Show ftp 6 0 A wf SHOT IN TH THE E PARK OARK by cl AHA coee C jack ilaine was apie one of the halt bait dozen young men who wha admired guy n abes sister and belonged to the faina amp dab club as the brother one after another these young men had been invited down to hazelhurst which was the country home of 0 the corbeg there were games on oel the lawn motoring over the highways fishing without getting a bite and various other ether diversions and there was wag miss frances handsome chatty ch ritty witty and treating all alike there was a hoodoo at hazlehurst hazlet t geen times la in one year jt it had been robbed of course mr forbes had bought a gun and of course he had bought another cpr fp lila 1119 sister they practised practiced until they could hit a barn door a rod away each ono one of the young men that came down brought a ve weapon leivon ivon two bear traps set under windows and ires and alardi alarm bells were to give due notice the burglar got in just juit the same A burglar alarm had beert aeh ta Ei aisted sted over and over and finally one wag installed the day it was waa tested jack hainka a appeared for a three days visit 1 I dont know enow about it keeping them out he be replied in doubtful tones lut but II if you open ope n V door or raise a window it is bound to ring 1 ile he took a trip around tho house and returned to the ver veranda aada theres There 3 an outside cellar door teat hat 13 is not vired d at al he said how careless 0 of guy cuy not to eoe to that exclaimed the sister when the brother came home in the evening and heard of 0 the tl dereliction alon Te replied plIed 1 I was talking with a deteo detective tive today well ho advised mo me to sit alt up upeor tor a tow few nights and watch and alfoot no burglar gets to work wore before midnight and it 1 is daylight at abou about t tour four at this 1 4 season and you bit up in your room too k I 1 1 was asheh yours truly and I 1 in manc said mr haines alnea Il where do 40 you think he will get wi 14 asked mr hagues at one of the bedroom wan windows aws and shall we shoot to kill you bet the girl name the ho location she would tale take but ab she ha badill il planned out cut sloe she d 1 lant believe that any burglar would show up that night or for many another night either secondly it if he did come it would be by the cellar doors it was wa the vulnerable point and he would take sot ial risks to in trying experiments anda alne laughed to herself over the sort of watch the two men would keeps keep they would sit down in rocking chairs sect up and pipes going a and within halt half an hour they would tie be sound asleep to last till morning the girl was right in the main eatn but she missed it in the case of yr ur haines not that ho he did not ts asleep within the allotted halt half hour but that ho he pitched to the floar about midnight and was very much aroused no sooner had bad ho he got his wits than he be got a flan lie ile would slip downstairs P and d turn off the alarm and then go out by the back door and thus thua reach the cellar when ho he came back ho he V would auld pick up bomek bom bric a brac t tc carry to his room mom until the joke wash was ready to be exploded he bad almost reached the door leading into tle the kitchen when he ha heard a movement ond and straightened up op then camo came a 9 flash ot of fire in his face followed by biek cries of guy guyl guy end and the switching on of electric lights what the tha devil la 1 ae te row de banded the brother as he came tumbling down stairs ills his sister was waa crouched against the tha front door and wringing her hands and aad she gasped out in answer 1 I have shot burglar where Is he there there in the dining rooms room i bully tor for you Y ill have a look at i k t 1 him chere hera was waa the burglar lying on hla his face and there was a trickle of blood on the parquet floor lie he drew up one leg as the other man looked down domn on him why its sir mr HaJ harnest nest shrieked miss Fr fraaces arces eg as ts she ehe camo came running in varned darned if it mr haines opened his eyes and faintly remarked that everything could be explained and then tainted fainted away and did not come to until the doctor was probing for the bullet when tho the bustle and hurry were vere over the girl told her story 1 I thought I 1 heard the burglar at that cellar door ther then I 1 was sure I 1 heard him creeping up the cellar stairs and across the kitchen floor I 1 wanted to scream and run away but I 1 dared not move then the pistol went off by accident I 1 even know that it was pointed at him 11 HB must have thought he heard something to bring him down to to investigate but what in the old harry were you doing down here in the dark and alone was demanded 1 I was waa waiting tor for the burglar well ho anie along and do W I 1 loll 1011 are in for fog iob a job 0 9 nursing nurel ng if you dont pul ul hf him in through in good shape and then marry him I 1 hope hopa ael bau i suo sue you tor for a million dollars damages damage copyright 1914 bv br the up C lure N por per |