The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-02

te SOS to have II over with"
Bhbmore slept very little that
night; and even that little was trou.
bied by dreams of burglars letting
themselves down to the girls win.
y dow from the roof or climbing up
c to IL with 4o-foot ladders. Some time
z after midnight, as he lay awake lis.
tening, he thought he heard n noise
downstairs. Slipping cautiously into
the upper hall, he leaned over the
i. banister and harked. Yes. he was
sure he heard the sibilant sounds of
whispers below.
Tip-toeing back TO the bedroom. he
closed the door noiselessly and awoke
his wife.
"shl Parmelia," he whispered atb.
house IS full Of burglarsl"
stuff and nonsenseln said Mrs
Biiomore, who had heard the sams
remark many times before. "Do. for
sleep" ~ W
But, Parmelia, tell you there ar.
burglars downstairs. heard ,em..
Wen, why don't you 70 down nm,
chase 'em out? You don't want me
TO DO IL for you. do your" Win
which the good woman turned ox.r
and resumed her slumber.
Blibmore, revolver In hand. stol.
out 70 the hall and listened agair
This time he heard no sound. save
the measured ticking Of the dining.
room clock. As minutes Of silenc.
passed. he began TO doubt whether
What he had heard before was really
IN the house. u might have be.B a
street car; trolleys sometimes mako
Kissing noises that at dlstanc.
may be mistaken for whlsners cios.
~ hand' Somewhat emboldened bv i
this thought, he went softly down
tne stairs stopping often to hark Q
with bated breath. At the dining. &
room door he stood, well behind tb. c
easement, and peered canfiousIv int o
The room. The light. which he Al. D
ways left burning low for iust sueb ei
m emergency, enabled him N sss D.
mat there wac nobody there, so h. Il
yentured IN and turned Il mn Ask. Vi
iid 50 a sharp SSH" came tbrougb
he closed door Of the closet ins, b,
lehind him-the closet where ~. hi
.ilfer was kept Bllbmore leaned bs. ha
lind corner - the sideboara ors "a
allied out hoarselv: in
Who's there?" la,
Bang'" 4 loud report from tls wl
loset was the answer. Sc
BanR' went Blbmore'a ,,is,at Id,
e broke from the room and dashed al
p me stairs four steps at a fumn nu
ne shooting had aroused " doi
'iibmore, and she sprang from sss tiv
lst as her husband bounded into
pom slamming and locking the doc, n
What's the matter9" sbe ast.s bui
-, - We Killed burglar--I guess tie
llbmore gnsped. lie
KILLED burglar? Wbere2" kes
In the dining Rroom closet II. am
.et at me through the door. ara a 81
ot back AZ him" "'' T.
MRS. Blibmore had her Doubts eba mel
'e" her husband. Regardless - figh
Wafninf She opened the door sra avo
tened over The banister an - abs
Jet below. III was Is 4
J don't believe word of IT. ssl4 whe
T, starting down the stalrs. ing
fnrmelia. Blibmore lmniar.a age
Pc 90 down there. I tell 80 m
s re armed 70 the teeth wat,
fetei that pistol. then. nm oom. easil
ng with me" said she awerr 80 hom
mt it, y see nola,
'iibmore kept close 20 bis IL the
- courage was doubtless apg. brinl
ated By the belief that tho b,r brini
g existed only In her Husband, ihos'
gination. t''n' whol
me aihing-room. however sbe whol
sea with look q horror an -. far q
N the bright irht she save STRAIT
" red stream trickling out und.s quail
closet door. 'H'eF are q
Didn't ] tel you so?a plt,,,aa.., tire {
E ma hollow sound. "Dl5n,t 7 collie
killed a burglar7 shant I 90 Of de
larkl" Mrs. Blibmor. Ils,...a :.
ntly. "s'snea IN
-h-h-hl 4 long-drawn. hlsslns ,ans
% issued from the closet. ,rin,
hgi a sharp report foliov.a 80 :,
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yberrv r..ss- - sue n them per, e
: str,ddf '~ssei,sA ~ amt workin'f- 000, ,00l
t door. 'sisu the state
b,t.i.a .s pseIea inl, an here's 900, O0f
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