Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-08
A QUEER ADVENTURE.


at oil, thinking something had gone
wrong. Besides, Pvo got to let Jones
have three columns Of copy by o O'Clock
tomorrow, and haven't started yet"
"Wen. just as You like, only wish
you'd have said earlier you didn't mean
stopping, no we could have telegraphea
10 cay you wouldn't bo back. It's after
balf past now, ahd our nearest Office Is
Avo miles away, so It's too late"
II was no uses Jim Carson wouldn't
stop. 90 ! had b order tho trap 10 drive
him TO tho station TO catch tho 6,10 back
10 town.
After seeing him of | went b the
station masters office 10 inquire II some
things was expecting had arrived, and
whilo there ] pottcod on evening paper
lying on tho table. II Just happened
that an intimate friend Of mjno had O
lawsuit on about soano copyright busi-
Noes. and tho first hearing Of the case
wac to have taken piaco that day.
Thinking tho a4fair, ss far os 1t had pro
coded. might 10 reported, ] asked the
sV1kion master Is ho would mind my
having a look at tho popor FOR o minute.
"Certainly, SIR" no sold "You may
as well take II back with you, ss have
finished with II. There's pteco In IL
about some foley as Is said to bavo CO.
oaped from Bradley asylum last night,
and about killed ono OF tho wsrder
chaps. | expect It's just ono Of thorn
yarns MS gots into evening papers now
and hgain, Well. good night. sir. I'll
send mp your things rs soon ss they NJ
rive"
] was long tiino going tho three
milns which lay between tho station
and my lateiy acquired domicilc.
Lighting cigarette and leaving Tom
my to shambie On 90 bost no liked. !
started in to thinh
Six months ago wA6< was II Well,
what is generally called literary hack,
getting about thirty-fvo shillings q
week-sasctimes moro generally 1ese-
just because crusty old uncle on whom
l woe dependent had soen fft b chuck
mo ont neck aud crop for tho simple
reason that didn't 90 h for what he
wanted me to-. O., the bah
Twas Of literary turn Of mind, and
thought | should never bo q Ginning
light IN tho profession. could at least
earn my bread and cheese. So In fit
Of anger I told tls old gentleman
wouldnt be n lawyef. wherenpoa I was
called an ungrateful impudent Puppy.
and told 10 do what ! liked.
mo" thought to myself; Robert
Grant, II you've got TO prcvaricate. doit
indirectly"
SO went IN for jourpafism! And
now poor old uncle has gone tho way OF
all flesh, letting mo In for all his estate.
real and personal, including Ashworth
lodge. Old uncles who quarrel with
their wf1lful ncphews Ind disinherit
them generally DO come around at the
last Mine did at any rate
Jim Carson. tho fellow whom ! had
seen of, was an old chum Of mine In
tho scribbling days, and had just run
down to sec my new abode and wish o
rich uncle had kicked him out some
years ago.
Tommy aroused mo from my musings
by stumbling over something in tho
road and nearly throwing inc ont Sol
gathered up tho reins. and be went the
rest Of tho Journey 81 a smart pace.
"Benson,' said tp tho man whom
had engaged as kind of valet groom
until ] wne properly settled, "when
you've put the horse up, Just tell Mrs
Uewetson ssie can 60 home no soon as
sho likes, as I shsn't want anything
moro tonight"
Mira Hewetsop was the wif9 q tho
gardener, who lived ebout half q mile
away, and wae looking after tho house
and cooking Cor mo.
II was too fne night and too
carly To turn In. so I settled myself
in my old urcles fayorite armchair
before tho dining room window and
commenced TO look over tho paper ] had
got from tho station master. Hooked
first for the lawsuit report, bat evident
ly tho caso bad not como on until late.
@ there wns nothing In thS paper
about L.
"Hello, this musA DO what tho sta-
ton master was talking about
Lnte Inst evening iunatic nnucd Sumcs
Stanley made good he escape from Bradley
asylutn under peculiar circumstance. which
viii probably result 10 tho death Of ono Of tho
attendants. II sooms that last night tho usunl
ANNUAL boil took place at tho sylnm, ond eev-
eral OF Tho inmates suffering from tho mildrS
forms of insanity woro ollowcd 10 DO present
es ordinary gueets, ~ had been nsuh on ali
Inst occosions. Stanicv wes one Of th0sa. and
suddenly lac was found to DO missing from tho
room, and on n search bolna made he could hot
bc found. On proceeding outsido 70 hunt for
him, the body u ono of tho attendants was
discovered lying on the ground. The unfor,n.
nato man having received o ssvero b&rx A the
book Of tho head which hpock Cd him scnsoless.
II transpircs thai tho pissing map nlAde his
way 20 tho room where The coats Ind bats veSp
kept, In charge of o man who had only been
about tho place o few days and passcd himsolj
cff ~ ono of tho guests from outside lie man.
aged 10 sccuro n hat and coat. In which hc
must hayo been detected escaping by THO pcor
fellow whom he knocked over.
Stanley, AT the time Of hs flight. wns attired
In addition 10 tho things bo secured. IN On or
dinary blach morning slit, and wae wearing
patent leather dancing shocs fYc Is strong
tai fellow, standing over sir feet two, dari
haiy apd slight mastache. Up N the presep
thcrc IL no news 20 hand OF bis rccapture. noe
vIths,andins Vigorous sarch. Which is bc,ns
porsucd In all dircctiors
A queer story, Thought, when r'6at
finished roadins the paragraph, ant
moro so TO me bocause Bradley asylum
was only about three mffes dYstant from
my plase, and had received nm invita-
fs.,. a. l.. = l.