Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-07
no, oyerdo the part. Look here, rye
MT vour name down for this waltz, but

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nut your name down for this waltz Dut
IL you like we'll sit it out-that IS, II
Won promise to keep up that divertlns
east end talk. / like 1t. DO you thinK
you can manage to do s0!
"Rather," said Apps.
"Aud 1t is Il capital make up, captain
Norman" she went on. do you know
that at first, just for one moment
thought you were real burglar
"Fancy that now! said Apps. lie
was relieved at seeing an obvious way
out of his difficulty. 'There's nothing
like doing the thing in a proper, strife
forward wy"
"And," said Lady Staplehurst' with
her fan on his arm as they walked
across the room, "you have got the
east end accent capitally.'
"Tain't so dusty is itT'
She beckoned to the gondOlier.
"Captnin Norman and are great
friends" she said in an explanatory
way. -"He has not been long nome
from abroad, and he knows scarcely
any one"
"Not a blessed SOUL" echoed Mr..
Apps.
isn't it capital" asked Lady Staple
hurst of the gondoler delightedly.
GLOW much more interesting 1t would
| be If every one would only tax 10 me
| in their character!"
"Well. blow me-" said Lady Staple
hurst. screwing her pretty mouth IN
her effort to initiate the cocllney's ac-
ccnt-"blow me If this amt fair take
Il mean like dahw she laughed. ITS
no use. Captain Norman, ! can't talk as
you can"
ITS gift" said Mr.. Apps. THAT'S
what it is"
You don't want to be introduced to
anybody here, suppose"
mot me-"
"You have heard off,
She pointed in the direction OF the
gondolier.
"All want to-"
Hes really making big name in
the house, you know. | watch his ca
reer with great interest"
1 llllhS IL ,JOliy IOt VI
"Oh, | think a lot of him, too" re-
marked Lady Stapehurst pleasantly.
:Aud is that jimmy sticking out of
your jacket pocket? This is indeed re-
alism. You don't know how 1t works,
suppose"
~ ell, I've got kind of hidea," said
Mr.. Apps Look 'ere. You put this
end in, an1"-
Mr.. Apps found himself getting quite
excited in the explanations that he
gave. 1t was new sensation to meet
one who showed an intelligent interest
in his profession. and he could not help
feeling battered. Looking up, he saw
The gondolicr gazing at him.
lie don't look Apply, that chap" said
Mr.. Apps.
"Will you excuse me for one mo-
ment"
"Wot are you going up to-" he said
approhensvely.
Il want to speak to him."
"Oh," with relief, 81 don't mind
that"'
While Lady Staplehurst was making
the gon1olier resume his ordinary eX-
preston Mr. Apps thought and
thought The couple promenading aft
err the waltz looked curiously at him.
You are in the worst fix you were
ever in, Emery" said Mr.. Apps.
"You're 'aving 'em on toast, you are,
but you'll be glad to get up stairs agen.
You want them diamonds, that's what
you want Time means money to you,
Emery"
Lady Staplehurst hurried toward the
doorway. \ murmur of amaZement
went through the room as the guests
saw a new arrival in the costume of a
police constable accompanied by a man
in plain clothes. Mr.. Apps, thinking
over his exploits. gazing abstractedly
at his boots, regretting their want of
polish, did not see them until the plain
clothes man tapped him on the shout.
der.
What, Apps again" exclaimed the
man.
'Yus," said the burglar discontented-
~. "ius it is Apps agine, Mr.. Walker.
And vurry glad you are to see him,
Eve no da ht"
always pleasure to meet gentle
man like YOU" said Mr.. Walker cheer |
fully, as he conducted him to the door
way. 1--WE wanted to run up against |
you before"
Much commotion in the ballroom at !
the diverting little scene. General
agreement that Lady Staplehurst was
a perfect genius at entertaining.
But, Ioveliest," said the gondolier
to Lady Staplehurst, isn't
this carrying n joke rather too far?
That's a real detective"
81 know" said the Ioveliest girl,
trembling now a little. That's n real
burglar too"
"a real"--
Eyes yes. Don't make a fuss.
don't want the dance spoiled. Take me
down to supper, like good fellow
Columbian.
A Skaters Daring
Few fcats of skating have ever ex.
,elled the exploit of one of Napoleon's