The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-21
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| closed the door, went to my room
changed my dress for wrapper, ant
resumed my book. I had been tired
and sleepy before supper; now found
myself over-wakefuL Well, l would
read till was sleepy. Margaret ha6
finished her work and came up to kindle
a fire in the CRATE. sit with me, Mar.
garet, if you wish to sew" I said, and
she gladly brought her work to my
room.
Ten o'clock struck, then eleven. The
rain and wind had not abated. / was
not sleepy; still was not sure / would
be as long as remained sitting up. and
it certainly was time for Margaret to
be in bed. AS thought this l heard a
sound as of footballs on the front piazza.
l felt Margaret's eyes on my face, but
| made no sign. Again came the foot
steps, distinct but stea lthy. 1t was i'm
| possible to ignore it.
sit is Jack" said, pleasantly. ''And
it is time to 60 to bed, Margaret"
''But / chained jack" said Margaret,
| pale and trembling.
you did? When?"
Before 1 came up"
81 had meant to leave him loose to-
| night No matter. No doubt he has
slipped his collar. He has done it be-
fore" / spoke with an easy assurance
l was far from feeling.
We sat few moments longer. and as
nothing further was heard gave Mar
garet few instructions with regard to
breakfast, and had just opened the door
to let her pass out, when noise like
blow, followed by crash of shattered
glass, rang through the house. Marga-
ret fell back in her chair almost life
less, and 1 felt my own face blanch
with terror as hastily closed and
locked the door. Then paused to con-
slider the situation.
Margaret, where do you think that
noise WASP" l asked, striving to steady
my tones.
SIN the kitchen, ma'am," groaned
Margaret, her head completely envel-
oped in her apron. tits likely they
broke the window in"
"But where is Jack?" I protested,
like q boy whistling to keep up his
spirits. HE certainly would have
barked"
There's a way to stop dogs bark
ing" sobbed Margaret.
1t was useless to argue further.
well, if there is any boGy in the
house we are wasting time. Some
thing must be done. Margaret, you are
strong enough to strike man death
r 49,
revolver here. Let one man look to
himself; we may even scare two! Come,
Margaret!'
''LordyI Lordyl" moaned Margaret.
81 wouldn't go out of that door to save
my life and million dollars besideslf
| saw she would not; she was nearly
fainting with terror. l dared not go
alone. What was to be done?
AS / look back to that awful night I
wonder how I could have been SO calm
and collected. probably felt that if
Margaret saw the terror I felt she
would be rendered practically useless,
and there was nobody to do anything |
for us but ourselves.
As / burriedly glanced around in my |
dilemma, my eyes rested on the new |
form which Charlie had recently pur- |
chased for me in the city, and upon
which had been draping a dress that
afternoon. An expedient rushed into
my head. In the light of less urgent
it might seem farcical; |
still, Rome was once saved by the
luacking of a goose, so might we be by
sham man. l flew to the closet and
dragged forth Charles best overcoat
and new hat. Margaret raised her
head and watched with new hope born