Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-12-01

egraph Office faced the Street, so re.
turned, bolted myself in safely, and Sal
| down to watch. . ~ E
The town clock gave one resonant
stroke, breaking the deep silence, and nc
signs of life were visible on the long
stretch OF road leading to c.. i was
numb with cold, wishing heartily that
had not left Toms basket under the stair
case, thinking regretfully of my own
| cOzy bed, when heard arar off the SOUND
of horses feet.
| No sister Anne, in Bluebeard's tower
was ever more watchful than | was then
Would the burglars take the alarm?
The building made a corner of two
| streets, and saw eight mounted men
dash up the road, separate, and while
| tour dismOunted in front, four went to
| the rear.
The burglars were unprepared for this
flank movement, for while the police in
| front were laundering at the main en-
trance, the robbers rushed to the rear
basemrnt door, right into the arms OF the
police stationed there.
could hear the hubbub, pistol-shOts
fired, tue scuffle of. feet, cries, oaths, and
general confusion, and / slipped down
stairs, out of the now deserted main en-
trance, and ran home.
Everybody Was abed, and went 10
my own room, had n good crying spell,
and comforted my half frozen body in
double blankets, where / soon fell asleep.
All this was on Friday night, and had
no teaching to doTuntil Monday, so
slept late ; but coming do an, found all
the family prepared TO make heroine
of me.
81 never knew until mother told Inc
this morning." said Tom, ''that it wasn't
grandpa who sent the telegram to c..
BY Joye, Olive, you're spuhky if you are
little"
IL gave up when four of them pounced
on me from, one OF the upper rooms,
They must have got in through the day
and hid there"
l tried to make the knights promise
not to tell my adventure, but could not.
Before night all Baysville knew how
Olive Hudson caught the burglars. L
was in the office with grandpa, when
over the wires came this message:
''What does Olive Hudson look like ?
Everybody in Dryden is talking about
her great exploit" @ss a
/ flashed back:
"What do you suppose such woman
would look like? She IS nearly six feet,
brOad-snOuldered and lOud-yoiced, q per-
feet Elephant"
WAS it really yourself, Elephant -
'Dear Lion, it really was 20
''Do you know, l want to see you. /
am going to New York to-day, but will
be back next spring"
: If he came TO Baysville he did not see
me. ran away in fit of shyness.
In March q wonderful thing happened.
My mothers brother, who had been II
years, nearly all my life-t time, i'm Cuba,
came out to New York, found me out
and took me into life of ease and lux
ury, making me his pet in his splendid
house. He was bachelor, over 80 years
of age, handsome and.well informed, and
with large wealth.
He introduced me to old friends OF his
own, and my circle OF acquaintance
widencd every day. l was entirely hap
ply, for we loved each other well.
One day Uncle George brought home,
to dine, a stranger whom lie introduced
as: ~
4The son of an old friend. Olive, Mr..
Roberts"
| made myself agreeable, as in duty
bound, to Mr.. Roberts, man Of 30 or
thereabOuts, with a face that was down
right ugly, but pleasant from the expires
sion of frank good humor and intelli-
gence upon it. We talked of everything.
and was surprised at the congeniality
of taste we soon discovered. In an ami
mated discussion Of heroines, Mr. Rob-
erts, turning to Uncle George, said:
You were kindly inquiring this morn
ing about my fortune since father died,
but did not tell you one little episode
Before was fortunate enough to obtain
my present lucrative situation, was for
time telegraph operator in small
place called Dryden, and then heard of
Il real heroine, of whom the world will
probably never. hear.'
knew what Was coming, but kept
my faces perfectly composed to listen
When the story was finished, giving I'M
Gle George sly pinch to keep him quiet,
I said:
h''What kind Of looking person was
the wonderful heroine ?n
81 never saw her; for although Bays
'iiAO Voso luC .uSAI fll-d&c W DTyUel,
never went there. But she was described
to me as tall, strong and masculine"
SIN short, my dear Lion,n / said, grave
ly, ''she was perfect Elephant
Such stare as greeted me am GER
tain never came upon Leo Roberts face
before or since that hour. His eyes di-
lated till l thought that they would pop
out OF his dear, ugly face, and his mouth
opened In utter Amusement. Finally, he
remembered his manners, and gasped:
"Pardon me, Twas it really you %
"Uncle George" said, twill you
please introduce me properly to Mr..
Roberts? l believe he thinks your niece
must share your name."
With flourish Unclel George arose,
and gravely introduced
Mr.. Leo Roberts, Miss Olive Hudson
Miss Hudson, Mr.. Roberts"
After that we could not certainly be
strangers, and Mr.. Roberts came '.many
a time and oft" to dine with Uncle
George.
And one day there was q wedding,
where the bride was very small, buried
in lace and orange blossoms, and the
bridegroom was ugly and good-natured !;
but it was true love match, fit ending
for the Irritation commenced ut Dryden
and BaysYille, "OvER THE WIRES"
A Model Love Story.