Arizona republican., 1908-06-28

me sittin' quiet an harmonious, in the chair an she lowered her gun a bit.
 What were ye doin' here?' says she
 "I burglar, says I, but I'm that no more in this house. says
 She nver winced. Mayhap a burglar waz small thing be the side of her trouble that night. Thin she says What did ye mean whin ye said ye'd locked the detective in closet?'
 Just that, ma'am, I says niver drunk to the ixtnt of putin amy extra closets in this house.,
 But he can't stay there' she answers, quick like. He'll get out alarm the house-they mustn't know. Thin, Take me to him. she says. I must keep him quiet-an' keep him here-must keep him here!'
 He's doin fine where he is,' says l. for brain was workn' great be this time, sskin' your pardon,' says l.
 'No,' she says. No can't risk thatn An she started for the dor-wan I had not been through yit. An give that light. please pointin' to of thim pocket sticks with elictric light in thim whin ye press it.
 "As waz sayin, me head was clear a bell, but it waz no good the liquor had done legs, begun tryin' to feet nstid of arguin', an stepped out afore her in the dark, feen' reason able of fndin' thim closets be of their bein somewheres mkt the library-room itself Which I did the light showin' thim three in a row I had been tellin it over to mesilf in me mind all the way-In the first the man what is gone, in the middle wan don't know, an the plan-clothes in the wan at the ind
 "Whin we come to the at the ind I give a gintle rap the door:
 Come out whin it opens,' says l, but easy, for there's two of and have ye cov- cred
 The door opened an he come out, with the light in his face.
 ." Jack says she.
 " Holy Mother.' says l.. But there she with her arms round his neck, an it seemed like she ought to tell him from a plain-clothes. 'Wirra, wirra it's the wrong ind I begun countin' from thinks I, bein confused from startin from that library-room door, Thin speaks up:
 "I after maxim bit of mistake I says to her. This is the let out. didn't know him, niver havn' seen him in the dark afore I thought he was the other wan
 What?' says she, lettin go of him.
 Thin I see I wrong what I'd been sayin' not maxim amy sinse to speak of. but right thin 1t come clear just what had -done-Td mixed thim in the start of things an'-'
 ''Y You let out the detectve? says she sort of gaspin' it. the light maxim little round trembly spot the floor of the hall.
 Jack, says she brave-like, its not too late yet! This Is goin' to help us. An forgive me, Jack, dear' The light wint up along the wall
 
 long they Thin she agn:
 There's time to-What waz that?'
 Its only the other wan, says l.
 '''The other wan?' she says Thin you didn't let him out after all?
 They waz three of thim, ma 'am,' says mod est. forgot to tell ye."
 Three of thim?? Three of thim?' An for she lost hold hersilf
 But I kept head. It's not the plain
 
 who it Is If it ain't! He come pryin' down the hall like the rist of thim an locked him up with out askin him amy questions to why I do- in 1t. The knockin wint right
 Tt doesn't make amy difference says the man. speakin' for the first time. I'm sick of this Whover 1t is will wake the whole house. Open it,' Jack-
 What does it matter, says he, If he is goin' to bring the others down to tell thim after I'm gone? Anyways. there's wan. ilse that knows loose in the house.
 That last don't mean much thinks I, wits niver leavin me- 'ixciptin' he's human compass built the blamed thing
 "'Give the light dear, says he An thin to me- Open it!
 'I wint to the middle door
 "'Whin I open it, come out. But do it quiet. There's three of an all have guns An for Hivens sake stop that knockin'.' I says wonderin' why hadn't told him afore.
 "I steps back an he comes out with the light on him-a dried up little man with a head belongin' to a bigger wan, an red hair, not lookin' pleased at things.
 MT. Duncan!' it the girl that spoke whs- perrin it so it wint cold down me spine.
 Harris says the man of the private forcel' 'The cold come up spine agin wint back to stomach and got warm-ke. Thin knees begun tryin' to walk an I leaned up aginst the wall in the dark, wishn' I tada't caught the last of ;him three. Tit was the st of thim all to to.
 What does all this foolishness mean?' says the plain-cothes. snappy. Did he git away?' "'Yes, says I. Who 1t that wint?'
 "'Here am.' says Jack. Give me till to-mor- row an'-
 "'You? says the plain-clothes knowin him by his voice, for it waz not voice for two to have What do I want with you? Where is he?'