The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-15
EDMA'S BURGLAR WAS
NOT A REAL R0BBER
by MOLLY McMASTER.


third time during the night that she
sat up to listen, and as she sank back
at this hour of three In the morning
she told herself 1t was only the
strangeness of an unfamiliar room
that kept her 30 keenly alive to
sounds.
She closed her eyes but opened
them again. Surely some one was
Just outside her window! The sound
came from below as If the intruder
were attempting to climb up the great
vine that covered the side Of the
house.
Edna became strangely calm. She
stepped from her bed. and In the
darkness slipped on her pink silk hose
and satin slippers that she had left
carelessly lying after an evening OF
dancing. Then she drew on her dain-
ty pink tea gown.
Edna went cautiously toward the
window and peeped through the mass
OF vines that clustered about the win
dow frame. Her heart futtered. A
man was making his way slowly and
by painful stages to her window.
She paused moment wondering
whether to wait until he reached the
top and fell him with chair or to
throw something weighty down on his
unsuspecting head.
Edna chose the latter method. She
| turned in the dark and by light of
pale moonbeam caught sight of the
great water jug on the stand.
"That would certainly kill him."
she told herself with a shudder: II
can not possibly do that" She would
empty the contents Of the Jug on that
| ascending head.
The man was several yards from
the ground; for second Edna hesi-
| tated. Perhaps even then the fall
might prove fatal
N"But | can not be murdered In my
bed" She shuddered again and with
n burst of courage leaned far out OF
the window and spilled the water
with sure aim on the burglars head.
She heard muttered remark, a
heavy thud and the pitcher dropped
from her nerveless fingers. Her cour-
age completely gone. Edna did her
first feminine act of her escapade;
she dropped in heap just within the
window.
The man, suddenly foiled in his as
cent, picked himself up with many
short and terse words falling from his
lips. He shook himself like shaggy
terrier, but he was drenched to the
skin.
Looking up to see the cause OF his
downfall the man gasped. Lying
across the window sill like q pale
wedge Of moonbeam was the arm Of a
woman.
With almost superhuman strength
he sprang toward the vine and climb
ed to the window ledge.
He drew himself within the room
and picked up the girl tenderly.
Being without resources Of his own
and knowing not what to do. he rush
ed out in the darkened hall and made
his way down the stairs with his pre-
cious bundle.
Cropping his way toward door he
hammered with his feet lest he drop
the unconscious girl from his arms,
The door in the hall opened and a
very frightened girl In blue kimono
peeped out.
Jack Danvers," she screamed,
"have you lost your mind" She
glanced with frightened eyes at her
brother. His clothes were dripping,
and his face white and stern.
mo! But switch on the light and
look at what l found in my ROOM
He followed her into the room and
laid the girl on the couch 1t seemed
to Edna the action was reluctant. she
began gradually to regain conscious
ness and opened her eyes. They lit
first upon the stalwart big man whom
she had taken for burglar, and |
from him to the girl In the blue ki-
mono.
The latter rushed to Edna's side |
and gathered her into her arms.
Edna darling" she asked tenderly, .
what in the world have they been |
doing to you? And why is my broth |
er Jack all soaked and tearing madly /
through the pitch dark house with
you?"
Il took your brother for burglar |
and emptied the contents of the .
water jug on him. l am so sorry"
she said prettily.
1T is all my fault" he told her
quickly, 81 was a silly chump to come
out to the country at this time Of
night when the family would all be in
bed, but somehow l Just wanted to
wake up in my own room and hear
the birds sing. l often take a fancy
Of that kind, and when everyone is
asleep l sometimes get in by climbing
up the vine"
81 never even dreamed OF your
coming out for the weekend when I
put Edna into your room." Mary Dan
ynra was saving