Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-03

Standing in the hallway, glanced
to see the young man still standing by
side door. l had thought him gone,
but perhaps it was wise in him to re-
main, and not show himself upon the
road until the coast was entirely clear.
He did not see me, and was looking
backward into the kitchen, cheerful
and animated expression upon his face.
This expression did not strike me
pleasantly. He had escaped a great
danger, it was true, but it was no reason
for this rather obtrusiYe air of exulta-
tion. Just then Alice came into the
iining-room from the kitchen, and the
young man stepped back, SO that she
did not notice him. AS she passed he
gently threw his arm quietly around her
neck and kissed her.
At that very instant, even before the
girl had time to exclaim, in rushed
David from the outer side door.
"I've been watching you, you rascal, F"
he shouted; you're done for now," and
he threw his strong arms around the
man, pinioning his arms to his side.
The young fellow gave great jerk
and began to struggle powerfully. His
face turned black with rage; he swore,
he kicked. He made the most frenzied
efforts to free himself, but David's arms
were strong, his soul was full of jealous
fury, and in a moment had come to his
assistance. Each of US taking the young
fellow by an arm, we ran him into the
hallway and out of the front door, Alice
aiding US greatly by putting her hands
against the mans back and pushing
most forcibly.
Here's another one," cried David.
''I'l appear against him. He's the
worst of the lot"
Without knowing what it all meant,
the chief clapped tho nippers on our
prisoner, justly believing that If burg
| lars were about to show themselves so
unexpectedly, the best thing to do was
to handcuff them as fast as they ap-
peared, and then to ask questions. The
reasons for not having produced this
man before, and for producing him now,
were not very satisfactory to the officer.
"Have you any more in the CELLAR" he
asked. eff so, l should like to take a
look at them before 1 start away"
At this moment Aunt Martha made
| her appearance at the front door.
what are you going to do with that
young man?" she asked, sharply. ''What
right have you to put irons upon him?"
Aunt Martha" said 1, stepping back
to her, ''what do you think that young
man has done?"
81 don't know" said she; show should
know? All know is that we agreed
to set him free"
addressed her solemnly: ''David and
I believe him to be utterly depraved
He availed himself of the first moments
of his liberation to kiss Alice" Aunt
Martha looked at me with wide open
eyes, and then her brows contracted and
her face settled into lines of inflexible
severity.
'sHe did, did hep" said she. "And
that is the kind of a man he is? Very
good. Let him 60 to Jail with the
others. 1 don't believe one word about
his young wife. If kissing respectable
young women is the way he studies real,
ism the quicker he goes to Jail the bet
ter" and with that she turned and
walked into the house.
When the men had been placed in
the two vehicles in which the police had
come the chief and made an examina
ton of the premises, and we found that
the house had been entered by kitchen
window, in exactly the manner which
the tall burglar had described. Out
side of this window, close to the wall
we found a leathern bag, containing
what the chief declared to be an excel
lent assortment of burglars tools. The
officers and their prisoners now drove
away and we were left to long morn
ing nap, if we were so fortunate as tt
get it, and late breakfast.
In the course of the trial of the three
men who had entered my house some
interesting points in regard to then
were brought out. Several detectives
and policemen from New York were
present, and their testimony proved
that my three burglars were men o.
eminence in their profession, and tina
which most puzzled the metropolitan
detectives was to discover why these
men should have been willing to devote