Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-01

De1ore mad b given any Sort of nou
at Westwind without her bnah p"4S
neip. A regret, too, of her rathar ou.
spoken WEAKNESS of his carnonta.
work added to her discontinue and
she began her preparations with , NV
lack OF enthusiasm. Even when Nv
gaily dressed friends were n,o.a:,'l
chatting on the lawn late in the .fto.
noon, her heart was still a little beavr
n d found herself WONDERING ..
n laughed and talked. if Ro1sna
would come out on the five-twont1
local OF AXE the six o'clock express.
The weather was so ideally love1v
that h decided to turn the affair into
a garden-party, and have the refresh
ments served under the trees on little
tables. The two neat maids boa
brought the tea and chocolate. with
the accompanying sandwiches, and had
returned to the house for the ices
when Mrs. Kaye and all the s,esta
were startled by a series of 1oud
screams in the house. Before Mrs
Kaye could reach the porch. the maid.
came running out, with white. scared
faces.
20 ma'am," exclaimed Angie. Eve
couldn't get the ices! There's some
awful thing in the refrigerator room.
I'm thinking it's a wild animal howl.
ing"
Its more likely som thievin' tramp
gone crazy while he was stealth for
It's a mans voice raving most fearful.
ma'am, and poundin' and jumpin' too"
said Sarah.
Mercy! How dreadful! What can
1t be? exclaimed all the ladies at once;
and then Mrs. Kaye announced. as
firmly as her trembling voice would
allow, that she would go to see what
the trouble was.
do be careful, ma'am!" implored
Angie.
"A crazy tramp is dreadful danger
Gus" added Sarah.
You shall not go alone" said one
OF the guests, a tiny woman in a pearl.
colored silk. I'll protect you whatever
happens"
We'll all go with you," announced
another; and in a moment the whole
party was focking into the house. Mrs
Kaye led them through the dining
room and kitchen to the door Of the
little refrigerator-room, one of the
achievements of which it's builder, MIR.
Kaye, was most proud.
"Why-oon't-you-let-m - out ?"
cried a terrible voice, in fierce staccatc;
n then whack, whack at the door sc
violently that had not its builder made
1t triply thick to keep in the cold, II
surely would have crashed beneath the
blows. The women stared at eacn
other for a moment; and as Mrs. Kaye
put her hand on the door-knob, they
all gasped, for the voice began yelling
with redoubled force. Their hostess
hesitated only an instant, and then
bravely threw open the door to be con-
fronted by the disheveled figure CT mel
husband, whose first almost Wild looh
quickly changed into an expression OF
chagrin.
"Oh, Roland, how did you come hefe'
| thought you were in town.
Il came home on an early train, ano
slipped in the side way with a ne"
spring-lock I discovered in the Guy,
It's just what we needed here, anu J
put it on the door for a surprise y
you, and it swung shut. 1t only open.
from the outside. L" Just then -.
released captive caught sight Oh IN.
curious group gazing into his prison
him, and bowling, he said, "l-l-hopN
l didn't disturb the party.
Most of the ladies were too poilte
laugh, and they only smiled When W.
Kaye said, %laughingly, I'm SO s ~
you came home for the tea allel "'
Youths Companion.