Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-24
| not be a fly trying to get by your

acIC ouly uVe minutes ago. "
"Well, I'm goin' to make sure and
enter the complaint. l know he's spotted
the house, and tonight he'll break in
here. There's no tellin' what he may do
to you. Sakes! He may murder YOU"
Cephas directed funny look at the
toes of his boots, and resumed his work.
"Where are you going when you finish
here2"
"Well, shan't go off to be tramp
while you are here. You may be sure of
that. Bless mel You would have me
in the station house before night"
''Now, Cephas, tell me where you are
goin' when you get through here"
II s'pose / must go down to Emer-
sons block and inspect it. / did not
build it, though that is my business;
but Emerson has been suspicious of the
mans thoroughness who did put it up,
and he wants me to step in and look
round"
'Dont venture where it is dangerous,
will you, Cephus9 Get that tramp and
let him 60 in"
"Not /. Il won't ask man to go wheN
won't risk myself"
about risking ''a tramp's useless life,
and then went into the house to put OF
her ample sun-bonnet. She told Bob,
the colorcd servant boy, to put 'tJim'
into the coupe and drive her dowI
street.
81 would like to get some description
of the tramp" Aunt Salome reasoned to
herself, ''and I've a great mind to let
Bob call him out of that saloon ahead.
OF course he's in there. That's where such
people 90. Then can describe him to
the police.
Bob alighted, and went toward The
saloon door.
''Well, Bob," said Jerry Collins, the
saloon-keeper, meeting him on the
doorstep, II see you have got Aunt Sa-
lone here viii she take nip?"
The saloon keeper raised his voice in
this closing clause, and roguishly winked
at several thirsty customers. Aunt Sa-
lone heard it, and in disgust kept her
head out of sight.
"Oh! she wants to know if tramp
has been here"
"No. l saw, though, trampish-
looking sort of fellow opposite here,
and Thought he was goin9 to make a
call; b It G swung a yellow flower in his
hand, looked at that, and then moved
off,"
Was Lurapic's flower guiding the home
less one ho,n.ward2
sT WON'T oiyc Il nm. He OUGHT to be
here. y sai6 Aunt Salome as thew neared
n rambling saloon knowing very well he
onoht NOT 9o he there
s'Tramp been hercSn replied the pro-
prietor to the inquiring Bob. 'eWel,
no: ycs. A bio. rough Reatken came to
INV door. twirling a yellow flower; but
he turned away and ilost SIGHT of him. y
Was the flower still guiding9
stWhat shall I doYi exclaimed Aunt
Salome ~ can't report his looks as
would like to the police. and vet | must
have them lest watch our house. Land !
What is that noise? Bob. what is it?n
ssAwful. marm, wasn't it? Hcbben
md arth pib way DEM Fearful noise !
Zee dose folks runnin'r'
sFWhat can it be2n screamed Aunt Sa-
lone. 500 YOU know. misterg,
The man She was l,ailinp stopped in
the midst of a vigorous run and bawled
out:
0Tbev saw it's Fmerson,s blocl, that
has tumbled -
The man had NO second edition of
news 70 Give her bnt rushed on beadlono
20 OCesnnns Won there ~ sbrieked Amt
Salome ~Driye ON Robr,
And Rob drove till thew came to the
ruins one mass of fallen chimney walls
floors roofs There was a dense bIacp
crowd around tbe snot Several of the
neonle seeino Aunt Salome rushed to
the carriage
"He is Safe marin He's all r;ohtn
tsCe.nbus ;s2D
ayes. we have him in the ,notbecarv-
store but he had a narrow escane y said
a man sG saw the whole of + Von
zee this bnilding was not mt mn ricbt
and evervhodv tbonoht i croIv n5
Fynerson ;vontsd vomr brothsr ~ oy.r,;ro 80
the th;na PconIe tbonoht tbey az 60 90 s,-the w. the
end wall buloin! ont and ADVISED him NOT NOT
h on. hut dawn into tha % celia I he e,, went NJ
Willie he was there the end tumblcd and
tIlen we heard a bio crv for helm from
the cellar You see It was Cepbas caught
n.