Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-02-27

Ielt Intensely rtllt'eu Wneu ne nd
gone, and a reaction set in that COZ
posed my nerves for slumber. Drows
ness was already approaching when
was startled by the soft clicking Of Il
gate latch. 1t ives very unlikely thu
, the same burglar had returned, ar
would have been extraordinary II al
other had come. And yet, try as har
as might to reason out some other POI
sibility, there came the steady foo
steps Of thief on the boards Of tn
outer passage. ! studied this step 4
iitently and analytically that | wa
certain the intruder was not the sam
rs the first. Then | began to wonde
what he would do.
II was not surprised to hear him tr
the door Of the lower porch and find
strongly barred within, nor greatly +
hear him climb the lattice az the othe
lnd done. was curious 10 see whethe
lie would attack the door or the window
after he landed on the porch. BY sin
Pular coincidence he chose the window
| heard him try it, and imagined that b.
sturted on discovering that the Latch
had been broken. 1t was evident tina
upon entering lne room ne was sur
pr'sc" anu confused 70 see its disorder
a,,raaI 4. Nv, ' ~, run .'le peu ana
tp w ' 81 w., VIC "oUI anu ploeeeaeo
,y,,nan,asn. 'u ,s, ,oo'n. N',uen',y NIB DC.
,n,'s ,a. ,, as.e."eu' anu nc mus'
,.s., s .a,',' u.''o''ase' !" ''nu 10 '''ue
". .,,a .. '"'"s'
mo "a' nv 'ons III completing the
.oo.,hs " Vi'e room' ana then ne went
" 'ne uoor Una $1,000 q moment in the
P"ssage' listening intently. After that
. n. sa IT.. s".e a. 70 uescend tne
.vaa.,,, : ,..,s.,.,a '. .,, was
II. s".', .",'o" y, n'' p'eue'essor >.
.;ys',ss :. ' w.. uuo', s,nH'eu 'ne pla'ea
olono rat,,,n.S a., .vU'a' ie'' ;.
a momo,, ,,s..,,,, . 'essou'o' '''ou
cantionsIs ,a.raaaI II. w. "s olen uoor'
,oysad .l.a,,,.h ~. 's s''p' uls'airs'
dronnsd h,s s,.a a's ",'uow' closed H.
hersd 1ow, H.. ,a.., '"e s,ounu' o'u'n-
clos;rr ~. ,...s 800, ,'. snu p"S'eo OUT
a.. o., go u num-
dono. as ~ SUPPOSED Una. the colnci'
This m"n" ' .a n.o Deyohu measure.
10 49," '',,' "ao'e .n"" a"y'n'ng else' seemed
,'m a .,.',,' n'e u, 'ne more All this
.e"''Aeu 4 nau oeeh acting the
sd r tsa n sv" =, Merely 70 nave light
N, o,., ",1 s .,'' ~ my room would have
r,a. s' ."' "ouse VI 'he second bur-
Ill.,, WV ""' 'o' inc courage to 10
~,
My a'urm ana nervousness became
~ I''.. s'oa' 'na' l arose IRON bed and was
Jusl ahont to strike match with
,',h.a ~ ''s", .ne gay IN tne chandelier
"" wv, ,h,u "'a a,. inc ga'e latch click for
' ',' ''ise, NY match renamed
''".s' ''sN, a"' listened with fasci-
=. wv '"'en'ness 10 thls last invasion.
H. ~" , ra' ,'."'arS ~ was Identical with
,rrn,as INV, uo"n 70 'ne point when the
w sa,,, $50. ''s.e"'eu 'he stairs and
, nal. NY own IT. uoor on MS way to the
.,a,,,5 , ~ i'ght the gas then
, norno ", W. 'een 10 pace the man in
',s,,'.", """ ,o'n'ei MN 10 hight.
~ a. -, no' on'y 'na' IL Is taking ones
,la -. :" . n.s o"a n"nus' 10 cut on a bur-
h.s.. .,uea' peiore at'acklng him las
N"o",e'se Vi cnance OF escape d.
o. e.'' ''s a'.eh''oh from the necessity
o,;.r .. a,,a.a "so alu ,enuers nm
n n oona,.,.. =, pev 'na' was now
Ia oa,.s.. :" why" lacked Doth
h. o,ton. w viz e''ehs'h 10 make
"r,,. ,.,
the room was half way between Tho
suat '"0 "'noow' AS ! was so
could hear sounds from without with
luch more distinctnesx Will. !
TODD there listening to the third Inv.
lar tinkle the nlated wos. -
f"'ou PassaBe' AS