Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-19
AQUEER ADVENTURE.

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"No, thanks. old chap; really can't
stop the night. should like TO awfully, !
but. you see, II didn't turn up tho wife
would be In funk aud never go TO bed |
ut all, thinking something had gone
wrong. Besides, I've got TO let Jones /
have three columns Of copy by . o'clock
tomorrow, and haven't started yot."
"Woli, just ma you like. only wish
you'd have said earlier you didn't monn
stopping. so we could have tolesraphod
10 say you wouldn't be- back. It's after
half past now. and our nearest oalcois
five miles away, 20 it's too late
IL was no uso; Jim Carson wouldn't
stop. 80 had &C. order the trap TO drive
him to tho station TO catch the $40 back
to town.
After seeing him of went 20 the
station masters Office 20 Inquire " some
things was expecting had arrived, and
while there noticed an evening paper
lying ON the table. It just happened
that an intimate friend Of mine had
lawsuit on about some copyright bust.
ness. and tho first hearing Of the case
was to have taken place that day.
Thinking the affair, as far ~ II had pro.
cecded, might be reported. asked the
station master II he would mind my
having look at the paper for a minute.
''Certainly, SIR" he said. "Iou may
us well tako IL bacls with you. as have
finished with It. There's piece In 1t
nbout some fellow as u said TO have es.
capped from bradley asylum last night,
and about killed one Of the wardet
chaps. expect it's just one Of them
yarns as gets into evening papers now
and again. Well. good night, sir. I'll
send up your things as soon US they ar
rive"
I was long time going tho three
miles which lay between the station
and my lately acquired domicilc.
Lighting a cigarette aud leaving ToR
my to shamhlc on us bost no liked5
started In TO think.
Six months ago what was !? Well,
what Is generally called literary hack,
getting etnut thiriy.iivo shillings a
week-somotimcs moro, generally less
Just because q crusty old uncle on whom
was dependent had seen III 20 chuck
NE out neck and crop for the simple
reason that didn't go In for what he
wanted mo to-i. g., the bar.
| Twas OF literary turn Of mind, md
thought | should never he shining
light In the profession. could at leas'
earn my bread and cheese. so In III
OF anger | told the old gentleman
wouldn't be . lawyer. whoroupon wa
called nm ungratcful, impudent puppy
and told TO do what liked.
mo" thought 10 myself; "Robor
Grant, IL you've got TO provaricate, dol
Indirectly"
SO went In for journalism An'
now poor old uncle hns gone the wny o
all flesh. letting me In for all his estate
real and personal, including Ashwortl
lodge. Old uncles who quarrel witt
their willful nephews and disinheri
them generally do como around at tn
last. Mine did ut amy rate.
Jim Carson, the fellow whom | ha
seen oil, was an old chum Of mine Z
the scribbling days, and had Just ru
down TO see my new abode and wish
rich uncls had kicked him out som
years ago
by stumbling over something In III
road and nearly throwing mo out. SO
gathered up the reins, and he went III
rest Of tho journey at q smart pace.
"Benson," said 10 the man whom
had engaged as kind Of valet grooi
until Wa properly settled, "whe
you've put Tho horse up, just toll Mr.
Hewetson sho can go home as soon
she likes, as l shan't want anythir
more tonight"
Mrs. Hewetaon was the wife OF Il
gardener, who lived about half mi
away, and was looking after the hou
and cooking for mc.
II was too fine night md &
early to turn in, so | settled myse
in my old uncle's favorite armchu
before the dining room window al
commenced TO look over the paper HI
got from the station master, look
first for the lawsuit report, but evider
ly the case had not come on until LAT
o. there was nothing in the pap
about H.
"Hello. this must be what the 81
ton master was talking about
Lnto last evening lunato named Jau
sianley made good his escape from Brad
Eiy.um under peculiar circumstances, VIII
VIII probably result In tho death Of Que VI
attendants II seems that last night the us
Annual ball took place at the asylum, aud N
tral OF the Inmates suffering from the mil,
forms Of insanity were allowed to be pres
As ordinary guests, as had heon usual on
past occasions. Stanley was one % these, d
Iuddenly he was found To be missing from
room, and ON search being made he could
% found. On proceeding outside Ia hunt
liin, thu body u one OF the attendants
ilarnyered lying on the ground. the unfur
inte man having received a severe blow at
aek OF the head which Knocked hlln ssnse