El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
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j COMPROMISED.
When a Man Undertakes to Get
the Better of a Girl, He Had
: Better Leave His Heart
In Safe Place.

Yes, SAID MISS lSlOOra Ives, lhe
tower is mine still. and 1 intend to
keep it. Everything else they have
taken away from me- because some
loggerheaded old ancestor of mine
signed his name to a deed John &.
Robinson instead of John c. Robin
son. AS if one letter of the alphabet
could make any difference! I've no
patience with people! The majesty or
the law, indeedi PShaw"
But if the rest of the property be-
longs to your cousin Robinson so does
the tower" suggested Mrs. Milroy.
81 can't help that" said Miss Isidora.
"Here L am, and here L mean to stay,
law or no law"
Mrs. AIilroy opened her weak eyes.
Feeble as a kitten herself, she could
scarcely comprehend such valiant resO-
luton in another.
'fBut if they come here with tue
sheriff and a posse comitatuS and
writ of habeas corpus?" she faltered.
'eThen," said Miss Isidora, they'll
have to clear out again. Common
sense is common sense. The house is
mine, and l mean to keep it. I've got
new bolts and bars to all the doors,
and keep kettle of boiling water on
the stove night and day, and my friend,
Mr.. Jeffreys, who is clerk in law
office, has given me the hint never to
aet in a man with bag"
"Why not?" breathlessly questioned
Mrs. MilrOy.
"Don't you see?' said Miss Isidora
snappishly. Because it will be full of
law papers-writs and summonses and
all that sort of thing"
"Ohy said Mrs. Milroy.
The tower was hers, and the tower
she meant to keep. And Rebecca, her
little maid, was stricken with breath
less admiration for her warlike quail
ties.
.eBut, of course, ma'am," said Rebec-
ca, nobody can stand against the
law
"1'H see whether they can or not"
said Miss Isidora Ives. "Be sure you
keep the kettles we'll filled, Rebecca,
and don't let the fires go out, day or
night"
And whenever she received through
the mail a letter with a legal appear
ance, or an envelope crested with the
firm address of Messrs. Tape & String
ham. her cousin Robinson's lawyers,
she invariably poked it between the
bars Of the CRATE and smiled vindictive-
ly to see it blaze.
what are we to do with such case
as this?" said Mr.. Tape, when he heard
all this.
PUT i'm a sberiff's officer at once"
said Stringham. 1.-The woman is
trespasser and has been all her life"
mo, no, nor said Mr.. Tape blandly.
ashes a woman; no harsh measures.
1t is Gideon Robinson's express injunc-
ton that all courtesy be shown to the
defendant. Wen try something else be-
fore we proceed to eXtremities."
And one pleasant October afternoon,
when the air was all blue mist and the
setting sun shone as if through medi-
UNI of Opaque gold. the landlord Of the
Toplady Arms came putting up the hill
with a stout, pleasant faced gentleman,
and rang the bell, which echoed like a
double chime through the tiny tower.
go awayr' said Miss Isidora from
the window, spying the tops Of two
hats.
"Oh, my, ma'amv' squeaked Rebecca
over her shoulder. "Shall 1 get the
gun?'
81 beg pardon, ma'am," said the
stranger, 'but'-
"Go away, 1 say" sternly repeated
Miss Isidora Ives. "Rebecca, bring in
that kettle! I'll have you to understand
that am not to be trif1ed with
But by this time mine host of the
Toplady Arms had simultaneously re-
covered his breath and his presence OF
mind.
'eMiss Ives" he puffed stertorously
sdon't be dustrated. It's only Israe
Jenkins"
"Bless the mans hearth said Miss
Isidora "Why didn't he say so before.
And what on earth did you want here
JenkinS?"
"It's a lodger, Miss Ives" said Jen
kins, who had married Miss Isidora'
old nurse, and somehow felt himself
to be connected with the family.
"A-lodger?" repeated Miss Ives
sThis isn't a lodging house, man alive"
"Yes'm-I'm quite aware of that.
said Israel meekly. "And where NJ
offense is intended. it's hoped as nom
will be took. But, knowing as you wa
alone and unprotected"-
81 don't know what you call unpro
tected," brusquely interrupted Mis-
Ives. ave got loaded gun and 81!
gallon kettle of boiling water here"
"And," mildly went on Israel Jen
kius. "this ere gentleman, Mr.. Mar
shall of Alabama, wanted a pleasan
lodging in the neighborhood, whicl
meals could be took at the Toplad.
Arms-though our apartments is all oc