The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-21

more In the light Of lark. bat never
the less she had become nervous. She
determined to keep awake until mid.
night, at least. The motto of Mr..
Raf1cs was known to be promptness
and dispatch, ami he ought not to be
much later than midnight. With him
1t was burglary while you wait
The girl knelt by the open window.
the revolver on the floor at her right
land, and for long hours not a ve-
way. Then she caught the chug of an
auto coming slowly along. 1t bad no
lights. The papers said that Rallies
used an auto to transport himself
from place to place. Just in front OF
the house the machine halted. The
girl nude out two men. She even
heard them conversing in low tones.
Attention! Mr.. Raf1les was at
hand! The shooting was about to be-
gin!
While both men got out Of the auto.
only one softly opened the gate and
came up the path. He moved quietly
and suspiciously. He halted to sur
vey the front of the house. AS he
stood, he presented a fair target, and
with her heart in her mouth Miss Mol.
lie opened fire. One, two. three. four,
five-six. as fast as she could pull
trigger, and then she screamed! She
had meant to tick Mr.. Rafles but he
had gone down in heap at the last
shot. And with his fall the man at
the auto had sprung into the machine
and urged 1t away.
That scream did not awaken the
vigilant and valiant Frank. He had
to be well shaken before his eyes
came open. Then he made up for his
dereliction by rushing downstairs and
out to the recumbent figure and plac.
ing his pistol to the fellows ear and
shouting:
Move but an eye-lash and I'll scat.
ter your brains! l am a determined
mani"
I'm not winking Just now!" replied
the man as he fetched groan. "I've
got a bullet in the shoulder, and
don't feel very funny over it. Dc
you people shoot at every stranger
who comes along at night?"
I'VE shoot at Rallies when we gel
the chance!"
"Oh, see. Well, what you going
to do? want a DOCTOR"
You shall have one, and the police
too. Wait till I telephone, and ther
I'll do what l can for you"
Master Frank had the help Of hi:
mother and sister in rendering frs
aid. AS light was brought out to SET
by. and some cushions to make thu
mans position easier the fear of hin
vanished That he was a gentleman
was certain, and his speech betrayed
the educated man. He made no fus'
over the wound, but quietly directed
operations After while he aske'
who fired at him, and when Miss Mol
lie pleaded guilty he replied:
Thanks! 1t was good shooting TO
young lady"
The doctor and two policemen al
rived together.
49,
let n there to be probed for re
ported he doctor after an examine
ton.
We'll, Raffles, you've got it at last,
said one of the officers. well nav
to cart you to the hospital, and the
to court It's the jug for YOU
The man beckoned to the docto
and whispered to him. The docto
felt for the card-case in the coat tina
had been removed, and after furtne
whispering he announced:
This is Mr.. Charles Frayne, son
| the big real estate dealer. l know III
I father well. You officers can retur
to the station, and the patient mus
go in the house. His auto was OF
/ Of repair. and he had stopped ner
! hoping to borrow tool or two. In
fusillade scared his companion ava
He's sorry he isn't Mr.. Raffies, 81
we'll have to make the best OF 1t.
Young ladies don't always 1ali
love with wounded men brought IN
4. the house to be nursed for days al
20 DAYS. but this was case wnere OF
te had guilty conscience. The vlctl
,r of her bullets fell in love with NJ
IT first there was Frank in the oac
Of ground to shake his head and say
or ominous tones
to Better say yes old girl, wnen u
az nronosal comes! It's state prison
Tense to shoot man down IN n
| tracks just because he wants 10 %
ty row a monkey wrench 10 Tx
lg auto!"