The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22

1t was a moonlight night, and before
Jacob went TO bed he stood looking out
of the south window of his room. In a
moment, with certain impetuosity
which belonged =, the family, he dashed
through the pass-Se and down stairs to
the sitting room and broke up 1.-THE
Black Arrow" with the cry: "There are
two men on the piazza of old Williston's
house! l can see them from my win
dow"
1T is the black burglars!" cried Will,
and at the instant he and John and his
two older brothers dashed out at the
front door. These brothers had fortu-
nately come over from Elmerville,
where they were at work, to spend Sat-
urday afternoon and Sunday at home.
"You two take the turnpike" said
Will, land David and l will run on
this side. You can head them if they
try the back way" So he led across his
fathers garden, cleared the hedge with
that running jump which we have seen
before and advanced boldly toward old
Williston's piazza, but Williston's lawn
was a wide one, and before he had
crossed greater part of it he had the
modification of seeing that the two men
had caught the alarm. They slid down
tho -osts of the piazza, and, without
10 Mrs. Williston's roses, took
.'cst cut for the country road.
w.. screamed TO his two brothers.
whom he had sent TO the rear of the
house and who might not see the ma
newer Of the flying enemy. By chang
ing his own track across the lawn he
gained on the two men, who were,
however, a good hundred yards in the
advance. His older brother followed
him, not so well trained as he and
indeed not so well dressed for running,
but he made a good second.
The country road is perfectly level,
and, as it happened, the moon lay so as
to shine on both sides, unshadowed by
the hedges or trees in the gardens Will
saw in a minute that he was gaining.
He knew that he could run at that rate
for half an hour, and he did not think,
from their appearance, that the two fu-
gitives could. The man in the rear
paused a moment and dropped his coat,
but Will did not stop for that and babe
Harry pass it. AT the moment he pass.
ed it himself the man stopped, turned
and aimed pistol, crying, II will fire.. :"
Will wasted no words. The man fired
and turned again. He now put his re-
volver on his shoulder and fired with
out aim. 1t was the worst thing he
could have done. He emptied his bar
rels uselessly and reused the neighbor-
hood, for every one was awake so early
on that lovely October evening. So was
it that when he and his partner turned
for shelter into the Maunders place,
where in the close shrubbery they could
have lodged almost any pursuit, they
met Hannibal, the stout coachman, who,
with view of cheap glory had seized
Mr.. Maunders' revolver from the gun
room when he heard the shots and gone
out under the porte cochore. The lead
ing fugitive turned, dismayed, and the
man with the empty revolver stood still.
Will paused not al Instant. Resolute
and silent, lie CANE on the poor fellow
like q 100 pound claIon shot, flung
him from his fet aaI III with LIN
on the ground AtiLo ia.taat nala.bal
stepped boldly Co..
Here's de pistol, l,sster viii. Eccr-
full now. Hc'c lca1c3.
With the pistol Will WIS master Of
the situation. The cries q his Jrothers
and their fast falling steps came nearer
and nearer. Lie where yen are, Ciied
the resolute boy, land stretch out both
hands!" and to the ether, Hold up
both your hands and stand still, or I'll
fire. " They were both novices at their
business. Both We're wholly blown"
with running. a legion of Maunders'
women were on the piazza, sounding
watchmen's rattles and ringing police
alarms. In minute more the other
Mallory boys joined Harry, who was
already on the ground.
There was no tying the hands Of the
prisoners, though clotheslines were
produced by Hannibal for that purpose
The triumphant boys babe them still
hold up their hands, and in this man.
ner they marched them, Hannibal and