New-York tribune., 1905-01-20
The Cafe Leading Info the Lane.
BY JOHN n. RAPHAEL.

NOW don't YOU be foolish Miss Aggie-tont you
6T bss sa1 r 5sfg sFa sitting by the drawing room
FIRE. And there isn't anybody at the back garden
The gate leading into the lane behind HamoIedon
S2sge s & was Esyer used han ana n aa tbSrs p II Vas at
the back OF the house. and even the tr9esspeopls
presently said. there wasn't any reason why one Of
the tradesfoik shouldn't have more IN manners tnsa a
the rest and go round to the back Ior entrance as
The wind was whistIing pretty loudly. too-whoo-
ing like mammoth owl ana presently above L rose
n the drawing room both heard, thoush very.
Carrsbrooke. That was the SOUND OF his boots
on the sheathng inside the lower part Of the rail,
There. Don't you see there's man there. standing
And IL here is. Miss Aggie what Of that?' said
Ferguson Its probably somebody with the
bones ar Tantler,s didn't mink 70 bring up TO tns
hoiSe l now y Just go Go~n aAd e1 Iatl nun "a 1r
Carrsbrooke became almost hyste-isal But Fer
light. and thInki9% about ghosts and burglars ana
such things rs that when there was cheerfulness
and light down at the bottom Of the garden. she
going down and letting in the man What We heard
was , pt0nIIy pI Han 'itsns al Nm, Ine Sne slC;
! Ing little 1t eoUiGnt be. The b-b-b-oen IS
broken. l noticed that this morning
work along tb boif Ms S M Md i51ps9n l s9 s.I5
tsT't -,, S ~ - en- - - ~ y s,,is
expect OF that young man from TantIer's And now
Then take take johns pistol with you. Fergy. or the.
Miss .Aggie said the ola lady with a chuckle
/ i wouldn't carry one OF them revolver things
a hundred thousand regiments of bad characters
S-TaSin a. n Sa 10 get IN might irghten the burglar
/ an injury And don't you be So foolish. dearis.
Just gets in and burgles- That's their business.
/ And kissing her young mistress. Ferguson told
went down TO the gate leading into the lane.
nurse had been gone several bogrs she bsd St
hngers tightly ramIned into her and tried hard
4 window YES there was no doabt az ff rhs pafs
path came FERGUSON. running as fast as she could
run. her gray hair fallen down and streaming
! behind her and her usually ruddy face white with
| Aggie tore out to the frcnt door to let her IN
slammed bOlted and chained t behind her, and.
women, womanll1e fell into one another's arms and
THE knife. the knife said Ferguson. when She
could get her breath. When got down to tbs
waitns and then pushed right in past me- nm
/ WIZ dld you open the gate?' Aggie asked with
= don't believe did. Miss asgte; don't believe
with a great cleaning pointed knife In his hand
can can see the blade , OF it now, and I-we run"
smiling ySrougb giS b run Tsrsy' whispered Agse
The two went back into the drawing room again.
went, and waited in an agony OF terror FOR death
& Not y, more nor 5haR as1 an hour later the loud pant
ana Carrisbrooke and the Fotherlngays were very
much alarmed when they heard what had hap
thought said cdrrsorooke but there % is pIs8tT
! in the car. And In few moments lights were Lit
and home looked home again.
The two men took their revOlvers and set out for
an excursion round the house. They came back
| laughing
| i didn't md your fearsOEe burglar ferguson "
John CarrisbroOke said when he could speak but
found this upon The kitchen wiudovsiIi 1t prob
/ ably explains the mystery
Why, it's carving knife"' said FERGUSON. IT
Z gave II to the grinder Yesterday"
| And probably the grinder was the burglar d"
! Carr1SbrOOke remarked Anyway. here Is hia
| message" The blade of the knife had been run
I viii WAS
scrawled: III KUN beck termoTrer fer We frppu1s."