Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-11

in the bed room Smashed the glass to fin
ders, and is trying to get in here"
oh, dear mel wish he'd go away" said
Frank, half crying.
well, he won't. He's going to stay right
there till his folks come home and no mistake
about that. We've got TO fool him somehow
unless, we, want TO stay here until ten o'clock
tonight, for / don't believe the Rays will start
home much before then, if the camp meeting
lets out that quick" answered Eben.
II tell you we're in a pickle he continued
after having considered the matter from ey.
cry standpoint. Il cant see any way to do
but to jump down into the yard. and that
wouldn't pay"
"Of course not! He would be after us like
a FASH said Frank.
For more than two hours the boys sat on
the window sill, racking their brains to devise
some feasible plan OF escape.
twenty feet distant from the window stood
large. elm tree, from limb of which was
suspended swing Beyond the tree was a
Drlck wall about seven feet high. 1t ex-
tended some little distance to a long shed,
which in turn extended to the barn.
Now, If we could only get into that tree
somehow, we could bend down branch and
get on to the wall; and then we could get
from the wall onto the shed, and then we
could crawl into the hay NOW through that
opening in the end of the barn." said Eben,
sagely.
And what them" Frank asked, showing
but little interest,
why, then we could get out of the furthest
door of the barn and run off" replied Eben.
yes, 50 we could, if the dog didn't take a
notion to follow us all the way Frank re-
joined. He'd be sure to see us. He's looking
out of a window in the entry here by me this
very instant"
In reply to this objection, Eben called
Franks attention to the thick, briery hedge
completely surrounding the yard, from the
gate at the end of the brick wall to the barn
on the other hand.
No dog could have gotten through it.
Wed have to fool him if he followed us.
lie be sure, he could get through the gate and
follow us on the further side, SO as to hinder
us from leaving the barn. But then we could
contrive to keep him inside somehow till we'd
time to run through the barnyard and swim
the creek over yonder. He wouldn't have any
show after we was across the creek"
Frank was beginning to regard Eben's sug-
gestions more fayorably.
Now, I've notion" Eben went on,
that if we could once get hold of one O.
them swing ropes, we could stretch it and tie
1T to the bed post and If you're any hand at
climbing, why know could climb over into
that tree and"
That's good idea" interrupted Frank,
with enthusiasm
Then, after moments thought, he sprang
up excitedly.
And know way to get at those ropes!"
he exclaimed. Give got it at last!"
He leaned out OF the window, and the next
instant drew up Eben's fishing pole, which by
good fortune had been left leaning against the
side of the house.
Untwining the line, he cut off the hook
fastened firmly to the tip of the pole, reached
out with it and caught the hook in one of the
ropes.
But just here he encountered an unlocked
for difficulty, whlch, might have been avoided
had he stopped to think a moment. The hook
had caught the too near the limb tn