Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17

Erred. Frc3!' she called IN tlhllu
voice. "what is the matter?
1--WE got him!" replied her brother.
And at the same Instant Miss Maud
carrht sight of the burglai 5 heels.
"O-h-h!" she screamed, and arted TO
run home.
But Fred called her back, and tod
her to bring him a piece of rope as
quickly MS possible,
She vanished at once, and then Mike
appeared On the scene.
Speedily breaking in upon all the old
Irishman's eXclamations Of wonder,
Fred briefly explained how he had cap
tured a young Englishman in the very
act of entering the house by force, aid
that as soon as the fellow was bound
he was TO guard him until constable
could be summoned.
"An' indade that / will, sur!' an
swered Mike. chccrfully. AN yez say
he's afther bein' an EEElisman? Och,
sure an now ould Ireland can pay back
a bit av the grudge she owes ag'in en-"
NO, Mike. don't want any violence
used if it can be helped. The fellows
quite young, you see, and may be re-
formed yet. But here comes my sister
with the rope"
And Fred dextrously caught the
clothesliuc Maud threw him at a safe
distance. where she had taken up a
post of observation in company with
Mrs. Appleby; who was full Of commits
seration for the prisoner, coupled with
entreaties to her son to be careful and
not break his back with the window
sash.
"Now, Mike, you hold his legs while
| raise the window and slip this moose
around his body"
"Oh, do look out, Fred" cried Maud
at this point. cor it will catch about
his neck and hang him!'
AN shure, 't"ould only be a bit afore
his toime," declared Mike.
Fred continued:
Are you ready, there? Hold him
tight now"
And the window shot up the moose
went in, and the next moment Fred and
his prisoner were brought face to face
"Why, how very respectable-looking
lie isl" whispered Maud to her mother
What a shame!" said Mrs. Appleby
81 wonder if he can't be sent to a sort
of reformatory school instead of 10
jail?"
And, indeed, the burglar was quite
a handsome youth, very neatly dressed
But how angry he was to think he had
been caught.
What authority have you here,
would like to lnow?" he demanded ot
Fred, slashing about him at such rate
that the latter had hard work to keeI
him under control 81 tell you I'm {
friend of the family"
$50 am l." put in Fred, "and fol
that reason don't want you to ger
away. II seems to me, though, that
for friend you have a rather queer
way of visiting-coming down wher
nobody's been at home for a week, anC
then trying to break in the house"
But | was sent here for a gun, anC
told to open this very window"
"Ha, hu! likely story" laughed
Fred. Here, Mike, hold this chaI
while | 20 for the constable"
"one moment first" interposed tn,
thief, in more couciliating tone. "a
you'll just unbind my arms a second
think | can show you proofs of wha
| assert. Its letter which I'm prett,
certain l put into one of my pocket
yesterday"
(which one?" asked Fred. ~ prefe
to take it out myself"
AS you please" replied the other
MY inside coat pocket, right hand"
Sure enough, there was a letter there
and Fred loosened his hold a trile wher
, he perceived the address in Tom VII
sons handwriting:
MR.. SHERMAN BROWN.
No. - West Thlrty-siyth Street,
b New York City
q "See what it says inside" continue
? the prisoner, calmly.
, And TO his utter CONSERVATION, Ere
ItdN as lollONSs
o MY Dear sherman: Awfully sorry II
not going to be ct home. but TT lend yc
D the gun with pleasure Il ytuI take th
trouble 10 go down 90 our h-u.r ct ol'
, Beach and r,. lt yourself I'G s.rG y-u q
key, hut father dogs.'t thil, IFS sag.
put IL IN lester However, vi.A your s'.
fingers ycu can easily squetz yovr har
/, through crg q the shutters and l.G Oh
b. Is Or d fl d.. 3 Fra q o..
< In corner Of the dialug-rooy1, which
In the wing on the side rcAt tse wJcC
? Would write more, but am ser hhtrE o.
i while on the cars SO as to mail o. 90 tl
next stop. Your everlasting Ga ia um.
TOM WILTON"
= II was now Fred's turn TO be the vi,
tim, and l think he suffered more GuI
r ing his attempts TO explain matter
= than sherman Brown had under tn
y window sash
:. But the young Englishman (for sue
he really was) took the awkward mi
y take very good-naturedly
Mike was promised first choice G.
caSt-off garments at the Appleby's
he would keep quiet on the subject !
the village, and after Fred had crawle
in and secured the gun Sherman wa
! prevailed upon to lunch with him.
! Before the afternoon train left fc
| the city, the two had become very goo
friends, sherman protesting himse
happy to have made the acquaintar,
Of one so faithful to his trrst. ~ III
same time, both boys would have bee
better pleased II Tom Wa not forpo
ten all about the watch ho had aske
Fred to keep.-Golden Days.
The Stage OF iIfe.
On the stage Of life thcrc are alwa,
the same old sins ard sirrers. br
there is no end to the variety show
they can furnish.-Chic7-o sun.