Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-01-03

tant guard, the trembling Arthur, the
spare, swarthy, and slbilant female, and
unanimously crying, "sear:h him,
Search him!"
The guard plunged his grimy hand
into the pocket of the widely tapping
coat and drew forth purse. He held it
above the pressing throng.
"That's min, my ALI" the virgin ac-
cuser cried, reaching her simian finger
an amazing distance toward it.
Excuse me, madam" interposed the
guard. "That must 90 with this ere
bloke to court, and you with him. There
will be perlice along presently. Iseed
one come out of the saloon beyant." And
sure enough, a blue coated refugee from
English tyranny now forced his vigorous
shoulders through the crowd.
"Phat's thiss Thavin', is it1 Iknow
yez welI,' he CALCULATED, grasping the
collar of the widely Tapping coat.
"Come along wild me-"
He took the purse in his other hand,
which fourished the club of authority.
He dragged his victim through the jeer-
ing throng, down the stairs, followed by
the angular female, who stalked after
them like one of the Fates released tenn
porarlly from the thread factory.
The squeaking increased and dwindled.
the rolling began. Attended by heat
and humidity, the alert business men.
the wan woman, the baby and the shawl
hastened away, as if dreading the ven
geance OF score of irate trains, which
had been thus delayed by crime and its
punishment.
In the meantime, what had become Of
the arrogance which had Sc completely
envoloped Arthur upon his entrance into
the tralns At the first word of accusa-
ton it had faded away like a tissue paper
suit IN tropical storm. The four years
rolled back. Again he was barefootod
| boy at the corners, afraid of his own
shadow, blushipg for very shame of his
own existence. He could not speak; his
| teeth chartered from trembling: his
face famed as though those fork like
fingers had raked it; the horns of his i'm.
maculate collar dropped, starchless ike
his backbone. His broad, black sash
seemed an emblem of mourning for his
own demise. He shrank in terror from
the crowd. Would they kill hima Wei
come the Tsmbs, the Island, Sing Sing,
electrocution, if he might only escape
from those horrible, threatening faces.
But though he was thus passive
Policeman x, who had him in charge
did not choose that he should appear so
No! He had record to make, ant
here was his opportunity. So once ant
again be gave him a forward thrust. ane
then-ejaculating, eye wud, wud yez2'
"a mighty drag back again, to the ad-
miration of the passers-by, who after
ward astonished dinner tables by
accounts Of terrific struggle which the.
had witnessed between burly rufiar
and one of our city's defenders.
The grim and gaunt female stalke(
behind this tableau of justice for severa
blocks tnen she slackened her pace, and
finally she stopped short. But her de-
sertion was unnoticed. She watched the
pair as they struggled forward into the
distance A sardonic smile revealed the
artfciality of her teeth as she did so.
"a good mornings work" she ex
claimed II must 60 and report pro-
gress"
She hailed a convenient cab. She
gave instructions, in which possibly the
word fSorosis' might have been dis
tineuished. She was rapidly driver
away.
Arthur aud his exultant captor, un
/ suspicious that this idea ex machina'
had thus eloped, reached the court
house A roundsman stood upon th'
stoop.
..What hev ye there, Mike2" h
! familiarlv asked the officer.
"A snake teef Wan y the wust OF
EN-. I've been on to hiA this twelve
lmont'.'
"He looks it, was the consoling com
meat.
They went before the committing
| magistrate. He was red-faced, squattl
man, seated behind a yellow grained
| desk, ani enveloped as to the neck with
a ssnuigy handkerchief. Upon the desk
.Aoeside his feet, were al ink-ssand and