Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-09

When Aunt Hyacinth answered an
q furnished country lone, Caro- had re
bclled at the prospect. But her re-
bcllion had ended as usual in an I'M
selfish desire TO make the best Of the
situation TIE ho, svas somewhat
r'-t lta..t r.a.-4ca -rn
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would return soon, to prepare 1t for
occupancy.
Aunt Eyacinth,' whom obstacles but
made eager, determined to move in at
once. Eve will live out of doors for
the most part" she said. "You anC
Nora will go out the day before and
see that the house is aired. j abhor
a stufy atmospheric
SO II was decreed. THE agent meet
ing Caro- and the faithful Nora at the
station, was communicative. "Used to
be the finest place in town." he said,
pointing to the rambling old house in
its garden. 'Grdleys' have lived
there from away back. This last, Jud-
son Gridley, let's the old place, furni-
ture and all. while he travels about the
country. Keeps a bungalow for his
own convenience near by, with two Old
family servants as caretakers. Some
say it's Jud's way of making a home
for them. Jud's bach, you know;
never seems much to notice the wom-
en-. Well, if you need anything done
about the house, call up No. 153-that'
Gridley's bungalow telephone number
Old Jabesh and his wife'll go over and
help you"
Caro's eyes opened wide at the
grandeur OF The mahogany. while her
pretty brows drew together at the
dustiness Of the heavy draperies.
LOS of work for you, Moral" she
said.
It was pleasant to lie in the gree
four-poster bed. the sweet scents Of the
garden coming through her open win
dow. and moonlight filtering over ali.
What "a queer little balcony that was
= outside her window. the pillars of the
lower veranda supporting IT, She
: wished that she had investigated IT.
= windings before lying down so sleeJ
When Aunt Hyacinth came. they wonlf
, sit out there on such moonlit even
-. ings-. And Mt this point Of her medi
tation, an eerie creeping sound CANT
to the girls acutcly conscious ears.
} was as though some intruder We're try
:. ing to climb the pillars Of the balcony
t Her heart pounding wildly. sh
II managed to draw kimsnO from til
V bedpost and find with feeling feet he
E. slippers, just as a mans capped hea
. appeared Enthusiastically above the ba
- cony railing.
she edged along the floor in III
darkness. as the man boldly steppe
over the rail. At sight of her ope
window he paused as though surprise
then evidently decided to enter Il
house that way, but the locked windo
screen caused him to change his pr
k pose, and he turned. apparently su
NJ that the. house was deserted. movii
.et to an unscreened window farther q
20 Caro-. listening with taut nerves, d
tinctly heard him enter thus the ha
a For moment she fancied the m
waiting in silence 10 make certain
CT his ground; then he had passed
III door.
SIS, Upon the outside of that same b.
the room door she had noticed key
the its lock. She would fv across the p
sage. turn the kew and make the n
erv prisoner. The hieh window To 4
,et- room faced no balcony; escape wo
40, be impossible. she was noiseles
-. OPENING her own room door rs
NV formed ho plan. AfterTard she wo
On telephone for heia. The light fl
ON the onon door flooded the hall.
had just time to glimpse a mans s
tate ing face hencath rough caps hl
end ms the door slammed aud locked
heir in. The rest was easy. call No. Il
, or the agent had said. It was the
,snt number Caro- knew. She was surpri
,no at the promntnesS Of the response
"Burglarsr questioned a III
voice. "Oh 7 guess not; hut I'll
~ l. right over"
ut was Gridlev's old caretaker."