The Delta independent., 1900-07-27
ANOTHER MAN
IN THE HOUSE.
Cecfcsscd That Eo Was .
Burglar:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Doaaghue kneit at the door aItl put
. practiced ear At the keyhOle. There
wah . fa!nt sound of hreathlng. 50
faint tint Donaghue pressed his rough
ear still cioser to the brassy aperture
In the ,:oor and listened even more in
teutl.. His small eye. giistenei IT. the
dark hallway like the eyes Of cat the
had been nick med "The Cat" for iliis
very psruliarity,. but there wms no one
In the liOusc to see those giisecpinS
eyes save the servants. fast asicrp two
stories alove. aud t:.c occupants Of
this one rOo,n. lie had watched that
house three precedin: days and nights.
lie knew that h was occupied by .
young man ssd his wife = evtdently
newly married and bryOnd doubt rich.
lie knew Tint the servants were q
cook. two maids and . huticr. and he
had almost worked ont In his Mind
just where tie pretty wife placed her
jewelry whse abe went to led Ia the
second hoor room and Just what means
the husband took to secure his proba-
bly, well alled purse.
When one IL In the habit Of making
social calls Of the description that Don
aghue was ma king. II IL much lsetter to
ind husbands away from home. the
servants and occupants Of The house
all asleep asd the policeman - the
beat quitc out Of hearing.
The fact was Donsg ghuc shrank from
ootoriety. He peeferreJ . qUIet en-
-. ~
served n possible and. depastiag. beft
not his card poe anything sass that was
Of value and At the same tlDs psgta.
be. Iodeed Doaasbue Wss net the
tall. hasdsome fellow that 0sse hesses
aro. On the eeatrary. be was - Oedi-
Um height. spess. sssuehy aad ~
gsnesal appsasases thot wos anvehans
bot DseSoasaas1ng. He was ~ . oen-
bes of polite socsety.
'Desd easy" sail Douaghue ID hlo-
self. ~ ysung married couple. - I
thought. sssl husbands away % the
loose. shes calling his name 10 hes
sleep. But needn't expect him until
morning. aud when be Aoes ecme home
he'll probably be drunk. That's Whist
call dead easy"
opened u tie fraction Of an inch. HIS
small eyes glIstensi In the DARK - be
found that the door was not locked.
and that In sl probability II would set
squeak.
Slowly end with Infinite care -
opened the door asd entered the ruos,.
-Four feet from him. ~ he stood a.
most bscathless. with bis hand stu
clasping ths koob Of the door. lay The
sleeping form Of woman. hooA Of
moonlight from the window fell upon
her and melted the pink Of her cheek.
the cream Of her throat. the lace Of the
nightdress snd the white sheet that
wrapped her into ooe semIeolden hoe.
The undulation caused BY her breath
ing made her Ieok like . dropping Ny
swayed by the Eeptlest Of brecze..
"0reat heavensr' thought Donaghue,
what . beauty" lie could hear her
fnintiy muttef TIE name "Faul-puu1.
at intesvaIs. Esd be had . vague Coz
sesossoess Of . cestsin disrespect 6ss
Paul. whssves ~ might be. A nas
must - bevts - Ieavs ssch . voo-
- alsoe q sisht. IIe lineered bot Q
me0eet. theagh. Beauty was Q thIng
% llttDe valss 10 DonaGhos. Hs ewu
MaGgie wss hardly cwrsed with ths
fatal gift Of besuty, snd she was quite
- teaDoas - 0ehss wives. He stepQe1
ssfely asa Ssiekly 70 the dressiag eass
ot the Sahes ed Of the roo0. He pseh.
- ~ . peSfvmed nce hsndkercAsef
aD1 threw u away impatiently, a.
thSaGh b BIZ Rore yosthful days Q
laee hao1AescAeef ~ wO0od have Co.
ssdered psiss u % mean value. r.
Dow Il ~ fcssd what Ne wasted seA
expected-A 1eeket asd chaia, Q jeweh
"a watch, . heavy bsseeses, . pie asl
what seemed - hin . hasdful q
rtaen. He beSd thso ail ~ 10 the nsso.
hgbt 81 ssssce1 NV sbey sparkIsA b
~ tFsoeong haod, os1 - snlIeA VIII
asslgAs. 80 -
He tssssA asa isskea st her. h
fest ME AIDING . ssoses kiss 10 ~
Other jevels - lad taken. He aiu>ee
hug6e1 obso6 af ths tboaght q - 4
Dao - - kissiaG socA . psesSpps,
beauty ~ the woman whe hy . ~
bed before bin Aod - was ~
absse - dspass - ppocefuny % Q ..
csai caller wbes sod1ssly - hear6 -
Sea0oiog e ths frsat Assr n ths -
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