The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-15

'S"o oukut III HIS eye; ana luWaruty l.
prayed that strength might speedily be
given me that might DE enabled. both
" act and word, to encourage him in the
ir.sh life re were beginning.
hae determ ned az once To be quit Of
MS Ola associates, and kissing me, grasp.
ca MIS- hat and departed.
Little did Think that our bright hopes
were 20 DO so quickly Destroyed.
Wnlis' ne enlivened my solitude ex-
perienced No fear Of any peril that lay
beyond oar home; but immediately he
had gone. hest of dire forebodiDgs
tooped upon me. never thought I'M
til tnen OF the danger that accompanied
his association with the lawiess men who
formed the gang. Every limb t~emblsd.
but IL my mind there WAS fixed deter.
nIaaLiOa - follow him. Ny former
strength aud energies appeared to sud-
dealy return, and taxing nay bonnet and
shawl, and bestOwlng one glance At the
sleeping innocent who lay smiling in
l.s cradle, all unconscious Of the anxiety
OF its parents, left our hOmo ere "a
quarter of an hour had elapsed since my
husbands departure He had given me
tie direction ofthe house, which was in
= street leading off the Haymarkcs, and
Know that To baffis any police spies -
Invariably ] 'urncyed tkers in q hansOla.
AS soon as had left the house, al empty
wo-" heel cap passed me. I babe the
driver stop at the top Of the Htymarkes.
an In the space Of halt an hour was at
my destinations
/ Arrived at the street my husband had
named. saw therein but one shop ef tue
kind be had described
. A bDld-tmking, pa;ritsd-faced Jewess
was behind the Counter serving custom
eR; at the furth.r end of thc shOO was o
halt lass door of which had previously
been told. and behind which I knew
man was In waiting ready to give warning
10 the gamblers in the floors ablYe,shnald
anything suspicious occur. By touching
u secret spring in the wall, bell was
sounded in each Of the un stair rooms, and
ss there vas NO light upOn the stairs, time
was afforded 6or hiding the cards, dice,
etc should the police attempt search.
Wills, was peeriDg INFO the shop
noticed that two meR paced the srs.et
backward aud for yard without quitting
It, When they reached tue corners, they
turned They walked in opposite dir5c-
ions, and invariably met about the CEN
ire OF the street; but although they were
evidently acquainted " It'll each other. 20
| sign of recognition passed between them.
At the time, although they seemed TO re-
gard me very a teutiveiy, en 7ta ned 40
suspicion Of their object was too much
engrossed with my desire TO enter the
hpus to bestow a thought up n them
Suddenly loud cries filled th4 air. \ lu-
rid glare SHOT into the sks and man run.
ming along at the b6ttom of the street,
shouted: Fetch the engines Tue raof
round the corner is on fire J. The news
seemed t. spread instantaneousy f'cea
pale with excitement gAzed from he win
dows, men stood at their doorways,
noisy crowd surged along the thnrouglf~
fare, and numerous act We policemen start
Ell in o sight as though they had, with the
cry of Fire |" sprung from the earth.
Tue whole neIghborhooi was al excited
as if al electric shock had simu taneousIy
passed Though the house, bJc l noticed
that the two mysterious men In the by
street with myself neither slackened nor
increased their pace.
Presently the hod-fookng Jewess
came to the door, opposite which was
standing hidden in dark recess she
called To u man inside, AMI heard her
bid h'm run TO the corner to see whence
the fire proceeded No snnner had he
reached the top of the street than he
turned and excitedIy beckoneh her also
TO come.
Sire gave one glance outside Che two
mys! erIous promenaders were then at the
xremity of the street, and fastened TO
join her companion
Now was my opportunity to obtain adj
mittauce; quick as thought ran across
the road, through the shop. up the dark
stairs, and rushed into the chief salooR.
The exc'emt in the adjacent
thoropghfare was evidently unknown 60
the thFong nt gambers-old and young
gathered around the card. bles; doubt
less there were double windows Go exclude
the sound. saw my husband in CONVEX
sation With man whom / iiomediate4y
recognised as the promoter of the scheme
My entrance-abrupt as it vas-apparS
emily excited no attention from the eager
mob watching the progress of the game
Even any among them observed me,
they unqnestionably thought the man sup
posed to be stationed below mad allowed
me 10 pass. Directly Richard had recov-
cred his surprise at seeing me, placed
his arm around my waist, and told me
that in few moments he should be ready
to accom- any me home. I narrated to
him aud the man besides him the confu-
sion caused by the fire, and Was about to
tell how [ had eluded the observation Of
the two persons below, whea loud
trampng was heard upon the dark stairs.
ALI in the room rose to their feet;
cards, dice and gold were hashily swept