Telegram-herald., 1890-01-18


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49, release ne yo-nx fellow All send
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a. present
We returned 20 tie library and 1 an
nounced mV decision. Mlea he beard
Is TIE stoIt burglar exaitlted no enc
ton. lis expression Indicated that,
having been caagnt, ne expected 70 10
sent TO a.. an1 tnat VAS the end Of a.
Perhaps ~ h4d been through ta.s ex-
pertsnce 50 often that b had become
used 20 IL. The t4u mAn. however. took
the announcement 10 = very different
way. His face grew dark and bis ewes
glittered. You are making = great
mistake" 10 said 20 ne, a very great
mistake, and you Nil have 20 bear tie
eonseq queaces-
Very good, sad 1, 4 sill remember
that remark waen your trisl comes on. -
The behavior OF the young man Was
unexceptiOnaL He looked upon Is
With face full OF happy gratitude, and,
ss be thanked Is for the kind favor and
the Justice which We had shown him,
his ewes seemed dim With tears Aunt
Martha WAS much affected
"a wonder II bis mother is living"
she whispered 20 ne. a wife IS great
deal but a mother Is more. II / bad
thought OF her sooner / would have
spoken more strongly In MS favor.
And now you should unite him at once
and let him 90 home Ills wife must be
getting terribly an Xious.
The young man overheard This last
remark
"Nou viii confer very great'favor on
me, sir," he said. 'if you Will let mo
depart as soon as possible feel great
repuguance 20 being seen in company
With these men, as you may imagine,
from wearing mask on coming here.
II / leave Immediately ] think / can
catch the first train from your station"
| considered the situation. II did
what | was asked there would DO two
bound burglars 70 guard, three women
and a child 20 protect, an uncertain
stranger at liberty. and only David and
myself 20 attend 20 the whole business.
No, sir, said |, II shall not unite you
until the officers | sent FOR are near AZ
hand; then l viii release you, and you
can leave the house by the back way
without being seen by them. There
are other morning trains which viii
take you into the city early enough"
Il think YOU are a little hard on
him, remarked Aunt Martha, but the
young man made no complaint.
Il will trust myself entirely to you,
sir" he said.
The officers arrived much sooner than
| expected. There were five Of them,
including the chief of police and they
were accompanied by several volunteer
assistants, among whom was tho milk
man who had been my messenger. This
morning his customers might wait for
their milk. for all business must give
way before such an important piece of
sightseeing as this.
/ had barely time 70 unite the young
man and take him 20 the back Of tho
house before the officers and their fol-
lowers had entered the front door.
There was now great deal OF question
ing, great deal of explanation, a great
deal of discussion as 70 whether nav way
OF catching burglars was advisable or
not, and good deal OF talk about the
best method OF taking the men 70 town.
Some of the officers were in favor of re-
leasing the two men and then deciding
in what mannor they should be taken 20
town; and If this plan had been adopted
/ believe that these two alert and prac-
tical rascals would have taken them
selves ont OF my house, without the as
sistance OF the officers, or az least would
have caused great deal OF trouble and
perhaps injury n endeayoring 20 do so.
But the chief of police was Of my
mind, and before the men we're entire
~ released from the ropes by which I
had tied them they we're securely man
koied.
A requisitiOn made on David and my
self 20 appear as witnesses, the two
men were taken from the house to tho
wagons n which the officers and their
followers had come Nv wife and Aunt
Martha had ron" upstairs before tho
arrival OF The police, and were doubt
less Watching the outside proceeding
from window.
Standing in Tho hallway. glanced
into the dininE-room. and VAS surpris sol
20 see thc young man st,ll standing by
side door. I had thought him gone.
bat perhaps 10 vas vise in him 20 -
main. ans not SHOW himself upon tire
road until The coast was entirely clear.
rio did not sec me. and vas looking
backward into the kitchen. cheerful
and animated expression upon his face.
This expression did not strike me
pleasantly He bad escaped a great
danger. it was true. but II was no reason
for this rather ohtrusive air Of exulta-
u1n. Just then Alice came into he
tirinT--cor1 from the kitchen. and tho
young man stepped back a. that sho
did mt notice him As SIZE passed hs
gently threw his arm q1i - around her
neck and kissed her,
A. that very instant. even before th-
girl had time to exc.aiu. in rgshed
David from tlo outer side door
"f'~0 been watching Tou. vo1 RASCAL. '
he shou ed. you ro tone for u0e. and
he threw his strong arms around 80
man. pinior,ng bis arms 20 bis side
TIE Toarg fellow gave a great ie-<
ard be.an 70 struggle powerfully His
face turned black with rage. 20 snore,
he kicked Hr made .ha MOSS f-cnz 4
sGo-ts 60 free himself. hIt David 8 srr.'
were strong his soul vas f1. q Jealous