Arizona republican., 1903-04-20


abundant hair. brushing it carefully,
and put on her dainty night robe Just
as he was beginning her letter there
was tap at the door.
She opened it, and handsome
woman with bright black eyes and
gown of yellow chiffon that shimmered
over silk the color of the sunlight, smil-
ed an apology.
I'VE are neighbors. I thought you
might permit to call on you, perhaps
she said. with slight accent.
Miss Franklin thought it was French,
but her visitor told her that she was a
Russian.
Miss FRANKLIN found her neighbo-
fascinating. She smoked cigarettes
necessarily, and she told sparkling stor-
les with odd turns, and endings that
made the student blush slowly and
half-comprehendingly But she was
very handsome and very gay, and she
had Travelled in all the countries and
lived in all those cities that little Miss
Pauline had seen only through books
Of travel. But presently the negress
came to call the visitor away, and
Pauline again took up her pen
| I'll just write a line to mamma to
tell her how nicely I'm located" she
said to herself.
And there for an hour the nimble pen
flashed across the paper, telling every
| thing with those infinitesimal details in
which the girls so delight.
1t was after midnight, and the sigma
ture was still lacking, when Pauline
became conscious of a sound above
like that of trunks being moved across
the floor. Then she heard rough voices
in the hall. There she sat, with pen
raised, in her night robe, with bare
feet and hair down over her shoulders,
listening-not frightened. but wonder
| ing. Suddenly there came a rough
| knock on her door.
| who is it?" she asked through the
keyhole.
masculine voice.
But I'm not visible-I'm ready to re-.
| tire" she answered.
Come, now; no nonsense" said the
loud voice, while the pounding on her
door continued. "Open the door before
we break it down."
Whats the matter? Is the house on
fire?"
She heard two men laugh, and the
next instant the door was burst in, and
two strange men stood before her.
How dare you?" she exclaimed. go
away at once
"Oh, come now, Lulu, that won't
work." said one of the men. "Get your
things, and be quick about it,
| IF you don't go away this minute, ~
said Pauline, almost beside herself with
fear and Indignation, 81 shall scream.
'Ha. ha; she says she'll scream
laughed one of the men to the other
who seized her firmly by the shoulder
and commanded:
What does this mean?" she cried
shrinking away. who are you?"
We're officers. The place is pulled
see!"
Policemen
She sank into a chair. But there's
some mistake. I am Pauline Frankly
of Philadelphia. I've been here only
two days. You certainly don't wan
me?:
Yes, we do. We want everybody il
this house. The whole place is pulled.
Molly" screamed the girl. Molly!
"Oh, Molly's arrested all right" sait
= |
, the rest OF you in the patrol wagon
Will you get on some clothes, or shall
, we take you as you are?"
, Just then. through the open door
, Pauline saw her black-eyed. fascinat
ing neighbor in the hall in the grasp o
a policeman and heard her swearin:
, viciously.
Tell me what it MEANS she falter
ed sickening doubt turning her cold.
/ 1T means this house has been raided
/ Somebody tipped it off and a lot 0
; them got away. but We've got you an,
I the proprietor and that sweet tempere;
thing out there"
2 Pauline's neighbor was still mutter
E ing.
Ready" shouted a voice below
stairs
Coming" said the policeman in tn
: hall, and he followed the Russian WON
an downstairs.
. Quick! Get dressed! You are keep
1 ing the patrol wagon waiting
, The patrol wogan! The girl stoot
as though frozen. The policeman
l threw her cloak around her. He lai'
a heavy hand on her shoulder and lie,
r her to the door.
/ No, No! MOI" she screamed. "Thi
is an awful mistake. Believe me.
S trying to calm herself, you are quit
mistaken"
"Oh, 1 guess not" the policema,
, laughed. Come, get your clothes on.
e Don't touch me. I'll never go.
e would rather you would kill me first
: Oh. what will my father and mothe
4 say?"
3 Ought to have thought of them be
\ fore. Come on!'
The girl struggled furiously. but tn
e policeman dragged her shrieking down
f stairs, out into the night air and tosse'
, her into the black painted wagon wait
r ing at the door.
2 William Darcy. the burly negro
e sulked in a corner. Molly whimpered
n but the Russian woman sitting oppos
4 lite, drunk and defiant, looked at he
r and laughed.
: In the small, dirty station-house tn
j four stood before stern-faced man II