Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-07

walk Init dem6eiluns. Two holding up two gigantic fingers, apparently only a shade or two smaller than his destined victims, 'sbieiben dar. Dose I lift de fence over."
 hastened to inform him that any violence attempted against the parties while in possession, although that pos session was illegal, would, by fatuity of the law, land him in the county jail. I said would not hear of it.
 .But suppose dere vos no fiolence Suppose dose men vos villin, eh2 How vos dot for highT'
 T don't understand"
 'sSoi You shall not understand Dot is better Go away now and dell your men to coom dot house arount at halluf past dree. But you coom init your seIluf alone, shoost as if you vos for 6 walk. by dat fence at dree. Ven you shall dot front door vide open see, go in, and dere you vos You will der rest leef to me-"
 It was in vain that I begged Ruetli to divulge his plan and pointed ont again the danger of his technically breaking the law, but he was firm, as- suring me that I myself would be a witness that no assault would be made. I looked into his clear, good humored eyes and assented. had burning de sire to right my wrongs, but think also had considerable curiosity.
 passed miserable quarter of an hour after had warned my partisans and then walked alone slowly down the broad, leafy street toward the scene of contest I have very vivid recollec- ton of my conflicting emotions. did not believe that I should be killed. I had no distinct intention of killing any of my adversaries. But had some considerable concern for my loyal friend Rueti, who I foresaw, might be in some peril from the revolver in my unpracticed hand. If could only avoid shooting him would be satis- fed remember that the bells were ringing for church-Aa church of which my enemy, the chief squatter, was a deacon in good standing and I felt hip pocket as two or three churchgoers passed me with their hymn books in their hands. walked leisurely so as not to attract attention and to appear at the exact time, not very easy task in my youthful excitement. At last reached the front gate with beating heart. There was no one on the high veranda, which occupied three sides of the low one storied house, or in the garden before it. But the front door was open. softly passed through the A& %cM fla into the house. A single glance around the hall and bare deserted rooms, still smelling of paint, showed me it was empty, and with my pistol in one hand and the other on the lock of the door I stood inside ready to bolt it against any one but Ruetli. But where was he?
 The sound of laughter and noise like skylarking came from the rear of the house and the back yard. Then I suddenly heard RuetIi's heavy tread on the veranda, but it was slow, deliber- ate and so exaggerated in it's weight that the whole house seemed to shake with it. Then from the window I be- held an extraordinary sight. It was Ruetn, Swaying from side to side, but steadily carrying with outstretched arms two of the sQuatter party, his hands tightly grasping their collars. Yet believe his touch was as gentle as with the violets. His face was pre- ternaturally grave. Theirs, to my in tense astonishment, while they hung passive from his arms, wore that fatu- ous, imbecile smile seen on the faces of those who lend themselves to tricks of acrobats and strong men in the arena. He slowly traversed the whole length of one side of the house, walked down the steps to the gate and then graveIy deposited them outside. heard him say, Dot wins der pet, ain't it?'' and immediately after the sharp click of the gate latch.
 Without understanding thing that had happened, rightly conceived this was the cue for my appearance with my revolver at the front door. As opened it still heard the sound of laughter, which, however, instantly stopped at sentence from Ruetli which could not hear There was an oath, the momentary apparition of two furi- Oy1s and indignant faces over the fence, but these, however, seemed to be in- stantly extinguished and put down by the enormous palms of RuetN clapped upon their heads. There was pause, and then Ruetli turned around and quietly joined me in the doorway. But the gate was not again opened until the arrival of my partisans, when the house was clearly in my possession.
 Safe inside with the door bolted, I turned eagerly to Ruetli for an expla- nation.
 It then appeared that during his oc- casional visits to the garden he had often been an object of amusement and criticism to the men on account of hia size, which seemed to them ridiculous ly inconsistent with his great good hu- nor, gentleness and -delicacy of touch. They had doubted his strength and challenged his powers. He had rs- sponded once or twice before, h1ting weights or even carrying one of his critics at arms length for few steps, but he had reserved his final feat for this day and this purpose. It was 4Nva AA& &OA