The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-27

rubbed his avss, ehis epSss ! rum oo
Euat 'is Ihwdship RosA to bed q
oicloHk o8 ne rnoknin, when + know ful
CertiAasin I'd II from the secont
footrnan 'irnseh owe q glass OF beer
'is usual hour In IL at night, and then.
close ON his heels, IN 'is lawdahin,,
brewer a-swearin and cussin dreadfn1
TO ear and lookin at summa wol
shines. joey, my lad, wen see thil
hont. y
So saying, Mr.. Brown crept softly ur
stairs, stopping at intervals to listen
and make sure that he was ~unperceived.
He reached the first floor and paused
as liz uncertain whittier 10 direct his
steps.
Lets see,f he said, lis lawd-
ships bedroom looks ON TO the street,
and yours--I remember now that the
powdered haired cove iksplained-,ez
ladyship il out 'er town. Very well,
then. The ews 10 to my back, aofthe
front Of the 'ouse must DO afore me-
All, they're a-talkin, and ! s'pose they We
got this part OF the 'ouse all Co their
selves, since there amt no children OF
guests. -
The talking was evidently going on
in o bedroom which opened into q cor.
ridor that lay ON Mr.. Browns right
hand, and SO, with the utmost caution,
the burglar crept softly down the pas
sage until he reached a door that was
partly ajar. A little investigation serv-
ed to show Mr. Brown that the cham.
Der to which the door belonged was q
dressing room, and that. furthermore,
the dressing room opened into the bed
room in which the conversation was
taking place. Very s~tealthily the house
breaker entered and crawled 10 the bed
room door. Arrived there, he expert
enced no difficulty in hearing every word
that was spoken.
81 refuse - emphatically,n Lord
Washington was excIaiminR, aand
I'll trouble you to leave this room at
once"
"Not until ! get what / want. z an
swered the other in an insolent tone.
lyon shall eve have another far
thing from me. said the peer. "rYou
have run through all your own money
and aconsiderable portion OF mine, and
] won't stand your blackmaiiing amy
longer. Now, you can leave this room
and my house as soon as you like"
The younger nan uttered a fierce i'm
precasion.
If you won't give me what I
want, he shouted. ''I'lI find o way of
making you"
"As you see fit TO descend to vulgar
threats, returned Lord Washington
quietly, II shall have to have you put
ont OF the house"
So saying, he advanced toward the
bellrope and was about to pull ii when
brother sprang forward, and being
by far the Q powerful of the two
knocked him down with one blow of his
fist Then, as Lord Heathington at
tempted TO rise, his relative dropped
on to his knees and held him down by
the throat.
"Helpl Helpl Mnrderi'' exclaimed
the PROSTATE man in half stifed tones.
Joey, looking through the door, saw
the younger man put his hand inside
his coat and draw a shining object from
mis- pocket-the same object that he
1ad examined so intently in the hall. /
Joey was not an individual possessed of
much virtue, but he was am English.
man, and in common with his country
men wa always inclined to side with
he weaker party when any struggle
vas going on. He knew that any in
difference on his part would lead to his
detection and subsequent arrest, but he
lid not allow that thought to deter him
rom the course OF action which he re-
olved to take. He saw the uplifted
Weapon. He heard Lord Heathington d
ny of Murder" and he could see the
.iabolical look ON the face OF the other
nan. Joey took in the situation in a
aoment. The events of q few seconds
AXE some minutes to describe, and it
aust be remembered that the occur
ence we are describing was of less
han q minutes duration from first to
ast. 1t was q large room, and between
no door and the struggling couple was
huge four poster.
Joey, on seeing tine uplifted weapon,
Matched o pillow from the bed and
il with all his force at the would
Q mnrderer's head. Then he sprang
the bed and grappled with him
he had time TO take his brothers life.
With an exclamation OF bafaed re-
enge Lord Heathington's brother
lrned ON the burglar and buried his
agger-for the weapon was a poinard
I Italian make, which usually hung ON
10 wall OF Lord Heathington's study
! Joey's side. simultaneously the bur
lar dealt him q tremendous blow on
y head with a jimmy, and when the
ightened domestics, aroused by their
frantic tugs at the bellrope.
rived on the scene they found house
'eaker andpeer's brother lying side by
de, the first dying, the second only
1conscious.
An hour later Joey recover con-
iousness, thanksIto the efforts Of the
,ctors who were hastily called In. Lord
eathington's brother. dangerously but
It mortally hurt. lies In his " room.