Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-03-13

wac NOT dFOU8SO Until IN dKIU0Ve0
hand was trying to insert key into
the lock. OF theSIront door. Y amiled
1t the. sirptise was going tossgive
James ana Clara. glst then Ethe5hal
door opened n ..ssS A.-4# ,.sl
"Thunder!" remarked q voice. ST
thought we turned all the lights QUIT"
dropped back into the chair. The
voice did not belong to James! had
never heard it before!
wild panorama of things flashed
he1ore me. dashed through door
in front of me, locked it, and found
myself in another bedroom, and there
was in q cul-de-sac. The only door
sof exit led into the hall. paused,
and listened in agony.
AZ "Oh, my poor darling little Fido!"
screamed the feminine voice, as the
dog was discovered. "What an awful
cruel monster he must have been!"
<"Well, at least, Lillian, he didn't
hurt the dog" said another feminine
voice, with ripple of laughter in
it. II. think he deserves a good deal
of sympathy for that, don't you,
WHIP" ~
heard references to the police, and
the jingling of an excited telephone
bell, followed by calls for three or
four men to be sent up from the sta
ton.
In that single moment spent q
whole long night locked up with the
''drunlSs and disorderlies," and pic
tured James coming down in the
morning and calling me fool, while
he was making arrangements for my
release.
Never! I would die first! And I
clutched at the collar of Willis suit,
and beat my brow with my fist, and
groaned.
I heard the procession come along
the hall, and I knew what awaited
them in the dining-room. opened
the door the merest crack, and peeped
out. The hall was clear. Now was
my time.
With my best run I sped along the
hall, and to the room into which 1 had
first broken.
1t was done. I was inside, and the
door was shut behind me. And then
/ fell up against the door and gasped.
I had missed the direction! There
was only one other way in which I
could make COMPOUNDED fool of my
self that night, and now had done
that. This was not the drawing-room
at all, but snowy bedroom, with a
young lady standing in the middle of
it, looking affrighted at me!
She continued to look at me for
some time. After while she said:
"Is there anything more you would
like to have? If you can think of
anything, please don't hesitate to ask
for it; but be quick, for the police
will be here soon.''
II do beg you to believe that this
is all an unfortunate mistake" said.
evil you believe me, on my honor
as gentleman, when I tell you that
will explain it all some day, and
that, if you will help me to escape
from this painful predicament, you
will be glad when you know the
truth?"
We heard Will and his wife in loud
discussion of the GOODNESS of the
burglar, while Willis wife cried hys-
terically:
'Whefe is Belle? I do wish she
would stay with us! We are all going
to be murdered before the police get
here!''
The young lady pushed past me, and
opened the door a little.
Don't worry about me Lillian"
she called brightly. 81 don't care to
see the police, so shall shut myself
in"
Then she closed and locked the
door, and turned to me again.
81 have almost told q lie for you,"
she whispered coldly. "Worse than
that, am going to help you out of
my window. Once outside, you will
have to take your chance"
bowed my thanks, and was moving
towards the window, when remem-
bered the bag and all it contained to
identify me with the wearer of Willis
suit. i uOlu ner ABOUT IL ana she
smiled, and slipped ost of the room
By another door. re.ently she came
sMakh the bag. ana ffhe1eJwas asgleam
in her eyes as profusely thanked her
lsg EEs f ses l1,e,in ~ asiIg,t;onx 70
you for not having set fire to the
house," she said demurely.
We heard the heavy feet of the Off
GERS at the door, and their ring at
the bell, and then the young lady
softly raised the swindqw. = s"gs
h Esprang fghtly td the grdunds Her
Ehsad WAS Bihg onS tie Avihdox -sill,
and l leaned over and kissed it.
The window closed with emphasis.
ff+-.I..walked, bag in hand, ito the. paye-
ment, and then 1 started up the
street. At the further end of it 1
plunged into the arms of man who
was coming out of a cottage.
"Hang it! What are you racing
about the streets like that for?" he
roared. Then he flung himself at me.
and Utmost shook my arm off, shout
ing, with grin of delight: Dave,
you young rascal, where have you
been??'' 4.