The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-21

house bartholomew was my captive.
l crept around TO the arbor and, con
graduating myself on my good luck SO
far, set my foot into hole IN the trel
lis My burglar kit wiis a satehel
slung over my shoulder so as not to
impede my climbing, / had just Sc
cured good hold above me. so as to
pull myself up. when hand fell upon
my arm, gripped it and twirled me
around.
eoi mapped ye in tonne, Mlsther
Burglar" was the highly satisfied OBJ
servation OF Mr. Michael o'Toole, the
manservant
I'm no burglar. Mike | said, when
recovered sufficient breath to say It.
III ye're no bhurglar. Misther Grid
more. ye're afther actin moIghty
soght loike wun."
Il thought you had given up your
place, Mixer
80 Oh have, but Oh give me worud t.
Mlsther Tyne Ord kape me Of on tn
place tonoight"
We'll wish you'd let me in Mike.
came fes only one thing 1t Is one
of the portraits IN the parlor The por-
trait want Is absolutely harming me.
only want to take Bartholomew -
Bartholomew Mike cried. Thin.
bedad, Dim wild yez. Owe been want
In that dipiIl av a Tyne out ay TIL
house nleself, meself'
TYou?' asked eagerly. what do
yop want 1t out for?'
"Mutherin' saints, me bhoy, eud Oh
sphake me worud ov loove to Betty
Wild TIL oies nv that blackguhrud av d
Tyne sayin', livery tonne | goes into
TIL parlor, sSphake wun worud nv loove
t th' glrul, Moike O'Toole, an we're u
did monT'
Ny self respect came back to me with
arush. was nota weakling after all,
for Bartholomew had also cowed this
brawny son OF Erin clapped him
upon the back. My troubles We're over
Bartholomew's power would soon be
destroyed and Fanny would be mine.
Mike unlocked the Kitchen door. and
we went In, lighted my dark lantern
and we soon reached the parlor. had
tARGLktu W Att1 NAC y Hts itlO
clously upon me. and had doubted my
ability to carry out my purpose witt
Bartholomew eyes upon me, bnt
was immensely relieved to see tina
Aunt Coriantha had protected each o.
her treasures with tightly Atting can
vas cover The task of getting Bar
tlloiomew down from his place of id
vantage was very brief. but it was III
ntensely gratifying,
My rope was around him in short o.
der, Mike advising me never to brin
eli murtherin varmint back whe
ofit attention was attracted by a sligl
noise at one OF the side parlor shutter
We listened sharply and were 500
aware that some one was trying to pr
1t open with nm iron Jimmy.
"a sure enough burglar, Mike"
whispered, shutting the eye Of my lal
tern.
..uts that same thing" he viii
peted back as he stole toward the WI
dow to catch the miscreant In his arm
lie waited In perfect silence III
shutter soon give way, the sash WI
cautiously pushed vi, and | heard Il
man begin to climb upon the sill, f
lowed BY the swish Of Mikes arm
closing around him.
"Oi have We, Mlsther Burglar" Mil
said, .'an' there's no sinse at all, at a
III sthrugglin'. NE bhoy"
"Let me CO. Mike" said the captly
Cant you see whom you've caught
Bruxton, by all that was unluck
Had he discovered my purpose al
come to catch me In the act? u
Fanny know? retreated to the ha
tightening my grip on Bartholome
and waited.
''E'why didn' We let me know We we
comm, Misther Buruxton,' Mike
aulred, "an'aoi wud av saved We !
exlaustin' woruk on tn shutter. /
sides, sor, Mish Fanny amt here"
'eThnt's exactly why came. s
here, Mike. / only came to get one
the portraits off the WALL
gripped my prize tighter and CHI
killed. softly In expectation Was
have more gratifying evidence that
was not alone in being afraid of a p
OF painted eyes!
(which wun?' Mike asked.
'grhes one over the mantel-- Bartho
new Tyne's. He's got me Gle
q,ieered, Mike. I've been coming
Ato Miss Tanny for months, as \
know, but that portrait won't let
atell her my love- That fellow CT
more will cut me out IL cant get
picture and burn II. Come, Mike,
me have 1t and nobody will be
wiser"
"0fd loike Z oblolge ye, MIST
Buruxton, but TIL porthralt amt h
at all, at all. Some spha;pin nv
A.lurglar has been here afore ye."
Good luck was coming my way,
had won Mikes favor and had +
tholomew. The Irishman has shire,
~ given me chance to escape, an
lost no time getting Into the back ro
Istoppcd there while Mike lighted
gns. went TO the front door and ca
back with Br,ixton
Eye see. Mlsther Burixton," 4
Mike, pointing gravely to the vac