The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-10
MILLINERY IN AMAZE or BLOSSOMS.

/ ones TO be sent TO the fair-tAOush it
was too months dlslaut-and tle little
jury OF three discussed tils matter 80
eagerly that they hardly heard the .
o'clock bell, when il rang from the
church-towcr. However that signal
would have stopped presidential cleo
ton or a Haryard-Nale football game,
IL Miss Allorctta lad bad either IN
charge. and So the decision was made
suddenly Then the usual round of doors
and windows WaJ made. and The usual
procession went up the steep little front
stairs. Miss Lucettu first. carrying tie
candle, then Miss AllCretta, as tine brave
member OF the party with the basket OF
quaint silver ana the family purse, that
was piumper than usual on this htst day
of the month. Last came Betty, win a
precious prize far ln each arm. The last
thing Bety's sleepy eyes saw was iAe
moonlight falling on the two Jars on
the little table near her bed. and no
moonlight scene ever painted could nave
seemed half so beautiful tO her.
Al at once she found herself quite wide
awake. and for n0 reason. it seemed. IL
must have been very late. for The Mo0n-
light had grown very bright, and The
house was utterly quiet. 40, some one
must Doe stirring The lower board in
the sitting-room below gave Cos custo-
mary creHk. and then came The faint
jar of the door being softly opened into
he hau Betty's heart gave e. jump into
her mouth. and then seemed to creep
down into the place where her SHOES
usually were in the daytime. for in addi-
ton TO these sounds, She heard the
breathing On two keys from the rooms
across the ham that told her the two
auuts were there. and not downstairs.
Then cnme another crcak from leioN-
this time from the front hail. and Betty
sprang from bed snatched the precious
Jars. and stood trembling. THE long-eX-
pected burglar had come, What should
she do7 II She screamed she would wake
her aunts. and they would he murdered
while trying 10 defend the spoons and
the purse: If She didn't scream, they
would Doe murdered anyway.
Betty crept out into tine hall, her bare
feet making 10 noise. ana, uy the moon
light that come through the iln-.isAt over
the front door she saw The dim outlines
Oh man creeping up The staircase.
Oh. for something 10 shoot with or TO
throw Then, liae a fash, came tie re-
memhrance Of the jars Of JAM and. with
"a half-sob OF regret and terror she threw
with all tho might OF her sturdy little
arm, one OF the bottles. She heard
crash, a groan, and the sound OF falling
glass. and then sent the other Jar in the
same direction. In the dim light she saw
the man stumble backward. catch him-
Aslf and rush in @ blinded fashion to-
ward the sittinl-rOOm, and a moment
later she heard the sound OF a fall out
side and feet hurrying away through
the garden.
Then Betty. with her courage gone.
screamed with all the might of her vlgO-
rous young lungs, and in moment the
aunts. with their candles, were ON the
scene. Before them was Betty. and saying.
"A burglar. Hes gone' I've killed him.
while below the tiny han seemed TO bear
evidence OF a massacre, at the very
least on the walls and ceiling were dark
red stains. on the stairs were pools OF red
and bits Of broken glass. while lighter
STAINS of red were on the floor OF the
hail leading TO the sittiug-room.
"Betsey Sails how many men have you
klledY" and How did you DO II, and
where is heg" demanded both aunts IN a
breath
There is only one of him. and 1 did It
with my JAM walled Betty.
Again the aunts, holding high the trem.
bling candles. peered down into the hall
below. ana then fell to laughing ana cry
ing HISTORICALLY. Meanwhile Bctty's
wrath was rising. She didn't like to be.