Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-12

az him with chin straight out. When
Polly holds her chin so. one usually
does as she likes. The officer stared
through the glass an. instant and then
turned 20 Miss Stanton.
'"She'll come out of there all right.
You CONS with me to n patrol box"
Miss Stanton meekly walked away
with him In about five minutes they
| came back and sat down on the steps.
Polly pulled an easy chair TO the win
dow slipped into it and leisurely be-
gan to pull off her gloves.
SO they sat until the patrol wagon
drove up. into which Miss Stanton was
bundled with little ceremony. Then
the policeman came up the steps to
the window.
Look here he called out. I'm tired
of thisl Come on out of there
Polly calmly took off her hat and
eyed it critically with head a triae to
one side.
"If you don't, I'll smash the window
and come after you, You'll come them
Perhaps he would have done so--for
he had but little temper left-had not
the man who owns the house come up
the steps just then with his wife. 70
him the officer turned.
Robbers have been trying to get in
TO your house, Mr.. Wilson," he called
out
"Robbcrsr exclaimed Mr.. Wilson.
"Thieyes in my house! Wherc?"
screamed his wife.
"Oh, we've got 'cm tight enough"
said the policeman. zones in the par
Tor now She got in through the win
dow"
what, Women thieves|' Mrs VIII
son ran up the steps, and within the
window sat Polly, leaning back, with
her hat in her lap. which sight almost
sent her into Mysteries.
There's one of them" she screamed,
pointing to Polly sitting there just
as if she owned the place. oh, the
creature,"
Yes, seen her just as she and
tother one was trying to get ill.," the
officer said complacently. "Tother
ones in the wagon"
The frantic Mrs. Wilson made a rush
for the patrol wagon Miss Stanton
thrust out her head.
ITS mc-its just me-Miss Stan
ton" she said plaintlvely.
"AIiss Stanton, Well, of all things
my new roomer" Mrs. Wilson stopped
short. What are you doing in there?
How did You get in there|
"They put me in," said Miss Stanton
moUnfully.
Then came the explanation. And
then Mr.. Wilson said something to
the policeman. What that was Polly
does not know.
81 couldn't hear" she explained to
ne when size had finished telling the
story.
probably told him that he was a
policeman" | suggested.
Polly shook her head as she dropped
a slice of lemon into her tea. mo; !
think he called him fool"
(Which Is the same said l. with
feeling that | was very clever But
how did it ali end?'
Its ended That's all there is to
it,"
Polly looked at me in shence for Il
fun minute. But Polly is never long
without word.
wasn't it simply awful?' she said,
shaking her head with wide eyed, shiy-
cring solcmnty. ut was shocking"
Then an iTeprcssible smile displaced
the gravity Of her face, and she laugh
ed. her head thrown back just enough
to reveal the birdlike pulsngs of her
throat.
at was funny thoughts now. It
wasn't then" Her eyes were bright
with mirth tears.
She leaned forward, dropped her chin
into her hands and gazed ut me half
smiling. half blushing.
You'll never tell, Tom. That's Il
good boy--dout."
Tell said l, hurt by the imputa-
ton.
"No, of course you won't" said
Polly.
"Or course not" said l.
But Polly viii never see this.-Chi-
cago Journal