The Delta independent., 1900-04-06

iaE aro00d - 81 ~ O0f ~,
tbess Il. Q tool Svn u - Ai0bt AWay.
and ont. out OF The hooss!'
With q rush ! epushs NJ way ap
step BY step to tbs hall ab0ss and
rroprd toward he din night sAtains
paili.ly through . narrow yiass win
dow above the door. WIN h he I0t.k-
edy' l thought fearfully to nlysslf. LIS
there not somethias following - iny
track turne<i the hnndle and pull.
eI Il fiescely toward me. The door
yielded. and rushed into the open.
Anything: wr0ng. sir!' And with
the words came . broad Fash Of light
which. srttling momen,arIly ON my
face. ,dr";'mr! n quickly to my hare
feet aIi Lack again. "Auythina
wron:. >!r:" And the VOICE drew clos
er. the light flashing past me iato the
DART hall behind. Then the outline OF
. helmet and cloak loomed larkly upon
me. and found my voice In the pres
cnee Of . constable Of the law.
Yes: the hsuse = full Of -. anL-
they've gone. ] might have bsen suf-
located. Perhaps they wanted to sui.
e0satr ips. Z dsst know-l"-
"WhO'v~ soner What's Their samer
the constable interrupted abruptly.
the hudlndy-the hndlord-the
daughter. don't know their namea.
but look here. CONSTABLE" and ! pro.
ceetjed to give my late -expsrseuce" u
him In q woof Of woryis-
Thr man evidently did not know
Whist Interpretation to place upon e.
ther NE or MY story. and small WON
der. hardly knew myself. but extin-
gushing bis lantern proisossd that ws
research the house together. This VIC
did carefully and cautiously. AZ the
initial staxr Of our exploration re.
gas burner was turned % full aud TIE
Eas issuinE from Il At . high prsssure.
"NIEht have been blown out BY the
draft" suggested the eUosaabie a. be
turned into . sittins ROOM. which
had already searched. and threw open
m wtntDws 10 swes<es the asiDoo-
phere, "iss. n misAs'' assessrd.
-espeeialy u II was Ssst lighted. by
ths han deor. which. By the By. wss
unbsssed Whsa I cane 6ows ssairs."
Bst 10 make long story Q short oos.
thew was nobody m the hoose. Not .
living thiss. With TIE exespsSoo % .
dog ehaised up N the back yard. which
vas safs0un8ed. % far - ws could
~. ~ hieh walsa This was the poor
bssts vbosr Dosrnfal AowiiaG haA asss
asssssA - snd that SOW sssasd fra.-
0e Wsth ~ ct a. 6ss1sivs psesDsess
- Q social eesminasSsa 10 his s3oo0y
seesrtieaA WA ths aisesvesy - sAs
80 seA ~ yara sas, search sa6sA
a1d ~ eUossable intimsted b ~ that
- shoa31 sumuson addltio0al aasaol-
earA. A.snseN raN - ~ vhlseAo fsoO
~ hAn ,Aeos tssssastsd ~ 6seissso
No setSGo. aD4 with IL arrival -
aNptAss coossahis spsa ths seeos i
Wos un1DlA 90 ese . ssssh ssxoa6aD.
taAAi.I1a ADsoa soraaDihao1 .tesSw
u10ngu 49, upso ~ sass thooseoal
- ~ sGssv1 sooDsseisa .1ses
b ~ steAs ssd hack an1 sbss -
~ M gess that eonstabse. 8st-s.
~ eat-eItnt: West The kaockssa Cp
Wuue Wsodews: out eaos hsadR.
~Wbe's shespr' 'what d'yv wassf
-what dye say-who's ny asigAhss1
WHIT nSsGhbor-whas A'ys msan?'
Al tben dsosv opsosd. ard Ssbef
6oosS caught the infectiGa. ao0 they
Spoosd. II short. there was Q peStty
- -. aad'a half slrpsssa csOW6 1900
sASvsssd sround the sssps q Ne. ia
wes quite harrtsd With thsas soss-
lions. ! bad no soonse arrived at the
epA ~ o0e seriss tl,rn was psunerss
49, laa
80 Individuals drsire for knowksigs
sAas : was called upos to frsd some
- sssp. 'Whssher my l'sain snd MY
esnpsS woulti have stood thr strAis for
vssy long ; cant ssy. hut ] may adj
thoe shis b . dieicuit question 10 pro-
peaQA sven 20 sayseis. Happily was
exssssaaed from sl,s unplsasaui situa-
tIcA b. being Nd 81 TO the searrst 20
lsrS station. 70 IL drsainesf therr pend
~ fusther inquiries. - the r'-~ult Ut
SAoer last made showed the existence
- D hest russ- frcIin8 which 'oOk nd
usee q NJ e1.ss~ure % tiss orrupdntS
e xs. TIA. snd II sp1wsrvtI w<~ ~ the
sfsev" under slsess cifcuDsesoceo 10
kose se fast for sAe prssent.
) ~ ~ -aaasiao 4 ~ ~ -toseseses
~ dosy an about 0ysslf Vuiss Iikc .
nssaP bog. But ~ dId Dus spsssr sst.
100 sed mustered some wosS 10 him
~ that sospsied 10 me Ute 'sus-
pSeSSsS'' and which rrsussei = ay =.
esueesa. u wss hut trmporneQ - ~
suoas Of t!sr further ipVutsiGo Dss0
wsIsfacsoey-so me. that y y ~.
THsp was wsai ih-y prOvesis - no
r 1Aady, my landlord spti IT, &DGus-
~ nd trfs the l,osss< No. ~ 80 heo
m \ 10 sk~ sIght: sbst ihsS esd Ssfs
n = tbe sight i'~rnusr thry ~sre ID
49, eoe their furnIturv (which wss
hsspA, and for sb~Ir rvos SD hecaUse.
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