The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-13

! No. mo-. YOU muhl not. HHFH r..
Quick the oven YanlI be- safe
/ there" ana she Hwuug opau the big
door Of me cnfgtuuua brick oven
/ which thanked the Rreat Fireplace
"No. Phoebe. am no rat 10 run
10 nay hole
Then Give me pistol too -
wade road determination In the
clear eyes and pals tightly shut
F.. lips
no" ho said Then putting mp
his pistols be- silently climbed into
the oven the door of which Phoebe
/ left slightly nlar
Two of the troopers we're guard
lnE the tap room door with drawn
pistols two were exploring the
front room. and the other two could
be- heard tramping about above
stairs their Huum juggling men
urlnRly uH they stamped around.
She found her father sitting In hts
accustomed place. smoking his pipe
aH aiolIdly aH if nothing out II the
ordinary were occurring
Father she began. tfamhlIugly
/ II they should find him what -
stop" aald Tunaten. hterniy
the affair Do not uura What were
YOU doing Ia the Kitchen a moment
ago."
II was putting something In
the oven"
Tho landlord fastened his sharp
eyes on her leaned forward and
asked moaniugly:
TO baker,
"iea.r.os"
Then attend well to your fire"
/ Phoebe returned ~ the kitchen.
took the cloth cover from a large
tln Of dough that bad been pat By
the settle 90 rise for the next days
baking. and placed Il In the front
part of thc oven. As she did 30 she
whispered.
Il must stIf up the fire. but the
fue 1Bmprf o. turned go that little
heat will reach YOU Can you
breathe with thr door thus
ooh. sos. Hm very comfortable. g.
said Wade. = needed little beat
anyway tu dry ms clothes
Then Phoebe lighted the candles
aud aat down aIth her knitting A
moment later two troopers came Ia.
looked around the bare room psafei
40 tho wide. moufhsd Fireplace aui
Nant back into the au=faum The
others had been equally HHaHfaesH
I'd The riK held q council # va
aud then che spokesman address
the landlord.
/ Look you Master lHakespef yap
have "a rebel dragon hidden about
. Bouf premises
Il have hidden no one. returned
+ runatcn 90 be be- here be has hid
den himself"
lie that AL n may. you must find
him FOR ua n YOU fail. sc shall
burn him ont whether yaa are 10y
allat or no"
Have you made your ssafsh thor
ouEh
Aye. that We have
Then you looked In the bake
oeenrF
aoh h1' the clever faaaa1.s eN-
f.. claimed one ~ the troopers Who
bad visited fhe kIfahen. aH be start
"a aFaIu boo thaf direction
Hold. come back ordered the
captain ~ the a4uad
Then be- drra them into corner
~ The room A l0a toned consul
tatIaa wac faI8 which ended In a
rear 90 laughter from the troop
We wfanrad YaH Master Inn
keeper. said The captain when they
had ended their eaufah You are
a worthy subject - KIuE George
and so would have Yua drink slth
I be- 90 tIH majesty Give ua your
best U1lfudH
+ amer drinking the toast Tanatsn
sent 90 the Kitchen and ordered
Phoebe tu F1 o. hef chamber. She
had taken 100 her candle 10 obey
ahen her father stopped her
50 here Youna mistress. II this
the manner Dob which Yoa leave your
/ hampers Cor baking
III forgot she falterrd
Then ium them a. they should
b. turned
I The hand 60 which Phoebe hold
the candle tromhled for an instant
. Then Do rteldIed aud she turned 10
her father
= Wiii nutH
What" Numbered the aston
irhrd landlord
without making reply Phoebe left
the room and aarsnded the stairs.
MuitcriuR an oath under bis
breath TuuHfru turned the dam
prra himself threw a fueah log on
the fire and returned In the tap
room. whore The troopers. pistol In
hand sat On "a semi circle facing the
kitchen door Prom their position
they could aee ulaInlY the big door
~ tho oven behind which las the
drafDon Their perfect command ~
the situation moved them 10 coarse
ieats They spoke 81 baked Yam
bee" and roast rebel. aud ruafed
c. they spoke
About what length - time does
~ require to bring your oven 70 the
/ baking point Master Iuuksepar -
asked The captain of the squad after
. they had sat thus for some - min
utea.
a FUN three quarters Of an hour
81 least. said TunHten.
"Thcn tho fox must soon leave his
hole olr'
Think you he's aalamanderF ."
and the landlord Frinued arimlr
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