The record-union., 1896-11-01
AT THE MUZZLE OF AREVOLVER
The Brave Girl r1istoOk Her Brothers.
Friend for Burglar.

Look here" said the girl in the crash
suit, Il want to know what is the mat
ter 1t your house? l hear
Don't" said the girl in the linen
gown. 1T makes me feel sick. I've
given up athletics forever, given my
gymnasium suit to a beggar, and now
I'm busy reducing the size of my waist
and learning to scream if anybody says
mouse.
Good gracious, what on earth is the
matter? Are you losing your mind or
are you engaged to poet?"
Neither, dear. But I've decided that
feminine bravery is not appreciated in
this world. You know I wrote you that
my brother Tom had asked me to come
to town and keep house for him for a
week."
Yes; but you didn't tell me why you
had suddenly become such a good sister
that YOU would leave Delavan just when
it was gayest in order to soothe your
brothers loneliness
Didn't I? Well, Tom wrote me that
his friend, Fred limit, was on his way
to the Pacific Slope and intended to stop
over with him for a few days; also that
the house looked like residence in one
of those buried cities we read of.
temporized until he offered me that
lovely ruby pin of his; then / agreed to
come"
Il should think so, especially as you
have been dying to meet Fred limit ever
since his rich uncle died and"
"M'hm-but Tom didn't know that
Tom writes an awful hand but I made
out that Mr.. limit would arrive on
Thursday, SO I came to town on Tuesday
to set the house in order, going straight
out there without stopping at Toms Of
fee
"Oh, well, he expected you
Il hadn't said when I'd come. but
had a latch key, SO it was all right I
wish you could have seen the house; it
was worse than / ever. dreamed. The
woman had not come yet to clean, but
I hunted up an old wrapper, tied my
hair in towel, and started to get things
ready for her. AS I passed Toms room
the door was ajar and I glanced in.
There stood man in front of the bu-
reau, evidently just about to rifle it of
it's contents"
MY goodness, what did"
81 turned cold all over, for thought
just mean enough not to buy me new
one il that was stolen"
And did you scream?"
No; I Just stepped into the next room
and got Jim's revolver; then I marched
into Toms room, and before the burglar
knew I was there I had him covered.
Then 1 ordered him to throw up his
hands,
Goodness me, did"
He did. He had taken off his coat,
evidently meaning to dress in Toms
clothes and take everything he could lay
his hands on"
And what did he
He said coolly: My good woman
you are quite mistaken. | am not a
burglar; / am"
He thought you were the woman
who had come to clean, and he would
pretend to be member of the family
I've often read
so have |. I was all ready for him,
and with that revolver pointed at his
head / made him march out of that room,
down the stairs, and out the front
door. protesting at every STEP"
Evidently hardened professional;
he"
Yes. Then didn't know how many
more there might be in the house, so /
sat on g bottom step of the stairs,
watinf or Tom. He rushed in in about
half nour."
AM wasn't he proud of your brav-
ery?"
He was not The fact is that it was
not a burglar, but Fred limit himself. I
had mistaken the day of his arrival.
Tom had left him home to rest bit
while he went down to the office. and /
had driven him. hatless and coatless. out
of the house at the point Of a revolver"
Chicago Times Herald.