Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-27
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sweeping down from Newfoundland.
had buried the entire city 81 q heavy
blanket Of white. 1t vas but niue
o'clock this Saturday naEht and the.
elements, unrestrained; played at will
In the empty streets.
Doris. wrapped up In a bafhrobe og
carnaen-cOlored corduroy. pushed the
hassock closer to the IRE and snnsgied
ID the comfortable warmth Of the lllrHa-
Ing logs
"Just q year ago tonight" she MUIR
INJURED ireanaIly. 'but 1t was not 50.
cold.
Come, Sill" demonstrated 4 comeiy
lad at sixteen, who squRtted Indian
fashion, close BY her, 'sypu mustn't al
ways figure how long II Is since that
day. I'm big enough to know what
men do. and I'll bet my new ride STAN
lev Chalmers ain't no coward. WhAt'll
you betf''
The boy extended his cramped legs,
and cooking them up before him.
clasped his hands about his knees He
knew ne would again hear the entire
account of why his sister broke her
engagement with Stanley Chalmers.
and ne wanted to be comfortable dur
ing the recital.
cit was not so colds It Is tonight,
Doris began. Is II recIting 4 weil-
learned lesson. when we turned the
Corner of Dorchester and Saxton
streets He had just been telling me
ne would protect me from oil liz when
d horrlble-looklng fellow bumped into
me and swore ont terrible 0ath. I
surely expected stanley would knock
him down. but all he did was grab my
arm and hustle me on. !"
ssWhen we got home, she continued.
pulling the bafhrobe closer about her,
ayou were In the hall and heard me
tell him / could never marry cow
ard.
Aw, guess I'll ct some more
wood, Bob answered practically, and
in al effort To change the subject, the
ire's dying down.
In few moments Bob returned from
the kitchen, his arms laden with rough
III chopped pine boughs. AS he crossed
! the threshold between the two rooms
and stopped to adjust his burden, from
the upper regions Of the house terrlf-
IL crash reverberated. The wood
dropped from his arms and he dashed
across the room swiftly to his sister.
syvhat is it, his lips formed the
words his voice refused to utter
..We must see who II Is, she whis-
pered. thoroughly frightened, and
grasped the rod used To stir up the
embers.
They must get help. With dash
through the short hall, they threw open
the porch door. Doris slriH call was
lost in the shrleks Of the wind.
what went tilerea Was that man,
bucking fine gales Was that figure
enveloped In a great coat real man
sent BY Providence to help them IN
their predicament7 Would he pass
their house? Did he not hear themi
aHelpl Help they called ont IN
unison. we're being robbed! There's
d murderer upstairs Help e
The man did hear. He was turning.
He was coming towards them. As be
yauIted the low stoop. Bob pointed.
Upstairs
He cleared the hrst three steps with
q single bound. ignoring the poker
Doris muteiy held ont Better that
than nothing, she subconsciously
thought. md followed Up III his wake
Into one bedroom and then the other
he cast the glare of his pocket fash
light. Under the beds and In the clos
cts, no corner escaped his rigid In
spection. And then into the bathroom.
1 The door stubbornly refused to open.
! Someone WIS holding It. They en-
tered the bathroom and the door
/ banged tight as the aashlight went ont.
Alone In dark bathroom with d
strange man and q burglars
What night
Doris screamed.
The man located the electric switch
ana light filed the room. x slight stir
against the opposite wall brought them
about face on the defensive And they
| saw---an extension leaf to the dining
room table slip from its moorings and
| Join its mate at the bottom Of the
/ bathfub lii crashing embrace
me man laughed. Doris sank to the
floor He assisted her down the stair
way, where Bob sat In frightened pm
thence. III d few moments she was
composed
''That We found no burglar does not
lessen my gratitude. Mr.
The man lowered the high collar
closely concealing his head.
sstanley !. Doris gasped.
sDldnst ten ron he was brave r.
yelled Bob, pulling the hero toward the
Ore.
And as they gathered about Its COM
forttnw warmth. Doris locked up into
eyes of SOFT brown and gently asked :
sI3ut, stan. won't ron explain about i
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