Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-13

s.---~...--y,r, vt,u ti:awer;;. the waist
is in my trunk; it ism t4ockea. Hurry,
] you must gettitfor me-"
!. The train was, beginning to move,
but she followed the girl to the rear
platform and called to her as she
jumped off:
"My room is second to the left on
the third foor.,'
l. The girl was almost convulsed with
laughter at the hum or of the situation.
She caught the ferryboat back, but had
to wait at Fifty-ninth street for q
Sixth avenue elevated, Whensshe got
to the house she pushed the bell fran
tically, but got no. response Once,
twice, thrice again, but still no an.
swe Moments were precious. Final
| lyrsome ladies opeuedg the door and
went out. The girl seized the oppor-
tunity and went iu. There was no one
in sight. She went upstairs and to
the second room on the left, third
floor. She knocked obviously, not
knowing whom-sor what she -should
find. No response. She opened the
door and entered. Books and papers
everywhere; evidently this WAS the
literary lady's room. -, 3.
{ She found the satin skirt IN the
ftlrawer without any. trouble, but-had
tolight the gas to look, in 1.-The trunk.
Beside, there were two. trunks,
and there was no way of knowing
which. Suddenly it occurred to her
the possibility that someone might
come in, discover her prowling vaud
mistake her for thief. There was
not persontin the house who knew.
her. She rang the bell, meaning to
explain 'toe'the maid. Then the i'm
possibility of being able to explain to
amaid who had never seen her sug-
gested itself, and she locked the door.
That very act made, her feel like a
thief, and she crept about stealthily,
fearful half lest the maid should not
come, half lest she should. She
waited breathleasly; no one came.
After much searching she found the
waist and made up the package in a
newspaper. There was not bit of
string anywhere, SO she shipped off
the curtain cord and tied it up. Now,
the question: of making an exit. was an
important one. Surely she could not
get away with that big Bhndle without
being seen, but get away she must. It
suddenly came, to hor that, she might
be mistaken either for laundress OF
a sewing woman, and in that hope She
opened the door, but in spite of her
self sl . could not keep from feeling
guilty and trying to steal out. noise
lessly. When she got to the door it
seemed as if she could not get it open,
and when the outer one slammed to
noisily behind hersshe thought surely
discovery was at hand, and she could
not restrain yaerself from running
down the steps and, indeed, to the ele-
waited station at. the corner. If q voice
had by any chance cried "Stop, thief.
she would have collapsed. She even
glanced furtiyely around at the people
on the car. What if that harmless
looking little man in the corner should
turn out to be detective? Really
she could not compose herself. For
one thing hel. bundle. was7too big, and
for another she feared she wouldlmiss
her train. When she got OF the ele-
waited -looked-behind to -seesif the
little man in the corner was following
Isher. She bought-a 4 ticket to cross; the,
ferry and asked the time Of the ns3t
train to Orange VI s,
:, "Do you wants ticket to Orange"
the man at the window asked. ,.,,,,,s,
r. "No, Thaye one, She said.