Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-11

awakened by q peculiar ~clI1d
vsound. Hefound himself straight 10 ia
hed-listening. Silence. Oh, he had
been dreaming. The house was still as
the grave. He half sat back when he
heard IL again-faint, dlstant. metallic.
He leaped odt of bed. pulled on his
trousers, stole into the corridor. A
figure was leaning over the hannister,
peering down. In the lowered light Of
the hall Jack recognized him for one
of the servants.
There. some one breaking in, air..
! hadn't been to bed. sir, I'D Just got
home from a party Id been to. SIR.
Yes, come Oh. After we get down
don't move till tell you. I've got a re-
volver.'
Noiselessly they moved down the
stairs. Suddenly they paused. Across
the lower hall lay a broad bar OF light.
From their position on the stairs they
could see into the dinlng-room. A
dwarfish figure was standing near the
~side-board. lie WAS deftly conveying
the silver to Nlarge canvas bag. The
dining-room window was open. Level
with the sill was the crown OF a soft
felt hat. There were two OF them,
then. Jack turned 10 the footman.
TN get the one outside, he Wits
pered. When ! shout You grab the
osber one"
The man nodded. Jack dropped oyer
the bannisters s~ouadlessly as a cat. 4
minute later he had let himself into The
vestlbule. ont OF the do3r ard was
stealing around the house The man
standing under the wsn1ow did not
suspect his approach. fgow-he was
Eelr-cIoge enough for q spring.
I've got you" JACKS Great arm
crushed around him. Don't struggle
or I'll shoot. The touch of steel on
his temple had a %sibGuing effect on tho
resisting creature ne held.
Now, Tnomss Smith! he yelled.
And Thomas Smith swoo9ed obed-
iently down on the individual who
was lowering the bag Of silver over tas
win6ox sii.
There we're catng screams. curses.
Then Thomas Smith temporarily dir
pcsed OF the dwarf by knocklnx hin
down and kicking him Under the table.
The acuge was aroused. Electric Eigaga
Jared up. Ard Maids wSg ffanticaily
~telephoning the police wnca Jack
MARCHED mis- prisoner into the bril-
Iian.iy lit hall. In an Incredibly brief
time the patrol wagon care catering
up. It was a startled household whifa
stared in genuine advertisement upon
the thief TyreIl nad captured.
"SlgEos Loreaz Cziylcoi9 cried Mira
Stoddard.
THE music MASTER exclaimed the
servants.
4sigror-" murmured Nadia. tFem-
bling from head to foot
Jack promptly put his arm around
her.
eDon't be frightened. DEAR he said.
"Ee won't give music Lessons 70 pretty
girls for some time 30 come.
"Eh79 cried the captain Of police,
crossing the hall. Who haze We
heTeg"
a chorus Of replies gree ed him.
"SIgnog LoFeHz Calvieo.
mot by a Long shot, c~onETadsctc1
the captain. ~Felippe Sa1z0 and Jer-
Try Ros-oIa timers. both % them.
Sanzo knows mhzIc. gIses Lessons and
SO learns the lay OF the houses In
which he tearhes- We want them both
and We want them bad. Come along,
my old acquaintance
And nov Mrs. Jack Tyrall tells her
| husband that her Irritation with her
music master was for the sake OF maxi
lag km-ber present lord and master
E-jealesx.
rs dear. he says quietly. you
sueeeeaed admirably
Andwhe smiles at her through
wreat5X Of smoke wiki 1uizzicai. con-
] tented ives.