Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-07-05

II Wlll be such tun trQ BY the wy.
Harry ought 70 Be home before DOW
Let rs stroll down the road to nor
him AS they passed ont Of tho h0u7
Harry fliEsers rose from the higA hack
ed ohatr ct She othar end Of the room,
where he was dozing when they frsteu-
tered and from which place Of couceal-
ment he had heard. with great amuse-
ment-for he was a very good uasured
mali-the whole conversation
" A pretty little plot Mrs Flittnrsl"
be eaid 10 himself with laugh n
viii, as you say DO 'saGh funrN
Harry, EarryF'
''Ye-yes. dear What Is it?p,
Il am supo tliere's burglar IA Che
house .
3Listenl Yes by Jove, you're right
this time Keep quiot while l put some
thing on I'll make it hot for him. -
~Harry, believe there are at least
three Of themr'
"As long as they don't ezced dlat
number / dont mind
"But Harry, they ape supe % be Well
Tmedl"
"a must safse my chance about that -
Mr. Filters was now moving toward
Che door, and his wife realized thai be
~meant business
~You mustn't endanger your life,
Harry Harry, insist on your not GO
ing. You win not desert your wife in
the houref dangerl Come back, Harryl''
But he had slipped out Of the rootn
and closed the bedroom door, turning
the key on the outside. when he had
placed 1t few hours before
Mrs Filters ratified the handle cf
the door and shrielled TO her husband to
come back But there was determine tion
in his eye and he went boldly forward
to meet the enemy.
Soon thare was the most terrible mp
roar In the kitchen. and the night air
was made hideo1ls with the sound of tho
smashing Of china and glass Of the
ihouting Of mems voices aud of the
Of chairs and tables
Mrs Filters stood in her room ecrrfs
fed and horror stricken. They would
kill one anotheri Why had she been SO
foolish?
ITS oil over, Kate Strike light
Let me wash off snr&o Of the stains ot
the battle -
"Oh, Harry, what has happenedr
= A good deal, | am afraid, during the
hast 10 minutes
GOOD heaEens, there's blood on your
handsr'
YES it has been distributed pretty
freely down stairs. The painters snd
paper hangers had better come in tomor
row. We shall be prosecuted for keep.
ing unlicensed shambles. +"
Tt was only one man?'
'TThas is all but he got the share Of
shree
sCould You see what he was like,
Harry
NO but I can imagine what he re.
at the present moment
But Harry, dear, Is be badly hurtF
/ am SC frightened
"Well. l think they'll pull him
through when he gets to the hospital >
II hope you haven I permanently in
;ured him. "
II think not bus I have permanently
instructed him In the wisdom Of keep.
ing his hands off other peoples property.
/ sprang on him like tiger and before
he could utter word he had been all
over the kitchen-under the table. into
the CRATE, among the pots and kettles
beneath the dreSscr--everywherei He
ought to know his way around next
time As for the croekerE, / do1r't be-
lieye there is q whole piece left Wcad-
journed to the scullery, where I steamed
the sink with him and kicked him ont
of the door through she glass window Of
the conservatory.
"Oh. Harryl How could you be &c
cruel? think you are a brutei"
s'Well, If That isn't richl The ofheF
day you called me a coward for noa 60
ing down stairs in tho middle Of She
night to kick the eat Now lam q brute
for attacking burglar empty handed r
Il certainly think you ought TO have
asked him who he waS and what he was
doing there and to have given hiIn ga
opportunity Of explaining.
"Fiddlestieksl While | waS vaAsans
for his visiting card he might have
Drained me. One really aanna vasha
courtesy on burglar.
''I wish nov thak had pssaHEseszczs,
cd you
$50 probably does her
DEAR X KAru- You say IN yorE lessst EaaA roo
are sorry / did NOT sec you before eanas arEg
must say that | do not think the interview
would have been pleasant to either oflR
consider you have for some reason best knows
to yourself, played n1e q mean and soatsnpk
ible trick. do not ass4ss you Of plotting tA'
whole affair with that nlurderous husband q
yours, but l osnnot help shrinking thatyeN mss
have known what dangerous mAa he ~ III
doubt you got sons fan or sAtisfastien ear a
the business, though Vhat sannot fes GAs IN
of me think. ] am certainly eMit0 ignefAAs q
having done anythinK to earn this rsysnRa .
yours. That maa behaved like psTfsss neA "a
I He did with me iRAt AA he liked. ara In VIII n
he liked he HAs not YGry pArtisulAg. / wss b
bed for week, hardly able 70 SEQ out Of nj
eyes or move limb. am sluo sovsssd'yia
scars may net return " Ensland ter sana
years, and when do am not liRslY. II n Ial
present mood, to renew my AsSusantAnSs ViH
my cousin Kate Filters ard her AmiAbls hsa
band. II you tAks my advise, you will mon en-
| tighten Mr.. Filters - to the faata a tsa& am
aroditat4s aftaaR Youns faithfully,
GHoRGE CHLzaIH&A
Kate took her consin's advice And be
lieyes 10 this day that her huaband j
absolutely ignrant Of the disastHsoM
burglary plo& She thinks be 10 u
braYest man in ths world wails b
laughs up his Gseveand is hapnT rl1op
don Tit- Bits
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