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

Mr.. Montgomery dashed off to u corner
where there was piece of statuary.
The stout man dashed off to the corner
also, and gave the opinion, "Fine
statue"
"Poppet," whispered Mrs, Bell,
reckoning the child to her, "go end
ask Josie this gentlemah's hame."
Meanwhile he was delivering quite
little lecture ON art, "The wonderful
permanency of works in marble renders
them Of value to the historian they
are, so to speak, petrified history" he
said, blandly.
Poppet came running back, and
said, in capital imitation of her
elders, eve really can't thay who
everybody ith."
Mr.. Montgomery's attention seemed
fixed on fine etching that hung near
the open door, and he went toward it.
The stout person performed a sort Of
quadrille figure in front Of him all the
way. and stationed himself on the
threshold. Montgomery attempted to
cross that threshold fat hand met
his advancing shoulder, and the words.
"Oh, mol" very gently spoken, met
his ear.
The words were evidently softer
than the grasp: for at the moment the
three girls and train of callers were
passing through to the dining-room,
where collation. was spread, and Mr..
Montgomery staggered back, violently
propelled by that plump hand. The
4 - ,I oh n1r
with great vehemence, but he looked
into the faces of the three young girls
in succession, and down into Poppet's
innocent, wide-opcned eyes, then
laughed, and said, Why, ladies, here's
n fortunate meeting; this gentleman
has forgotten me, but l know hiM.'
Montgomery looked something like an
upright corpse. "Tve been looking
for him long time. Why. Charles
,, and he put out his hand don't you
remember" Montgomery was still
uncanny to see. "Don't you remember
Your brother Jack :"
Thea the stout man seized the
. younger ones hand. wrung it, and
laughed again in the heartiest way
imaginable. The newly found Charles
stepped forward. looked about wildly,
then finally calculated, "Jack oh, yes,
; Jack - -.
"Your brother Jack"
Eyes. How dye do2'
Mrs, Bell murinured in happy sym.
pathy, " How fortunate what de.
lightful meeting !" and the girls chir.
ruped like little birds about the won.
derful scene, While the brothers spoke
quietly apart.
From that moment hearty Mr.. Jacks
devotion to his newly found relative
; knew no bounds Arm in arm they
, went to the refreshment table. Charlie
had a singularly small appetite, but
Jack ate enough for both, and re-
marked with solicitude, "Charlie wax
! never very .strong-always liable tG
turn pale-and break down-eh, old boy
weren't you?"
"YCs, oh, ye--yes," answered Charles
=. "Why," exclaimed Sissy, "it's quite
! wonderful! GLOW did you know youl
,. brother was here?'
= why" said Jack, still holding
: Charities arm, Il traced him to th(
! Windsor, and seeing your card in hi,
room, followed here on the chance OF
, finding him, and also" (this with {
), gallant bow "of paying my respects t.
some American ladies'"
Il 1t was about 6 o'clock, and the
Z calling had fallen off as the wretche(
, victims of the days pleasure took th'
usual dinner-time for breathing Spac'
:, before the evenings rush and hurry
In fact, not visitor remained eXcep
. the happy reunited brothers, and Jacl
a = proposed, "Now, Charlie, let us CO."
- Charles refused tlatly, and asked per
= mission to see the conservatory;
2 fragrant little bower at the extreme
, end of the long vista of connecting
! rooms. The ladies assented, and the
l cheerful brother Jack followed close
Il "Charmingp exclaimed the fasci
mating man. "Such roses I've rarely
= = seen. There's fine Variety" and step
u u ping lightly on shelf full of pots h,
;, leaned toward the window to catch
crimson bud that was nOddng its fra
5 GRANGE from near t;sa sash. a momen
more and he reacEl 4 the flower; theI
J. there was tremendous blow. a crasI
|, of glass, a dreadful thunder of fallin.
t flower pots, screams, 4 wild confusion
v and Mr.. Charles Montgomery hat
/, jumped through the window as MIN
p bly,, if not as quietly, as cat. Tn
=, frightened women hardly realized wha
had happened before the devote,
= brother Jack, with more crash Of ilowe
S pots and glass, had jumped after hin
through the same Openlpg. a balloon
Il was outside the window, and ther
s. was a terrible trampling and struggl
there.
e "Help help! come here" Mrs
q Bell'shreked, for the three men-sel
: wants who were in the house. The
G came running, and in great excitement
There were racing and chasing in tn
l. yard, and great scufling at gat
e that led out into the street (the hous
being on a corner); then came severf
e pistol-shOts in quick succession. A
It the firing al the servants ran down tn
basement stairs one brave fellow eX
r. claiming:
S, "Don't yer be scared, missus; L
e gwine ter fetch de kitchen poker"
II Then in through the splintered sas
y came Charles Montgomery, and afte
him, much breathed, the lovin
u brother Jack, smoking pistol in h
1t hand and a dreadful oath on his lip
le Round and round the drawing-rooI
rushed the pursued and the pursue