Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-01-07
The Welcome Thief

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A dark figure stole across the lawn
of Miss Evertrim's school for girls.
Time and again it stopped to listen,
only to hasten along more rapidly,
bending low to the ground.
At last it reached the building,
showing up vaguely in the darkness.
The young man FASTENED to a trellis
and started to climb. Half way up he
stopped abruptly. Was anyone COM
ing! No, he was mistaken, but his
heart throbbed necessarily.
Far off he could heas the bells OF
the village church ring out clear and
strong. one-two, on and on to II.
Then he continued his journey. Over
the trellis to the balcony of the
first floor, up a heavy pillar over the
entrance to the second floor, along
the water-spOut to the window in the
eastern corner of the house.
Once again he paused, but only for
a second. He leaped into the room,
and looking neither to right nor left,
made for a desk in the corner. Silent
Iy but rapidly he worked. opening
| drawers, peeping into pigeon holes,
but taking nothing. Suddenly he gave
an exclamation of joy. A small packet
from one cCiner of a drawer quickly
found it's way into an inner pocket
Away to the window again. No
one in sight! He hastily descended
the pillar and trellis and made his
way out to the road.
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Silvia Dale woke early. All went
well until 10 o'clock, when she was
sent for. The little girl messenger
shook her heavy curls and exclaimed,
ooh, Silvia! Miss Evertrim's face is
very red! And there is a man with
her. too. She looks awful"
That lawful" had it's effect on Sill
via. A shiver ran down her back. Miss
| Evertrim was known for her awful
expression. AS Silvia passed into
the office she heard the principals
shrilI voice exclaiming, There is no
mistake Mr.. Dale. I have facts good
and plenty And l am shocked, posi-
lively shocked, to think that your
daughter would disgrace my school,"
Both stood up as Silvia entered
| She would have been delighted to
have seen her father at any other
time, but to-day the words she had
heard dampened her enthusiasm.
"My DEAR" Mr. Dale said, in very
cold, stern way, Miss Evertrim has
been telling me that you have been
meeting d young man, whom she does
not know, on the sly; that you have
made appointments with him that
were strictly against the rules of the
| school, and, lastly, that you have re-
ceived letters from the same person
under the pretense of receiving them
| from your aunt. Is she correct in
her suspicions?"
| Silvia's eyes blazed angrily. SO
| this was what Miss Evertrim's spite
had led her to-simply because Silvia
] refused to let her read a few Of Jim's
letters. An angry retort rose to her
lips, but prudence stilled it.
eyes and no, dad," she answered.
There is a young man, but she is
| we'll acquainted with him. We have
| had no meetings outside of the school
| regulations. But I have received le--
| ters from him which I refused to let
| her read"
"Then get the letters; show them
to your father" Miss Evertrims i'm
| perious voice broke out.
Silvia laughed, but did not move.
For fear of losing caste, Miss Ever
trim hastily added, CHOSE letters will
incriminate her, Mr.. Dale. They
will show whether she has had other
meetings or not. Get them, Silvia"
Silvia looked at her father, who
nodded and said, yes, Silvia, I think
you had better show them to me-"
The girl 7ushed. Jim's pet names
md loving remarks flashed through
ner mind Would she stand having
| hem read aloud to Miss Eyertrim,
Tho hadn't a mite Of sentiment in her
rody? Silvia muttered, Never" and
| .00k her stand.
"But, dad, l had rather not"
Mr.. Dale's face grew dark.
1--WE shall have no hesitating. Get
them at once!"
please do not make me-" pleaded
Silvia. There is nothing in them,
only they will seem silly to you"
cat once" was her fathers reply.
She turned reluctantly from the
room, then ran hastily down the cor
ridor. Better face the music at once"
she muttered, inwardly vowing ven
| geance on Miss Evertrim. Reaching
| her room she rushed to her desk. Not
stopping to think twice, she pushed
her hand into the drawer and-gasp-
ed. The letters were gone! How:
When! Where!
Too dazen to move, she stood until
aroused by the entrance Of Mr.. Dale
and Miss EYertrim. Her utterly blank
expression told them more than words