The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-06
BY A FRECKLE CURE.
TWO COUNTRY GIRLS SAVED
By UNUSUAL MEANS.
Eject Of q Pair OF Iiousebreatera-
Caught at Their Evil work by Two
Ghost Like Creatures Narrow Ia
cape.

D ~ Y sister Kate and
9IlIN/V / were nearly Of an
f,sSsIsNNoV age. but we were
eIETsL.fsss ~ not alike In amy
s-ssrStSSSs . way except that we
~ 49, lNr-s were both tan and /
SstsA N 1T w both hal-iroCklos' I.
,tstNl "a These troubled us,
w. many were 'hc cz-
- cAy = purlmcnts We trlci .
w to remove from our
faces the objection
able effects Of the open air life We Ted, |
says q writer IN the London News |
Father was a farmer. and We lived nine |
miles from the county town Mother .
was n systematic and careful house
keeper and so onEroscd In her Kitchen
and dairy duties that she seldom made
calls on her neighbors and never went
10 town unless she was Obliged 20.
She was. therefore. a little annoyed
when father said after breakfast one
morning that she must accompany him
10 W that day. Nevertheless she
got ready. after little demur and
took her seat In the dog cart an hour
later with an afr Of resignation that
made us an smile. We had the beds 60
make. the breakfast dishes 10 wash and
The whole house 10 put 10 order so We
were us busy as bees until ~ o'clock
and had NO time 90 think OF being lone
~. hut We found the afternoon 90
slowly and ! was beginning 20 feel that
Il would be pleasant 90 see mothers
face again when q Newspaper that I
had placed behind the clock on the
kitchen mantcl caught my eye This
turr'cd my thoughts into a dlneren,
/ channel
Kate" I faii. suppose We make
some Of that complexion compound sc
read about the other day. We shall
never get better opportunity Mother
may not be away again Tor weeks
Here q Is:
Ladies' who are troubled with free
kles will be glad TO learn that few
applications Of mixture Of glycerine,
cascarllla powder. tar lemon Juice and
olive oil will chectually remove them
aud leave the skin soft. smooth and
tinted like an infant's"
I'm willing 20 try" said Kate hut
we haven't the ingredients"
"Yea. We have" answered. for. I'M
known 20 her. had one day during
the previous week when father had
taken me TO town. obtained them from
the druggist and the grocer
We were soon az the kitchen stove
diligently mixing and stirring the de-
coction and Il was q sorry looking mess
when 40 last We took % from the stove
We had, however faith In its efficacy
aud with great satisfaction We poured
q into a large bottle. which We BID
behind the wardrobe iu our room Oh
await use az bedtime While $500 were
getting supper $50 wore startled ly q
terrific appeal % thunder. the '1r,run.
uos OF one Of tie u0st violent storms
that ever RACED ln cur district Ton
two hours ,hc rain poured boz ffoou
flooding the yard from the house O.
the stable and turning The LITTLE brood
by the barn into a roaring river IN,
clock struck 9. Don't you think W,
had better 90 to beds said Kate. fold
Ing up her apron Il do not think thor,
Ia any use in our sitting n.y. viii
much laughter We got our Dix bottle o
complexion ylrui-h. l8 Kate gllipI
g. Taking q piece % tag We save Q,
our faces o thick coating which rc
semblcd nothing else had ever sec.
before. 0r have seen since
I'm too tired 20 sit ZAP" nll Kate
"Why cant we make cloth masks
where's that old pIQuo cloth you wor,
cutting up yesterday
Tho masks were soon made Tho
were simply long pieces of white clo'l
, reaching from tho tops 90 our fore
, heads TO the collars of our nigh
, dresses. with small holes Tor the eye
, and ncstrils. We attached strings d
, them aud tlci them on, We soon icl
, asleep Il mus, have been near mid
! night when ! was awakened by a noIs
In the dining room, which was dircctl.
. below the one we occupied. Il sound
. cd as II some one was moving abou
stealthily-or something. rather. for
decided at once that Il was the dog.
. Kate" | said. we must have shu
old TiEe up In the dining room. Yer
likely he hid In the cupboard when n
CORN came on and fell asleep Their,
|, We must 90 down and let him out"
I, We did not stop 10 put on our shoe
/, or light a candle. but stole down Jus
as We were entering the sitting room
which communicated with the dinin
!. room by q folding door What Va
. our surprise and horror TO see the hac
of one man In the cupboard direetl
/. opposite We and another busily engage
= By the light Of a lantern In preparin
: TO take the silver aud linen from N
dining table In what seemed 10 b.
stout canvas bag. The sound made b
: the opening Of the door caused the ma
NJ the table 90 look up. For one ~
= slant he gained az No. with dropped a.
and eyes almost starting from the
: sockets. then with a yell which mlgl
! have been heard hair a mile OF. he ],
= fall tho silver he WIS holilag and wit
u one bound was out Of the opening wit
dow. His companion, startled by h
:, outcry, rushed out OF the cupboard
y alarm. Pen could not describe hls al
y Iect terror ns his eyes icll on ma, on
!. bis yell as he spraug toward the Wit
?. low was even louder than that whir
~ had been given by his companion. II
u moment was al a loss 20 rrcoul
'or their strange terror but glan'
IA Kate made q clear In our loJ
ahltc night dresses and white masl
. 40 certainly looked like vcrltoh
", ghosts. We spent tho rect Of Tie nlgI
" n "a state of nervous terror white
\. urlo uf heartily rlad when Ut o'elo,
W gr N..fG thr SQUAD ui wheel, and u