St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-07-12

~ am determined now TO stav and
prove to all you fussy bodies that an
American girl is quite safe in her own
nome, even if alone"
well, if you are determined T SIM
pose there is nothing can saw
especially as Jacks advice does NOT
CO., laughed Harry, and, bidding me
eooodby, ran down the steps. lack
said: e~' anu 'ne''
GOOD night, foolish little girl.
YOU Will be sorry tomorrow when
you see me looking worn and hag.
gard after sleepless night Worrying
ABOUT you. You ought to be made
TO obey, but declare can't under.
take a task at which your parents
have so signaIly failed.'
AND dear, sweet Jack kissed me
good night and left.
when he was really gone regret
ted the foolish pride that had made
me stuck to my threat of remaining
alone IN that great, drearv house,
put repentance came too late. Feel.
ing nervous and excited, took q
oook TO my room and read tor a half
hour or so, trying to quiet my dis.
turbed nerves.
FINALLY, getting somewhat sleepy.
began to prepare Tor bed. As
stepped to the dressing case to braid
my HAIR tor the night the first glance
INTO the mirror revealed the face of
Harry Allan at the transom. Nv
hrst thoughe was that | was in some
danger and he had come to protect
me. My impulse was to call him by
name, but as Hooked again his desper.
ate expression warned me that should
lspeak or scream no course would be
too brutal tor him. For one moment
l tclt numb and cold, and any action
seemed impossible, but reused nv.
sell and by what now seems an al
most superhuman effort | forced
myself to carry out plan that form
uIated like flash in my dazed brain.
With trembling hands arranged
my hair, and when had finished
went to the pocket OF my gown and
took out the package of money.
looking at it and counting it in as
interested manner as | could feign.
Then | carefully placed it under some
boxes in my bureau drawer. All this
time felt his glea ming eyes upon me
though | didn't again have the cour.
age to look into the glass. Before
went to bed knelt down to pray in
hope that some latent feeling, some
goodness, might come to
that wretched man at the sight of
devotion. My only PRAYER
was; God help me! God help me !"
| turned the light low and LAID my
self in bed, acting like some one in a
trance. | thought can this be I?
Can this be Dorothy Clyde?
closed my eyes and waited. 1t
seemed lifetime before | heard
Harry Allan let himself down over
the transom and creep softly in his
stocking feet to the foot OF my bed
Oh, the horror of it! groaned. /
thought then that was done for.
but he evidently took it for the
breathing of heavy sleeper and
went on over to the bureau, opened
he drawer, took the money package
and stole back to the door. | heard
he key turn in the lock. and he was
gone.
| lay there some time in a state OF
'emi-conscrousness. but after what
must have been about 80 minutes |
pulled myself together and managed
o prepare for my part in the game.
rose hastily, dressed and went
luietly out OF the lonely house. |
TODD waiting on our steps for the
policeman to pass on his beat. He
aw me and paused, looking at me
II am Miss Clyde" l said. 81
anne to town today and am staying
lone in our house. | find have for
,otten one OF my principal errands.
wish to go up to Mr.. Allan's house.
lie leaves early in the morning for
he east, aud if | don't see him
onight it will be too late, and father {
will be so put out. II you have any ,
oubt of my being Miss Clyde, here
) my watch, with Dorothy Clyde on /
/, and see-this is the latchkey of t
ur house"
As | showed these slight proofs of t
ny identity | pressed SIS bill into
is hand and was pleased at it's effect /
nd his apparent belief in my impro- t
ised story. T
How can l serve you miss? Shall n
walk up to Mr.. Allan's house with Q
GU? 1t isn't exactly on my beat, 5
ut | can fix that all right" a
As we approached the Allan house
~ courage began to fail, but was =
Shamed then to back out and deter
lined that it died for it | would
lake an effort to get back that
lpney. / asked the policeman to II
ny the door bell. | wished to save o
Il my strength. The house was "
ark and quiet, aud it was after con- ri
nued pulls at the bell that sleepy h
'rvant let us in. n
II wish to see Mr.. Allan" said l. C,
Sure, mum, he's in bed" sc
Never mind if he is. Take me to o,
lie door of his room" IL
The stupid girl was too far gone ",