Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-09-06

Another pause.
ooh, you won't run off 18th nythin =
s'spose not. But duty is duty, US I said aCore,
and | must mind orders: Stick by til yo.
git a recaipter,' sez lie. 4 VIII seq Ian
must-Never mind about be,Icloss | ca
sleep jest e. | be. You jest go up stairs ~
make myself Z home.p
Glad to be out OF the society OF the officer
Mrs. EoIcross started TO go upstairs, but wa.
recalled by the voice.
~ say, Ma'ami A long night afore a chap,
all by himself.p
Mrs. Norcross trsmlled with mingled ter.
ror and rage.
"No Injection to light the gus, ] s'pose,
sOs't "a Teller can read a paper. Thought o
that and brought a couple along. Ii you
don't like tubarker, you cin shet your doors
and the smell won't git in.p
ADO what you like. can't prevent You. =
"Oh. we no fence, ] hopel Good night,
Ma'am."
Mrs. F,ac.nss found irene " king sbosil
tin To~.n i, Sreat excitement
"The oiiaus wfetchID exclaimed Irene. s1f
William were only here, OF even George, he
should be hnrse-whipped, pitched cut of the
house. To sleep with his dirty clothes ON my
sofal Pm gla.l it's TO be sold. / never could
touch the fl Thy thing again. Then his pipei
Good heavensi Via is TO be donei The
abominable wretchl l smell the tobacco
now. The smoke will be all through the
house. Faughl it suffocates, nauseates mep
"Be calm, Irene. We viii go TO the upper
chambers, shut the doors, and open the win
dows for fresh air. It's only Tor one night.
We can't go away, you know: and we emit
get the fellow away, OF course"
IL wish ] had died when l was sick. This
disgrace, this infamy, this shocking barbar-
ity, is worse than death. What are we to dog
and where are we to 90? Ruin is a light
thing to talk alb ,ut. / have real OF ruin in.
the papers, until it has become a matter of
course-l begin to know what it menus"
1t was a changeful, terrible beauty that
beamed ON her face. She looked like an iu-
spired priestess before the altar, then like
Norma in her d,soair,-then like the mad
dened Medea in Rachel's thrilling impersona-
ton. Then disgust and fright overcaine her,
and her sensitive w|onanly nature bore
sway. II was more than she could bear, this
accumulation of misfortune, disgrace, and
insult. Her soul rebelled, commended desper-
ately with fate, till, overcom,, she sank into
her chair and suffered herself to be led to
her room.
Shut up in their retreat, the women waited
for the morning with sleepless eyes, or with
only transient lapses of consciousness. Some
time after midnight, they were startled by
the sound Of a body falling heavily in the
hall, and, an instant after, by the shout
of Burglars thievesl' They rushed to the
staircase in extreme fright, aud soon learned
the cause. The wary officer evidently did
- IL ~ -. 49, "a -. - N.
respecting the absence of Mr.. Norcross, AMI,
that nobody should go out or in without his
knowledge, he had drawn the sofa across tie
hall, completely cutting off all passage. A
small jet of gas was left burning. George,
returning late from the club in a mild stage
of inebriation, entered the house by means of
his latch-key, not without difficulty, and at
once fell headlong over the sofa, and the
worthy official sleeping thereon. When he
heard the cry of "Burglarsl" it occurred to
him that he must AVE been knocked down
by one of the gang; aud he joined his own
voice TO the uproar,-
~BuggLARsl buggLARsln
An instant after there was a grip on his
collar.
"Now / got ye, ye vil'ni What ye dom
on hereg'
"hdb gSuAbAti Ri, ybu fdoNl l. HltEtnI-
m'n'shouse thistim'o'nightr'
"Answer me-. you scoundrel, brcakin' into
n peaceful dwellin'lp
Observation-Disclosures - How'd you
com'ere9 What'syerbusiness. Le.gomycollar.
r1lsen'forplice. Le'gor'
Tipsy as he was, he managed to give his
aSsailant apretty substantial token Of regard
under the ear, with his knuckles.
GtATl.. - 1--tf -- "a
hit you back, cause a case for m~anslaughter
might be expensive. How'd you break in
here, when you are so drunk you can't standl
/ don't see how you could get in with the
door OPEN
neutrality-suspicious. C.'out! Adeccn'-
bugglar's bad'nough; yousmokerot'nt'baccab
G'ofi youdirty buggIarr'
young chap, it's time to stop this non
sense, or III have you in the watch-house in
no time. Who are you, and how came you
heregn
"Tha'sit; who are youa tha'swhat / wan'-
"Georgel" from above)
"WhocallsGawge! HereIam. Igottsfellah,
the bugglar. Callplicel Piicei'
"Georgep' Nnce more.)
do you belong here, young chapF'
~"Blong'eres 'vcourseIdo. wherethedevilsh-
'dIb1ogegn
"You are not Mr.. Norcrossw
"How'yeknowIa'n'ts | am M:s'rrNor.
cross"
"You are Mr.. Norcross' brother, are your
"No, Mis'rr Norcross' my bro'rr.
swell, if you've got brains enough to IN.
derstand, listen to me-"
"Tm all 'tensh'n, S Balaam said to th'ass.
Con, oil fellahl-an' then g'offi'
al am an officer, sent TO 'tach your broth.
er's furnitur' and stuff; and as there's nobody
here to go bali, / bel to stay and look arter
things"
acknowledgements rIlgi'ball. An I'll
plankzsmooney. Observation-Disclosures"
"Georgel' Ghe third time).
"Wha'nyewantf"
"They want you to go to bed, where you
"Gotobedl TDseeyculam'rstl Leave n
oficer'nth'ouseq Guessnotr'
"Young'un, l say. take your hand ont Of
my Northumberland Hold upi None o.
yer chokin' gamesl Quit, Isayl or by hokey,
III settle YEP
"Thoughtsh'dmakeyesquawk, oribacc'-
wormi G~o'n'toci'outa Go'n'tovacateprem-
'sesg'
@Ooo-arr-awkkln said the man, nuder the
pressure of a tightening cravat, at the Same
time giving the aSsailant "a settler as he
had threatened. The two unfortunate VIC
men had hitherto looked down on the con
flict, as celestial beings might upon the af-
fairs of men, with no small degree of inter
est, but clad in robes too ETHEREAL to descend.
But when they saw George fellel to the flo n,
and a deathlike silence ensued, they forgot
their fears, and rushed down stars. Tho
officer had already raised George up. lie
was stunned, senseless, and his face was COW
cred with blood.
@You brutel you have murdered himI' ex-
Irene.
@Guess not, Ma'arn. Wet his head in CT
put him TO bed, an hen sleep il on
ats useless to talk to such "A fellow wins
pered Mrs. Norcross, "besides, we want his
aid to carry George upstairs
aye see, | couldn't help it, Na'am. lie
nigh about choked me to death, and | give
MIN fair warmth"
@Never mind now about the quarrel" SAID
Mrs. Earcross; @you help him upstairs to his
room, and we'll bathe his head
While the officer was carrying the young
man upstairs. MIS-. Norcross pus on a sha9i,
and, 10y tiIc line he had reached the second
light, she ofeAel a door. and ii il ell he gaS
aging
ain here, II you please. Ally brother Win
ans room IS the most convenient" vi
The officers eyes twinkled.
$50 this is Mr.. Norcross' roomg"
"Yes. but he Is absent, as you were told
before. Lay George on the bed, if you please.
There, that will do. I will attend to him