Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-09-13
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positions, what chances for seeing
things and driving the crowd, princi-
pally small boys, away!
"Sorry TO trouble you, sir" said the
man. avkwardly, but the old lady
said you was to be sent for, as you
could testify to the bad character OF
the man in charge"
What old lady?" asked Oliver, sharp
", much annoyed at the matter.
Name Patten, | think-a big woman,
considerable thin. She came from
your Office, she said. and had noticed for
days black looking man a-followTg
her, and she sees him waiting for her
in the street So she strolls, careless
like, towards the city hall, sir; right
near she sees he's still after her, and
she turns and grabs him and runs him
in herself, as neat as any of the force
could "a done"
''You don't know the MANI"
'His face amt in the gallery, sir"
as if in apology, but it's black and
ugly enough to be, I'll say that for
him. She tumbled the man down the
steps right in the chiefs room, and he
sent me here. She wanted the man ar
rested for a suspicious character; so the
chief sent me to get your testimony"
''I'll go down at once" said Oliver,
picking up his hat Il fancy l know
the man"
''Ill walk behind, SIR" said the po
liceman, politely, for seeing me walk
ing with you in the direction of the
lookup your friends might think you
was being run in"
At the station, as he suspected, Oil
yer saw the man was Louis, De Res
taud's servant, and black and ugly he
was, swearing to himself in French,
but refusing to answer any questions.
Oliver had seen master and man the
past few days in Denver, and knew he
himself was under their surveillance.
He told the chief that Miss Patten was
justified in her proceeding; the man
had a bad reputation in the North
Park, and had certainly been acting in
suspicious manner; the past week he
had seen him watching about the
streets. The chief admitted the man
was not handsome, might have acted
oddly, but there must be some charge
brought against him. Was the lady
willing to go into court and swear she
had fears of her life from this man
Louis hands?
'Me," said Miss Patten, majestical-
w. "afeard Of that raskill? Not a mite.
But won't have him trailing of me
around, and If the perlice can't stop 1t
my umbrella will; SO there, ! won't
90 into no courtroom for IT, either"
"Suppose you search the man." said
Oliver, smiling. 81 will make a charge
against him of carrying concealed
weapons"
Louis resisted, with frightful pro-
family, but the search was made, and
the result was a loaded revolver and
IN ugly knife.
"a greaser outfit" said stalwnrt
policeman.
"You can keep him in Jail a day or
two on this CHARGE" continued Oliver,
"to give Miss Patten chance to leave
the city. l tell you on my own 40
count, knowing the mar. mp at my
shooting-place, he is dangerous char
acter. had an encounter with him
once and found him an unpleasant
person to deal with"
The exasperated Frenchman was led
away breathing curses and defiance,
In divers gray eyes was a smile Of
malice that Louis well understood.
| He had paid up that rudeness and the
| accounts were squared. There would
| be q debt still when Louis was
| free again; the man who laughs last
| laughs best. just now Oliver was de-
| cidedly amused.
| 'I'm obliged to you, perlice," said
| Miss Patten, rising and pinning her
shawl, "but don't want you TO think
as was in any mortal fear Of De Res
| taud's hired man. | want; for IL /
| can't fight men with their own weap-
ons of strength I can outwit 'em.
| Good-by, Mr.. Oliver; I'm sorry my
family has brought you SO much
trouble, but / cal'late from now on
you've heered the last OF us"
| AS days heightened into weeks, and
weeks into ponths, without n word
from Hannah Patten or her erratic
niece, Oliver felt the force Of her re-
mark. He was hurt and angry. At
least they might have sent him word.
| De Restaud found his missing servant
on the chain gang after two days In
| carceration in the city bastile. The
master clustered good deal, but fin
ally yielded to reason; certainly there
was law against n mans being
walking arsenal Oliver, conscious that
threatened men live long, went calmly
about his business, often meeting DO
| Rcstaud, but neither spoke.
DR.. John frequently discussed the
\ whereabouts Of the Troublesome
| lady" as he always called her, but
| Oliver seldom spoke Of her II, how
| ever, fluffy Skye terrier ran up 10
! him In the street, he would look around
eagerly, and sometimes wave of
| color would food his face, while his
| heart quickcncd. II something had
| happened TO her on the long journey
| could he ever forgive himself? lie
| owned, with scnse Of anger, she was
| sensclcssly innocent and strangely
| familiar; no doubt she had told her
story 90 everybody on the train who
would listen.
Ono June day the doctor camo into
| his friends Office in Il jaunty gray suit
with immaculate crcases and general
air Of fashion and ncwness quite daz-
| cling.
"You must be going TO be married."
laughed Oliver. why this statc2"
"a trip east, my boy. I want TO
breathe the foRs Of my native state.
| My lungs are ahrivcled up. You never
suspected | was born in Sltowhegan,
Mo; / never told you, IL would have
| been such a background for feeble
| Jokes. Besides, what man would want
| TO say he was born In = place called
| SfowhcRan? ! had TO be born some
where, though, and Colorado is too
young for me. The Achorps are IN
I old family In Maine, and. though some
OF us call IT. hch-orns, like the old
way. Please, your joke now-great
oaks from little acorns grow"
"I'm too startled, too dazcd by your
| decision. You haven't been east In
fifteen years 10 my knowledge"
"Ncvcr too late 20 mend. Besides,
I'm going 10 Newcastle. I would like
20 see how the Troublcsomc lady is,
and her aunt. | like the aunt-Rood
old New England kind, honest as tho
day, narrow, perhaps, but solid worth.
will be as extinct as the dodo."
at does not seem 10 me the proper
thing 20 call on them when neither has
sent us any word
That's Aunt Hannah, bless her good
heart" smiled the doctor. "She looks
on you with suspicion, Craig, for Mrs.
Minpy Is n married woman, and down