The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-29
HOODOO WASACTIVE
HAD NOT FOR A MOMENT LOST
SIGHT OF SMITH.
Consequently Young GentIemsn't
Hopes Of a Quiet Day in the House
of His Aunt Were by No
Means Realized.


Something uatoward always hap
renad when Smiths aunt commanded
his presence on the occasion Of his
last visit he recalled that the cook haG
appeared in the middle of The evening
incontineutly drunk and he had risen
from the fooi Of he porch flight down
which they had together fOndly rolled
rutIied aud da2ed Thea there was
the trouble with the water tank when
It he'd burst during dinner and sent a
miuiat aae Niagara roaring down the
attic stairs And Smith was by way
OF being a nervous man and such
things got en- his nerves.
So that when he opened the usual
curt invitation, really a royal com
maud to- spend the nigh weekend In
the country with his rich aunt, he
made wry face and began to worry
But he knew that he must go-there
was no way cut Of 1.-THE aunt was
rich. and he was the heir apparent.
Sunday was quiet day with some
of the neighbOrs in to dinner And
even this usually funereal occasion
was lightenea by TIE presence of a
chap who had just returned from a trip
to Korea and was willing to talk
about il,
1t was about two O'Clock the next
morning smith was dreaming Of a
perfect drive off the sixth tee when
there came a knocking at his door His
aunt was without and would hold con
verse with him
He had congratulated himself when
he went to bed that on this visit moth
lpe Rh8 l8s n e r haqPasqgg h En- K s.
robe he wondered what 1t might be
and decided that The cook had returned
to the bottle
So that he was not prepared for the
seriousness OF the problem. IT'S burg.
lars said his aunt with conviction /.
Don't you hear them" /
He listened and was bound to admit .
hat there was a noise below stairs
hat sounded amazingly as if some
me was walking stealthtly about in
he dining room. They could even hear
something like the discreet click of
liver mufled as II from the depths of
concesling bag
Against his desire not 10 become
onyinced he made sure that there
'as actually men in the house. What
o do
Knowing well that she had no fire.
rms, he asked brayely: Have YOU
OF gun, Aunt Layina?" Eyes, that
as her name) Mercy on as. no."
aid she But I've got a burglar alarm
S one Of these protective things that
hen You ring Il a man comes
From which We deduce that Aunt
ayinia was A Dir iucoherent from
light
It's on the wall there along the
Ill., You pun down the little crank
nd let 20"
Smith crept along the hall stalking
- burglar alarm He found il and
He'd down the crank and let go"
u once but many times. Then. with 81
q consciousness Of having risen 20
o occasion and done the right thing
the rishrmomeut. he chaitod with
S aunt IN whispers With an idea Of
liyering her mind from those per
stent noises below be launched into 3
account teeming with da'at OF u
citing party of which he was Cnce,
member :
Then suddenly the doorbou rang
10 Suspense was over uow. and he -
4 been brave Surely there would
an extra $4,000 in the viii for
A. lie could go bi'haiy TO the door. n
re that The burglars would not harm
DO now that they realized help was
ming from outside. n
With sweep he threw the door
en-. expecting TO see a squad 81
rly men standing on the step. He
ked into black darkness.
sut from the level of his knees he
ard voice say, Say. mister. did
use ring for a messenger '-Phila-
phia Public Ledger.