The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-14

Wnas was ths nolAei Sally loaned for
ward; aha held her breath and liatened.
nanfa chamber creakad once, twice
mhsrs certainly was u f~ootAtep overhead
Insn another.
Sally went ont into the hall. She crep
up sns broad staircase. On tip-toe-sottl,
I.aoItly-.-sh stole toward her uncio'a door
w;t MN a1ar; mig = glinmer Of light showed
wshAn; Almost nMconscioWsly Sxlly,s lip
tesmsd the word ''d~ark-lantsrn.n
Moiselsssly she approached tho room
Iautionaly shs psapad In. nv reason Of ,
Ialae mirror opposite tho ''dsn'' abe coult
aeolpher tho figure OF 4 man. He vas in.
saue tne .den,' tbs lock Of which he mas
nave picked" He was ctouehinp bsfor,
the safe. He hold, not ! lantern, but III,
small hand lamp which Judge Ingrahan
always lighted when be went int the esden'
~ night. This being between tho mar
hHd inc safe, it, rays wore obscursd nnt
mace we burglars body look huge in It,
sally'a heart beat in great throbs. Blu,
ner brain was clsar. She glided over til,
noor. Steady! q~uiet!' shs said to herself.
nas she man was too intent OH the safes
look TO have heard Il sound. She stretched
OUT ner hnnd. She grasped tbs heavy door
oa lhe "den." One push-ons supreme
great iron bolt changed.
Sally Prindle.
She burst into nervous tears, but th.v
.aated y ! = second. Her wrath blazed.
she put her lips to the hay-holo.
Oh; you sctandrsl! Oh, you abominnbls
r~asoalH' she called.
The man inside was shouting bsck, bat
oaily, WILD with e1citeln ent. paid no head.
.i0h needn't e~xpostulgter' she went on
~ we top ct her voice through the keyhole.
...pbl 70 eaugnt- ~ rat in a trap, you nbom-
lnxnle person! Thsre yoR'll stay till the
ponce come and escort you to a~--duneeon.n
shs walked rapidly up and down ths
room, really made wild with excitement.
'Oh. srars your brsath!'' shs retorted. m
SOUNDS OF fury reached her through the
iron door. 'You can kick your legs of and
twill Dc no good. III lsays You. now to
ture!'' T7- @ 49, lN'' :
She tuned the key in tho chamber door.
20 make assurance doublv sure. and r.,
treated 70 the library. The hall clock rams
ems lO. The click Of Marcia's key rounded
in tbs Yale lock.
should Sally tell her sister that upstairs
- No 'robberetts," but q full fledged, not
20 .ay gigantic burglar2 Marcia would
faint with terror. No, Sally would keep
her " counsel. ~
sit By the fire, Mart" said she. "We,n
wait Tor the servants to some in. Have
yon had . good timer" ~
" "ouIa 1nomas never GOMEZ Half past
y O'Clock. Really II was ~unpardonable
It 1T. Patrick's day did coma bnt nnca .
year. I'M 80 - q
What makes your cheeks 20 red. sally?o
askea tne unconscious companion Of her
lArs.'' - 80 -
"Nonssnsey' said sally. "Ah!, she =.
%clsiued, "thern''s ths back door bsll.,,
She 1ow into the kitchen. she orasnad
Thomas BY the arm and dragged that as.
tonished worthy into tho psntry. Th.ra
she poured forth her tale.
Go for = policeman-for two policemen
Mluss a. fast az you can run" she ordered.
.,A.anaae aon,t ter the maids, or I shall have
But whom the valiant Thomas aanraar.a
ana followiRR close ON his heels stalked or
ncers Burke and Conley, there Wal a hnh-
bub indeed. Au0
"a robber in the house!' "a ~raon,sr
BURGLAR everybody screamed at once.
bus every ene, ovsn Marcia, followed up
"stsy alone in tbs library? No. ma,amw
said the trembling Marcia, holding tinht q
Sally's ekirts. '4RAss :
Tbs two policemen, With thair billies.
Rhseso themselves in front Of the dem
Lnoman. WITH his revolver, stood Just BE-
nlnG. Inc other servants covered near,
really like to-"
sslly,s hand was ON tina bolt. II Qroanea
~ she drew il back. She turned the hnndIe
and flung wide the door.
Tome out. miscreantr' she said.
Upoa which exhortation, in the faee Of
policemen, before the eyes OF relatives. ana
=. ssevahts, came ont from the sitting
more than Two hours, tho master of thu
aouae, Great Uncle Judge Nathanial Tn
<ranam, SIX feet three inches tall. broad
n proportion, his face as scarlet "A .
his temper that Of a Spanish
VILLAIN am n" hs thuud.r.d. ".Ra..
$1,000 pel'oAs
Then the sight of the blanchsd faces BE-
orc hin, a vision of tbs now pallid Sally.
md the two blank policemen, BROUGHT The
InRry Victim to his senses. lie burst into
'ea!s of laughter.
But Sally. regai.ino her oronna IA
~ NC
how did you ever get into this house.
Jnele Ingraham?"
the front door, of course. hussv.
20 you suppose l preferred the chimney.
ma there you sat by tho fire, as sound. ma
10 Or the seven s~lsopers, you vixen. l
az nns home Tor some papers which l had
or! lshall mics the midnight EXPRESS.
iarnass! Chain-liRhtning, Thomas-don't
there gaping liks an idiot. Yonr ser
ices arc no longer required, Messrs,
Once. 90 TO bed, everybody, and leave
40 by naysalf!" ~
mo chance Of our ever being asked "a
,ahe smother visit to this house," re-
1arkad Sally erimly, when she and Marcia
ound Themselves alone.
But If Judge lngraham was hst and hestv
9 was profoundly just.
MOT only did he reward Burke and Con
y TO- their valuable services.n not only
Id Thomas receive q $5 bill for hix in
'nded valor, but Invitations were extended
, Sally and Marcia on their departure
ome to come to their great unoIe'n to
BEND the next July.
liz ,wRs not Great Aunt Sally but the iudrc
lmself who dispatched a reminder of The
early in June. {
Gomez he wrote peremptorily. F:
How did he know that the Fourth of
nv WAS sally's birthday? That I cannot
~. But he was aware of the fact. ,
Ior when, On the day of our national in. !,
she came to the breakfasts tn- {
g, 10! on her plate there was a box. In !
10 Do1 there WAS a Russian leather oaee. !
the case there was q fine gold watch. !
sally looked the gift over in delight. /
And though she cried out suddenly, ooh. 1
at ls too badm when she spied on the I
stoh's back the euameled head of n y
rocleuf mastiffss while underneath ran the !
gend, Cave CansmI' she torpavs hor !,
llllnE relative his Jest. /
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