The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-04-02

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from the East, and our friend and Am
erican brother, aw. II may call him
80. u from the West. Tell you what As
soon a. ever the lawyer have done up
my business. you shall both come down
TO my place in Essex and see me. jolly
good welcome and deuced good shoot
ing. You shootP 'courseP'' turning TO
my American friend.
sSheuteP Wal. small piece.
4 was Lieutenant In General Shcrman's
army for three yeercs. and very pretty
sheutin' we had. Concleudc ycu mean
rifle shcutin'?"
''Oh, no; shooting game" Mr..
Church explained.
'sYeu don't du rife sheutin'. thcnp'
''Bay Jovc, no. l only shoot pleas
ants and partridges and all that sort Of
thing"
Reckon yu're : good shot, per-
hapsP"
s.No. nothing uncommon"
oval, how many times d'yu con-
cleudc you'd hit the bulls eye out Of
twenty with rifIc?"
"Oh. aw. suppose SIXTEEN" said
Mr.. Church.
bet yeu ten dollars yeu don't bit il
fourteen.
.Done."
VERY good. sir. My friend here
shall be umpire" This was |.
s.Oh, no; hang i'll He's friend Of
yours-that's not fair. Have the land
lord" This Mr.. Church.
The American explained that the
landlord could not leave his business,
and that was only an acquaintance Of
half an hour, and could not be prcju-
diced either way. So, with some APP
parent reluctance, Mr.. Church con-
scented.
The next thing was. where should we
90 ITO sheute off the affair." as my
American friend put it. II know
there's place, Westminster way" he
said. Il know there Is, cause the vol.
unteers sheutc there"
told him. no; the volunteers did
not shoot at Westminster, but only
paraded.
II mean a gallery" he said. II
know had sheute there with one OF
tew volunteers last week; but
couldn't find the place again.
s.Call cab" suggested Church.
'Cabby'll be sure to know"
ssWhere to, sir?" the cabman asked
! Church.
Westminster Palace Hotel. :" he re
piled
was in cab with two men whose
object was to rob me, and was being
!. driven whittier they directed. How
ever. was not going to be cowed q
riding alone with two thieves through
the crowded London streets in broad
7 day, and / wab bent on disappointin;
them. As we rode on, they pretended
ignorance OF the various buildings w
!. passed. / pointed out Somerset House
! the Charing Cross Hotel. National Gal
lery, Whitehall, etc. Arrived at West
minister. Mr.. Church dismissed the cab
We could walk the rest Of the way, b.
said, and the cabman had told hin
!; where the shooting gallery was. tn
two walked one on either side Of me
Z We came to dirty back street immt
2 diately behind the Westminster Palac
Hotel. down that. and to the right
dirtier street still. / said this was
strange situation for shooting ga
= lery. 1T was all right when you e
!, there Mr.. Church said; 1t was kel
Y very snug"
D At the lower end Of this street. wa
Z not at all ill-pleascd to see policcma
talking to a woman. tried my utm0'
70 catch his eye as we passed. but will
!, ont success. We turned down q thir
street Of Shiny houses with here an
y there filthy red curtain Of low pull
lie house. Sharp round the corner int
y q blind alley. A dark greasy brio
wall blocked the other end Of the place
so knew we had reached our destin'
(, ton. Scarcely more than one Of ii
y dilapidated wooden houses In the allie
y showed outward signs Of being tel
anted; decayed shutters were nailed u
~ 10 the windows; the whole frontae
was smothcred in filth and CRIME. I'll
most Misunderstanding public house
ever set my eyes on was the Last houi
" but one, nearest the wall.
~ That's the gallery" said Church.
Reckon it is" said my America
I'd friend. That's the identical crl
where l made some fine sheutin' Ia
1 week. Come along"
re / followed them to the door. &C
IN and fetch--and-," two names
n could not catch, overheard Churc
whisper. The men went in first, 10
d lowing. The becr-shop was a filth
at room. about six feet square, on Il
nr right as we entered. with only vii
dow to serve beer through. The pa
ID sage was long. About three yGrs
., down It was : partition with ha
Is door, very strong. saw, too. that
had strong hasp or catch to It, wit
. out . handle, 50 that, once past that,
"a victim was shut In like . mouse In
3 trap. stopped there.
Come along. and look sharp" sa
at my American friend, with less twar
O. than before; heres the gallery an
lie opened door on the left.
I'd / looked in at that open door. 50
X q strong room or cell, seven fe
square, as near a. / could judge-not
id ing but bare brick walls, no windo
ut dt was lighted for the moment fro
the passage), and deep sawdust (
b, the floor. Both the men were besi'
the door, standing half in light half
Of shadow.
.Harry the Maid, and Churcher,"
said, II know you both. II won't q
l and YOU have lost some valuable time
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