The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-11-16

The policeman continued his beat
and Merridew. instead OF going home,
turned tack into the house. He shot
the bolt and put out the hall gas, and
then crept upstairs to Henncssy's
dressing room, which looked over the
front garden.
One o'clock came. and with II few
passers-by from the last tram. The
garden gate clicked and Merridew,
looking through the half-slosed win
dow---the dressing room was In dark
ness--saw a man walk unsteadily up
the path. II was Hennessy. After Owe
minutes fumbling he managed to get
his key In the keyhole and uttered an
exclamation OF triumph On Anding
that the door was bolted he changed
his note and Nerrldew shook with
laughter.
He stumbled over the flower bed
and went round the corner OF the house
20 the scullery window. II was about
ak feet from the ground and about two
feet square, but by standing on an In
verted flower pot and going through a
kind of acfobatic performance II was
| possible for q man very much In earn
'ect to get through. Hennessy had done
so before when the servant girl had ABB
sent-min 1sdly bolted him out. and had
Dragged about the feat afterward.
On this occasion he was half in and
hall out Of the window when he was
seized from behind and hauled down
into q potato bed.
"Got you this time" said the police
man. pinning him arainst the wall
"will you come quietly or are iyou
going to make fool OF yourseif?"
go away, you blockhead,' said Hen.
messy ferceiy. This 10 my own house
and I've been locked out Knock at the
door and you'll ind ~ 10 So"
The policeman consented 20 knock
and after he had knocked six or seven
times there was the sound OF the bolts
and chain being unioosed and Merri'
dew opened the door,
Here, Merridew. tell this fat-hesded
II mean tell this active and Intelligent
| oficer that I'm not q burglar"
Says he lives here" said the police.
man. grinning. Beg pardon for knock
ing you up. sir"
by Jove, Have you caught the beg.
sar?" said Merridew. well done, ON
,er. DO you want any help TO take hin
to the station"
FOR Gods sake don't play the fool
said Henhessy. Tell him Ats all righi
and make him let 60"
HIN" said Merridew, shat wonlt
be playing the fool, my friend. Take
him away, oficer. This Is the man
saw hanging about. recognize hi
truculent aspect"
At this Hennessy lost his head. HI
twisted round with the suddenness o.
\ catherine wheel and in another mo
ment he and the policeman were en-
gagsd In q catch-as-catch-can wrest
1 ling match all over the cherished from
garden. For Ave minutes Merridev
could not tell which was policeman ant
which was Hennessy. Sometimes the.
we're wallowirg in the garden path TO
sether sometimes they we're tramplinl
the flower beds and shrubs to ruin
sometimes they we're doing their bes
to force each other through the val
Of the house. hut all the time the.
we're devastating something. At lsnstl
Hennessy upset the law into q holl.
bush and the policeman. with q shrek
let 20. Hennessy lesped the fence ant
tore madly down the road.
The policeman did not linger In tn
holly bush. He set of In pursuit lils.
a spurred racehorse. waking the echoe
with agonlzed blasts on his whistle
Two other policemen appeared from
nowhere and Joined In the chase, bu
Hennessy kept ahead rounw severa
turnings and at last. getting back 4
his house, rushed through the hall int
the dining room and fell on the carpe
with q crash He lay there, painting
without strength TO remove the die
tionary which had taken him In th
small OF the back and completed Mer
ridew's triumph.
Mrs Hennessy returned from tn
seaside TO hnd a model husband. Hen
messy never comes down by the las
train now. lie spends his evening
renovaling the front garden.
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