Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-13

| iortn on tue tour. Al the end or ten
minutes there were three old maids
and two visitors. One OF the visitors
had Jagged behind and couldn't be
found. At the end OF twenty minutes
there were still three guides. but an
other visitor was missing. The in
spectors seemed to be melting away
like John Browns little Indians In the
nursery rhyme. Just half an hour aft
er the start the three elderly guides
stood alone together wondering what
they were there for
The first visitor TO drop OF was Ned
Griggs. His cousin. Miss Butler had
recognized him. Shocked nj his pres
ence I'm the home and fearing the con.
sequences for him II detected. she had
beckoned him To drop behind with n
! view TO getting him out as soon as
possible. The second dropper out.
Mason. had taken a desperate fancy To
black eyed girl the party had passed
on their tour and concluded TO get
what information he desired about the
home from her rather than the regu.
larly appointed guides. Hughes. find
ing himself deserted. told his con
ductors that he feared something had
happened TO his two associate commit.
tee women and he had better 10 and
look for them. Coming upon blue
eyed, daxen haired girl. he begged her
10 assist him i'm his search
The president was looking over the
proofs of an article detailing the ob.
jects OF the home when the three
guides entered. The president looked
up and, seeing tie ladies' alone. was
astonished.
Where are the ladies you had In
charger" she asked.
Don't know" said one OF the
guides
Don't know, What do you mcan?"
One after the other they disappear.
ed"
Good grncious-'
Stepping to bell button. she push
eel five times. which meant that every
woman I'm the institution should report
in person Immediately mt the presi.
dents office. In II twinkling old. mid.
die aged and Young ladies came pour.
ing into the room. When there seem.
cd TO be no more 10 come the president
ordered:
Call the roll"
The roll was called. The As were
all present bnl when the Rs were
| reached Miss Butler G.orettm was NIB
sent. Among the F's Miss Fairchild
(Dorm failed 10 respond \ third
ominous silence occurred when Miss
Waterman Cle!enI was called upon TO
| answer.
Ladies'" said the president Stemly.
there was something unusual in the
| appearance Of The three visitors that
made me hesitate to show them our
| institution II Is evident from their
nonnppearancc upon the sounding 90
The alarm that they are somewh here IT,
the building, and the nonappearance
OF Misses Butler Fairchild and Wa
terman. three of the prettiest girls f.
our home. means that these visitors
are-ryes, ladies. we may be sure that
they are men,.
| Heavens" exclaimed Il hundred
voices, ana 200 hands were clasped
| over another hundred bosoms.
| You ladies were appointed TO show
thesc-thcsc intruders the premises
Go ut once and make search for
them. Bring them and the three miss
ing girls here. All others remain
| where YOU are
| Meanwhile there was concenLra-
| ton OF the cnemys forces. The three
| visitors and the three missing young
ladies' were in room together. and
the girls knew that the visitors were
| men who had walked into lions or
| rather lioness den. Miss Butler was
terror stricken on behalf of her cous-
| IN, and the other two girls sympa-
| thized with her and them The girls
| were startled at the sound OF the sig
nal order for all TO appear in the pres
| idents office. Miss Butler. seeing that
| the battle was on took command
| Two points OF retreat were 10 be con
sidercd. the cellar and the cupOla She
| chose the latter.
'Nou girls" Sue said to Misses Fair
child and Waterman, ego ana report.
| Leave these boys TO me-"
1T would not be honoraJ.,." said
| Miss Fairchld. ito let you shoulder
tic matter 1 shall go with You"
ME. too" said Miss Waterman. her
! excitement getting the better Of her
! grammar
The six Of them ran up TO the Gu
| pola and closed the trapdoor behind
them. Then they all sat down on the
door. screened from any one below by
tho encircling railing and seat
Battles are often won or lost in con.
sequence Of some trlfllng incident. and
1t was SO IN this case. One OF tn
semchcrs whose part IT was TO visit
the cupOln attempted to open the trap
door. Since she could not move Il. she
assumed that It was locked. Size was
about to 20 for the key when II cc-
Cured 10 her that If It were locked no
ono could hide there. go she reported
"nothug found"
when tbc erarcb committee returned