The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-26
! kiD SANTA CLAUS.
lsssts III. A. Frederick 5
49, lie l. out at Dinner.
no0 SLEPT PEACEFULLY.
#8F Returns From Chrfs4ns
F o. Find Traces of an
n~rlcome Visitor.

laas visited the residence of
81 az tie corner OF Reaton
ktslen street Christmas exc.
HMfa Claus that the children
- Aa@ Enout yesterday. but one that
msa tae side door and took away
80 fancy. The police are look
rat his whereabouts is = deep
Mrs b.. 4. Brldgman. who live
aFrnue south. invited Mr.. and
their daughters. Miss
and Mrs. j. {. BUmett. OF
sho IL visiting the Freder-
aristmas dinner with them.
wAs accepted and about $50
Afternoon the party start
au hilL Before going Mr..
- his big and supposedly Zero
- Sane dog in the kitchen as q
alnst a possible visit from
- Mrs Frederick was half in
anc a lighted lamp in the sit
$50 that the house would pre-
n-runled' appearance in the
Nmallk decided that the dan
Was greater than that from
save up the idea. 1t was
Easy had al Mr.. Bridgman's.
ne meal Mrs. Frederick re-
#hat n a burglar was in the house
asay."
rmi,r. ny dear" remarked
With all the assurance he
fae dog Is in the kitchen"
MH Frederick breathed sigh OF
kat 80 o'clock the party re-
What my dog viii do said
aud then he kicked on the
frlug was silent and the dog
ha ladies' laughed, Mr. Fred
arl the front door. Miss Fred
81 inside and suddenly re-
mstone"
ur imagination," replied Mr..
smell il. too" put in Mrs.
what the decision would have
ts told. for at this moment
called from the sitting room:
rfe side door is wide open.
fhata What's that2i came
frs8-rick as he ran into the
.o has amazement found the
aarn and the casing lying on
csc no getting around the fact
er had been forced and that
hecn In the house. Lamps
8 llghted. and a search was
tpWer part of the house. OF
Numen did not keep close to
"a and tTeuble at the slight
Nterything VAS In order, but
key was gone Even the sill
fna dining room table had not
t and Mr.. Frederick's new
#aa safe. Then Mr.. Frederick
stairs. and. after n casual
"a Dame 10 the conclusion that
fs safe. This proved 10 be a mis-
Mrs Dumett suddenly yelled
am-
Ieem's coat is gone" and then
on the edge of the bed and
thought of her husband,
art engineer on the City of To-
NJ Ia the cold winter without
af-rcoat. In rushed Mr. Fred
s81ienly Mrs. Frederick cried
room: And my gold ring is
Then Miss Frederick joined
ny announcing that her ring
rHcitement was over "A general
made. but nothing OF impor-
ntd except that some OF Mr.
aArs We're gone and that the
missed ten solid silver souve-
Wns Dumett had in the bureau
window TO her room was
nr curtains drawn, whereas
curtain up and the window
s Frederick discovered that
aai gone carefully over her
replaced them in good order
sr was IN "a back corner OF the
hut the burglar had taken
efully and then replaced II.
notified the police, but no
H.rn made.
coat was made for Mr. Du-
#F fn san Francisco recently,
worn IL only three or four
s .. lmeff is now wondering how
.sst9 box OF new neckties
r.tts best suit of clothes
rear tue oVeTc0at, while Mrs
EIal she wore her iewelry.
Has sft'l alive last night. When
searched the big watch
nl comfortably asleep in the