Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-02-20
OUR BURGLAR.

watching this house Tor halE an nour
or more. Watching this house,
SUSAN cried Nam. Janet and l, in
different cadences of alarm.
Yes. UNI Mrs. Bopps' maid says
they've been a-watching of him, said
Susan. with all the pride Of being OF
Importance HE prowls up an
down. never going far either way.
But always he comes back to this
house-and just now he leaned over
the ratings and looked for ten min
utes or more into this very room"
Meg cried Nam, did | not tell I
you twice to pull the blinds down? |
He's seeing, no doubt what's to be I
carried away.
Il left them Nam said, 'ba-
cause Tom says he SO likes to sec the !
glow Of the lights OF home as he comes
up the road
j wish he were here now" said
Nam. rs the man there still. Susan2n
'.Yes um. Jane ses he was standing
under the trees just around the cor
ner, when she took the opportoonity OF
coming over
Oh calculated Janet catching
my arm with a little scream, II can
see his bootsr'
Yes the boots and the legs were in
evidence. therefore we could not be
wrong in deciding there were a body
head and arms to match.
The legs and boots moved. The
next moment We saw the figure Of q
man hurry down the road from the
house. He must have seen Us, SAID
Nam. We've startled him; but he'll
come back
That was the worst of it. We all
agreed upon that too-he would come
back Not week had passed since
daring burglary had taken place in
our neighborhood, accompanied by
violence. The men had not been cap
tured. and there could be little doubt
that our house, which stood alone in
about half an acre Of ground, had been
the next spotted.
Nam was a wldOw-we were her
only children. Tom was our cousin
and lived with Us. One day he would
be more than that for he and / were
engaged.
As vet Janet was fancy free; not
that she had not admirers. She was
far too pretty. merry, and good natureI
to lack them She had brilliant
: complexion and the most sparkling
, eyes / ever saw.
Returning to our seats at the fire. OF
course we talked Of nothing but our
burglar We recited every item OF
: the late burglary; wondered which
: door or window he would enter by, and
: lamented the death of our dear old
, dog Trim. not three days before. The
fellow knows that" said Nam. q
think Tom might have got another BY
: now"
Tom is late. remarked, looking
, at the clock. Tom often worked over
: time, so at about the end OF the year
r the hour Of his reaching home was un
certain. Sometimes he had not beef
able to return all night-that wa
:. rare.
Tea was brought in. We had t
g take it without Tom. Seven o'clocI
d struck, and almost Simultaneous,
2. came rat-tat, which startled us al
If in our chairs. 1t was a Telegram
u from Tom: 'Can not be home to
night Unexpected work to &c
:, through
II We gazed into each others faces ap
' palled. When the hour 70
a going to bed arrived we saw to tn
~ locks and bolts ourselves. Rummage
! out old bells to hang to the doors
piled UP our tinware and tea tray
~ against the shutters, and regularl
barricaded our bedroom doors,
ne Remember, said Nam, as we bad
re each other good night, If there
70 any noise, set all the electric bell
you can ringing-thatll frighte
them"
How shall describe the night tina
" ensued? How we started at ever
e, sound-sounds which at times only Q,
e. listed in our own imagination? Ho
Id we lay awake. declaring we could M
of possibly sleep, and finally falling o
"a ANONYMOUSLY only to awaken TO fin
it day, and, to our surprise and 10,
IN ourselves neither robbed nor mu
a. dered.
be Our rejoicing was somewhat shor
ne lived, for cook stated that she ha
a heard that burglars always watche
- the house two or three nights befol
making an entrance.
ne "At any rate. said, Tom will
TO here tonight "
IN And to me that meant great dea
ar of course.
tn At Toms knock. we, Janet and
- rushed to open the door. eager TO te
nu our news, and fell back in some lit
ct confusion on finding he was not alon
IN He had brought friend home wi
nd him to stay the Sunday, and retu
W with him Monday morning-a M
a. ! Cecil Carr
He was about his own age, fai
10 good-looking gentlemanly, and agre
ay able, though. to me, he seemed rath
W nervous
He was not quite stranger v