Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-29

attempt Two bounds took mo out of
the room. ! heard one say: whats
thatp" the other answer, "a cat; i
thought there was one about me to-day
when we were on the roof" as i flew
down stairs
The outer door was closed when l
reached 1t; but not locked. i did not
pause TO shut it, but few up the lonely
unbuilt street as no boy ever few before,
and found my fathers house still lit by
in terror, and my father just returned
home after fruitless search for me.
1t was past one o'clock and the home
theory was that / had gone into the
river to swim and had been drowned.
and great was the JOY ut my return.
OF course my story created great ex-
element, and my father at once notified
the police. A procession OF some size
took its way TO the building on the hill.
the door of which was found fastened
as usual. 1t was. however. burst open.
l had accompanied my father and
the other men who joined the little
crowd, and it was | who, armed with n
lantern, led the way 10 the spot where
the poor landlord lay unconscious. He
was bleeding from terrible wound in
the back of his head. and was quite in
sensible. Doubtless he must have been
dead before morning, had not assist
ance arrived; but he was yet alive, and.
being at once cared for by doctor OF
the party, was borne 10 his home, where
he recovered.
The roofers were arrested next day
,,,tt, thair G,nAi1s nhntif fhppn and
one OF them made full confession. He
said that they had seen Mr.. - re-
ceivc large sum of money in real
estate Office, and had known that he did
not deposit it anywhere. A talk about
his impludence in going about with so
much upon his person ended in follow
ing him. He attended n meeting Of
Masons that night, and in returning
crossed the lonely hill on which his
new house stood. lie paused and looked
up at the windows.
why shouldn't we have that
money!" said Jim.
"We'll have it, said Sam.
Then Jim struck him with knife he
carried in his pocket, and Sam gave him
blow in the back and lie dropped
senseless.
They knew that ha always carried
the pass-keys Of his building in his
pockets, and the thought Of hiding him
on the upper floor seemed n bright one,
and but that had been shut into the
house neither of the men could ever
have been suspected. | was the only
person who could give positive evidence
against them.
AS for Mr.. -, when he was well
again he sent for me, and thanked me
heartily. He told me, when | explain
ell why | had entered the house, that
if he had known that, | should have
seen it, and welcome, but that his ex-
pelience OF boys was that they were
generally up to mischief and not to be
trusted Then he asked me whether
had fixed on profession, and if
had thought of being an architect.
The thought delighted me, and short
ly heard that Mr.. - had interview
ed my father on tho subject.
In fact, he declared that | had saved
his life, and that his conscience would
not be clear OF debt until he had done
something for me. He placed me,
therefore, with n master OF architec-
ture, and after | was qualified to un-
dertaie orders on my own account,
saw that was never without work.
On his death he left ne exactly the
sum Of money | had been the means oi
recovering from the thieves, and the
very residence in which | now reside.
Therefore you see that on the whole
my adventure might be called a lucky
| ne.-New York Ledger.