca-
ton, with his dear Ralph as chaperon,
and he even went SO far as To warn me
TO be careful Of my heart!' she con.
cluded satirically.
. And softly closing her big blue
eyes. which, all unconsciouiy, had
become Enthusiastically moist, she gave
herself up to reflection.
Suddenly a noise overhead, as il OF
q stealthy footstep, seemed TO straight
en- her 1.-the form; her orbs took on a
feared look; her slim, n~erveless hands
became rigid as they fell to her lap.
and all the bright color left her dim
pied little face TO be replaced by a deep
pallor.
Burglars" Dolly involuntarily
cried. rising unsteadily 10 her feet.
''Oh. what shall | dor her voice dying
away in a painful wall.
At that instant there was a terrific
peal from the door bell. and hardly
had It's reverberations died away ere
Dolly heard quickly retreating foot
steps above her, as If the author Of
them had become apprehensiye aud
had quilted the scene.
With quaking heart and lettering
step she hurried 10 answer the ring.
And oh, how she did hope and pray
that the caller might be her father, or
Dick; and what il it should be Harry.
The very thought gave her strength,
and a moment later she tremblingly
pulled the bolts back, and hastily open.
ing the door looked out.
II was not Mr. Haviland. nor Dick,
MOI was il Harry, but q tall, dark com
plexioned young man, with the pref
test of raven like hair.
But when Dolly realized that the
caller was no acquaintance or relation
of hers, her face assumed a disap
pointed look and the pallor deepened,
while her tongue seemed 10 clesve TO
the roof Of her mouth. and she could
make no sound.