Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-04-13


81 E9 to ridicule the
49, idea it was pretty
we'll settled-by the youngest mem
bers of our family, at least-that our
caller would prove to be young man
and neighbor supposed to be deeply
in love with me. when our dainty
waiting maid announced a messenger
with telegram.
OF course that unusual event in our
rural and sometimes too quiet exist
ence, caused little commotion, and,
as the dispatch was addressed to me, |
was watched with curious eyes while /
opened the envelope and read its con-
tents.
''Will start tomorrow to visit you,
it said 'have sent trunk to-day"
signed, "Mary Norton" She was my
very dearest girl friend on earth and
had long promised to visit me. The
anticipation of her coming made
everyone so happy that nothing more
was said about my ''beau, for which
I was thankful
The next afternoon the eXpressman
brought the expected trunk. had it
taken upstairs and placed in my room,
for l insisted that my best friend
should share my lovely, sunny bed
chamber and not be poked away in the
cold apartment reserved for ordinary
guests.
After some trouble and complain
ing, for the trunk was unusually large
and heavy, the expressman, helped by
our gardener, carried it up and set it
against the foot of my bed, there to
wait for it's beloved owner
As j have mentioned, our house and
grounds were large and handsome, for
my father, being rich, prided himself
on maintaining home befitting II
country gentleman. We also pos
sessod much iewelry and other rare
treasures, and, for fear of robbers,
our house was well protected without
by dogs and within by bolts and bars
and electric alarms Mt each door and
window. In addition we all had large
dinner bells by our bedsides to ring
furiously in case of necessity, and the
male portion of the family had no end
of guns and handy pistols.
Consequently, on the following
morning when we discovered that we
had been robbed during the night, we
were frightened and shocked beyond
measure.
Almost every room had been en-
tered and nearly ali our jewelry was
gone. Even watches from under pill
lows and pocketbooks from fathers
and brothers trousers had been taken.
And most puzaling and alarming Of
all was the fact thet not the slightest
sign of breaking in or out could be
found ut single door or window.
The electric contrlvances were all un-
disturbed.
Who could have done the robbery?
We couldn't suspect our servants Of
any share In the crime, for long years
of faithful duty proved the contrary.
II burglar had secreted himself in
the house before closing time, which
seemed probable, how could he have
gotten out aud left no tracer The
more we tried o. solve the riddle the
more mysterious il became 10 us.
though the village constable, hastily
sent for, said he'd soon have theory
to work on,
In the afternoon Of that awful day
another Telegram came to our house
from Mary Norton Ii read Moth
CT suddenly Ill., Cannot come. Will
send for trunk Please deliver to ex-
pTessinau when hc calls VIII write
particulars.
In an hour following that came the
expressman aud. glad that Mary was
to he spared the unpleasantness of
visit al such "a forlorn time, We again
let our man help him asay with the
heavy trunk from lls place a. the foot
of nay bod,
For q week we di,l our best assisted,
too, by city detectives, g. discover a
clue 10 the robbers, bat all la vain
And every day Ne seat t. tho post
oniee ior az friends promised letter,
but uuue eamr Then anxious fur
tesF her mother was seriously III.
wrote a. her ~ return mail caiue
"a answer, saying shs hal seat neither
trunk nuf kilograms, that her mother
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