Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-01-23

II think I'll light out. as the verna,
cular has It," remarked the tramp,
scrambling TO his feet. Suppose
Alsace had como out OF that house this
morningl I thought my own mother
wouldn't know me by this time"
He set of at good pace, intending
TO leave the village many miles behind
him by noon. "Whew--it's warm!" he
said, tanning himself with his battered
hat The air was so still he could hear
the farmer calling his cattle to salt.
fields away. A daisy was nesting in
the grass at his feet; he picked it and
put 1t In his coat
Marguerite" he said, gently. with
the pure face and the golden heart!"
Suddenly he burst into roar OF
laughter He flung himself on the
grass and laughed till the little crickets
stopped their piping aud skurried away
in disgust. Finally he sat up and
wiped his eyes, tho laugh dying away in
little internal gurgles and shakings.
How that young rascal did maui me
last nightr he exclaimed. Unjust tell
Saunders"
At this moment noise on the road
attracted his attention. As ID came
nearer he could hear the hooi-falls OF
many horses. He rose and slouchcd
carelessly along. In a moment they
were all around him. thick as bees at
an intruder and as angry.
Here he Isl" cried one grabbing
him by the collar. Don't mako no
wordsl" cried another. as he attempted
TO speak. Then man, evidently an
official. singled himself out from the
crowd and approached the captive.
"Now don't try to get away. nur to
say nothin'," he said. "You know
what yer nabbed for. an you KIN ex-
plain how you did It 10 Judge Alsace."
Judge Alsace. Tho man groaned.
II assure you / am innocent" he
said. though I don't know what the
trouble is.
Don't you. indeed!" said the sheriff.
with CHASTITY POPULARITY. Didn't break
into the judges house last night an run
of with the spoons, ! suppose"
Indeed I didn't" replied the tramp,
with evident relief. You've made o
mistake in the man"
A derisive shout from tho crowd
warned him that this would not Ego
down"
"Do you mean to tell me that you
didn't stand lookin' at that very house
this morning. till you saw some one
comingp" demanded the sheriff, angrily.
"Why, as soon as I heard Of the rob-
berry Ispotted my man. No cir, burglars
an tramps an all other attempts at
breakin' the peace dom get by mer'
He glanced triumphantly over the
crowd and thought Of the approaching
election. The crowd seemed duly i'm
pressed. just then newcomer greeted
the crowd.
Its all right, boss" he said. 1--WE
tracked this ere 'oss main ways.
Fust e give is name as Hendricks. then
o shipped as an Irishman. an down
here at Jim Anderson's o got into
row with one OF the men about some
gal, an got that black eye an left
'thout is pay. Now e comes a-stealin'
spoons an lowin' ye've got the wrong
man"
The prisoner looked this way and
that, evidently desperate and contem-
plating the chances OF flight
you can't do 1t, sonny" said the
sheriff, interpreting his glance. jest
make up your mind to tell the jedge all
about it."
The tolls were closing; the last
chance was going. Boys" he said,
drawing himself up, do I look like q
guilty manp I tell you I know nothing
about this robbery. Why. I'm j."
There was an interrupting shout and a
party Of men rode up with closely
guarded prisoner in their midst