Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22


anxious about II: thank Heaven. IL
wouldn't ohiD- and then she stared at
me.
II appreciate your desire 10 have
everything nice for him." went on
but the next time, you might take
the Limoges china. It's more easily
duplicated and less expensive"
Il haven't a young man-not here"
She had got her breath now. as / had
guessed she would. II have been
chased by thief, Miss lines"
Did he chase you out of the house
and back AGAIN." | asked
Then Rosie began TO cry---not ST.
lently, but noisily, Historically
stopped her by giving her "A good
shake.
What in the world is the matter
with you?" snapped. Has the day
OF good comomn sense gone by! Sit
up and tell me the whole thing"
Rosie sat up then. and SMILED
+ ~ was coming up the drive" she
began.
You must start with when you
went down the drive, with my dishes
and my silver" interrupted, but,
seeing more signs Of hysteria. | gave
In. Very well. You were coming up
the drive"
y had a basket of-of silver and
dishes on my arm and 7 was carrying
the plate. because-because was
afraid I'd break IT, PARKWAY up the
road a man stepped out Of the bushes,
and held his arm like this, spread out,
so ! couldn't get past He said-he
said-'Not so fast, young lady: I
want you to let me see what's I'm that
basket"
She got up in her excitement and
took hold of my arm
1T was like this Miss lines" she
said, and say you was the man.
When he said that. / screamed and
ducked under his arm like this. He
caught at the basket and dropped IT.
/ ran as fast as | could, and he came
after as far as the trees Then he
stopped oh. Miss lines. # must nave
been the man that killed that MIR.
Armstrong;"
Don't be foolish" I said Who.
ever killed Mr.. Armstrong would put
as much space between himself and
this house as he could Go UP 10 bed
now; and mind, II hear Of this story
being repeated to the other maids, /
shall deduct from your wages for
every broken dish find in the drive.
could fancy Liddy's face when she
missed the extra pieces OF china-she
had opposed Rosie from the start n
Liddy once finds a prophecy fulfilled,
especially an unpleasant one, SD q
never allows me to forget IL. Il
seemed to me that It was absurd 10
leave thai china dotted along the road
for her 10 spy the next morning so
with a sudden resolution. I opened the
door again and stepped out into the
darkness. As the door closed behind
me 7 half regretted my impulse, then
] shut my teeth and went on
] have never been a nervous won.
an, as ! said before Moreover a min
ute or two in the darkness enabled
me TO see things fairly well. BeuIah
gave me rather a start by rubbing un.
eXpectedly against my feet. then we
two. side by side. went down the
drive
There we're no fragments OF china.
but where the grove began ] picked
mp silver spoon. So far Rosie's
story was borne out. ! began to won.
der N II we're not indiscreet, TO say
the least, this midnight prowling In
a neighborhood with such a deserved
~ bad reputation Then ! saw some.
thing cleaning which proved TO be
the handle Of cup and q step or
two farther on found a V.shaped bit
Of plate But the most surprising
thing Of all was 10 find the basket SIT.
ting comfortably beside the road, with
the rest Of the broken crockery piled
neatly within. and a handful Of small
silver, spoons, forks and the like. on
top! J could only stand and stare.
Tbsn Rogis.a Story VAS true But