The Washington times., 1911-01-20


She drew some sheets from the front
OF her flannel waist. Heres another,
then. You may need it," From beneath
the red-aud- green sofa she took suit
case, which she threw open. In it were
fun set of burglars tools.
We really don't need en-, for I've got
keys to almost everything, but we'll
take EN- along and twist the locks a
bit, so they'll never suspect the job
may have been done by some one who d
been in the inSide-that is, by me. Well
bring the swaE back in the Suitcase
She looked at David, as at a superior
artist, for COmmendatiOn OF her plan,
but he silently regarded the strange in
StrumentS in the bag. She slipped on
pair OF rubbcrs, fastened on little hat,
and had David help her into short
jacket which had large pockets in the
lining. David drew on his overcoat,
picked up the suitcase, and together
they Crept down the black sairways
and out into the street. She softly chat
tered all the while, as though fearing
lest David, if left to his own thoughts,
might withdraw from the venture.
Shortly before o'clock Kate paused
in one of the seventies, near Filth ave
nue., before a flight of broad steps lead
ing up to a broad stOop and broad
entrance.
Here we are," she whispered. They
searched the street in both directions
sight. Then then slipped to the shad-
owed servants entrance beneath the
StOOp, and in les than a minute Kate
had unlocked a door of iron grating and
second door of wood, and they were
standing in a dark hallway. She opened
the grip, handed David a lantern, took
one for herself, tied Il handkerchief over
his face so that all below the eyes was
hidden, and masked herself likewise
Then with q jimmy and a wrech, she
n
Two minutes late she reappeared
She. was inspired witr the desire to i'm
press David with her skill as thief, as
another woman might be inspired to at
tract male attention 10y inc ulSpldg VI
her beauty.
Il lust opened q back window and
broke the latch" she whispered. Wei
lock these doors when we go out and
they'll think we got in through me
window Now, come on. But hadn't
you better take off your shoes? Theyr re
pretty heavy.
David sat down upon a chair, and she
turned her lanterns bar of light upon
his feet so that he could better man
age the laces When the shoes came
off there were his heels and toes Eleam-
ing Whitley. IN the confusion of
strange sensations that had begun to
flow in upon him he had forgotten that
his stockings were only tops. He quick
" shifted his feet out OF the embaT-
RAISING rays.
That's all right" said Kate.
"Thereu be plenty Of ne wones to-
morrow"
They went u a narrow stairway. then
a broad one, stealthiy following the
guidance of the lanterns white finger,
pauSing breathleSsly at every three or
four steps to reach forth with their
ears for any possible stir of life-Kate
tense and alert with excitement, David
giddied by a choking, throbbing, un-
shaped emotion. After a dozen Of these
pauses, when to David the rubadub of
his heart seemed to resound through
the house, Kate led him across deep
rugs and through a broad doorway
hung with tapestries.
THE drawing-rOom. she WhiSDered,
and slowly sweeping it with her lantern
she revealed to him it's geography. Then
her lantern sought out a CuriO cabinet,
oC glass sides and gilded frame. sta"dinC
in a corner. That's what we want in
here" she said. At her order David set
down the suitcase he had carried, and
thev tiptoed to the cabinet owe" rugs
worth hundreds of dollars step.
"YCu &c the good things in there.
I'll 20 up stairs after the old lady's
sparklers. and then We'll both go down
and get the silver" she whispered, as
she unlocked the cabinet with one of
her keys. I'll meet you here in little
A sudden fear Of being alone leaped M
in David. He clutched Kate's arm and
threw the lanterns 8 nght into her tace.
OF the face he saw only a narraw slit
between the handkerchief and hat brim
amid which her eyes cleaned like black
diamonds.
s'You're trembling.
1T must be my nerves are gone" he
whispered. with an effort.
"Oh. you'll be all right when you've
been fed up and done another job or
two"
He watched her little figure glide out
of the room behind its headlight, then
ne turned to the contemplation of the
miniature portraits in gem-set frames
the old hand-painted fans, the heavy
oId-fashioned lockers and earrings and
bracelets that lay upon the glass shelves
Of the cabinet.
He had no distinct thought toward
the articIe-there was no thought, not
even a vague one, in his mind. His
throat and lips were dry. his eyes
were wide and fixed: His dizzy, over
towering emotion had so increased