The Van Buren press., 1895-06-22
AN EXCELLENT PLAN.

fslanqusflad Intended 1t to Do.
/ 1t was. a small house, q house Just
large enoug to shelter early domestic
bliss; the Curtains at the windows were
of aggressive newness, and their part.
ing displaced an afiluence Of distress
ing bric-abrac which said, plainly,
wedding pesents, while the slight dis
order Of he apartments betrayed the
ianlearasa aousekeeper. 1t was night,
and not afootfall broke the ptillness
OF the scsne. Suddenly, as the clock
struck twelve, the front door opened
and female figure appeared. She
proceeded to affix white object to the
door bell yaa iNg
There" she remarked, 81 told Al
gernon that should close the house
promptly at twelve on club nights and
that no amount Of bon bons would turn
me from my purpose. He will see now
that have kept my word" And then
the white object swung loose, display
ing the fact that 1t was q manly night
robe. .GnEsssbsk TaR'ff
The door closed and there was o
sound as of shooting bolts and bell
wires being detached, and then of
female footsteps rapidly ascending the
stairs. .s7' i#'1e LIE 5sss taA sasA'
snow, ,'observed young Mrs. Blanque,
II think have gotten the better of
Algernon at last" and then she fell
asleep. antE assAii-'s t'.ss'pE
1T might have been one hour later, it
might have been three, when she was
awakened by the sound of falling
crockery somewhere in the lower part
Of the house. A cold chill crcpt down
her spine. s,,s-s - f.3i.g5.
sIt can't be the cat" she whispered,
''for / shut her out. Il was determined
to do all the things that Algernon usu-
ally forgetsas All, the pantry windowl
Ifor~s,t 20 see IL it was locked" n
7 h noise grew louder; some one was
evidently stumbling about in the dark.
g'Oh, Algernon," she moaned with
chattering teeth, "what If you come
home and find the wife you should
have cherished-and did not-cold and
lifeless. and all her pretty things stolen,
too?' I 3o vhf1s sss3 -s4asa So
Slow footsteps along the lower hall
were now audible; the burglar was
evidently in no haste and not at all
afraid. Perhaps the white object fiut.
tering from the bell had told him that
the natural protector Of the mansion
was absent. -,.s..gs, So, 5.,,.. .r., !.
at would serve. him just right to
come home and find me murdered" she
groaned; "but 1t wouldn'ts-serve me
right at all. 1t is all lAlgy's fault, Of
course, for being away; but, oh, dear
perhaps the burglar wouldn't have
known 1t II hadn't put his night
robe on the door bell" l = i'a1, ,.s.
He was coming upstairs now. She
tried to scream, but of all the air-pierc
ing shrieks emitted erstwhile at sigh
of the harmless mouse OF domesticitJ
not one remained. Suddenly a new
thought came to her. Summing ur
AL her energy she tore from her haii
the crimping pins which adorned it.
ss.If am to be murdered" she
thought, II won't let that horrid Laurt
Briggs have the satisfaction Of know
ing they were found an me-. The NEAR
thing always said my hair didn't way'
naturally" ~ ag slft IN /doi-sb y
She strained her ears for the sount
of her husbands footsteps on the quie
street, but only heard the burglar en-
tering the room. Hoping yet to escape
she feigned slumber. The burgla,
boldly struck a match and lit the gas.
"Confound that pantry window HI
was saying, there isn't an inch Of ski
left on my arm, 'gvs .9slf s.w .srilsi d
At sound of ), the familiar voice tn
victim sat up in bed, all wrath forgot
ten.r.6,s letsEHia sNi7ttr ym alisa
| "Oh, Algy, dear, I'm 80 glad you'v
come" she exclaimed. q 5l'a hifs ,Ir-
And what her husband replied was: /,
"The next time, madam, that 20
| lock the front door and hang my nigh
\ robe on the bell there will be first
class divorce suit In this block. Do yo
hear me?" "A r4- fesrl stS asi r
And young Mrs. Blanque .meekl
responded: "Yes, Algy, do.'-Chicag
Times Herald. i s.iat y 'le
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