The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-11-26
HOW A DYNAMITEIS ES.
CAPPED.


will you have dinner served at oncep"
wait a few minutes. John, | am ex-
pecting Mr.. A every moment"
Mrs. A took up the evening pa
per. and was soon deeply interested in
the latest news relative to the AT
tempted Dynamite Outrage" Only
that morning. one of the public build
ings In the Canadian city of b. had
been very nearly blown into space,
filled with officials who were quite I'M
conscious of impending danger. Every
thing was laid in readiness. only the
final move was lacking to set the engi-
merry of death and destruction IN mo-
ton, when 4 policeman was attracted
by the suspicious conduct of Il stranger,
and just as he would have finished his
hellish work, gave the alarm. Great
had been the terror of the men when
they came rushing from their desks,
and saw the deadly tram that had so
nearly been their doom. White faces
and clenched hands had called for the
wretch who would have finished the
diabolical work, had he not, at the last
moment, been discovered. Every man
became detective for the time. Care
fully, and with many fears, for who
knew but that a jar even might bring
about the explosion, the explosives had
been removed from beneath the build
ing. and the day had been devoted to
hunting the scoundrel, for whom no
one felt mercy. The evening papers
said he could not possibly have left the
city, rs every avenue thence was closely
watched, and his arrest was only mat
ter of time. Madame A was the
wife of gentleman occupying high
government position, and he had been
all day directing men who were in
pursuit of the miscreant. AS she laid
aside the paper Il telephone from him
said, 81 leave in twenty minutes for OF
tawa. Shall return Immediately after
business is completed"
Mrs. A rang for dinner to be
served.
ANY news. ma'am. about the limb of
Satan, bad luck to him, that would ave
sent all them folks to deathp"
1.-The paper states that he cannot es-
cape. Indeed, John, he is limb of
Satan. he is Satan himself. You need
not wait"
Left alone. Mrs. A had Just
taken the first 'asle of her bOuntiful
dinner, when $, heard :, carriage stop
before the house, and Il moment later a
young man rushed into the dining
room.
Mother, dear MOTHER" and he en-
braced her affectiOnatcly.
George, my son, this is u surprise.
How sorry am your father just left for
Ottawa"
81 am sorry too. Still. you are the
one / lcngcd TO see, and | Am famish-
ing. will slip of my ovcrcoat, and
you will see that dressed Ia be ready
for select company. and, to his moth
er's surprise. he was i'm full evening
dress. Thrusting his Overcoat under
the sofa, .'One of our student ways" he
explained, and seating himself at the
table, he ate like one who was indeed
.famished." His mothers Joy mt seeing
him had left her with little appetite for
dinner, and she watched him. amused
at his ravenous enjoyment of the food. !"
"Have changed, mother dear, since
you bundled me off to that German
universltyP'
81 expected to see change, but you
retain much of the old look. Your
voice is more changed than your face"
Eyes, that comes from that horrid
German. Do talk through my noseP"
.NOh, no. Dear me, there is the
bell; did hope we could be alone to.
night"
"Mother, keep your wits clear. | am
in danger. Just say am dressed for
the opera, and do not say | am just ar
rived"
Before she could reply, Captain Arm
strong, of the police service, entered the
room.
Pardon me. madam. who is this
young manP"
my son. Have you business with
himP"
HAS he been long in the house?'
'.Long enough to dress fer the opera,
and was partly through dinner"
"You are sure he is? Excuse me. but
it is bewlldering. The cab, with the
dynamiter inside, was seen to enter
this street, and the officers who follow.
ell declare that the man came into this
house."