The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-05
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| pretty and young, but that did not help
me. IL made matters worse. All sorts
of schemes, mad, sane and otherwise,
| flitted through my brain; but for the
! life of me / dare not draw their atten-
| tion.
| One OF the girls was dark. the other
| fair, the latter being without doubt the
| younger. AS | looked. she put her beau
tifully shaped arm behind her head,
| and Withdrawing some pins a mass or
| golden hair fell in flashing waves upon
| her neck and shoulders. Every move
| ment was grace itself. but every mo-
| ment that prolonged the situation was
! agony TO me. The other girl evidently
| took the action as hint, ana. rising,
she Iaughingly kissed the younger and
| withdrew.
Dared / tap at the window now?
| studied the girls face. and felt at once
that. unless her looks belied her, she
, would help one i'm distress. AS / hesi-
| tated and hesitated, the clock struck
| the half hour. / was freezing, and could
bear IL no longer; besides the girl was
| i'm the act Of preparing To retire. In
! desperation, tapped the window gent
| ly. She looked up and hesitated. bur
evidently thought she was imaginative.
for she took no further notice. The
situation was desperate | knockes .
again gently. Still no result. L knocked
again, louder.
is that you, taITle' sne salu, cofn-
ing nearer the window. You little
tease. what fright you gave me. You'll
catch your death OF cold."I tried to say
something by my chattering teeth
| made the attempt CHASTITY failure.
who's there?" said the girl. stepping
TO the window.
AS she did so sat down, hiding as
much as possible of my scantily-clad
al ha
hastily pulled up, the window opened
little.
Carrie. you ought to know better
than 10 play a trick like this on any
one"
With an effort / found my tongue:
Pray do not be alarmed" 1 faltered;
Il am not Carrie"
"Who are you, them" said the girl.
now thoroughly frightened, "and what
do you want?"
Don't be afraid" I answered. my
head just appearing above the low
window sill. II am terribly sorry To
disturb you, L am, indeed. / am Cap
tain Montgomery Devereux. OF the
Queens -th Royal Dragons. and /
won't hurt you, L give you my word
OF honor"
you are either a burglar. or a mad
man. or drunk, and i shall summon
assistance at once"
pressed II. l could only tell her that
was all l wished her to do. adding: II
can assure you it's most unfortunate
position, and not my fault. II you'll
look away, III move TO the end OF the
balcony"
mo you won't" she answered.; "neYr
I've got you you shan't escape. You
shall stay where you are till assistance
comes"
Her manner had suddenly altered,
her fear had evidently gone. ard in it's
place was the eyultant feeling that she
had me at a disadvantage. | felt that
disadvantage keenly enough to be sure.
but how that sweet, slender girl stand
ing some yards within her room, could
imagine she could control the actions
OF the bCawny burglar of her imagirfa-
tion, as he sat on the balcony was
more than / could conceive | suppose
my voice was not awe-inspiring but /
stand feet inches in my socks.
why don't they conner" she said.
PLEASE ring again." i suggested
and ring longer this time. for / am
perishing with cold"
We'll, / neveri" She exclaimed, 81
am not bit afraid of you now; but
why does Captain" (with fine saroasm)
"Devereux require the hotel attend
ants?'
She stood with her pretty head on
one side. her large blue eyes bright
with suppressed excitement and evil
IDENTIFY not altogether oplivious of the
ludlcrous side of the situation.
Please ring again" | said. land
don't come any nearer. I'm shut out OF
my room on the balcony. not over
dressed, by horrible accident"
Well you are cool for a burglar"
she replied.
Cool! Good heavens. I'm an icicle."
on! Why don't they come" was her
only reply, stamping her pretty foot in
wrath.
AT that moment the three quarters
chimed. could have sworn that the in
terview had lasted hours
Forgive me-" l said at last. in des-
peration, but il is clear that your bell |