Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-09-10

In vain? understand they kept fight
ing editor ON the premises for such
cases"
Here smiled q wintry smile and felt
rather better
81 don't want to be instructed in the
law, thank You, was the lofty reply.
II know what am about It is quite q
different matter when your name ap-
pears rs the author. and that You will
End out presently. However. that mat.
ter may keep. have another and much
more important reason for calling, and
here the inspector coughed ominously.
My spirits dropped again, and ex-
perienced slight return Of the Siberian
chain gang feeling
"The department considers. resumed
the inspector. THAT man who seems
to be 80 well pa, ~" ..,..1 E.ys and do
ings Of the anarchists ought not to be
lost sight of. and have been deputed
to report Oh the matter. Now, might
easily have come while you were at
business in the city, and, armed with a
search warrant, have turned the house
upside down, but the authorities, In
such cases, prefer to work quietly. So
in spite of the Liberties You have taken
| with the department in general. and my.
self in particular, tell you our suspi-
cions candidly and look to you to refute
them to my satisfaction.
If you prefer the other course, re-
turn for warrant, but warn you that
you will not be allowed to leave the
house. and public examination will be
the result. At present all wish you TO
do is to let me have good look round
your rooms II you object, you will find
| have the orthodox four wheeler and
assistance at my call. and the inspect
or smiled grimly.
Rather nasty hit at my remarks
on the tameness of my supposed arrest
by his namesake, the dog license man, "
thought. but stepped to the window,
and there. sure enough, was n four
wheeler at the door and couple Of
constables strolling in its vicinity
| We'll, murmured. 1.-THE inspector
seems reasonable man, and goodness
knows have had enough publicity
lately. know very well he won't find
| anything compromising. Still he has
his duty to do and he might make it
very awkward for me, especially II he
dwells upon the libel business. ;" So /
put q cheerful face upon it and said:
Now. inspector, this is ridiculous
charge to make. and the best way to
convince you of 1t will be to let you rum
mage to your hearts content among my
| belongings You are welcome to any an
archistic literature or correspondence
you may discover" s d l handed him
over my keys with ,onfident smile.
Very good, sir, md, il You don't
mind, will commence with your bed
room.
Accordingly no followed me up
stairs. and while he ferreted about ! sat
down.
After time the inspector went down
stairs again, and made for the door,
only to find it locked from the outside.
The suspicious old scoundrelV' /
wrathfully jaculated Thought |
might slip down stairs and away, sup
pose, whi, he was overhauling the sit.
ting room III let him have piece Of
my mind when he returns, " muttercd
and finally concluded TO wait his good
pleasure in dignified silence
gave the Inspector quarter Of an
hour and began TO wonder what he was
up TO. tried the door once more and
found il still locked. Horror! He had
the keys OF my writing desk. Then there
were my old china and collection OF an
cient gold coins, and hoped to good.
ness he would not topple over any OF
Georges valuable cups, conspicuously
displayed on the sideboard. ! began to
wish had gone down stairs with him
got so uneasy that knocked at the
door and called to the inspector to let
me ont. Strange. said, ''how these
old sleuihhounds never lose chance
Fancy him locking me in, after all his
fair words!" Nota sound from the room
beneath. Surely George has not been
such an idiot as to leave any imitation
bombs about by way of practical joke,
and the old boy has gone quietly of for
assistance to arrest this dangerous nj
hilist:" poohpoohed the idea and re-
sumed my knocking and yelling. This
method Of attracting attention, com.
bined with a few resounding kicks, pres
emily brought my landlady putting up
stairs
"'Eres a fine to do, Mr.. limbs,
a-knockin the paint-not to say the
panels-off'n IL my best bedroom door.
She unlocked the door rs she finished
her remarks. and few down stairs
like mailman.
Where's the Inspector" yelled up
to Mrs Plaggs on finding the sitting
room vacaut
81 amt seen no inspector, replied
Mrs. p. with severe dignity. Il did
think. hows ever. that for a ole clos
man e seemed extry respectable.
.Old clothesmanl Mrs. Plaggs, what
do you meany" l shouted.
"Wot | says" retorted the worthy
creature. evidently highly incensed.
wen that party. wich 1t was is card
I 'anded to you Il amt no reader), left
about 20 minutes agone, e eremarks con-
fidentiallike, as / opens the door for
i'm, Prices ain t wot they was, ma'am.
I sez, No indeed, no more they amt,
sez l, thinkin to myself as looks at is
get up. But they seems to pay some
folks all the same Then @ jumps into
four wheeler an drives hoff. "
BY this time had sunk, perfect
wreck, into chair. One glance round
the sitting room had told me all Where
were Georges silver trophies? Where
was my real old Dresden? What had be-
come Of my precious coins? Where was
all our portable property? Gone! And
with it that deep designing villain and
altogether outrageous fraud, the inspect
or. Done again! All put up job! :.
My landlady began to sympathize. and
just then George came in. with Gyp
barking at his heels
Hello, old chap, you look cheap!
Another surprise from Scotland fard!
George never lost an opportunity OF
raking up odd sores.)
you've, nit it, said grimly.
Then he missed his cups, and ! broke
it gently to him.
"You awful idiotl" he began.
George l said, spare me! Take
me home to mother. am not at to live
alone in London. But first hear me
swear, Never again do / put pen to pa
nor IN plav into the hands of the london