The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-03-06

grass.
"Wcn, by 'eayens, you're q cool Gus.
toner, you are. What are you doing |
In my 'ouseP
I'm not IN your house."
ITS a lie; you arew exclaimed the |
man, in a passion you thought to
ave the place all night for a quiet
search, l suppose, but you've been
found out, you ave. You're trapped,
you are"
BE calm, sir. and don't talk non.
sense, II you can help IT," Brazier re-
Piled "This is my house, and 1t is
filed with my furniture. l moved In
to-day"
81 know jolly well you moved in to-
day, and know jolly well youth move
out tonight Policeman, l give this
man in charge"
The policeman looked at Brazier, but
made no move.
constable" said Brazier, now thor
oughly amused, "there is a ludicrous
mistake here somewhere. The irate
gentleman, perhaps, has taken a house
near by, and moved into it, Gs have
into this to-day. He has made a mis-
take in the number of his house"
Turning to the stranger, he continued:
IF your good lady and you will step
in and glance at the furniture, you
will find out that you are in the wrong.
I'm sorry there is not q better light
for you, but you will, perhaps, make
that do" Without a word, the two
stepped into the hall.
Turning to address a pleasant re
mark to the policeman, Brazier sudden
: ly found himself sprawling on The
5 gravel path, and at the same instant
t heard the door shut to with q bang
. The policeman FASTENED forward t
S assist the astonlshed man to his feet
+ Before establishment and anger al
l. lowed him to open his mouth, Brazie
Q heard the voice of the woman sing out
d GO away. you wicked housebreakeI
X or the policeman will take you il
|, charge" and next the front window
It were shut down in great haste.
e what possesses these two people
e Surely they are out of their minds,
a Brazier at length said to the attentiv
II policeman. "Thats my house; l hay
o. valuables in there. / can't have stral
II gers in possession, and unmatched
" don't care who they are, or how mi
taken they may be- I must ask 20
o. to get them out without delay"
e, 81 have no right to break into
us house, sir" answered the constabl
I'd "To speak plain, I don't know eth
lie of you, so 1 can't tell whose house
he is. You may be right, or, you kno'
Lg, sir, he may be right. How am
n. know which is which"
l 81 had possession, you saw thai
IN hotly replied Brazier. you saw l
ill installed in the house. Isn't th
ais enough for your
M Certainly not, sir. You had posse
oh sion, then l was on your side; tn
ed, have possession now, and l am on tn
ch. side-that is, in a way. Blest if
elf. know what's up though, between Y
wv, all. I would not have taken you o
lat nor can I take them out"
the You're partly responsible, you knc
If you had not been here with them
ew would not have given thSathhy chal
ere to break in"
APP "They didn't break in; you SHOW
Of them in. 1 wouldn't have Eet tn
ide break in. no fear. But you asked tn
eat in as polite as a preacher, and you
vas they've accepted"
by "You allowed them to assault
Don and to evict me"
; to me? How could I help what t
ten did? 1t was done in the twinklin
the an eye. l didn't know the man
the going to give you his shoulder"
igh- "You have seen him do an illc
thing
ell it "Thero's no use your talking to
You'd better see the sergeant at
ghly station. Between you and me, I Il
this is a summons job; it will take
and day or two to get them out, eve
tear they don't belong here, il they
tight"
cries Summons to get heaven kr
atter who, out Of my house, just bee
back they have the daring impudence tC
ILL.," in in the way they did! They'll S
>; in for this, if there is any law in the
-ould They're impostors; the chances
they're worse; they're thieves
and Out Of the first floor window a
liking was thrust. and a mans voice ask
"Asnt he gone yet? Let in
r the policeman. We've no further us
with i'm"
way Are you people staying in|'
!. the The policeman.