The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-31

thought of leaving But at Eve minute.
past IL Mr.. Gregg gave up the battle. II,
left the house, and while shaking his fist
at something which, Judging from the di
rection in which lac shook it, seemed to be
the man in the moon, he determined to un
mask this man of whose character he had
formed most unfavora BILE opinion.
Walking down the street he began tC
feel the effects Of his previous excitement
AS his gesticulations had helped besides
to weary him he did what was a very un.
usual thing. He stepped into n saloon and
drank glass Of brandy. Having done
this he felt inclined to take a last linger
ing look at the house made sacred by The
presence of the lady beloved by him be-
fore retiring for the night.
He had gone by the house, and was pass.
Ing the lot next to it, when his attention
was arrested by the figure of q man stand.
Ing by rosebush behind tho house, and
alongside the door of large shed behind
1t. This mans back was turned toward
him. Concluding that he was an incen-
diary, and springing over the fence, Mr..
Gregg walked to summer house from
which he watched him. The man opened
the door of the shed and entered it, and in
a moment the light of candle was seen
streaming through the keyhole of the
door.
Going up to this shed, and peerIne
through this keyhole, Mr.. Gregg had hardly
time to observe the back of man, who
was gathering up some legal documents
from a box, when the light was blown out.
Mr. Gregg stepped aside, and when this
man. who had not been recognized by him,
came out of the she'd rs he now supposed
him TO be burglar, he sprang upon him
with the agility of a monkey. The two
rolled over together on the ground but
Mr. Gregg was soon on top, with his knee
on the breast Of Mr.. Queen, for it was he.
MIR. Queen gave utterance to rapid shouts
OF "murderl" in succession, which set the
dogs to barking for miles around.
I've mind to murder you, sure
enoughp said Gregg. At this point the
outline of female head, with miniature
crosses upon it, appeared on window cur.
tain in the upper story Mt the back part Of
the house. Then the window went up
and head covered with curl papers looked
cautiously ont.
"Who are you?" asked the lady.
I'm being murderedl' cried her brother,
but he was unable to say more, for Mr..
Gregg tightcned the hold which he had
upon his throat.
tG.
ME and burglar that caught" Mr..
Gregg answered. I've got him fast, and
he won't harm anything nowp
The light above vanished, and a couple
of unbuttoned shoes were heard moving
down the back stairway. A door was un-
bolted, and the lady, in loose wrapper
and curl papers, stood at the back entrance
to the house.
MY brotherW she cried, when the light
from the lamp fell upon the man beneath
the otlicious Gregg, the brother who had
come to town to learn something of the
character of Mr.. Gregg, with this result.
Your what" screamed the suddenly
interested Gregg.
"Brother!" said the lady as she dropped
the lamp, which fortunately was extin-
guished by the fall.
'Yes, siri Yes sirl Her brotherp' said
Mr.. Queen, whose throat had been released
and upon whose mind the true situation
was beginning to dawn. 1t was evident
to him now that the man who had been
choking him was the one described as mild
hammered and sanity in the letter which
his sister had written.
Il hope it can't be that you are her
brotherp' said Mr.. Gregg in voice full of
eloquent pathos.
"Oh, now, am her brother9" said Mr..
Queen, whose sore throat inclined him to
be sarcastic. well, maybe not; but IL
not, at any rate I'm her twin"
"Will you ever forgive mef" the papting
Gregg asked.
ut depends" said Mr.. Queen, "alto-
gether on whether you have these peculiar
attacks often"
What an awful and desolate mule
have made Of myselfl' said Gregg. ..
at seems so to me-" said Mr.. Queen. "I
suppose you're the one engaged to my SIS
ter?"
II once had that honor" Gregg replied,
"but having given such clear proof OF how
weak minded l am, don't suppose any
woman on earth would think Of having
me for moment now"
His tone Of utter self abasement and bu-
initiation appealed quickly to the heart OF
his late foe, which was generous one.
The moon, which had been behind a cloud,
now beamed through it, and when 1t did
so it saw Mr. Queen, whose nature was as
generous as it was hot tempered, placing
his sisters hand in the hand of the happy
Gregg. After that he shook the hand Of
Mr.. Gregg, telliI g him that he was a
courageous fellow; that being courageous
he had doubtless other good qualities.
Then turning to his sister he said, "Be-
sides, Blanche you are old enough to
judge for yourself now, and you would
have your own way anyhow"
Notwithstanding the doubtful nature of
the compliment, his sister was satisfied,
A marriage took place mouth later,
and Mr.. Gregg proved in his wifeis eyes
all that she had described him in her let
ter to be.-Adair Welcker in Pittsbura
Bulletin.