The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-04-14

sons house A cold drizzle continues
throughout. The first conspirator en-
tiers, trips up the steps and pulls the
bell After slight pause the door
opens and the old captain appears, look
ing out into the wet.
sis Miss Hanson at homer" inquiries
the conspirator
"Yes, replies the captain. trying to
recognize the visitor "Will ye walk
! ju2'
Thanks, no. is the reply. al Just
called to say that it is a very uncom-
Portable night, moist and windy, and
she really ought not to think of going
out. Good evening And the first con-
spirator trots down, leaving the captain
In open mouthed amazement.
Offended, but too surprised to do or
say anything, he slams the door and re-
tires.
Five or six minutes pass and Con-
spirator No. 2 comes striding confident
ly along, mounts the high stoop and
rings the bell
sis Miss Hanson at homer" asks the
visitor of the old gentleman.
Eyes, she is. " responds the captain.
"What do We wantI"
'It's very dirty night, remarks
the conspirator with engaging frank
ness, land she really ought not to ven
ture out
big seas and great galesl'' foars
the captain in tremendous rage "Ye
get out of herel" And he makes a dash
at the self appointed adviser, but the
latter is on his guard and skips down
the steps unframed.
Ten minutes are then allowed to lapse
before the third conspirator appears on
the scene. He. too, trots up the high
stoop and rings the bell, but. having
rung, he prudently retreats half way
down again and waits. Almost imme-
dlately the door swings open and the
trate captain bowls:
swell? How is itf'
sis Miss begins the third con-
spirator; but the captain waits for no
more. He makes a mad rush down the
steps, roaring savage imprecations and
evidently bent upon violence. but the
third conspirator, anticipating JUST this
attack. nimbly jumps out of the way
and fees. The captain. choking with
unappeased rage, returns to his home
and the three conspirators and the dis
carded lover gather under convenient
doorway across the sueet
They had not long to wait Henry
Whitman, with uilnlndable l,ompt.
ness. battered up the steps at 40 and
rang the bell The captain WAS in wait.
ing. for the accepted lovers hand had
not left the bell pull when the door
opened the captain emerged like an
ocean greyhound out OF ii fog bank and
fell upon the caller before he could ut
ter word 1t was hammer and tongs
for about Il second. ard then such was
the force OF the captains onslaught
that both men rolled down the steps
and came to stop in heap.
Whitman yelled, the captain bel
lowed, and Lucy. coming to the door,
screamed The conspirators across the
way sneaked off in great delight at their
success, and it was well they did So
for had they remained they would have
witnessed an anticlimax that would
have been unpleasant for them. Lucy. |
recognizing her lovers voice. promptly
went to his relief and caressed his
bruised face in way that Jack barrow
would not have liked to see The cap
tain, too though still mystified and
wrathy, apologized handsomely. and
when later the truth about the con-
spiracy became known to him he made
full amends to Whitman by doing all
he could to hasten the wedding, Chi
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