Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-21

would Gr SD evident that Howard and his wife, as well as th" 0ld Iuupi" with whom they lodged, would hc filled with thankfulnCsS there for.
 But how explain nv ir,'Svncv at th" critlral moment: They would naturally want tn know what Cr u@lt n.r there at t,"t un~vcmlv Fu::r lf 1 >huuld s.N that 1 was au officer uf the law who had regarded iI,r iutrrloP rs with suspicion. it WuUlI hardly sat;Srr thCln Mere likely ta,y would b.!i'N'" l wAs cue "t the hur:ll.I who h:id ulaTlVl"d with the uti, T. q. d waS aS m:GlriI tu utn'j 'jrUai- ed uS they \ complaint tn th' Huthur ties wo:.!d pUr H." in ;ir! ":'p!r:I>.IIt sit nation, ;.iIi tL,ugh l could -'un stab fish nay idrutty ail pr"c'V'llnE~, sr fur aS cone .'.l.rl the "n,. ,l' ln wh''m Was inlrr, ,d. wuulG he hrn';ht t"ualEht. It Is rarely s;.tu lOr ;. '!ct, GIN" tu at upon 'mpui,r H. must W Igh each step c.uvtully and lar'ur [" Ihv end in vicy. v.j.h thr careful rlj aIation of q pruiy,~u" sniNiug an intricate problem ill m"tl untIC>.
 | Waitin! until the cUnsplrAtUS had time To y;,t well clear If the premises, | nov, q struIthily uIuu:!d tho end of the house tp tho front and Was making my way toward the lane when u tall figure I loomcd up i'll the darkness, and l came face tu face with a man wh" hold a shotgun in his hand.
 Who arc you?" he dcmanded in a threatening voice. bringing lns formida- bio weapon partly to n level.
 A friend" made haste to leply- II mean no harm.
 knew instinctiSely that the man be- fore me was Isaiah Bridges, the owner of the house, and that he was making an investigation of his own, " ith load ed weapon in hand.
 Was it you who fired that gun a lit tie while ago."
 "Yes; saw q burglar trying ti climb into ono of your windows anG
 dropped him."
 This ought to havo disarmed his sus
 picion, but it did not
 And how come you to bo sneakinE
 round here:"
 It was n natural question and the ont
 was expecting.
 "Iwas passing along the highway
 and they entered your lane. l d1d no
 like their looks and followed. When saw them trying to enter tho window,
 fred"
 Did you kill the taInal scamp?'
 No, but hurt him so badly that b was glad to leavo with the help of hi companion. They will trouble you Il more"
 But why didn't you let mo knoy afore they tried their tsicks?"
 | @N y1l not know they intended any wrong un til saw them attempt 1t. Then 1t Wa
 too late to warn you. "Why didn't you como round to tn : house afterward and tell me-" l "You were asleep, or supposed so "So we war, but that racket wok
 us'
 t ''I have just come from the real 6 where discharged my pistol and hadn . time to wake you up." . That won't do,' said the old mar r his suspicion active again. "Yo
 warn t going toward tho front door, br Q irving to sneak off down the lane. Cor 7 found you, believe you are one of Zen
 I've a good mind to fill you full of bucl z shot. ="
 D "I wouldn't advise you to try tha c for there nre several cartridges left . my revolver, and before you could brin c your gun to O level would use thel l. all. I told you was a friend, but yc ], can consider me an enemy if you wish. @ made . suggestive motion with IT l. veapou. which he understood. He ache " to let me have the contents of his gul 10 but was afraid.
 ls "Waal, the best thing you can do l. to clear out from here as quick as v If can travel. There have been sever as murders in this part of the country, ar l. the law hain't found out who done 'er is but if you should catch it while prov
 ing round where you've got no busine se to be I won't hesitate to tell the fol er that done it" ,d ''Now, MT. Bridges" said concil y- atingly, "Shat is the use of our''- fg "Who told you my name?" he bro ,n in.
 "Every one in the neighborho sd knows you as a good citizen and ge W tleman like your brother Nathan. Y, Id do me great injustice to suspect me lR any wrong intention. would no mo k: harm you than would my own father m '"That talk is very nice, but dol . know you. You haven't told me 70
 name nor where you come from.
 Don't you know William Browni D., of Rahway1"
 "The president of our bankr' St. hOf course. He knows you well, O 1. ... "That won't work. i don't know . wv Mn HrsMninA ard share.A AehodE