The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-12-14

/ Bell yelled loud enough to bring in
! twenty gens-d'arme if she had been
in Paris. There were more fierce
caths, there was more pursuit, then the
widest, maddest struggle of all near
the front door, followed by dull
blow, heavy fall, and---silence.
AT this moment a latch-key turned
and Mr.. Bell came cheerfully into his
| home
On the marble floor of the hail lay
tall man senseless and bleeding. Over
him stood a short, fiorid man wiping
the perspiration from his forehead and
putting up pistol. An exclamation
of alarm and horror escaped the mas
ter of the house.
Jack hurried to say, "I suppose you
are Mr.. Bell?"
az am-and-and--"h he assumed
threatening attitude.
"Fatherr' shrieked Mrs. Bell and
the girls, and bunch of white faces
looked out from the back parlor door.
Mr.. Bell rushed to the messenger
alarm-box and gave the signal for the
police.
"Now, now keep cool and I'll eX-
plaln," said Jack. pleasantly. "This
genteel person who had an Invitation
to call on you is a fugitive, from JUS
tice. He's nothing less Nlan "a
Never mind; I'm sorry TO frlghten
these ladies' and tried every device,
even to calling myself his long-lost
brother, to ge5 my man quietly out of
your house and arrest him in the street.
I've feeling forthe domestic sanctlties;
I've daughters Of my own. You see,
he's been hiding for several years and
now, thinking pursuit was over, came
out quite boldly under new name"
Two policeman appeared at the door.
"Tell the chief Of police--his house
is close by" said the cool party" that
Jack Trapper, of the London force, has
taken the man il the Carter case, and
ask the chief IL step here if lie will"
While Mr.. Bell was slowly taking
in the strange proceedings, that high
official arrived, greeted Jack familiarly
as Mr.. Trapper," and at once had
Montgomery, who had opened his eyes
with the hunted look Of a wild beast,
carried cut 10y four officers.
Mr.. Jack Trapper followed, only
turning at the door to bow politely ana
remark: I'm very sorry, ladies--I
have a family rnyself-but it al! came
from that card. My prisoner is charged
with-murder."
The scared women turned to the
chief Of police, who confirmed the
statement, added that the man, beyond
doubt, was guilty promised to keep the
affair out of the papers, and also po-
litely withdrew.
"Great Heaven" exclaimed Mr..
Bell to his wife, chow did you come to
know the wretch?"
IL didn't know him." she stam-
mered. --
"We-wc met him for just Il few
minutes on the pia2Za at Saratoga, y
Josie explained. in trembling voice,
"and--and-well, YOU know, it's quite
) a fashion to send out New Years cards
$3.50 freely
. Mr.. Bell opened his lips for the
strongest invectiye that uptown had
: ever heard from them, but he mas
tered himself. and only ordered, in
: tones of thunder: "Go to bed, every
one of you! Cor
a very washed-out rainbow of girls
crept up to their several rooms and
sobbed themselves to sleep.
81 iind," said the reused father to
his wife. "that fashion and society
9 don't guide and protect young girls
| For the future We'll govern our daugh.
G ters, not be governed by them
: These things took place last year
p. This year the three beauties are spoken
of as Mr.. Bells daughters" not " the
( Bell girls" Also, the few men who
have invitations for New Years day
directed in the bold business hant
4 familiar to Mr.. Bells correspondents
2 think themselves rather lucky.
: Pppet, by the way, stays in thu
g nursery this year, and says, witt
:. proper dignity, 81 don't rethieve."