Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-20

self OF his bonds, and the officers
sprang upon him with the grasp OF a
vice.
Course your pitiful white FACET he
shrieked. Course you, you witch!
you've been at the bottom of all OF it;
but wait till / get quit Of these cursed
things and they won't keep me long,
can tell you-just you wait till then,
and you'll see but III have my revenge
upon all of ye.
He shook his fist and CRASHED his
teeth at Tom, who only laughed, as
did the officers, despitethe sadly ruff
ed state of their feathers, as they
hoisted the culprit to his feet, and
with no gentle violence urged him to
locomotion.
OF course, a goodly crowd had as
sembled below to watch the exit of the
police with their prize, and equally Of
course the mob vociferously cheered
the trio, with many free and easy re-
marks upon their appearance end the
affair in general, uttered in the very
freedom ofhilarious light-heartedness,
but which one of the three, st least,
failed to appreciate properly; and the
ance was considerably enlarged by the
time he reached the place of durance
vile and was left to the fullest OPP
portunity and uninterrupted leisure
for the development OF his plans.
Tom had followed, or rather accom-
panied the escort Of Mat YaWmans to
their distinction, and very emphatic
and satisfactory were the eulogiums
lavished upon that active coadjutor Of
the force for the readiness and ability
hehad displayed on the occasion. In
deed, more than one OF the blue-coat-
ed fraternity limited that the sphere
of Tom S talents was wholly mistaken,
and that he was making a bushel OF
Pie Alleys, neither more or less, under
which to hide his peculiar and shining
light.
Tom had however, his own opinion
on the matter, and am not sure but
that, under circumstances OF less pc
culiar atrocity, he would have declin-
ed the distinction. Besides that, in
this case it was aggravated by finding
the long sought-for ruffian in the
sacred precints of his friend chamber,
under circumstances which it had been
quite apparent were not OF her seek
ing.
But when the Inspector, to whom
Tom Greious was no stranger-wlth a
view, perhaps, OF enlightening him as
to the sweets Of office-tendered him
q by no means insignificant acknowl-
edgment OF his services, the lad some
what proudly refused it, and with
what sounded almost like an apology
for what he had performed, saying,
cit was done on the spur Of the NOM
ent, and he didn't ought to be paid for
it,
'Well, we'll, as you please; you're a
rum one, any way" said the officer.
If there's anybody as it ought to
be made up to, Tom went on to say,
II think it's her, Mrs. Franklen, where
you found him, you know, for she has
all her things smashed about, and her
place knocked anyhow; and | know
she can't afford to lose it. !"
'.Eh, EN- but why does she harbor
such Gust omers, ell, Tom Grelous?"
asked the Inspector. "She must eX-
pect it If she houses such gentry as he
yonder''
Hes a bad fellow" said Tom,
hastily, land [ expect he went there
to frighton her out OF something, you
know.
"Well we'll, we shall have a word
with your friend in the morning,
never fear" said the other; "but |
don't see that she's likely to get any
thing for the broken chatties. II she
keeps herself clear out OF the scrape;
well and good; she's welcome, for its
something to have laid hands on this
fellow"
''Mrs. Franklen's good woman as
ever stepped, I" said the lad, earnestly;
sshe's nothing of what you mean; she
was frightened OF him as ever she
could be-"
AYE, aye, no doubt" returned the
officer, laughing. tYou are fine fel-
low, Tom, and it's a pity you must
get older and learn better or worse.
Now, then, what's here?' MY
The conference was ended for the
night A drunken brawl now filled
the room, and claimed the attention
of Toms acquaintance, and the lad
set off to take one look at the extent
of the mischief in GosWell Road before
going home.
II wouldn't be one of Them" he So
mot for fifty pounds; they
think bad of everybody, and that
they've only got to watch long enough
to find out every one"
He found Nelly seated amid her
household wreck, not yet recovered
from the shock OF amazed terror into
which she had been thrown by the
evenings occurrence.
Mrs. Stocker had been obliged to re-
turn home, having first assisted in
putting little da to bed. The land
lady and sundry of the dodgers had
been up to inquire the meaning Of the
riot, and had not been much enlight-
ened by the incoherent manner of the
explanation given them by the scared
woman. They could not comprehend
that she was as ignorant as them
selves Of the cause which had relieved
her of the dreaded visitor, for they OF