The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-03-14

nC ONE up to No. "a, Ellis street"
James had written To me, "or
wire us by what train to expect you,
and we will meet you"
James and Clara were settled at
last, and | was expected to look
them up. So in due time got out of
the train, and looked round vainly for
James. How like the indifference OF
a brother that was. Trust brother
for falling to meet you. For a minute
or two / thought Of going to an hotel,
and giving him the slip altogether.
II would serve him right.
flung my bag into an open cab,
and flung myself afte- II.
..No. "a Ellis street" / said sulkily
10 the driver. And in moment the
cab was jolting over the wretched
cobble-stones.
The rain was falling hard when
the wheels finally grated against the
curbstone, and the driver opened the
door for me, and announced:
Here you are, sir-No. "a
saw the figures painted on the
door, SO / paid the driver, let him
go. and rang the bell.
After a while / rang the bell again,
and yet again. with no result. Ihen
1t occurred 10 me how strange 1t was
that there was no light in the house,
when they must have been expecting
me, too.
Another turn at the bell. This
time there was some response.
woman, evidently servant. came
along the garden at the side of the
adjoining house, and said;
There amt nobody at home.
They've gone to the opery. And it's
the servants night out
Then she went back
The rain was pouring. Judging
by the distance / had come, 1 must
DC miles from an hotel. l must
make a run for some shelter part
of the house, and try to get into a
drier place.
Nv run brought me TO little We
randa at the side of the house, and
there was another door.
I was seized with an inspiration.
took nv home hatchery out Of my
pocket, and tried it in the lock. IL
fitted.
/ opened the door and walked in,
and sat my bag down with sigh OF
relief
AHA. James. my boy, you might
have known your brother better than
TO try TO lock him out!" l said glee-
fully TO myself. And then l struck
match which the wind blew out.
After | had spent several minute'
striking more matches. finally lit
tail lamp. and ut The same moment
set fire 10 the shade. l extinguished
the fire by putting the shade on thu
floor and stamping on IT repeatedly
Then left il where it had fallen. i
would teach Clara lesson, for
great frillcd affair on lamp is al
ways exceedingly dangerous.
The high-pitchcd barking OF dot
began to annoy me, and l went Il
search of it, lighting another lamp Q
two on the way. l passed through
the hall. and into bedroom on tn
other side, and there was the dog
WTtttHtu Yuks
have always been a man OF eS
pedients. chased the pug into cur
board, and, after brief, violent gym
nastic exercise, succeeded in turnin
a waste-baskct over the little beas
and then weighted the basket dow
with large lump of coal.
/ shut the barking and bowling III
tie brute in the cupboard.
There was neat little dressing
room adjoining. Ipeepcd into It, an
found several suits of James clotht
hanging along the wall. For IN
FIRST time l remembered that my ow
clothes were damp, and / hastene
to do Just what James would ha'
insisted on II he had been there
put Oh some dry clothes.
After that wandered into the dil
ing room, and was charmed to o
serve that the materials for a pos
opera supper had been thoughtfui
set on the table, and that there wei
places for three. Aha! So they we
expecting me, then. But as ! w
ravenous decided to eat my sha
now, md not wait. Happy though
ate very generous meal.
Then l went hack to the bedfool
lighted one Of James cigars, stretch
myself out in an easy-chair. with