Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-02
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Nh spsineA Cola. oAJuly 3 !.
M. ard Mrs Harvey 8 1funDaA -
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coftaee fur The season-
am TAYLOR q Pueblo and her aunN
NJ. runniclin oe KAnsas City. NJ u
$50 q Mr.. and Mira numhull"
N The middle of tho month this ~ par
- became familiar with the beautissof n
surrounding country. Manitoa, shse'ded
from every rough wind. lies nestled amons
The n,ounsains i.kc = babe in IL cradle
The hsngsngs Of its cradle are In green
ard white.
Mr.. Tyumbull was bockkeeper for the
Hiawatha clubhouse.
When the fsaancial crisis came. hs was
ordered TO draw all tho FIRMS money frcm
The bank and deposit it in tho safe OF tho
rlnhhou,e This necessststed his sleeping
an \ cot beside the safe with enough am
muni,ion % hold n fort.
This unhappy manenvcr made tho ladies
=, the cottage very uneasy. Like n flock
q: sheen. each hsi drawn from the bank her
account.
THAT every burglar In Colorado knew
each home to be small hank. and that
they would be Invaded, was fact no one
bad the courage To rcfate. With no man
ia the house, each woman considered It her
duty TO keep her nerve in a convenient
place for immediate use.
IL would have been well had they further
initiated their money matters and tucked
their nerves under the ash pan.
| But Caroline katherine, the elder daugh-
ter Of Mr.. Trumbell, posed as a brliians
exception TO the rest.
why need she be afraidf asserted little
Trot Trumbnli AZ shc and her brother He'd
across the hall one morning at O'Clock
from n phantom thief. III she'd just throw
her name ut u man. il would mash him like
club"
forgot TO mention that the cottage was
. ,iouble house, and the other half was
empty.
Caroline Katherine slept In the rear room
next TO the empty half Of the house. There
was great closet in her room, with win
dow opening upon the porch. Thus the
window of the closet aud the side door OF
the empty house were adjacent. Every few
nights the scene was repeated OF Irot and
Mrs, Trumbull fleeing in their robes de mutt
TO the protecting care Of the two old ladies',
or vice versa
Invariably they would shake Caroline
Katherine and lin syllable fire" announce,
s.Some one is In the house sure this timer
And she as invariably settled herself for
sleep with the remark, ut Is nothing.
nothing at ALL"
But somehow on the night of July 10
her brave assertion did not produce the
usual sleep.
After lying quietly for about two hours
she was suddenly startled by "a step on the
porch. quickly followed by what seemed
knock on panel of her closet door, Al
though paralyzed with fear, happy
thought flashed across her mind.
When the others had been providing
around at half after /. Mrs. Taylor spied
the bolt on this very closet and had said
as she slipped it into place, why not lock
this'"
Knowing the intruder would have the
door TO break before reaching her, Caroline
Katherine deliberately put on one shoe to
the accompaniment of two knocks. When
she had the other shoe on and started across
the room as fast as her trembling limbs
would permit. she heard sound rs OF some
one bracing himself and giving "a mighty
shove.
In another minute she was in the next
room waking the old ladies with: God
bless you for locking that door! Bless yonl
Bless yon9
As She struck match mans voiceout-
side was heard TO call "Pardp Then all
was still.
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pearel and added their conjectures as TO
how many burglars there were. could they
be armed, etc.
Old lady Tunniclfr took the lamp and
led them forth to battle-that is, they all
marched in single file into the rear room
and looked at the closet door, then hastily
retreated to the music Of Trot falling over
. chair.
At which all the ladies' gave loud
"Hushr' as though the hero of the night
were a corpse.
At this point Mrs. Taylor was seized with
An attack of asthma. She crept back into
bed, and sitting bolstered by pillows
wheezei and coughed enough TO wake the
dead. Caroline Katherine took her chair
and placed IL in the doorway OF the two
rooms, declaring she would not take her
eyes off that closet door. sr--7t
ut is just half past g." said Mrs Trum-
bull from the foot Of the bed. They have
been around for two hours"
"WeIl," said sensible old lady Tnnnicliff,
II know cup of tea would not hurt me,
and it might do niece good. How about
you, Mrs. IT,"
"Oh. just the thing. My nerves need re-
viving."
Mamma, mamma, how could your"
called Caroline Katherine in u stage whis-
per, "when he's right here. i heard
sound"
Just the same, in few minutes the alco-
hoi lamp had boiled them nice cup of tea.
After much discussion it was decided to
drink the tea alone ms it was SO far to get
The crackers No two could be permitted
% leave the room clone. Old lady Tunni-
cliff took n cup &c Caroline katherine In
the doorway and persuaded her to take
few sips. Two bright eyes were riveted on
the closet door as each spoonful went to
her mouth.
The weary hours wore on, broken only
by the whispered tales Of awful woe in
which burglars and defcnseless women
were the only actors.
Finally daylight dawned. The post
changed sentinels. Mrs. TunnicliR took
the duties OF WatCnfndu, White IdrOiine
Katherine and Trot crept from the front
door They FASTENED down the street, look
ing back every step as they crossed the
rustic bridge, reaching the Hiawatha just
as their father was shaking off Morpheus
influence.
To their disappointment, he would take
no other help than bis revolver. But when
once in the cottage he needed a squad Of
police to help LiD1 TO pillow his way to the
closet door.
First his wife in terror, with her arms
around his neck, implored Kim TO get an
other man. "Hewill kill you in minutev'
Then his hands were gfasped on either side
With "Oh, Harvey, they may be armedr
and There are More than onel'' and There
are dozen"
Fighting them off, he rushed, pistol In
hand for the fatal door.
When, loi it opened at his touch without
unlocking
And when he got there