Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-03

the park. Ii would save him good hali
mile. He had got nearly over TO the other
side--where there's n gate into the narrow
lane that leads right on tothe Marlborough
road. close against our own lane. when he
heard some one groauing. II was SO dark
that lac couldn't tell at first where the
groans came from, but when he had CROPPED
about bit he found n man lying under
tree. dying as he thought. He had little
bottle of spirits in his pocket that he was
bringing home for my rheumatic shoulder,
and he forced some of that down the mans
throat. Il brought him TO life, and he
asked Jsker il he could find him shelter
for the night anywhere, he didn't mind
how humble, and he could agord TO pay for
il. as he'd got some money about him, poor
as he looked. He had wild sort of way
of talking, Jaker said, and was all Of
tremble Jaker offered 10 take him TO the
Coach and Horses and knock the landlord
nm and get him bed, but the man would
not have that: he wanted to go where
nobody would know anything about him.
oh saws my husband, i understand.
You're hiding He didn't say yes. nor he
didn't say no So then Jaker offers TO take
him to our own cottage, and he says, Yes,
hat would do very well, and can get off
~ the rail early tomorrow So .Iaker
u,Ips him over the gate and brings him
nome. and we makes him up bed in the
r,om upstairs. But when the bed was
rlade il was hard work to get him TO go to
l.. He sat over the fire and talked, talked,
talked so fast and so wild like And he
.,tfered my husband a sovereign to 20 and
,er him bottle Of brandy, and we could
| hardly make him understand that it was
he middle of the night, and that the
nunlic- c-houses were shut. He was dread
| fuUy wild. but .Iaker got him up to bed at
| last, almost carried him, as il he had been
a child"
And when did Jaker find out about the
money!" asked the colonel
"lt was the next day. The young man
| was in very low way till he got the
brandy. He cried, and said he wished he
was dead. and took on dreadfully. But
| when my husband had fetched bottle OF
brandy from the village. and he had drunk
| the best part of il, he cheered up little. !
made some broth for him in the afternoon.
but h. would hardly touch it, and he
| wouldn't take tea or anything | offered
| him except brandy. He finished the bottle
before night, and he was very abusive
when my husband refused to get him
another. In the evening he went off into
|
he had under his pilIow-a treasure, he
| called it-and he laughed and said his
mother had been very mean 10 him. but
that he had got the hest Of the bargain
His mother" repeated the colonel,
wonderingly What could he mean by
that"
And then he reflected that in a paroxysm
of delirium tremens all a mans words are
alike meaningless and unworthy of con
| Sideration.
While my husband was sitting and
smoking his pipe beside the bed the young
man took the packet from under his pillow,
| and Jaker saw that il was a roll of bank
notes. The young man counted them
over and talked about the money, and
what he was going to do with il, as wild
as any madman and ii seemed as il, for
half farthing. he'd have put the notes in
the candle and burned them all. DO you
think care for money for it's own sake
said he. Not a bit ! shall drink and
game il away, dare say, before am three
months Older and then Jaker thought
what shame it was that this madman
should have all that money to spend in
drink and cards, or perhaps to set light
to il when the wild fit WAS on him-money
we'd been planning to go for the last ten
years. and to buy us a bit Of land, and
start us in an honest life-and so, late that
night, when the young man had gone of
into restless sleep-he never sleeps above
quarter of an hour at time-Jaker puts
his hand softly under the pillow"
And stole the notes"
NO, sir. He took out the packet, and
! EaI rha
half Of them, leaving most Of the
small ones. He took two fifties
and five twenties-just enough for
our passage money. and to buy lit
tie land over there-and he went off early
next morning.
did he know of any ship sailing foi
Canada," asked the colonel.
Yes. there was one that was to sail from
Plymouth yesterday. and he was in feve
to start by it"
plymouth and yesterday. Mr.. Penwer
will be day after the fair thought l.
colonel
Did your lodger find out that he h.
been robbedsr he asked presently.
Lord, no, sir. He counted over az
over again next day in stupid way, lii
man half sleep, and seemed at first
think that there was something wron
He kissed my husband, too, but when
/ fetched him his little bottle of brandy h.
was quite content Your husband Is dead
he said i believe / shot him Late Al
night he had wild fit, and thought the
police were after him, and raved and wen'
on dreadful. crying out that he should bt
hung for murder-just as his father wa:
hung for murder before him No, h'
says, they didn't hang my father. He wa:
mad and they locked him up"
This fairly startled the colonel. Why
this was Stuart Mackenzie's story. Wha
could it mean. Could this young man h
no-No, the notion was too wild, too hor
rible And then it was so idle to attacl
significance of any kind 10 the rawlings Of 1
maddened drunkard.
In any case there was one thing needfn
to be done-a thing not easy to be done
and that was 10 get this young man out o
the way before Penwern appeared upol
= the scene. How was this thing to be &C
complished. This man must be conveyed
, away and to some safe shelter-but wher
and how, Force might he needful to re
move him, and a vehicle of some kind
, Yet how could the colonel dare to hire
| vehicle in the village where every one ha'
: been put upon the qui vive by the bills OF
!. fering reward for the apprehension O
. the roDber: Any proceeding at all out O
the common was sure TO arouse curiOsit
and to be talked Of all over the village
. Secrecy and expedition were alike neces
:. sary. The colonel WAS fairly nOnplussed
= If we can not get that young man safel
away from this house before II O'Clock Il
day you are likely 10 spend the night i
> jail" he said to Mrs. Jaker, turning to he
: for aid in his desperation. She was shrew
: and crafty, experienced in double dealing
She saw her own danger and was promp
!, to face the situation.
Il Il know of an old barn where he coul
e ho copfnrt hla anOuph for fhe day ~ sl