Daily globe., 1879-03-23
she had hidden herself in the coal-cellar.

she had hidden herself in the coal-cellar.
ana 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-nander 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.
"Now, you internal villain, you'll come
here to steal my sister away, will you?
When I forbid you the house again, 1
the heat of passion in his voice.
"Your sister!' gasped the fallen man;
"your sister! Who the ID wants her9
When did you forbid me the house?"
"What do you mean2"
"What do you mean?"
II mean that I told Rose that would
thrash you if you ever came to see Ter
again; and now I've done it,"
"Who is Rose? l never came so see
Rose."
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 gentleman's.
"Why, bless my soul, you--no, you are
not Charles Gore!'
"Gore! Parson Gore! No; he's III the
house there now; he scared me off"
"Gore in the house now! Where2"
II don't know; let me up-you'rc al
most killing me-"
Lambert was in predictHaent. In the
struggle the rest of the spoons and forks
had fallen from the burglars pockets, and
be now saw, for the first time, what the
mans real object had been in visiting the
house. He did not want to let him 90,
yethe could not stay there, with Charley
Gore on forbidden ground.
After a moments thought, however, he
decided that ne 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.
am afraid that the encounter would
have been severe one if the two young
men had met, both being armed, and
Lambert being abtually crazy with anger.
Fortunately they didn't meet. Rose s
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
himself to the ruling of destiny, ana
made the best of it, as he ought to have
done before. He called up the trembling
chambermaid from the coal-hole: babe
her put the house in order, and pick up
the spoons; washed the blood from his
face, and sat down to glass of brandy
and water and cigar as cheerfully as the
circumstances would permit. The burg
lar had very naturally absconded, but
had carried off nothing with him, and be-
yond the pounding he gave Lambert, and
little damage to some of the purlor
ornaments, there was no harm done bv
his visit except to himself. The author
tiles were set upon his track, and he was
soon an inmate of the St. Blossom all
once more.
The next week Charley and Rose set
off on their wedding tour, and when they
returned Arthur generously apologized,
offered them the right hand of friendship
which they accepted. They now occupy
one house-Cedar Point t-and the two
brothers .in-law have had many hearty
laugh over the incidents of the night
when there was burglary anu an elope-
ment from the same premises.