The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-07-01
CHAPTER VIZ.
The Lady Of THE House.


the least hesitation he stretched forth
& hand, snatched the pistol from the
grasp OF the woman who seemed 60
relnquish 1t more through surprise
than wiIlingly-threw himself half,
way down the stairs and took hasty
Pot shot Mt the marauGer almost inYfSi-
Die IN Jna darkness as he rounded the
turn Oh tne next hi-ht
Missing the little man flung on re>A-
lesSIF' rs ne gained the H'&t d'or
Gown the nail iIS"'s flashed up SWi'ch-
Oh from SAe upper AIMING by 'he
woman OF the h""Se. IhUS ad"G. ne
cau@"' 2iI"lilef glimpse Oh tiS prey
ll4u" way GOWN me next "lSn'' ana
ciiecNeo 10 l'Ne " second Silot III H'Ai.
AS'ID ne ,-''"Seu' " HI "ul one thought
he hurried on swung rouhd 10 the he"A
Vi '''e S'"i'S' sd" MS ''I',I III me ooI.
'".-' pune ''i' 10 INN Thu
bene''t" u'''l Il sinai rag Slppeu Oh
I".iN"ru Parqu'tFF OF 'le landing,
aEoa'''e N'eiS Went up ana DIS head
GOWN WIN Il sickehlhS 'hulhp, lie
neafa ms PlStOI eNpiode once more.
"en' counting up VIII uncommon
e''''''i' le Sd " tue n''eet uoo' VI 'iie
- U.s. "e''i'lU '"e uT''''e anu
NC - 'iie Nc"'S sum VI 1t
i'i'i oli 'He ''"l'S 'ue i"u9 VI
'''o ''o'se "i'I'e' Gu
Come pacN' she caIIed IN guarded
tone ne ; ui"ue d c'eah getaway
N'c 10 ""Hl MN lhaC no use Trying
20 'o''0|' hou "ou.un eaten up III
,n"usanu e''IS' Come pach-u you
i''''' '-'IC eve uie lily gum
a tr'He uaSlieu, T. SyDafIIe ooeyeu'
NO" 'neh sue audreSseu the little
man, Win orlIiiaht Smile-"hoW we
can po"Wo"' Come INTO the den ana
lea the way toward the rear OF the
iio',N0' -i9 oi'''eu S'i''iil'SiNe'S III iei
"aAe'
UI''iilS iuto uarh doorway Ihe
woman s"l'eheu 'lsht INTO an electric
no!he' Illuminating an interior apart
Aent transformed by wildly ouSlnal
~ 1eo0i " ''oii 'u'0 "
i0ui-7!l'e 'ooHi Vi suGH uiSlIeSSi III
nv 10y 'l''' 1t "0u'u nave OIeu uii-
resi- III Tue so"' u io'uS eater
BiacN' RED ana gold-Iusterless black
or coke Iurid crimson OF fresh blood;
OlisH', caring Ee''ow ol so'u' ne"
ul'i'tu-"ere 'ne predominant ho'eS III
d GoIor Scheine at once Sonlper ana
Flo'ehI'
"C'OZv little hole" SVhar rite
eouldh lorDear TO comment with
shuuoer as ne uropped INTO chaif In
compliance TO the woman gesture.
OHeflDs cigarettes IN d soideh cas-
keI' sne seiecteu ana lghted one LOT
eISe'l, NY servants are al aDeu'
she Salu' oT would ouer you uFIiik'
GU nave servants ID the mousse
DO / look Ike a woman who does
her own housework?"
You do not" he affirmed politely.
But can you blame me for wondering
where your servants We been through
all this racket
''They sleep on the top floor behind
sound proof doors,' his hostess ex-
planned complacently, land have or
ders TO answer only when ring. even
if they should happen to hear any
thing"
"But there was a burglar" P. Syba-
rite contended brightly. "You saw
him yourself"
NO"
"But-but you did see him-later on
the stairs
Smiling. the woman shook her head
81 saw no burglar merely dear
friend In short if it interests you to
Know, saw my husband"
"Madam" ?. Sybarite sat up. with
shocked expression.
"Oh." said the woman lightly, we're
so"u eHouen Aoi one ano'nei-he an"
l. ne ueSer'eo what ne so' wien ne
LnoiIieu me Dut tLaI NOT say ing
III cohOeht 10 see MN utch "nat
Coming u nInl loi toilsn' ue> ii'L .
III TACT mean u yet ulin pelole ne