The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-10

the various rooms. and the parts unoc-
cupled at night. AZ soon a. II was lat,
enough and dark enough. which al that
time was net till after midnight, th.y
shouldered the ladder. cot into the gar
den behind the house. carried IL softly
to the wsil without arou-ing the watch
dog In front raised II 20 = bedroom win
dow. utterly ignoring the barred on shut
tered windows below, and speedily en-
tered the house
Unfortunately for the success OF theil
attempt, many ef the adjoining doors
were locked or barred. and they were thus
confned 70 limlfsd area of the house
But enough was gof 10 satisfy such needy
and toolless rebbers, including two In
dian IDOLS, representing squat neuro'
about eighteen inches high, which belne
coated with silver, they thought sreai
prize worth their weight ina shillings
Fastening these and the other articles o.
value into a bea-cever. they were about
to make than UP into two compact bun
dles when the watchdog woke and be
gan 10 howl ana bark furiously
Fer moment or two the burglars stood
stock still. in hope that perfect silence
would convince the animal that Il had
been mistaken: but finding thsn that the
tcrrine uprear Continued, and wss likely
TO wske the inmates, CoitN irlpntienllf
said:
Take The bed cover and min dewn and
thrsw Il eyer the hrute's heas and pui
our knife In rs heart lfs Tho oniy
plan; and while your round there. III get
the bundles down ready for lifting. Quick
now. or wen have 70 bolt without a
msiks worth" A
Tho Daisy vansybed like a shadow from
the open window. and after little Colty
was pleased to notice that the furious
barking dwindled to smothsred growl
from which he rashly concluded that
The Daisy was hard ut work in front
OF the house. Now The Daisy. far from
executing the command. had not got far
thsr than the foot OF the ladder directly
below the window, a circumstance which
requires some explanation. The moment
The Daisy'x feet touched the ground, he
was startled to see one ~ the dark win
dows of the building suddenly show a
light within, as II one OF the inmates had
been awakened. and had started out OF
bed to light y lamp and learn the cause.
Uncertain for a moment what to do. Tho
Daisy stood thus transhxed directly be-
meath the window from which he had
descended, and waited TO see II the light
would go out or the window he thrown
up 10 give egress to a night-cappsd hend;
but a moment or two later more dread
ful object attracted his attention and
made him stand on his guard. bed cover
in hand and knife In teeth The mastiff.
furious at being SO long unnoticed, had
made successful tug AZ his chain not
sufficient TO break the bond, but to move
the heavy kennel a few inches from the
spot. A second effort though nearly
strangITng It With the tIghtened leather
collar. moved the kennel a little further.
and thus In few moments IL turned the
corner of the house with flaming eyes and
protrudng tongue. dragging its wooden
house after it. and evidently painting to
gobble up the amiable Daisy alive.
The great brute quickened Its move
ments desperately the moment ii sighted
the dark shadow against the wall, growl-
ing and gasping, but making no louder
sound: and In a short time II would have
come to a fight or a Night, had not the
unconscious Colty far above at that pre-
else time been struck with brilliant
and speedy way in which 10 convey the
bundle containing the heavy silver
plated idols to the ground. The ground
Immediately below the window, he had
remembered, WIS n garden plot, soft and
noiseless az sponge and he could not
see any need for Juggling down the ladder
bundle Weighing one cwt., when he
had his own 20 carry as we'll. and could
simply drop the heavy one Into this soft
garden mould. He staggered to the win
dow with the bundle: and knowing from
bitter experience that The Daisy was
quite able TO take care of himself, he
rolled out the bundle on to the sill, jerked
IL well out from the wall and thus sent
81 flyins earthward, a clean drop OF sixty
feet Everything la this world haE it's
use and heathen Idols. though but
brons., silver plated, may have good
mission to accomplish. Coliy listened for
tn. fan of the rl,uder, and Was reward
ed by hearing a duh, crashing thud far
below Yet the sound was Scarcely that
which he had expected. and being follow
ea by a deep groan, il so far excited his
curiosity as to induce him to drop tho
second bundle on the floor, and peer out
into the darkness. He saw enough 10
make him suspect that all was not right
the prostrate outline of q man on the
ground close 10 the wall below. and
moving animal dragging heavy object
after it towards that figure; and without
q moments delay Colty sprang 10 the
ladder. and began rapidly to descend.
Half way from the bottom he paused
anu gtHTtd udwT with creeping sensa-
tion crossing his scalp. and a clammy
perspiratlon BEGINNING to eozc from his
forehead and spire. relow the window
lay his believed paL The Daisy, with one
Of the corners of the bundle--that which
contained the heaviest idol-resting on
his followed skull, and the dark blood
oozng from his nostrils and every other
crevlce by which II could find easy outlet.
Within yard OF the fellea man was a
huge mastiff. fastened bv chain, but
nevertheless creeping steadily nearer
with its eyes on Colty. aud it's tongue
and teeth evidently watering TO devour
him