Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08

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as ne did not wish TO do the vopth .,1
oou,'y harm, he raised the sash a ia.
me roooer luckily had his hands ~
STAIR inside and was thus enabIsd - -
support his head and shoulders otb.r
wise serious consequences NIGH r.
ehsueo. As it was. Fred already begon
10 feel a sort Of compassion for Tho 1o,
iiI-iooklng boy, so early taught w,Il,
IN the paths of evil, when suddenly bis
sister Maud, attracted by the repeated
shouts for Mike, came stealing cam.
tiously around the corner of the house
Fred, Fred!" she called. in timid
voice, what is the matter?"
I've got him!" replied her brother
ana at the same instant Miss Mand
carght sight of the burglars heels
o7h-h" she screamed, and started n
run home. - 'eD ~
But Fred called her back and told
her to bring him a piece of rope as
quickly as 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 can.
tured young Englishman in the very
act OF entering the house by force. and
that as soon as the fellow was bound
he was to guard him until a constable
could be summoned.
An indade that will, sur," an.
swered Mike, cheerfully. AN yez sav
he's afther bein' an Englisman? Och
sure an now ould Ireland can pay back
bit av the grudge she owes ag'in 'emu'
NO, Mike, l 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
clothesline 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 "or it will catch about
his neck and hang him!"
An shure, t" ould only be bit afore
his tonne" 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 respecta ble-looking
he is!" whispered Maud to her mother.
What a shame!" said Mrs. Appleby.
II wonder if he can't be sent to a sort
of reformatory school, instead of to
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 know?" he demanded of
Fred, slashing about him at such rate
that the latter had hard work to keep
him under control 81 tell you I'm a
friend of the family"
$50 am l." put in Fred, "and for
that reason don't want you to get
away. II seems to me. though. that
for a friend you have a rather queer
way of visiting-coming down when
nobody's been at home for week, and
then trying to break in the house"
But l was sent here for a gun, and
told to open this very window"
"Ha, ha! a likely story" laughed
Fred. Here, Mike, hold this chap
while go for the constable"
zone moment first" interposed the
thief in more conciliating tone. "lf
youll just unbind my arms a second !
think | can show YOU proofs Of what
assert. It's letter which I'm pretty
certain l put into one of my pockets
yesterday"
(Which one?" asked Fred. 81 prefer
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 oosened his hold a trile when