Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-09-22

utes ago with drea': Al headache. and
Mas just Gro sing e pssss ge t. the
sptr,. room t. get some ean-de .C0lngne,
when | heard noises. footsteps down
stairs distlnctly-a strange mans foot
btepI"
90 b., nonsense-how could you tell
II Na- Old Mliiam-one IT the s.rvants
getting up. Why-wiiy. il l. q ute
dawn" sad. my teeth chatterng
Le,erilei-,s
"Nnl-Nill you peep over tho bausfers
witt ma. My? We cal scream to
'l-e he servants II We see-hear any.
t..l. ard If hacki-
Hand "a hand we stole along TO the
halu> rr- nul there sure en- Ugh We saw
f,Itl stirak uf lisat turousI the half
clp,ri baize door at led 10 the kitchen
ss,t
-llrlp! Thieves! Mnrdcr-murder-i
slrirked Ja1e,; and. be ore we could
Try out our intention uf boiling back.
our cry Mas echoed down stairs "a
slriIl female voice. acromptniel bN a
loud hdtterins. evidently at the door ~
one Of the servant's rooms: then TIE l,;i "a
door WAS flung hastily open. and prs
plucky lite wife. carrying candl. m
one hand aud "a heavy poser in the otl.rr.
app red before as
Emmy. Fanny" We cried, what lie
itr What are you doingfr
"Then-then you, too, heard some
thing - she asked. lettering towards us.
lit WAS not all my Imagination :"
Moves mo! What did you heart
Did-did YOU go down all alone2 Tell
us-qnck.
II was awakened about five min.
utes ago by a queer sound, like a crash
down stairs IA if some one we're breaking
pane of glass to get into the hrusr;
and. without thinking what was q ,in :,
rushed down. hoping TO rouse " a,n
IN time; but couldn't make him hear
las door was bo.ted. Then you screamed.
An. they have heard at last; they're all
up now. thank goodness,
Indeed half-clad terrified figures began
To gather round Us from all corners.
Emmys story Was told over again then,
alter listening pr ;ie"tly for about five
nothing mere alarming than the voice
of the Ca. III the lower regions, we
agreed To cescend en- mdSse and ascertain
# there was any cause for our disturb
snce.
Janet. guarded by lrot and her heroic
daughter law, returned TO her room
for the keys Of her casket and or the
plate and We sailed forth, to find
alter a mluute investi -ation that Their.
was not really any ground for our
alarm. All the windows were intact,
the outdoors fast, and the precious dia-
mOnds sparkling on their faded satin
bed. not a stone missing.
Emmeline looked Iather foolish and
began humby to ap,'oSiz- for er i'm.
pul,ive conduct; and. as day light had
broken distinctly, we all dispense with
some confidence 10 dress for an early
breakfast feeling that it would be- hope.
less to " 90 sleep again after such excite.
nient
still must have heard something; I
am sure did hear a crash. couldn't
nave dreamed it, you know" Emmeline
mutt-red peering right and left with .
iiecomfited frown.
When We were ~ J; way up the kitchen
stairs her voice rec ,;i-i us eagerly We
found her IN the - U,irry, triumphantly
pointing TO mass OF broken crocAery
yng ON the ground in front of an old
dresser
# ere. she exclaimed am vindi.
stated! You must lay the blame upon
pu,s. not me. Behold the cause of the
hole Disturbance"
We all pronounced ourselves perfectly
convinced. except Joaet. who declared
At breakfast that her nervous system WAS
thoroughly uuhi ged. aud that nothing
would induce her To wear her diamonds
At e rc-imental dance. for which We
lad received invitations that morn,ng