Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-26


AS the big clock in the dining room
struck 0 the captain rose, announced
that he must be going and went
/ Bradley retired soon after, and the
sisters followed his example. The old
| house grew still. Miss Prissy was
dropping into comfortable doze when
she felt herself clutched violently by
the back hair
cow" she exclaimed, half awake.
"Iet go! What ON earth"-
"S-s-sh-h" Miss Tempy breathed
It frantlcally into her ear. Don't
! speakw
| Il won't If you let go of my hair.
WHAT'S the matter-nghtmare? I told
you there was limit, even to pepper
| tea"
"Oh do be still! There's robbers
| downstairs. heard EN-"
Miss Prissy groaningly sat up andI
listened. Its Clara SEEM to herI
bread" she said after moment.
| 1T amt. Clara's in her room readin'.
| | saw her through the crack In theI
door. And Bradley's In his room. ri
heard him breathin'. Please git up
| Miss Prissy said no more. She don.
ned wrapper and put on her slippers.
Her sister was already similarly garb-
ed. Then, Miss Prissy bearing the
| lamp, they tiptoed into the ball and onI
to the door of Bradley's room.
Bradley" cautiously whispered Miss
Prissy, Bradley, will you git up,
| please? Tempy thinks there's some
| body downstairs"
They heard Bradley chuckle secpily.
| In few moments he came out. dress
| ed in jacket and trousers and blinking
| at the lamp. Clara, who had not gone
to bed, had already joined them.
The procession moved-Bradley fist.
then Miss Prissy with the lamp, then
Miss Tempy, who, as she said after
| ward, was too scared to go ahead and
| dasn't go last" Clara brought up the
rear. They peered cautiously into the
| dining room. 1t was empty.
There exclaimed Miss Prissy, Il
guess twas nothin' but Tempy's imagl-
nation, as usual. She
The words died on her lips. There
came a sound from the kitchen-they
| all heard tia rafting sound and the
faint squeak Of door.
Bradley sprang to the coal hod and
picked up the poker. 1t was the only
| apology for a weapon in sight. He
| started for the kitchen, but Miss Prissy
| seized him by the jacket and Miss
| Tempy threw both arms around his
neck
Don't you stir, Bradley Nickerson,'
whispered the older sister Don't you
stir step Spose he had a revolver"
Bradley tried to free himself, but 1t
| was hard work He unclaspeI Miss
Tempy's arms from his neck, but she
Immediately seized him around the
| waist 1t was a ridiculous situation,
and suddenly he became aware Of al
| cold wind blowing from the direction
| of the front hall.
"Is that front door opan:" he wills
pered.
The Mortified sisters turned to stare
at the black tunnel Of the hail, A.! y
then footballs were heard Oh the walk
| coming up the steps. Clala's voice be
came audible. She was speaking inI
agonized whispers.
who began Bradley.
Clara appeared, clinging to the arnI
of Captain Fri Hedge. Captain Fri
looked puzzled, but he grinned when
| he saw the tableau in the dining room.
He told the story the next morning
| to his messmates, Captain Perez and
Captain Jerry, about as follows:
you see I'd been up to lodge meet
in and stayed a little longer'n usual.
| / was comm home by the short cut
and jest as l got abreast the old maids
house the front door bust open, and
somethin' comes prancin' down the
| walk fiutterin' and fappin' it's arms
| like a hen tryin' to fly Thinks l,
| Has that speritu'lst camp meetin' l
| went to last summer struck in?'
| "But the critter swooped out OF the
gate and bore down on me like hawk
on June bug. Then l see twas Clara
Hopkins scarf pretty nigh to death.
"'Oh, Capn Fri! says she. oh,
Cap'n Erlv
1.-the same says I. What's the
row?
Burglars" says she, maxim fast
| to my arm. Burglars
| II had to laugh. | couldn't help It,
Burglars at 10 o'clockY l says. Did
they come to supper?
"'But they're there' she says. 'Ev-
erybody heard 'em, Bradley and all
~ couldn't b'lieve twas burglars
even then, but 1 knew if Brad Nicker-
son took any stock in 1t somethin' was
up And the poor girl was trenholm
like Peleg Myrick's pup.
"'All right, Clara says |. Let's go
in and shake hands with 'em.'
$50 in we went When we struck
the dinin room there was Brad in tho
middle of the floor lookin' pretty toer'
BILE foolish, with Prissy moored to his
coattails and Tempy with Glove
hitch round his waist All hands look
ed s'prised to see me, but no more II
was to see them. What is tbisT says
!. Living statuesT
BRAD, he kind of grnned, Well
says he, the ladies thought they heard