The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-30

TO DC gone. 1 IeiI a sudden urowsIness
and could only stare into that mans eyes.
remember that he had n cast in one of
them, and thinking that he would be quite
good looking IL his beard was trimmed in
a point.
IAN this time the man was raging and
swearing and threatening my life. Sud
denly there was q sound down stairs as II
something had been thrown against the
front door. My adversary turned. As
he did so made quick movement and |
Ipinioned him. He was powerful fel-
low, but got him underneath. In the |
struggle the pistol went off, the bullet
striking the ceiling. l knocked the man
to have settled an OK, then picking up his
key rushed down stairs, unlocked the
door, but forgot the key and left it in the
lock.
"The street was full of people, but did
not dare TO ask for assistance from any of
them. My hat was gone, my clothes torn
In the struggle, but i went on several
squares looking for policeman. Not one
came in sight until found myself on the
Bowery.
"sCome with me. said to the first one
| I met
II "'Where TOP he inquired.
"tCome, come l said breathlessly.
4 He looked at my wild condition and evil
IDENTITY thought l was either crazy or
J drunk, but no came, while told him as
best could about my adventure, he SEEM
ing very skeptical.
"After making several turns found
myself hopelessly lost. couldn't find the
3 place. The policeman was about to take
me in charge as dangerous lunatic, when
II caught sight Of the little bakers shop.
We turned into tho alley and went to the
b empty house. The door was locked, and
the key was gone.
n ".The baker will know about it., said
g the policeman.
!, ave went to the little shop and found a
e fat, honest looking German.
:. "'Who lives In the empty house? l
y asked.
n "That house belongs to me. 1t is emp
II lty. No one lives there now. A man rent
d ed it for week, and he was good man
llpaid in advance. lie came in just little
ID while ago and said he didn't want it and
ID brought back the key. Hewas good man
I'd and paid in advance
1.-The policeman told him the story, and
in he was Mortified. Taking the key, he went
e, with us to the house. 1t was dark and
* stuffy inside, as II the house had not been
X opened for weeks We went up stairs to
III the back room. must confess TO tremoi
1t ms we opened the door. l struck a match
Id and lit the half burned candle on the TIA
ne BILE. The room whs just as l had left it,
a There We're my hat on the table and the
he bullet hole in the wall but the yalise ant
he the red haired man were gone.
1t "While the policeman was examining
he the room l sat down on the chair, over
en- come by that strange sensation of exhaus
ton. Death seemed to be in the atmos
, phere of the place, and believed that i
ny was the effects of the cigar which hat
py been given me; that it had been poisoned
lse 1.-THE policeman and the baker made
on thorough search, but could discern N
'er lclew. The rest of the house was vacant
yn and evidently no other room had ever bee,
all occupied 1t was the mans intention
an lure me to this place merely to get IN
signature, and evidently to make ava
BPS with me nfterward.
w, n1he policeman reused me from my toi
lid por, took down the particulars of til
.he affair, the appearance OF the man and M
address but said there was no hope {
he ever finding him.
Mt II made my way to my own room abor
3 O'Clock in the morning, and without III
wo dressing, threw myself on the bed like
yes log, to sleep off the effect of the drugge
in cigar.
ted at was late in the afternoon of the 70
me lowing day when ] awoke, and intensel
rt- hot. went to the window and sat dow
ere TO think over the events of the evenin
up before. As did so / remembered whe
raj had first seen that man-at the windo
per of the house back.
so, "I4ooking over, l saw sitting Mt thu
tbs identical basement window, writing, TIL
in very same red bearded rascal and VOL
vCr be murderer | watched him closely al
big saw how easy it would be for me to jun
m out of my window, run across the cour
bump. yard and seize him.
his "Looking around to see if there was
man in sight to come to my assistance
was the struggle, n sense of coincidence oyt
use came me- Everything was the same as
zes had been that first afternoon when / 50
the him. The children were fighting on t
tier fire escape The yellow haired wom
tper was lifting up the top of the box out
hat the window and calling out;
$ to q. Maggie, I've n great mind not
But bring YOU the potatoes. I've been CALI
feel TO you for % minutes,
lnt II looked on my lap. There was
md paper on which had seribbled my nan
anne 1t had never blown away''-
the Jack paused and walked toward
il door. The men looked Mt him breathless
ring "Well, and tho housef"
loloS "And the forgerfh
had "And the drugged cigar?n asked I
after another.
want "All dream. Never was any house
any forger. or any cigar, said Jack d
base gedly, with grin, Il told you fellt
you wouldn't like the end, but you wo
said have it."
got He looked around. The hoax was
your ginning TO dawn on them.
'tGoodby, | must go, j" he said, csc
ing through the door just in time to II
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