The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-04
friends I'll make it hot for you TO-


friends I'll make it hot for you TO-
morrow"
l fatter myself that when Pm on
my dignity 1 am quite impressive,
and the Waterman instantly lowered
his club.
"Sure, sur" he said, a~pologet-
ically, that's a different matter. If
yez had friends in the house why
didn't you soy So"
l walked back up the steps and
rang the bell furiously three or four
times, for my blood was up Then
we all sat down and waited, for tine
two strangers had moved up so they
would not miss n word of what
was going on. After an intermina-
BILE period, as it seemed to me, 1
heard steps on the stair, the door
was slowly opened, and a formidable
face was thrust out.
"Well; said the man whom 1 had
never see before, ''what is it,"
1 arose promptly and faced the un-
known.
Are you, SIR" l questioned timid.
ly. ''are you the elderly gentleman
who has met all the distinguished
people in the world?"
"No. sir, l am not" he growled.
"What the devil do you mean"
"Perhaps, Sir" L feebly suggested,
''you are the young man who always
comes down to dinner in adrcss suit?:"
"LoOk here, you" he shouted, 'if
you don't tell me what you want,
and be quick about it, ''Tll-Tll
break your face"
This was something 1 had not bar.
gained for. Behind me l felt the
firm clutch Of the officer Of the law
and l was thoroughly ratified.
"Maybe," l stammered, '.you are
the widow who takes her capsules
with her SOUP"
"See here" he roared, ''this is to
much" and he opened the door and
made a pass at me. Then seeing
the Waterman. and taking in the
situation at a glance. he Gained
down and observed: "Ah. watch
man, burglar, ell? and in a dress suit,
too. Well, well, this is most extra
ordinary
"No, SIR" 1 protested, 81 am not
a burglar. l am a peace-abiding citi-
zen, and l came to spend the night
with my friends, the De Clanceys?
OF course, you know the De Clan
ceys::"
"Nc, 1 don't either" he laughed.
"Never heard of them. Take him
away. officer, aud III testify in the
morning.
BY this time quite a crowd had as.
semblcd at the foot OF the steps, and
as the Waterman grabbed me and
wheeled me around | stood there
like an animal at bay. Evidently we
had made considerable noise, for in
this brief instant l saw heads pop
ping out of the windows opposite.
Then | was hustled rapidly down the
steps and off toward the station
house. There was no helping it. |
was doomed. But with a last des-
perate attempt, like a drowning man
who clutches at a straw, l raised my
voice and shouted: ''De Clancy.
De Clancey.." at the top of my lungs.
Is that you. George" came the
ldlIlU dlSWCl lIOLl WlldU was HOW NALL
way down the block. "Hey there,
Waterman, wait a minute"
"There," l Historically cried,
"don't you hear that:?" The oficer
stopped. l was saved.
The next morning l met the man
who had opened the door for me the
night before.
- have been told, SIR" 1 re-
marked, respectfully ~accosting him,
40 the habits and peculiarities Of
most of the other occupants of this
house. May 1 inquire, sir, what po-
sition you occupy"
Certainly. sir" he replied. while
an amused smile played over his
bronzed face. 81 am the husband
of a lady who married a drummer,
and I returned yesterday from a three
months ip"-Hartford Times.