Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-30

agin.a<ioa, el1t wsss a.. She would ses
the thing oGt- Perhaps Dick Mas AFRAID
after all She whispered again
DO y0u want revolver" she asked
No. hs answered. Il wouldn't
know what 10 % with II II bal one
Then sue saw him disappear down tie
stairs.
She went back into the Parlor ana
picked up Biz hat she smiled Is she
noticed how new IL Looked. Just hxs
everything else he had Then she tined
it Ca and Stool before The glass Won
deriug IL II Noalant make . pretty
hiding hat. She remembered that II
any other mar were u come back INTO
the Parl0r and ind her with his ha-
On her head h would promptly de-
mand q kiss after the good old custom
But Dck-uo. pGck would never think
of suca q thing. or dare 20 do II II he
Gld Presently she wondered why no
was gone 60 long tie wasn't afraid of
the dark after all Iie must have de-
eiled 0n a very thorough search. She
wished her father would come down
stars anl discover that Dick had done
al least that much III the world. But
no; she could hear her father walking
up and down the room immediately
above her. thinking Of all sorts OF things
that he called important, but which
did Lot interest her a al. She was just
beginning to feel lonely and 10 wish that
Dick would get through and come back
L.. Artfi fh4trfrt,
something heavy had fallen in the
kitchen There was silence for mo
ment after that, and then she heard "a
great crashing Of glass and she heard
Dick call Justify for the police. Her
heart leaped az into her throat. She
wanted 10 call him 60 come back 70 her
a. he loved her. but she could not utter
a word. She ran 10 the front window
ii her fear and threw 1t open.
> stockily built fellow who looked
gigantic in the half light Of the street
lamps vas just making his escape
through the gate aud down the street,
while right underneath her. bareheaded,
but still with his immaculate gloves in
his hand. Dick ran after him. still call
ing at the top Of his voice for police
man. She saw them go, forty feet
apart. down the street ~ the best speed
they could make She saw them diSap-
pear from the light Of one street lamp
and come out into the light of another
twice, and then she saw the stockily
built fellow wheel quickly around; she
saw little sharp line of flame; she
heard loud report; and then-she
tainted
1t was but half an hour later that
cab drove up to the coloners door, and
Dick ahghted-not the Immediately
clad Dick that he usually was, but Dick
with bloody handkerchief tied around
his head, and with much dirt on his
trousers, and his necktie all awry, and
with no gloves at all. He did not have
TO ring al the door. for it was opened
ere he was half way up the front steps
by the colonel himself, who came out
with his great grizzled hand outstretched
toward him.
Il came back to get my hat and over
coat Dick began 70 apologize.
mo, you didn't" said the colonel,
shaking his hand heartily. "You came
back to SEQ Millicent Did you get the
fellow"
Yes, sir; a policeman caught him
eventually, and he's in the station house
now"
"We'll attend to him tomorrow" said
the colonel. ''In the meantime come in
aud see your sweetheart. She tainted.
and III tell you right here that if you
expect to wear a hat away from this
house tonight it will have to be one of
mine. for she has Rugged that one of
yours ever since the alarm was given,
aud it's rather out Of shape"
Millicent. still very pale, was reclin-
ing in an easy chair when Dick entered.
and n maid was rubbing her temples.
she looked very much as though she
wanted 10 cry. Undoubtedly she had
been crying.
Good evening. Milly," said Dick.
''Oh, Dickl did he hurt your" she
asked.
He hit me over the head with some
thing down in the kitchen just as | dis
covered him. But don't worry; the
doctor said it wouldn't amount to any
thing"
And then Of course Millicent did CRY,
and Dick stood staring at her and look
ing very foolish and very much as
though, az usual, ne did not know what
to do; and probably he would still be
standing there if the colonel, in his
gruff voice. hadn't sand TO him:
''Go over and kiss her. my boy. Don't
You see that's what she wantsY'
But I'm all blood and dirt" apollo
gized Dick.
Blood and dirtr roared the colonel
Blood and dirtl You ought to be
proud 81 1t. Why, you're the first mem
Der Of yOur line who has had any blood
and dirt ON hun since your great grand
father was wounded az Bunker Hill. Go
and kiss her"
And Dick did. and it seemed 70 him
that fortune had suddenly concluded tn
shower on him AL her blessings when he
heard the colonel saying as he went out
q the room;
III give YOU two jest half an hour o.
decide when you are going TO get mar
Tie,l. and then You must say good night
IT. W. Hall IL Hsrper's Weekly.