The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-07-10
THE BANDIT.
BT A DETECTIVE.

1.-THE dark shadows hung dense ar1urI tht
old gray buildings. The grass W. the lawn
was tangled and wteIy, and che graveIiei
walks we're 0vergrOW with turf lnlr 4tr-
gle light sh9ne out o1 .he sarkuess of night
L guntei o. the trea-t5ps, and formed weird
shapes far uur ON tha ground Wa teH,I
II iutgnly, Dir. and myself. a- ,IIeat-.
we stood az the gate
The house is film down In .fe Third Nard.
ruinous nov ana Fastening wv decay Taa
river rolled along, only a sIngl street inter-
vening, and Che splash 0f its datE waves was
beard stra1E.y miuE.nE W.ll a wnl o'
distress that came from The house. IT. had
been tenanted nlt a few hours. foreign
lady ani her -F0 children tat applied -o
the agent t1r q lease, aud as sle rendered
the rtrt in advance, u0 tle=lions was asked.
This We subsequently, asea-tainei. hut ar
the moment OF which 7 speak I'VE 0nIv knew
THAT the o.i house bad procured "a tenant
llis bad arrested OUT attention as v5 passed
along tbs street Then ths fags of Y woman
appeared at the window irving vain4v Go
peer out into tile darsne=s. The first glance
AZ the anxious bgt beautiful c0untenance
electrified me. had seen f. before. Franz
ed there IA t1a golden light 0f --s wi1i0w-
tAe bright glow resting 0n tde beautiful
brow ana wealth 0f chau trssscs. it looked
Like picture of the Madonna on % radiant
VISION in sieaI.
! knew It az The face of IVY wife of y
Mexican bandit. For months vie had look
ed for him incessautl7. Eis picture. vith
tha. Of Biz wife, had been sent t1 ever7 altv
in the Union. Ills deeds Of fearful a-foe.-7
had oomrelied tim months before tl sesk
H. ID II
vigilance, be bad eyaded an arrest. and it
was then generally believed that he haJ slg-
ceeded ii making Biz way 70 Cuba. Large
rewards were offered for bis arrest and bl-
apprehension We knew would make Ia rich.
He could hope for 10 sympathy, fur Biz cru
city had divorced him from bis kind
Only the beautiful woman clrnz To him
ln BIZ despair, ana shared The mIsf1riunas
that beset his life Now that her children
were hushed % sleep, the sorrow 1f heart
found vent I'D cries ana s1bs of distress
Bot th -..seI0nate grief was soon subduad.
and VIC knew from her anxious glance that
she was watching f0r her husbands return
What was to 5e done?
The residence, we we're satisfied. mad been
selected with A view to escape. TIC VIZ waited
for him 10 enter the dwelling it was almost
certain that be would avaie u.s. II wes0utht
% appreheni him before re glt thar.. tne
dense darkness would aiI hl- escape
lt was at last concluded for Mr. 20 re-
main outside, while I entered tbe building
ana awaited his coming. I hava rarely ppr-
formed a more unpleasant duty. Z could
scarcely teA you wlT but dreaded An in-
teryieE with the lady, whose devotion and
hercism had won my sympathy. But &c was
only mother instance In which The feelings
Of our better nature have t0 Yield to tbe in-
pulses Of duty. ! have bad many such in-
stances M occur 10 ny experience. but ne NM
er oue that grated sa hlrshlv ou INV FEELING.
Reaching TIE door finally obtained admit
aace, and was shown bY the servant Co the
room, from which -he ligh. shone our int3
the dar-ue
"May inquire the nature Of this ntru-
siln, sIrs' inquired the ladr With a gra-e
dignity. and vet With a sorrOwful cadence
that went TO ny heart
Madam, my business - with your hus-
band"
Her face blanched as I replied. and her
utteranoe was quite tremll0us when she
said.
''He Is not heregp
"I know il, madam, but be will be soon.
! cannot express ID you bow deeply resret
the duty am called on 10 perform. bat I
come 70 arrest him, and ! cannot permit
any of you to leave the room until Ivy en-
ters."
Even As spoke, heard a step on The
lawn. Before had time to prevent her.
the lady sprung 20 Der feet, and blew 4
shrIll whistle. The piercing notes sounded
far into the night, and could have been
beard d mile away. 7 knew it was A signal
OF alarm, and was mean; 90 warn the man
almost within nv grasp. I dashed out NJ
the room, and reached ,ha lasn lust as
shot rung out on the air Il was too late
In the darkness Mr.. L.'s aim was bad. and
the man escaped. I could hardly feel sorry
for 1t afterward, fer a being 50 hallowed bg
W0man's love could not ba altogether bad.
The neHt Day the family lefJ, ana never
heard Of them again. Still the event occurs
70 me often, and with the reelection comes
tribute 20 that vi e's DEVOTION. IL u posi-
Die they reached a place Of safety, aud IN
other scenes the wOman's tenderness must
have WhtewasbsI the crimes of the man
into virtue