Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-07-28

her hand had been drawn into ner clothes
wringer,
As she came TO her full senses out of
slumher she realized that the bandage on
her injured finger. now swollen and in
/ famed. was binding too tightly. She
I looked into the face OF the old clock. dim
/ " lighted by a lalf-moon, to learn the
/ hour-then laughed at herse,l for remem-
boring the tragedy of the evening before.
! oh, yes, the money! Was it safe?
She put her hand into the pendulum
! door, and felt of the bills and the coin.
That instant a low groWl sounded IN
the stairway, Bismarck was awake and
OH the ulert
! Then heavy low bark, a threatening
note from the Sincwv neck and throat!
\ mans voice she heard. rs if striving
to pacify the faithful brute!
In fear and trembling. the woman
arose from her bed. and hastily dressed
Meanwhile, she could hear the burglar
working, rs i to remove the Kitchen win
dow. \ snarl ana a meaning growl now
and again from the dog plainly told her
that he was still ON guard. waiting for
the next move
For a moment then. silence followed.
Then a bump against the side of the
house. as if a man had struck the weather
boarding with his foot while climbing in
the window; then a confusion of noises.
the growl of the dog the words of the
mana clear call of the dogs name. a
coaNing word, a cry of command. smoth-
cred with cultural howl, and the blind
courage of the brute attack!
Grasplng the money frotG the old clock.
the woman stole down a narrow stair
way, unlocked door seldom opened. and
escaped into the darkness.
Crossing the wccdy field to the edge of
the village. she came face to face with
figure hurrying towards her!
Martini" she gasped, and stumbled
into his arms with the treasure still
clutched in her trembling hands.
YES. thought you'd get some creepy
Authorization and when the mectin' was
over, instead OF staying all night at the
hotel, started home"
She made hurried explanation.
There may be more than one" he said.
me, You come along and stay at their
house"
The three men. with such weapons as
they could collect and unlighted Ian
terms. stole up to the Virgins house
Approaching they could see the open
window where the burglar had entered.
Within all seemed quiet aud still
Watching the exits. they lighted the
lanterns they had brought with them, and
went closer. The dog uttered a threaten
ing growl.
I'VE can't 90 in with him there" said
Virgins, "as long as he's alive and |
wouldn't shoot the brute now for twice
the value of everything that's in that
house
Maybe he'll let your wife go in sug-
gested Sam Dighy.
Mrs Virgins came. She entered the
door whence she had fled, and going to
her room, started to speak to the dog,
coming down the main stairway rs she
did 50. carrying a lamp in her hand.
As her face showed at the door leading
into the kitchen. Bismarck waggcd his
tail, at the same time keeping one eye
on the men on the outside.
The glare of the lamp fell on the floor
In the middle of the room stood the dog
| the pride Of victory and of duty well done
strong in every muscle, every glance OF
| his great brown eyes
| Hall under him. limp but stil forever,
lay the body of the burglar.
The neck. marked with the fangs of the
dog was SO fat that after one look they
all gaspcd:
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