Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-12
Haynes; 60 round and look a; the door

plate
"None Of that blather young man."
said the officer, sternly; you've scrutln-
lied that dOor.pate pretty thoroughly.
I've had my eye on you for some time
"You don't know what you are talking
1 about. Let me get down, sir, said l. hot
| ". ~ tell you am Mr. Haynes Robert
| Haynes, law Office on Cooper Street |
shall not condescend to explain to you
how ! happen not To haze the Key OF my
I own front door You have only TO A.,
company me to Judge H0,ts, on the right
here, and ask any member Of the family
whether | am or am not Mr. Robert
Haynes"
VERY well got Of. my young gentle
man, but you must allow me to take your
arm.
II am not in the habit Of walking arm
in arm with policemen said |, haushtlly
"Then shall be obliged to arrest you
for suspicious conduct he responded,
preparing the way for action.
There was nothing for it but TO submit
to hay his Blue sleeve passed through
my black one, and procord to The resi-
dence Of the iudge-to find out if ! was
myself
We had hardly passed to the sidewalk
when, fortunately Inc judge himself
came along
"Hello, Haynesr' he cried, and then
glanced q, the figure at my side.
81 am about 80 he arrested for break
ing into my own house. said, return
ing his sWutatiou. The policeman had
suddenly dropped my arm, asif it burned
him The old Judge, whorcished okc,
burst into a OUTLAW Of laughter which
! brought the neighbors to their windows
Blythe way, said the judge, when he
| had recovered himself you had better
keep your friend Of the star In tow My
wife spoke to me about your housekccper
this morning; said she went away in a
carriage, and took more bundles than She
brought when she came here.
My heart beat almost audihly. Could
this gentlC-brOWcd, lOwvOiCCd woman, of
whom had thought in connection with
a diamond cngagemcntring, be vile
enough 10 deceive me, to de5pOil mey The
suppOsltiOn was too dreadful.
~ counsel you to attempt another
| raid, " be added "Pcrhaps johnny, here,
will give You boost and he laughed
again. at may be all the purest coniec-
ture on my wifc's part, you know Ladies
are apt TO be suspicious Of housekccpers,
| Ha, ha, ham
| 1t might be all mistakc It was a
| mistake, | repeated, almost furiously, to
myself Mrs. George, that quiet.moving,
| perfectly laayljE person; Mrs. George,
| whose lightest step had sometimes set my
pulses tluttering; of whom had dreamed
/ / dare not say how often; whose superb
| eyes, swan like throat, ard stately pres,
encG | had admired untold Of times--sbc
to descend to any little petty meanness,
| to hou5c-lCting,
| ! entered the domicile at the back win
| dow, bidding the policeman be within
call The first thing saw in the base
ment passage was the dead body of poor
/ Jip, my pet terrier. He had evidently
! been poisoned. | walked through the
/ the lower rooms. \ costly bronze clock
! and three expensive vases were gone from
the parior shelf; also very beautiful lit,
| tic group in terra Gotta, for which / had
| given an eXtragagant price, On closer
! examination ! SAW that the edges of my
! ncw carpets were loose, They had Ger.
1 tainly been tackled down before
1 opened the door into the front hall,
which literally swarmcd with packages.
| They stood on the chairs, on the hat,rack,
| On the table -evcryWhere Not caring TO
stop to examine these evidences OF dis.
/ honesty | went up stairs to the second
/ story. There on tolettable lay neat,
/ ~ folded note, of which the following is
I a transcript
/ "DrlR MAT have packed everything That
could he conveniently carried the clothes, the sill
yer, the books, and many Hight ornaments as
/ possible, think you might easily take the car.
1 pets II yoU arc expeditions and con rely upon
! your mon The 0}f gsDHrmga a BIT my tuuguu
| won't he home tl noon tomorrow. | have cir