Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-20

~ - >'10'pn, hearGy: "eell fho e+oo,r
= me place frst2 ! hope Won T,eTa bava
s@ie place 10 lock /. 0p for ~ can ns,1 so,7
you that oid silver Ike tsa. t"H =. @ eeil
BAT for bargIars," '""' IS rare
generally leave it out b,t .,,o..
'o1 lo-2isht III put il in fbe aran1aos os
ga2tefd. said the good iadv 4 'p'aee
.hso2Eanee Of the coyetoas ped6lar y,
U'9 "''efnoon lingering in her mind
"e FAMILY was about 70 retire wbo,
. messenger same in haste from
aeiS0bot'ng farm with eord +hat 49,
VAC y1'I. SICK horse, and asked that Mr.
,3s.5s rome over. VI Di5ts had ron.
s.9Tfaol5 veterinary skill and loved
animals, 80 be wehf at once.
Il IL $ collie. I'm good for all oirh. >,
ne Salo' but / guess Cousin Adolnh
and cHthbert can protect yo,,Napd pd
tseo al eye on the family plate"
=t.oek up good. Cutty said h.
mofflef; I'm nervous about nadd1er
1aat vas here to-day In addition 70
fae sinple bolts ard bars Of a farm
ito5'Se S"5hper' arranged contriyance
OF MS own which be slipped ONT n tho
carriage houSe for: and after saeing
COUSIN Adolpb settled in the guest
ehahoer, he sieepily tumbled into bed
ne Rouse sank into silence. Ont
side. the katydiels kept np tbeig mn
ending controversy. An bo0r-tun--
three, passed, when Mrs. Dtlts sudden.
y WOKE oppressed by a feeling that all
was not well, Sitting UP IN bed she
listened intentIy and was sure that she
aeafd footsteps in the dining room ne.
4o8. Silently stepping into the hall
way she suppressed a Shrek at the
sight of dim figure.
"hS-h-h-h, It's me-futty" whis.
Dered the figure Say. ma. It's bur
zlar, sure 'nuff; shalt | wake Cousin
Adolph2"
Yes yes, DO said the alarmed
Woman.
Easier said than done The door OF
tile saeat chamber vas locked on the
inside ard they dared not knock.
Its the pedd!er a-bargling," whis-
pered Mrs. Dilts, wringing her hands.
On, MY precious silver! He's found
i III the cubberd; oh, dear. oh, dear!'
Go back o bed, ma, ordered Cuth
aerl, as silently he stepped to the head
y the stairs In a moment there was
. diversion in the dining room. Clear
aaa shr5n came the sickening sound,
.se efisr-r-r- of an angry rattlesnake
/ fore II strikes, A moment Of 81
IRE and a&ain 4chirr-r=r-r!o There
vas a frightened exclamation, and
13roWihs prudence to the winds. the
HI fgiaf 1T fly an article in the direc-
-.ssa Of tte noise
N the crash, Mrs. Djlts covered her
iad with the bed-elotbes Strangely
enough. grandma and Cousin Adolph
slept on unmindful. Again and again
sounded the terrible rattle, and the
Ao;se Of the hanging lamp as it fell
&c the floor told the anxious boy in the
hall that the intruder had taken to the
table top for safety.
"1'reeG,' exclaimed Cuthbert, with
anspeakable satisfaction; tand now to
keep him there till pap comes home
and the rattler gave out his spiteful
challenge again.
Slowly. Oh so slowly the hours crept
on until the noise Of wheels in the
lane told them that the neighbor was
bringing Mr.. Dilts home. Springing to
the window. Mrs. Dilts called to her
husband the astounding news. The
two men dashed to the barn and re
tt rned, armed for the fray. They
p;.used at the door at the sound OF
Mrs. Dilt's voice:
''The snake, I forgot the snake!"
she walled; there's a monster rattler
in there with the burglar"
"Go on. Pap" cut in Cuthbert's clear
tones: "that snakes a fake!" Then
there was a great crashing OF glass
as the burglar recklessly threw him
self at the nearest window. A short,
sharp struggle and he was the painting
captive of the two farmers. The
precious silver, oone up for ready
portation, was evidence OF the
fellows guilt.
TrembIingly, Mrs. Dilts dressed and
descended 10 the disordered dining
room.
"To think that that peddler would
have took my silver two hundred years
old, and most prob'ly a-me]ted il" she
said as she descended the stairs
Goodness sakes, it's Cousin Adolph."
Sure enough. for the first time the
captors noticed that the midnight in