Show WAS HE A oh cousin george said mrs flitters as they walked into tho house from the garden 1 I do wish harry were not such a coward aro you quito sure that your bus band is one Wel llast night I 1 thought I 1 heard burglars in the house and do you know I 1 positively believe he wag afraid to go down stairs t he go no he insisted that it waa only the cat and refused to get up and did it happen to lo 10 thieves after all oh no As a matter of fact it was tho cat as he suggested bat I 1 think it would have been manly it he had gone dont you perhaps as ho was convinced that it was tho cat it was not necessary still I 1 admira pinck in a man and I 1 shant havo nearly anch confidence in harrya bravery I 1 now I 1 want you to do me a great favor will yon promise anything in reason my dear kate well I 1 want you to play the burglar tonight I 1 will civo yon abo deyto tho back door and you must como in between I 1 and S and put the lower part of the house in disorder just as if thieves had broken in and rah backed the place but suppose harry hears me 1 I shall of course see that ho does but I 1 am sure we ahall find that bo will be afraid to stir out of his room yet if you should bo mistaken it would be rather awkward for mo he is a powerful man 1 I aspuro you it is perfectly safe george it harry shows any disposition to go down stairs I 1 have only to insist on his staying to protect me and ho ie certain to allow himself to bo persuaded might he not fire at me out ortho window there bat such a thing as cr or a gun in the house very well kate I 1 will do as you wish but you must not blamo mo if anything goes wrong oh its good of you goorge we shall just see what harry is made of it will bo anch fun too by the way harry ought to bo homo before now let us stroll down the road to meet him As they passed out of the house harry flitters rose from the high backed chair at the other end of the room where ho was dozing when they first entered and from which pla concealment he had heard with great amusement for be was a very good natured man the whole conversation A pretty little plot mrs flitters he said to himself with a laugh it will you say be such tun I 1 harryl harryl ye aca dear aliat is it 1 I am sure theres a burglar in the house listen 1 yes by jove youre right this time keep quiet while I 1 put bome thing on ill make it hot for him harry tharo are at least three of them 1 As long as they dont exceed that number I 1 dont mind but harry they are sure to be well anncil annc dl 1 I must take my chanco about that mr flitters was now moving toward arthe door and bis afo realized that lie meant business you endanger your life harry I 1 harry I 1 insist on your not go aag you will not desert your wife in the hour of danger comeback harry 1 but ho bad slipped out of the room and closed the bedroom door turning the key on the outside where ho bad placed it a few hours before mrs flitters rattled the handle of tho door and to her husband to I 1 come back but there was determination in his eye and lie went boldly forward to meet the enemy soon there was the most terrible up 1 roar in the kitchen and the night air i was made hideous with the sound of the fe mashing of chiba and glass of the shouting of mens voices and of the breaking of chairs and tables mrs flitters stood in her room terrified and horror stricken they would kill one another I 1 why had she been foolish its all over kate strike a light I atme wash off the stains of the battlo ah harry what has happened 1 A good deal I 1 nia afraid during the last 10 minutes good heavens theres blood on your liand sl yea it ha loen distributed pretty freely down stairs the painters and paper hangers had better come in tomor biow we shall bo prosecuted for deop unlicensed shambles eng it was only one man breo that is all but ho got alio share of could you what ho was like ciany no but I 1 can imagine what ho ro at the present moment but harry dear ie bo badly hurt 11 am so frightened well I 1 think pull bid through when bo gets to the hospital 1 1 I hope yon permanently in 1 I think not but I 1 have permanently instructed him in tho wisdom of keeping hie hands off other peoples property jl sprang on him liko a tiger and I 1 lie could utter a word ho had been all over the kitchen under tho table into the grate among the and kettles I 1 beneath the dresser everywhere he insight to know his way around next time As for the crockery I 1 dona be teve there is a whole piece left wo adjourned to where I 1 cleaned lie sink with him and kicked him out f the door through the glass window of tie conservatory oh harryl how could yoa be X think you well it that rich I 1 the other day yon called ano a coward for not going down stairs in the middle of the night to kick abo cat now lam a banto for attacking a burglar empty banded 1 1 I certainly think yon ought to have asked him who ho was and what be was loing there and to have given him an opportunity of explaining while I 1 was waiting for ilia visiting card ho might have brained me one really cannot waste courtesy on a burglar t 1 I wish now awakened yoal V i so probably docs aej KAT EYou eay la conr letter that arc I 1 did not eye you before I 1 came way I 1 roust that I 1 do not think the interview would have been pleasant to either 0 us I 1 consider you haar for some reason best known to yourself played me a rheau and contemptible trick I 1 da not you of plott lne abo whole affair with that murderous husband ot your but I 1 cannot help thin kloa that you moat have known what dangerous anan he Is doubt you got donao tun satisfaction out of the business though hat I 1 cannot for abo life ot roe think f am certainly quite ignorant of hadloc done to aern this revedee of youre that man behaved a perfect alend did with gustae he what h lilied he was not very particular I 1 wag in bed for a week hardly able to eco out of my eyes or 1 also covered with decars 1 may not return to england for torne years and valien I 1 do I 1 am not likely in my present renew ray with roy cousin kate flitters and husband it you take my advice you will hot cn mr flitter to tho fact of that dis affair yours faithfully GEORGE kate took her cousins advice and believes to this day that lier husband is absolutely ignorant of the disastrous burglary plot she thinks ho is the bravest man in the world whilo bo laughs up bia sleeve and is happy london tit bits |