Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-06-04
at that moment ! would have welcomed

had sunk back upon my p'iiow'
after my first uneasy start and now
raised myself once more to sitting po-
uition. resolved to get out Of bed and
procure q light to dissolve my fancies,
when q sound fell upon my strained
sense Of hearing, at first astonishingme,
later filing me with alarm and finally
entirely removing from me any desire
to get out Of bed, for the present. at
least. This sound was the rhythmical
breathing Of man, who was evidently
sunk in the profoundest slumber. To
listen to the sound Of snoring is not
pleasant at any time, but to hear the
whole scale run up and down the gamut
Of sound from under ones bed is ap-
palling. As soon as l had located the
sound II robbed me Of the last remnant
Of courage, while my late ghostly
fancies gave way at once to fears.
Could have indeed heard voices out
side my dream! was there o plot to
rob my brother, who' as postmaster,
had about this date considerable cash
OIL hand from the money order business,
Middleton being factory town, and
numbers Of non-residents working
there in the busy season and sending
home their earnings to family and
friends? What was TODD? How was
TO act under the circumstances?
can never describe the agony OF terror
which endured as lay there, listening
hardly daring to breathe myself, to
those unmusical sounds.
When the first faint peep OF day came
creeping through the shutter Stats |
began to form my plan OF reaching the
door. ,As the bed was against the wall |
had, OF course, only one side to choose
from IN gettlng OUT But thought II
could work my way toward the foot
should have at least a gain OF a few
feet nearer the inside door in my favor.
slowly anu pun luliy WORKED my way
through 'he pu'g'ng 'ea'hers' rejoicing
that no houern oeosteao 'ipneio me- lot
no' 'ne ialiiesV creaA alo 'he frame
upon "n''i re's'eu emu az , pursued
my pun OF retreat. had almost
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reacneu tne loot OF tne oeo when the
Iounue D.ii."'n lne suu''en'y Sp"Ppe"'
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'or NV '''' "io',n escupe
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was me- anu why was ne secreted undel
'ne peu oniy wonder ,hat ne dl'
noe XIII me OUTRIGHT though am SURF
coulu noc nave SUFFERED more II nj
nun' firs' irightenlng the lie nearly
out OF me by MS snoring ana thei
ac'uaily bouncing upon me al the las
"lleh l. Vried 10 call assistance An'
aiVer an 'nls you calmly leil me ther'
was no burglar! you VIII tell me mex
'ilaV 1nefe was no mani exclaimed
saVagely'
Neither was there any man, Fanny
DEAR said my brother, with dawn
ing smile. "Your burglar was a bur
glar-catcher-my good mastiff. Watch.
"What." exclaimed. shave endured