Evening journal., 1899-08-14

row strip Of grass bordering the gravel
drive, passed and disappeared into the
darkness.
A few minutes elapsed. Then Ian
tern's red bul's-eye cleaned out elose
to the ground. Two figures reared a
ladder against the house wall.
One Of thesmen mounted and disap-
peared. could hear Hargreaves' breath
coming in quick gasps. Ms seerh chat
tered.
Now the fellow was as the window
again. Hc clhtehed somsthing in has
arms. Miss Dora Seaton? No. not
Miss Dora seaton-a bundle. A kick
ing struggling bundlel
Silently. swiftly he descended. The
ladder was removed, the red light Of
the lantern extingdished We felt the
two coming toward us IN the darkness
My heart beat up knto my throat, my
knees shook, but / clutohed the black
thorn cudgel.
"Nowl" cried Hargreaves.
We sprang out. Each hurled himself
on his man, selling him by the throat
and hung on.
The shock Of the attack was irresSt-
ible. With scarcely q sound, scarcely
even a scuiile. we forced the fellows
down. Tightening my grip
III they struggle" cried to al
Imaginary comrstie in the darlness
IF they struggle, 1rel"
gagged my man, bound his unre-
sisting hands, turRed on the lantern
and staggered back in utter amaze
ment.
"Grah0mi" ] cried. "Crahaml"
"Dugmore" CALCULATED Hargreavos.
TON Dagmorei by the pewersl"
Hargreayes and 1 stared at one An
other. The burglars lay and glared
at Us. gagged and helpless. The mys-
terious bundle struggled and plunged
about our feet. Over all loomed the
shadow OF the old hali, wrapped in ST.
lent darkness.
Then Hargreaves began to laugh. lie
rolled about the drive in speechlsss ag-
ony, stuhing his handkerchief into his
mouth and gurgling. Isubsided on the
ground in silent conyul0ions.
No wonder Graham and Dagmore,
undergraduates Of All Souls, OKbridge
breaking into the house Of highly re-
spectacle country squire to steai-ah
yesl,to steal what?
] Jumped up. seized the bundle, and
released-a small toy terrier, with 8 blus
ribbon round is mack and sag stufloc
tnte its mouth.
II was inexplioable, il was mysteri
Gus. It was the best thing we had beer
In for mooths. With a simukaneou.
impulse we unbound the rufIlns
= They gazed at each other ruefaily, theI
at US, and onoa more laughter rendered
US all speeohless.
Come out OF this" whispered, pres
emily. I'VE shall have the househel'
down on us"
We .erept dQYp Tsa driye. ! haral
dared breathe TN We were outside tn
gates.
Now them" 1 said to Graham, "es
plain"
; "oh. after you. sir" said Graham
after you'll"
"Yes," echoed Dagmore, "vhat th
dickens are you doing in this afioir?"
, told them. Having stood what W
considered legitimate amount o
chaf, we put a stop TO It, and bad
them fire away"
'-rhe fact IS" said Graham, DAG
more is IN love; it's Miss Dora Seatou.
"Very interesting" / remarked, "bu
Il hardly seemed to account for hi
stealing her dog"
"Oh!" said Graham. "Pm coming
that. Dora walks on Lyncaster pie
daily after tea. So does the deg. s.
for ths fortnight we have been dow
here, have Dagmore and /. DaBaor
was smitten with Dora at once. and "
have tried every dsdge we lznow
get IN introduction. No 60. kai
means falling, we tried f0ul."
stared.
1--WE are due at Oxbridge next weel
yeu know. Dagmore Is getting fVaI
tic.
AT last he hit on a brilliant ide'
. Dora Is devoted TO the dog. 1t toceuHre
o to him how convenient IL would /
{ if the little beast would get itself los
or stolen, and we could find and n
t. store II to her. As this did not seei
" nkely 10 nnppent we uecueui az ~
J. see, to steal it ourselves. To-morro
y there will be a hue and cry all ov'
% Lyncaster-posters up, rewards o
fered, Dora in despair Dagmore sceu
t ing the country for the dog-restor
r. tion-introduction- itude-blissl
IS swell. Of ali The romantic, .dare-ses
p young foosl" began.
E But" broke IN HaTgreayes, 'ho
did you know where the dog was kel
p, at night? And how dare you risfi
IS barking and rousing the household2'
"Dagmore's landsady and-the cook
d seaton hall exchange weekly tea Al
Is mullins. Which answers your FIR
question"
It "And tha seconc7"
= Graham. produced small phiai.
y Chemistry" he SAID, pompcusi
a chemistry is a most useful study.
few drops Of this liquid on a lump
v. sugar sends a small dog TO sleep 4
}" six hours on end. The dose takes {
e. feet half an hour after ndministr
ton. This afternoon Dora and the d'