The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-09

try the one above thatT Whist was
the use even II II reused Euphamia9
Old Slnrker had the keys ofthe houss.
If succeeded In hitting the cooks
window, she would scream and rouse
the house. Apart from this, the turf
was short and as hard AZ hiat, and
couldn't, had wished It, have
detached a morsel to use an q
missile. Once more I groped round
the walls. They had been newly
painted" and not q crevice or
landing-place for the foot could be
discovered.
l was indeed ''trapped, and long
winter night land worse morning be-
fore me. Eleven struck. / was half
frozen and wholly despairing Fortu-
nately, any variation of the weather
was a relief from the hideous mono
tony. The snow ceased.
Presently some midnight carousers,
passed tho house, singing and shout
ing their tipsy lays-happy, ah! how
happy in their liberty. Supposing,
even, that they got locked up in the
police-station for the night, would
not such a fate be preferable to mine?
Better face the magistrate in the
morning than old Slurker in his
wrath.
The sounds died away. For while
they had been % sort OF relief and COM
panionship. Silence again. Twelve
O'Clock! Then the heavy tread OF the
night constable going his round. The
footsteps died away, and once more,
silence. became half frantic. had q
wild impulse to yell out, and take my
chance of Slurker. Then l wondered
if, when the policeman returned on his
beat could venture to attract his at
tention, explain the situation, and en-
list his aid to my escape. But the said
situation was decidedly suspicious and
policemen are proverbially hard OF be-
lief. | relinquished the idea.
One o'clock! Hardly had the echoes
faded away when l was conscious of a,
peculiar sound of grating on the out
side of the wall which abutted on the
lane. Then ! distinctly heard low,
growing whispers. Was this new
danger? 1t wasl Peerins through the
darkness perceived dark form sur
mounting the high wall; then another
dark form, also on the wall. The lat
er arrival stopped, and pulled up from
the outside of the lane light ladder.
This he placed could see they were
men-on the inner side of the garden
wall, and with scarce il sound the two
forms descended OH to the turf They
approached the parlor window.
Flash the elin, joel" said voice
IN hOarse whisper; "the old cove
keeps his safe i'll here!"
Star the glaze, Bill, while gifts the
persuader for the panny!' growled the
other voice.
Burgars.-Should they see me!
That meant certain death. In mo-
ment desperation lent me courage.
Both robbers were on their knees com
mencing operations on the breakfast
room pane, Now, or never!
Stepping lightly, but quickly, over
the turf-which. owing TO the light fall
OF snow, allowed no sound to my loot
fall mounted the ladder and drew
it up after me- aud lowered it into the
lane. But the grating against the
wall betrayed me br.ore could de-
scend, quick ~ | WIS. With asmoth-
cred oath one of he ruffians rose, and
drawing n pistol from his pocket fired
Mt me. My head wls just on n level
with the top OF the wall, when the
bullet whizzed through my hat. Safe
at last! and out of it! Lowering the
ladder into the lane, and leaving tho
fODDerS rs neatly trapped as L had
been, sped TO the street. only to en-
counter the constable who had heard
the shot
What's this?" he said, coIlarin3
me.
"BurgIars!' gasped. "In the gar.
den! But I've trapped them!' Gel
help, and Pll come with you!"
Rum story, if truer" said the police
man, sprnging his rattle.n | briefly
explained what had occurred, and the
policeman grlnned. The reserve men
soon joined us, and in less than a
minute Slurker's house was reused,
aud in very short time the trapped
burglars were handcuffed and remov-
ed.
In examination, of course, the
whole truth came out. The men
laughed at, the women sympathized'
with me; better still, Slurker forgave
me. though he still finds a coarse de.
light in chatting me. Euphemia is now
Mrs. Brown.