Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

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60 to the house alone. Ii want you 1
will whistle"
He walked cautiously across the gard
en- that lay between the house and the
bench, and entered the front door, which
was standing wide open. The parlor
door was open, too, and the room in sad
confusion. Two great bags of coarse
canvas, filled with ornaments, etc., lay in
the hall, and quantity Of clothing, tied
up in blanket, lay at the foot of the
stairs
Wondering what on earth could be the
matter, Charley assembled the stairway, land
jus, as he reached the second floor saw
a man unlock Roses door and coolly en-
ter her chamber.
Rose, who was lying on the sofa, gave
a scream of terror, and the man drew
back, alarmed. Gore made three steps
from the head of the stairs to the door,
and recognized in the stranger man who
had been committed to the St. Blossom
Jail for burs lary, but who had lately
been pardoned out.
"Wbat, Jake Williamsl' exclaimed
Gore.
"Parson Gore, as I'm alive!" cried the
sherry this crib
And he darted off before Charley could
make out what he said. as he ran he
dropped several silver spoons and forks,
some skeleton keys, and a variety of
articles, that showed what he had been
about pretty plainly. He had seen Arthur
Lambert ride into the village of st.
Blossom that evening, and had hastened
over to accomplish robbery he had long
been planning. The surprise of finding
Gore in the house had frightened him
and he fled, leaving his booty behind.
Arthur, in the interim, had been much
worried by vague p1esentment that Gore
would prosecute his original intention of
carrying Rose off that light; but some
very urgent business had called him to
St. Blossom, and he could not avoid going.
He had left strict orders with the servants
to admit no one; but two of them had
taken advantage Of his absence to 20 out
visiting, and the chambermaid- onlv
one left-was SO frightened by hearing
the burglars movements up stairs that
she had hidden herself in the coal-cellar,
and remained there speechless with terror.
Arthur transacted his business with all
possible dispatch, and hurried home
from the village as fast as his horse could
carry him. Entering the yard in the
rear of the house, he saw small wagon
standing by the high barn-yard fence,
| and perceived man dart from the back
door of the house toward this vehicle.
The idea that it was Charley Gore, come
to elope with Rose, flashed upon him in
stantly, and swinging adroitly down
from the saddle, he seized the retreating
stranger, and gave him blow under the
jaw that whirled him completely around.
The man rallied, however, and admins
tered severe left-hander upon Lambert's
nose that staggered him in turn. They
then clinched and went down, Lambert
choking his foe energetically, and the
other endeavoring to get at dirk con-
cealed under his coat.
The fight was severe one, and lasted
several minutes, much "science" being
displayed on both sides, and many con.
tusions exchanged. At length, however,
Lambert gained the victory, having
choked the other nearly to death, and
wrenched the dirk from his hand.
SHOW, you Internal villain, you'll come
here to steal my sister away, will youi
When forbid you. the. house again, ]
want you to stay away!' said he, with
the heat of passion in his voice. E
"Your sisterl" gasped the fallen man
t'your sister! Who the ID wants herr
When did you forbid me the house?"
"What do you means"
"What do you meant"
II mean that I told Rose that would
thrash you if you ever came to sec lei
again; and now I've done it,"
"Who is Rosea l never came so see
Rose." B.
Arthur thought that this was not Cores
voice; and now that his first excitement
was over, he perceived that the strangers
shoulders were somewhat broader than
that young gentlemans. j l...; II g..
"Why, bless my soul, you-no, you are
not Charles GoreP' =: =. -,
"Gore ! Parson Gorel No; he's in the
house there now; he scared me off!''
"Gore in the house now! Where2''
II don't know; let me up-you're al
most killing me-" = ",
Lambert was in a predictment. In the
struggle the rest of the spoons and forks
had fallen from the burglars pockets, and
he now saw, for the first time, what the
mans real object had been in visiting the
house. He did not want to let him 20,
yet he could not stay there, with Charley
Gore on forbidden ground. Vi :. =.
After a moments thought. however, he
decided that he must prevent the elope
ment at all hazards, and, leaving Williams
on the ground, he rushed into the house
and up the stairs. with the dirk still in
his hand. .s-ss <ss*'s
am afraid that the encounter would
have been 9 severe one if the two young
men had met, both being armed, and
Lambert being Actually crazy with anger.
Fortunately they didn't meet. Roses
chamber door stood wide open---the
lamp was burning but she was gone,
and number of her dresses, etc, with
her. Lambert rushed down to the shore
but could see nothing the boat had gone
far out Of sight while be was engaged
with the burglar in the back yard.
Like prudent young man he resigned