The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-12-27

devotion to his newly-found relative |
knew no bounds. Arm in arm they went |
to the rcfreshm6ut table. Charles had
singularly small appetite, but Jack ate
enough for both, and remarked with
solictude. Charlie was never very
strong always liable to turn pale and
break down -eh, old boy, weren't you''
Yes. oh ye-ves." ." answered Charles.
Why exclaimed Sissy, % it's quite
wonderful! How did you know your
brother was here?''
"Why," said Jack, still holding Char
lie's arm, 81 traced him to the Windsor
and seeing your card in his room, fol-
lowed here on the chance of finding him
and also' (this with gallant bow "of
paying my respects to some American
ladies'
1t was about six o'clock, and the call
ing had fallen of as the wretched victims
of the days pleasure took the usual din
ner-time for n breathing space before the
evening rush and hurry In fact, not
visitor remained except the happy -e-
united brothers, and Jack proposed:
d" Now. Charlie let us 60
Charles refused fatty, and asked per-
mission to see the conservatory fra
grant little bower at the extreme end of
the long vista of connecting rooms. The
ladies assented, and the cheerful brother
Jack followed close.
Charming!' exclaimed the fascina-
ting man. 90 Such roses I've rarely seen.
| There's a fine variety; and stepping
| lightly on a shelf full of pots, he leaned
| toward the window to catch q crimson
bud that was noddng its fragrance from
| near the sash. A moment more and he
reached the flower; then there was q
! tremendous blow, crash of glass, a
dreadful thunder of falling flower-pOts,
/ screams, q wild confusion, and Mr.
Charles Montgomery had jumped
| through the window as nimblv, if not
as quietly, as a cat. The frightened
women hardly realized what had hap
pened before the devoted brother Jack,
with more crash of flower-pots and glass,
had jumped after him through the same
opening. A balcony was outside the
window, and there was a terrible tram
pling and struggle there.
"Help! help! come heren' Mrs. Bell
shrieked, for the three black men-serv-
ants who were in the house They
came running, and in great excitement.
There We're racing and chasing in the
yard, and great scuffling at gate that
led out into the street (the house being
on q corner); then came several pistol
shots in quick succession. At the firing
all the servants ran down the basement
stairs, one brave fellow eXclaiming:
Don't yer be scared, missus; Is
gwine ter fetch de kitchen poker.n
Then in through the splintered sash
came Charles Montgomery, and after
him, much breathed, the loving brother
Jack, a smoking pistol in his hand, and
a dreadful oath on his lips. Round and
round the drawing-rOom rushed the pur-
sued and the pursuer. The brave darky
showed a woody head and two white
white eyes over the top step of the base
ment stairs, and shouted: Il done got
de poker then disappeared in safety.
Jack shrieked, "Give up! give up,
tell your Then, as the desperate man
fed toward the frightened women for
refuge, called out: Lie down on the
floor, ladies; I'm going to fire"
down on the floor they dropped,
toilettes and all; fire he did, and Mrs
Bell yelled loud enough to bring in
twenty qa1lS-d' drmeS if she had been in
Paris. There were more fierce oaths
there was more pursuit; than the widest
maddest struggle of all near the from
door, followed by dull blow, a heavy
fall, and=silence.
At this moment latch-key turned
and Mr.. Bell came cheerfully into hi!
home.
On the marble floor of the hall lay ;
tall man senseless and bleeding. Ovel
him stood a short, forid man wiping the
, perspiration from his forehead and put
ting up a pistol. An exclamation o
alarm and horror escaped the master o
the house.
Jack hurried to say; Il suppose yor
: are Mr.. BellPn
81 m-and-and-" he assumed a
threatening attitude.
"Fathern' shrieked Mrs. Bell and the
girls, and a bunch of white faces looked
out from the back parlor door, Mr.. Bel
! rushed to the messenger alarm box anC
gave the signal for the police.
"NOw, now, keep cool and I'll ex
plain" said Jack, pleasantly. "Thi
genteel person who had an invitation t.
call on you is a fugitive from justice
He's nothing less than a. Nevei
mind; I'm sorry to frighten these ladies
r and tried ever device, even to calling
J myself his long-lOst brother, to get my
man quietly out of your house and arres
, him in the street. I've feeling for tht
domestic sanctities; I've daughters o
, my own. You see, he's been hiding fol
several years, and now, thinking pursuit
was over, came out quite boldly under
new name
Two policemen appeard at the door.
Tell the Chief Of Police-his house i
close by" said the cool party-''tha
, Jack Trapper, of the London force, ha
taken the man in the Carter case, anC
ask the Chief to step here if he will"
While Mr. Bell was slowly taking II
the strange proceedings, that high offiCia
greeted Jack familiarly as "Mr. Trap
per- and at once had Montgomery, whC
had opened his eyes with the hunteC
/ lOokof a wild beast, carried out by fou
, officers.
Mr.. Jack Trapper followed, only turn
ing at the door to bow politely and re
mark: 'l'm very sorry, ladies-I have
family myself f-but it all came from tina
card. My prisoner is charged with
murder.
The scared women turned to the Chic
! of Police, who confirmed the statement
: added that the man, beyond a doubt wa!
: guilty, promised to keep the affair out o
the papers and also politely withdrew.
! "Great HeavenI' exclaimed Mr.. Bel
, to his wife, chow did you come to know
the wretchg'