Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 543
a rush of wa-ter, and with it that best of all reliefs—a yell.Swaying now like a racoon, Richard let out acombination whoop and screech, and beganthrashing downward through the branches, pre-ceded by a shower of apples. From the floor bv 902 THE BURGLAR AND THE GREEN APPLES the window-sill Philip… … HE RAISED HIS WIRY RIGHT ARM HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD. Richard struck the ground with a thud, andwent sprawling on all fours. A burglar ! heshrieked. Phil—the police—quick—telephone ! Philip danced a moment in the window, thenturned and collided with a trembling figure inwhite. It was Aunt Alice. She…
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