Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-12-14

Canl De Tar off now,
Drokenly. Round here ne uasesl
ought to be-" Ana, acco. 70 the lstS
to the left he stageered ruuingly, ns,j
sur sure mat II he did not smelling esling prss
the street he sought, br psedily saS1
would alike fail him ons ,n and n
helpless In the gutter. Nv leave
drunk a man may be matter
collapse. 'p'n The brnr
nCome, hold up, can't ve,,.
Inc warning was grufav
came all too late to savs Sspoken, al
sudden and violent contae, web f,c
vancing pedestrian. Ha witn an N
ana would certainly have ssS bait
not the newcomer seized hi ,alen Nd
poWerlui grip. Nothing wa. arm y
Ihey were as two Shadow s listing
the mist. Webb was too agurs
by the shock and IInuor much dad
reply. he stood there sway MAKE ny
In the other mans supportinsa ,ls sss1a1
Fretty far gone, l reckon srasR
the latter. You looks Lilo leiaarta
yer head as soon as l let % ps'clla'
I've a bigger job on hand y. yer, sd
you" es core Ia
Lost m'way." u WEBB |
mo wonder, what with ~.
the booze" was the reply u log and
are in Greek street" "eal yt
Good" gasped Webb. trvinr
stand unaided. 81 live-No' IL Sala y
street." 10 Cat
mo. IS Cato street, ebq.
the stranger. with interest IN NJ hIpeapa
why, that's close by. But bown @at
get In at this time Of nightY, w
Latch key-bed room. ground a..
was Webb's disjointed. but stin I n,
lible explanation. If, by means ~ t., y
latch-key, he could still reach n. y ~
he would be safe. But he was obv,'a.
ly incapable of walking, even ! sSss
distance, without assistance
The stranger hesitated, "a tA,n.,
rapidly revolving some fresh nIsD .
action, In his mind. See here nv =.
i've cuss," he said, at length, aIu !"
yer as far as yer crib, il you,u ~,
sit down on that curb stone for . sr
pie OF minutes. I've a mate walsr.
for me a bit down the street and ,
want TO tell i'm wOt"s up. SeeYp
Webb assented, and sat down ss MA
den. The stranger uttered a pecuIr
sort Of cat-call, which was nswerp /,
the distance, and walked SWIFTLY down
the street. Within a few minutes i
returned, according to promise, and. II
ing a man of obviously vast personal
strength, he easily raised and support
ed his drunken protege TO Cato street
which. despite the still dense fog. h
apparently had no difficulty In finding
Twice he paused, as though to lste.
and it was evident from the SOUNDS
that a vehicle was following in In
roadway close behind.
By the time they reached No. II
Webb was in q state Of barely sem.
consciousness. His conductor extract.
ed the latch-key from bis pocket, open.
ed the hall door carefully, and faily
carried him into the hall.
(Which Is your bed room| he de-
manded, quietly lighting a taper.
BY n final effort, Webb managed to
indicate a door at the extremity Of tha
hall, and then went off into a drunken
stupor upon the strangers shoulder
Very gently the latter carried him int
the bed room, and deposited. him, jus
as he was, upon the bed. Then, afte
a hurried glance around at the position
Of the furniture, he extinguished th'
taper and retraced his steps, Omitting
however, to close the hall door benin
him. Upon the opposite side Of tA
street a hanson cab doomed yagues
in the dense mist, with a tad man
figure standing at the horses head.
"Well?" queried the tall man, inpa
tiently, "Can you manage 1t withOu
risk?"
II can manage 1t right enough, sr,
was the reply, land rare luck call
to tumble across such a chance. A
for the risk, well, there's risk TO
lGn, anyhow, in a job like this pv
less this way, / reckon, than any on
er. Wot you've got to do, sir, Is
lead the 'orse quietly on until owe
takes yer, and If yer happens to spot
copper, keep i'm in chat for a minute
two. That's just the enc thing II
afearcd Of. stumbling against a cope
and the odds Is ag'in II. So 6ere goes
Standing upon the foOtbOard OF y
cab, the speaker stretched forth =
powerful arms and stepped lnto Y
roadway, bearing q motionless ngu
enveloped in a long naval CLOAK. Inc
was something in the mans every =
ton suggestive Of GOODNESS and sehi
lance, and these qualities v.
strongly in evidence upon the pressa
occasion. With no greater appals
effort than though he had been car
ing a sick child, and as calmly
though No. Is were his own resloeu'
he re-entered the house and nolseieS :
went into Webb's bed room. =
heavy, stertorous breathing Oh
drunken inmate vas sufficient pv
that he would not regain CONSCIOUSLY
for many hours to come; Dut ue
truder did not deem it prudent 10 =
ard striking a light. He had' =.
memory, an exact knowledge Oh
room, and had no difficulty In lep.s
ing his burthen npon a sofa thal ~
near the fire place. Lastly, he pa.
the latch-key upon the floor, as INV
1t had been dropped by us ulSI !,
owner, and once more went fof,n :
the street, closing the o pe :,
him. For n moment he stareu - -
info tba ctiu dapca Foo as though ha