The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07

Between her and the glass panels, Old Lady Adventure managed to cook
About three o'clock n November morning, Bill was awakened out
of a sound sleep by a loud, insistent pounding. AS he came out of a
hantdue, he realized that the pounding came from the wall, on the other
apartment! Bill jumped out of bed and went into his own living room.
Then he a what the trouble was.
On the ground glass panels Of the door leading to the hall he could
see two shadowy figures. They were over by the door of the old ladies'
apartment and they seemed to be trying to jimmy the lock. So that vas
it! Burglars, trying to get in next door! The old ladies' had heard
them and pounded o the wall to attract Bills attention.
Bill called out, "who's there?" and began rafting the door
knob. The two figures moved noiselessly to the stairs and be-
gan % descend. Bill was sixteen, and impetuous. He a out Of
his apartment and started to follow the two men down the stairs.
Right there" he says. "s where my adventuring career
started"
Bill Was in a Tight Place.
Bill followed the crooks down two flights of stairs, but they were too
fast for him. He was in pajamas. and he couldn't very well dash ut into
the street after them anyway. Not on a cold night in November. He
turned around and went slowly back up the stairs.
Bill got to the top and put his hand on the doorknob. The door "a
locked. In his haste to follow the two men he had slammed it behind
he was going to have som trouble getting back in He stood for a
moment considering his plight and then. suddenly he heard a voice
coming from the next apartment.
1t was n of the old ladies-the deaf one-and her tone was oni-
nous. If you don't go away" she yelled. III shoot"
All at once Bill realized what a tight situation he as in. The old lady
could see his shadow through the glass door and thought he "a Of the
departed burglars. He knew she kept a gun in her apartment and didn't
have any doubt that she would do just what h threatened to do.
Shot At by a Deaf Woman.
81 thought l had a good pair of lungs" says Bill, land 1
screamed back: Don't shoot. It's me- But l didn't count on
that old lady being deaf. Before l had a chance to get in an
other word / heard a loud report and a bullet came crashing
through the door. 1t was followed by two more. Then I dropped
fat IN the floor, and while lay there, three more shots imbed-
The shots stopped then, but Bill lay right where he was, afraid to
stir lest the slightest motion bring more of that hot lead his way. Then.
inside his own apartment, he heard his mother open a window and
start screaming for the police. Still Bill stayed where he was. courage
and left with a revolver, there isn't any sense in giving her a mar 10
shoot at.
Bill lay right where he W until the police came: Then he got up
again. He looked himself over and We relieved to find that he hadn't
been hit by any Of those wild bullets, but he found an ominous Little
hole in the sleeve of his pajamas that showed just how close he had
come to having a funeral instead of just an adventure. And now
adays," says Bill, when there is any burglar hunting to be DONE I do
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