The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03

stopping e. , long enough on the way 20 shout out
When Ward finally reached Batavia II wa
long pas, the Sborin's hours for making arrosta
ou, as ibis promised 70 be q case where stringent
and several Of his strong handed friends who
Nouia oo able TO eNsis' him 10 case The prisoner
sn 70, Sls and The sbG, po's SCI
gathered volunteers as they came and BY the
tune the band Of excited men reached Mira Pea
hundred was almost midnig.b, when the
ohorin and his friends dismounted The house
v WAS ust n az grave ot In spite o. yssss Brunk
40 nothing but sssnore an sssnore till halle
lulah, no one, not even Ulysses himself. had
Ing The desperate chsrac, e in The closet. and
when tho Sheriff arrived be found Mrs Peabody
seated on an inverted nail keg in the back yard.
The Sheriff, emboliened by the authority vested
N h'm az an elected officer Of The law knew nc
side porch where haS ". s SUCH Ocay ono
.sntmcnt but tow hours before. and entered
the dining room and lighted a lamp. BY and
by he opened the door Of the fruit closet where
sat doubled up In the arm chair in which had
awhile they drew the chair on, into tho middle Of
I do not like TO dwell upon that phase Of my
experience In the course Of few minutes some
deT Of Suman nature decided d that didn't look d
thdt opinion had been repeated TO Mrs Pea body
ported BY the strong arm Of the law as person
med in the Sheriff she consented to take peep
G p oss pcn tn. o%, Of speG IL,
very lightly She recognized me: she screamed:
she called me bv name; and some people then
me As this statement has been natly contra.
dlc,ed by others who were ALSO proeent among
of v.aes shs s. ESSsS
performance be fact or fiction. certain II Ia
that Mira Peabody's actions were such as to con,
inspired her With ssn,imcn,s The reverse Of avsr
q charge q The sheriff and Mrs peabod iS' and
had Sen cleared he shsn also ssne n os
seated himself discons;ola,ely on tho inverted
,."iiJius, want to ss-say, he hawied ou, Justify.
that s,s-somehodys made !. MN mistake: The
she Snl. STGay a. e. s 90 ISs o%s 'fE ss
H. can . sss s SSns % all Of
ucn trcause the wave Of excitement had subsidized
SO isms,v hut soon the crowd became pocihcd
hrlieve the matter was settled vet and by clock
Mrs Pratodys yard was tnantlcss
saw Mrs PreSodv STANDING patiently OVER Ss
while Ulysses Brunk gowerrd at me from the
foo, Of the ted Eel SUR to this daS that that
torn powders had knocked me- stone dead. even
though he should have to hang for H. As soon
as | VAS sufficiently wide awake TO understand
the English language Mrs Peabody grntly
apolngiHd and explained the deploralle mistake.
forgavc her, Of coursc, for she was entirely blame.
less. hut the minute was able W manage my feet
properly took the train for part Of the country
wh,re they don't give guests morphine powders
Tor luncheon"
what that" said the young man who smokes
You don mean 10 say that YOU went away time
without telling the lady Of what you came ior'"
That's Just what ! mean 20 say said the
man ~ experience y was afraid to do otherwise.
I could never trust myself with a woman whose
confidential servant was capable Of feeding me
on morphine every time he wishd to get me out
OF the way for a day or so. As said In the bc-
ginning, II Ii the unexp ctcd things that deter
mine the course Of our whole lives"