New-York tribune., 1908-07-26


door, when We heard a voice from an upper window
call out
.. Who's there? Answer quick or III shootF
Its Mab!' cried the girl. At the same no
ment she pushed me back toward a bush that grew
by the doorstep and l. taking the hint, crept under
the branches | confess that | was terribly fright
ened. You must remember | was only boy Of
sixteen. The girl was two or three wears younger
than l: but in a real emergency woman IS usually
Drawer than a man. When the man called from
the window, the girl answered in a voice without
tremOr:
Its Mabl Are YOU all dead in there9 I've
been irving for ten minutes to wake YOU up. You're
a pretty 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 tins
I've made two trips over here IN the rain, and now
you keep me waiting out here all night, soaking
wet, while you snOOze away Ike possumS. 1t the
last time III ever come to tell YOU about haul
Don't grumbe, Nab. III let YOU IN, answered
the voice from above.
She stepped to the front door. and as she passed
me she touched me, saying, Lie stll'' In mo-
ling of bars within, and Immediately afterward the
door opened.
What is it, Mab:' asked the man
The girl stood at the door. and ! heard her say,
There's a load of groceries and cloth and every
thing, Polly says, down at the house. They cane
in soon after you left
'' How many men are there:' asked one OF lie
Wolves.
Z
asleep answered Nab. Polly drugged them Ihey
have two fine horses and six guns and lots OF an
munition, Polly says Besides, Polly says shs
thinks they have some money
Is their stuff in the house,: asked one OF TIC
men.
NO answered Nab: they lef, everything n
the wagon at the barn: you ne In Z go INTO ns
house to get the plumber Polly TOT you s u.
to hitch the horses to the wagon art pull out VIII
it Polly talked to the men while t-eE were eaunS
supper
What time did they come. asked a woman Vn0
had joined the men at the door.
'' About twelve O'Clock. | reckon lISwered 14l
They got us up in the middle of the night TO le1
them. Polly says she thinks they drugsed ~
right: but she says for all OF yo- tf come G'eL. @
The three men and the two boy a,ready tnee
might wake up and give YOU ugly night II lnge exc
are only two or three of YOU: So loIy says ~ y
all of you to come we'll armed. AM To hurry l.
must be almost two O'Clock now.
by the time the girl had finished telling le-
story, the other men of the house had Jolned he.
at the front door Immediately / heard sIe--
hustle within the house. and soon the Sirl came o
with five men following her. -.,
Are you going 10 the stable 20 Sc, the horses
she asked. ....-.so
Oh, I've got him right down here, IN ~
ahead, and If anything's wrong when l get 10 ~
house III warn you, answered the girl
A WOMAN went to the barn with The men and and
when they were out of sight knew mat U,'5 -
was alone up STAIRS; 50, frightened nearly " ~
but acting on bravery borrowed from the sllL -
boldly went in at the front door, felt my way
the stairs, and nOiselessly went up After SIot"9
about, found the door to the right and entefeI
What do you WANT asked Granny lro1i ~
bed.
It's Con. | said hOarselv. i want some H. -
der There's great haul down AT Polly W.
brought the word Just now
Yes. | heard all about II. sally toId IN
Here's the key, answered Granny Wot- min,
Il took the key from her hand after grIPbbss
about in the dark for it. and then tired 10 fId ~
chest OF course | got into the wrong corner, a. a-