Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26


'''Whos there? Answer quick or I'll shootH
"'Its Mab!' cried the girl. At the same mo-
ment she pushed me back toward bush that grew
by the doorstep, and l. taking the hint crept under
the branches. l confess that was terribly fright.
ened You must remember / only boy of
sixteen. The girl was two three years younger
than 1: but in real emergency woman is usually
drawer than man. When the man called from
the window, the girl answered IN voice without a
tremor:
Its Nab! Are you all dead in there? I've
been trying for ten minutes to wake you up You're
apretty lot of thieves to keep watch The lawyers
meaning the officers of the law, might have burned
the house about your ears and you wouldn't have
known the difference. I'm getting tired of this!
you keep waiting out here all night, soaking
wet, while you snooze away like 'possums. It's the
last time I'll ever come to tell you about haul
Don't grumble, Nab. I'll let you in answered
the voice from above
"She stepped to the front door, and as she passed
me she touched me- saying Lie still In mo-
ling of bars within, and Immediately afterward the
door opened. .---~.
What is it, Mab?' asked the man.
1.-THE girl stood at the door, and heard her say,
There's load of groceries and cloth and every
thing, Polly says, down at the house. They came
in soon after you left
How many men are there?' asked one of The
Wolves.
"There are three men and boy, and all are
asleep answered Nab. Polly drugged them. They
munition, Polly says Besides, Polly says she
thinks they have some money
''Is their stuff in the house? asked one of the
"'No,' answered Mab they left everything in
the wagon at the barn: so you needn't 60 into the
house to get the plumber Polly says for you just
to hitch the horses the wagon and pull out with
it. Polly talked to the men while they eating
suRPe Wh.t t;,,. did tbsv come, .sked woman uo
had joined the at the door.
'''About twelve O'Clock, reckon answered Nab.
They got up in the middle of the night to feed
them. Polly says she thinks they're drugged all
right: but she says for all of you to come over.
The three men and the two boys already there
might wake up and give you an ugly fight if there
are only two three of you: so Polly says for
all of you to come well armed, and to hurry. 1t
must be almost two O'Clock now
by the time the girl had finished telling her
story, the other men of the house had joined her
at the front door. Immediately heard great
hustle within the house. and the girl out,
with five men following her.
Are you going to the stable to get the horses!.
eyes. Where's yourn?' answered one of the men.
"'Oh, I've got him right down here. I'll go
ahead, and if anythings wrong when get to the
house Ill warn you, answered the girl. ~
AWOMAN went to the barn with the men, and
Z when they out of sight knew that Granny
but acting on bravery borrowed from the girl,
boldly went in at the front door, felt my way to
the stairs and noselessly went up. After cropping
about. found the door to the right and entered.
"'What do you want?' asked Granny from her
bed.
Its Con- said hoarsely. 4 want some pow
der. There's great haul down at Pollys. Nab
brought the word just now.
"'Yes, l heard all about it. Sally told me-
Here's the key answered Granny Wolf.
Il took the key from her hand after cropping
about in the dark for it, and then tried to find the
chest. Of course got into the wrong corner and
when found that had lost nay way in the room.
my heart beat violently that feared even the
deaf old Granny might hear it.. After little time
she asked: