. St. Nicholas [serial] . Mr. Baird cross the lane. Theboys were not in sight. Mr. Baird was now in the Si.] MYSTERY IN A MANSION. 433 shadow of the bushes, and, in as deep shelter, Kittywent after him. Her overshoes came off, shepicked them up, and pursued her way in greathappiness and in her stocking-feet. Her cousinfollowed Farmer Saunderss fence, and when hecame to the great gate, he disappeared. Kittystood still, aghast. It was not possible that her cousin and the boyswere going to rob Farmer Saunderss water-melonfield ! But she resolved to see all that was to be greatest distress, for, a
. St. Nicholas [serial] . Mr. Baird cross the lane. Theboys were not in sight. Mr. Baird was now in the Si.] MYSTERY IN A MANSION. 433 shadow of the bushes, and, in as deep shelter, Kittywent after him. Her overshoes came off, shepicked them up, and pursued her way in greathappiness and in her stocking-feet. Her cousinfollowed Farmer Saunderss fence, and when hecame to the great gate, he disappeared. Kittystood still, aghast. It was not possible that her cousin and the boyswere going to rob Farmer Saunderss water-melonfield ! But she resolved to see all that was to be greatest distress, for, although Kitty loved mischief,she also loved honor, and she saw no fun in thisrobbing at night. There was a slight movement in the bushes nearher, and by peeping through the branches she sawher cousin, Mr. Baird. He was not five feet fromher. She drew back. Then she thought shewould whisper to him to be merciful. Then shefelt as though she must scream and alarm the boys,and then, suddenly, out of the silence, came a voice,. the invader is put undek guard. [see page 430. seen, so she crept under the fence, and was soon inthe field, in a thicket of elderberry-bushes. Here she saw an exciting spectacle. The water-melon field was being robbed ! There was quite a pile of the fruit in one corner,and near it lay what she could see in the brightmoonlight was evidently a number of bags. Could it be ! Were the Loyal Brothers thieves,and had her cousins come out to help them ! Oh, if she only had heard them before hercousin Robert ! If they only had told her ! Whatcould she do ? She crouched down under a black-berry-bush, she wrung her hands, she was in the Vol. VIII.—28. singing in a clear, sweet tone, but with piercingaccents: And so the Judgment surely comes, Beware! Beware!The one who sins, the one who runs, Beware ! Beware ! The thieves stopped as if they had been voice went on : The one who steals his neighbors goods, Beware ! Beware ! It arose high and shrill, and in a se
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