The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-23
SPRING LOCK LAY
IN WAIT FOR Her.
YOUNG MATRoN WHO WAS TO AS
SYST rs DELAYED.
An Up-to-Date Ginevra Causes Much
worry for the Hostess at Thimble
Bee and Becomes Indebted to Tot in
overalls and Train Dispatcher.

There was thimble bee at home
out on Stevens avenue yesterday after
noon. The guests We're all there but
the Young matron who was to assist the
hostess didn It come, didn't come, didn t
come.
Inasmuch as she had told the hostess
bv phone at O'Clock that she was
'Fiust leaving for the bee, the hostess
was worried. She confided her trouble
after all of the guests were specializing
about the strange absence of the young
matron. Time and again the latter
was called by phone, but Central reit-
Grated, "They don t answer 1t was
mystery of moment. Each guest had
theory. One by one these were, dis
cussed and dismissed. At 3:l5 the
She was in pitiable condition -hyster-
les. Herewith is given the story which
the guests heard her tell:
Downing her new organdie dress, the
| young matron who was to assist saw to
| it that the kitchen door was locked,
and then descended the stairs Her
home is in the second story of two-fiat
building; and it has a separate en-
trance. Drawing on her gloves, she
stepped out of the hallway to the stone
porch.
"spring Lock Lay in Watt
Click! The door had banged shut and
had locked, and her skirts were fast in
it. She smiled petulantly-of course,
there would be another delay, since she
I had had so much trouble getting her
hair arranged just right. She turned
and tried the door, and fumbled in her
bag for her keys. They were not
there!
What to do was not quite clear. She
tried the door again, and then in des:
peration put her shoulder against it and
pushed hard, but without success. She
was in helpless position. She rang
her bell long and hard, and ther
laughed to herself for such foolish
trick-there was nobody up stairs anc
she knew it. Then she looked about
for assistance.
There was nobody within sight
Then, far down the street she was
man, but he turned into cross street
She was half glad, for she never coult
have summoned enough courage t.
wave to him for help. Then there wa
an elderly woman block below. Sh.
, was just leaving her house. But no
she turned and went the other way
There came another woman. She wa
: colored person, but she could help tn
prisoner. The latter waved her hand
, kerchief vigorously. The other stopped
l looked curiously, waved her hand, re
3 turned the salute and turned in to al
: alley. sy~4a I.
t Help Game in Overalls.
But assistance came at last. It wa
" a little boy in blue overalls He wa
rolling a webbing hoop, and was s
. intent upon his occupation that tn
y prisoners heart beat fast. She feare
ne, too to- would pa pass by; So at the to to
little boy!' The tot stopped. H
: wouldn It come very near to the strane
} woman, but listened while she told hi
an awful lot Of words, he didn't unde
stand. But he edfd comprehend thf
o she was in trouble, and did know tn;
s she was n.otioning to the entrance I
y the fat below hers. SO off toddled tt
youngster.N She watched him with kee
interest as he stood on his tiptoes an
rang the bell, and she waved encou
IS agement to him when he dropped bac
N to await a response. -,
lie When it came, the little fellow a
IS parently frightened, turned and ran, ar
n the person inside said something abo1
at You little skeesics, - and shut tt
~ door.
' The young matron who was to ASST
Sc was getting very tired. She was stan
Ill 4uS LII OH u1lCOI1Ao1 te1OAO pOoACAO1iS a
ne her skirts were caught so high that 81
m could not sit on the steps. She CALI
is the little boy again and urged him
Of return and get the lady, and promis
IN him some candy if he would do So +
H. didn' It want to 90 to the door agai
tie but he did want the candy. This tir
he stood sturdily on the porch until t
ms woman came to the door. Then
is pointed to the young matron who W
or to assist.
ge Dispatched for the Keys.
n The woman stepped out, peer
US US around the corner Of the porch, saw a.
III comprehended. Down the steps she file
~ and in moment negotiations were
er gun for the release of the prisoner.
re didn't have a key to the fat upstai
:; and the janitor had gone to a picn
81 81 50 she brought a rocking-chair. In
70 this the prisoner sank exhausted.
i rs, Then the neighbor aroused her h
~ ~ band, who is train dispatcher a
~ ~ works nights, and he hurried off, bli1
lof ing in the sunlight, to the office of
neighbor to get his keys. The you
matron who was to assist was certs
'ce that that train dispatcher WASH t m,
- ing with dispatch. She feared he b
1c- fallen asleep on the way. Butt
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