Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-09-03

n consultation between tLC TWO
Finally there was tap on the door.
d What is itf' he asked striving to
contain himself.
d The games up, Dick. open and lot
us out 1t Is l, Tom and your cousin
I Jack, Sold the voice OF bunker
. 30 Jack Is there thought DICK, but
! he only said, dwelling eSaspcrohngly
z on the false name OF his chum. WHAT'S
JhIJ YOU say buhhefi speak louder
, 'h' H"il7eI7e' LICK. oIohr III ms
COUSIN. h"u can near as wen as we
can lou We turned ihe IloI's Oh US
ana we cry enough. open up ana I"Js
70 10 o'a.
am ErIeTed TO say. BeggS' Felort-
ca lioA, ihat cannot pace Ihuch re-
nance on your statements aiiet VIZ
ntS7"lH your 'oAoucl ull7 evening
mere you "olalIlou Iu' hallleS oi my
irlrldS l doh Know Dut l Woulu pe
extremely simple don you thlhh, 10
put you III possession OF li'e premises
AGAIN! IL won 10 you any Eoou 70
tuIk any more. / am gong 10 beu 70
sleep now, ana III the morning shaIl
mana you over 10 the ponce. Ihey
have been looking for you for some
time and will be overjoyed TO get hold
Of you Well, l wish you good night"
Despite the energetic eXpostulations
Of his cousin Jack and bis chum Tom,
Dick could not be prevailed upon TO ut
ter another syllable He stole around
to the cellar door and secured IL from
the outside The windows to the coal
bins were similarly secured, and then
Dick tiptoed into the house. He paused
minute to listen at the cellar door and
then went upstairs for n book 70 read.
/ He intended to keep the boys in sus-
pcusc for half an hour or so and then
liberatc them. This, he thought would /
about cqualizc the Joke
He left the pistol on the table and |.
( slowly asccndcd the stairs. As he .
/ reached the top he was treated 70 q sec /
/ ond surprise. Hardly was his foot on .
the landing than he was graspcd rude [
ly 10y the throat ana ordered TO throw
up his hands The sudden attack threw
him into such a mental condition that
his now captor was obliged TO tighten
his hold upon his throat before Dick
could gather sense enough to obey the
command. He was then uncorcmO-
hiouSly marched into his bedroom,
where the light was still burning.
IN" newcomer pushed Dick on TO the
bed and, with command 10 him to lie
stlIl II ne didn't wish TO be interfered
WITH proceeded to pull open IN" bu-
reau drawers
Scarcely was the mans back turned
when Dick ran his hand under the pill
low IN search OF his revolver.
STOP there. Up with your hands"
me SiRIp eyed houseoreaker had
seen III lhe mirror the reflection OF
Dicks motions and vbjrIod unon him
heCnrn no couId roprI.to ,ho ,po,.a-
mcnt
ITe was obIirc5 to ,.i,ld and q rroa
with tho docpest chogrjn thar no sow
his poarl handled woman transferred
n tha bur,Ior,s rocl,ot
He now law ouire sill and survorod
tho third of tho nipbt's iptrrdors ,Tris
last one WAS ouite rouuino olthongh
no aid NOT como in mo fashion y, b,s
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dressed IN close ftting sn,t of do,,,
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avaiI,np rora Tho hrrrI,r nod tho
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bottom
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