The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-17

IIark, Cyrus What vas hat
Nothing. Emily. let me 60 10 sleep.
viii you =
For few moments silence reigrel in
the sleeping chsnher.
Cyrus Win;erbotiom, there's some
body in this house Im sure hear
noise in the kitchen p
Cyrus saf E2 n bed and Listened.
It's the cat" he zruinhi-5. dror-
SLY.
4 cat doesn't ssaT boots and %
around opening doors. Hsrk
The baby stirred, and 1lrs. winie-bai-
tom soothed il 70 rest again.
I don't see what anybody wants to
get into our kitchen for grovled Cyrus.
with a yawn. There's nothing 10 steaii
that part Ofthe house. Is there
Nothing to sfesl7 There's a plate fail
Of saTts, pan Of doughnuts and a sponge
cake
some Of your-heixh-ho-oVn con-
eOetion, Emily -
Yes, some OF my own making Then
there's all the silserEare, and sll Of
| the
Hell never get to the siiverware, En-
ily. II he tackles the doaghnuts irst You
win find his terribly distorted body in
the morning
~Hnsh Hark -
He listened again ali was quiet but
presently an unnistskebIe sound, as of
something moving about on the floor be-
low. aroused even CyFus's dull senses.
Steps seemed 70 Be approachingthe stair
way. Cgrus took his revolver out from
under MS pillow. climbed softly ouf Of
bed. went 70 the door Of the nom and
got behind 1t, first having cautionesl has
wife in a whisper 70 make no noise and
leave the matter entirely in his Own
hands
sOftly and stealihiiy came the -teps up
the stairway, and n few moments in
the din light Of the night laHf on the
dressing case fell upon the sialSarf form
Of man whose face Was concealed by
mask
( Ms Wintero0tton screamed al sight
Of him, the baby woke gp and hoslel
and before the barglar eOuld recover from
{ the moment4ry confusion into which
this unexpected reception had thrown
him. Cyrus confronted him with a revolt
yer
You Internal scoundrel ~ De hissed.
Don't You move muscle. 0r Ill Tsuf
ball through you ~
The revolver had not Eeen loaded for
year or more. and Cyrus kuew II. but The
burglar didn't.
The pi,ifal wretch stood perfectly
still.
Take of your mask ~ sternly CON-
manded Cyrus.
The burglar complied. With ashen
face and mean, hang-dog look. ne stood
there and said not word Mrs. Wirter-
bottom had recovered her eslfpossession
bat the baby stil continued 20 howl lus-
tily.
Il would serve yOu right. you sneak
ing, contemplate villain. said Cyrus. in
deep. tragic voice, @if I should shoot
you where yOa stand. I believe III do t
anyhow
Mercy, mercy pleaded the tremb-
ling wretch. It's the frst time I ever
broke into house. I'll never do il again.
Please let me GO
It's the first time you were ever taken
up at at tn be the last Down on your
knees -
Don't kiln him. Cyrus '- begged his
wife Think Of the carpet
Listen said Cyrus, coming closer
to the kneeling burglar. Hold up your
hands. -
While the fellows hands wsre up Cg-
rus riied his pockets. He took thsrefrom
two loaded revolvers. bowie knife.
dagger, sIugshot. bottle Of chloroform
and sandbag.
Your first Offense. Is Il - said Cyrus.
e For novice al the business you carry
a pretty good kit Of tools stand up
The burglar obeyed
Are you man Of family -
Yes, sir oh. please
stop your whining.
4 look u hard. stern relentless purpose
settled on Cyrus's face. He pointed The
revolver at the abiect scoundrsrs head
again
e Wh-wbat for -
Never mind vha, f5r yoa % and
take that baby
Cyrus - exclaimed Mrs. Winierioi-
tom in dismsy, what on earth do you
mean -
= know what 7 am about. Eniiv
Pick up up that sqnaliing infant. y0u yil-
lain -
Tie man obeyed.
Handle it carefully -
Yes, sir
Nov walk the floor With it
For four long hours Cyrus lyinterbo.-
tom held that empty revolver leysied ~
the head OF the miserable man and COM
pelied him to walk gp and dosn the
room with the crying. s4uirming infant
in his arms.
At daybreak the cringinz crawling viii
lain was permitted 10 sneak away from
the premises, 4 broken hearted nan
J His raven hair had turned gray in shat
one night
I Il was horrible retriOuti1u, bgt who
shall say II Was not deserved And thGs,
We learn, my children, that crime some-
times brings It's own punishment. and
that the way Of the transzressor eoutin-
ues 10 be hard.-Ciicng0 Tr5sa,r.
Tree Blasting.
The engineers c5nducting the surgey
Z Of the Rrruah raiiEav lines have admit