Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-09-18

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p TSN bankers, brokers,
mr. " railroad officials
I and spectators
From the ninth floor short flight of
steps, communicating with the main
stairs, led to the janitors rooms. He
preferred to live at that altitude rather
than to have a suburban home. The
wide, graveled, fat roof was to him
yard, where, in boxes, his wife raised
flowers, and where he could at almost
any hour of the day-no matter how
high the temperature in which the
pedestrians on the pavements below
were sweltering-find breeze, which
he was wont to enjoy while, protected
from the sun by II canvas stretched
above him like a tent, he sat and
smoked his pipe.
Being SO far from the din of the
city, Caroline felt untrammeled, her
natural exuberance was unchecked by
consciousness that she was not OBJ
served, and when she tripped over the
roof to take in the wash or to water
the flowers, or in the performance of
some other household duty, her song
was as unrestrained as if she were
mountain girl enjoying the freedom of
forest.
Though she was usually gay she had
times of reverie, and one evening,
while following vein of serious
thought rs she sat under the tent and
watched the darkness deepen on the
bay, she heard footsteps on the gravel
behind her Supposing that George
Dunwell, the engineer, had got over
his pout and was coming to chat with
her, she did not turn her head.
The newcomer repeated his 81 beg
| pardon" before she was aware that
| there was stranger on the roof She
started to her feet and faced about. A
tremor shook her, and she felt chok-
| ing sensation when she saw a tall man,
with full beard, standing near her.
Remembering that she was alone with
him on the top of that high building,
and that the big iron gate wac lowered
before the main entrance, she was
afraid, yet she gasped:
"What do You want?"
81 want to get out, please" he said.
"What are Won doinr in9" she in.
quired, her courage returnino ot tbe
sound of his pleasant voice
81 worked too lone forgetting that
the big gate would he closed af six
Indeed, / never Thought of il ot all till
it began to get too dark for mo 70 soc
the lines Then. knovina T woo
prisoner, [ lit the oas and finished n
statement of nm account was MAKING
When it was done | came M here to
get the ianitor to let me out.n
"He and mother and the children
are absent; he took the kew to the
side hall door with him. So Won will
have to wait till he comes back.
"Is there no wav [ can ret outp 7
have an engagement for the evening
and I want 10 keen II ;,
"There is the fire escape," she 70.
nliad with a sroiIo
sRnt that raocbos 80 +ho sooor5
floor oplv." he said With M it'll inv
netience ''''S'' "''-- nv ''''-' All
Her smile d;s0nroorod ond os ga
atone for her leyitv She said W
81 will ring for Georoo ho NOV ,o
down in the engine room, y
1t was with struggle that she forcad
herself to make this resolution and
the effort was visible to the STRANGER
but his anxiety to get away from tbe
building was such that he did not
demonstrate when she nossed hin, ON
her way to the kitchen. Slowly she
went down the stairs ond he movino
nearer TO the door. could see her heal.
tate before pressing the button of on
electric bell. The light from an electric