The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-26

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I \ chair stood bryOud the door against
/ the wall. ana | seized 1t with view
tn raising IL rs q weapon for de
fcuSe. | did not do 50. for my clothes
were ON il. and since | had not been
struck. coutented myself with keep
ing the chair in my grip So that |
could swing it NJ u moments notice.
stood there ia the dark waiting. |
SAW nothing OF my enemy nor did !
+ hear anything lie must have heard
me get out of bed and WAS doubtless
waiting for au advantage The adNaa'
: tage in one respect was with me My
end of the room was dark. while the
I window WAS at his end, aud whenever
/ ic WAS between me ana IL ! could see
: the silhouette of his figure.
/ stood for some time with my hand
! eraSping the back of the chair. expect
. inS every moment either tO feel cold
! steel in my vital> or Il bullet crashing
: through me That ,hc man did not at
/ tack me attributed tu the fact that he
! could not sec me. The gaS fixture wGs
midway between me and him, hut If |
had struck Il match 10 light the gas |
would have been exposed Ia any blow
he chose To strike knew also that
he would not - expose himself.
| had read nr the old time duel ia =
dark room aGd fell into this one of my
own naturally. The only difference
was that in the Old time duel both par
ties were armed with the same kind of
weapon. while had no weapon at all
and did not know how my enemy was
armed | fell sure that he was waiting
10 locate me 50 kept perfectly still.
! even put my hand ou my heart for IL
beat 81 loud that il seemed il must
give me away.
suddenly I heard the tread of n shoe
on the floor The mau had been put
ting on his clothes If he were COM
pletcly dressed he would feel better
protected than | i'm bare feet and u
uightShirt one feels an advantage
behind defense even If it he clothing,
| covered into the corner
The window sash went M like n
shot saw something dark un the
sill. II remained Ihrrr u momrUt. then
disappeared. and / heard something
drop or roof without The man had
escaped noe after all
scratched II match 81 that could
see the bell button. pushed il violently
and continued Ia do o.till u boy came
up TO my room
I've been rohbcd." cried THE
thief has gone out through the window
with my pucketbook. containing $1,000.
Go down ana tell them at the office To
call the police aud give chase at once"
The boy stood Starlug ut me out of n
pair of Siecpl pyv>. then suddenly turn
ed and ran downstairs. | hurried on
my clothes and followed him. The
night clerk had tclcpboucd the police,
and the patrol wagon WAS pulling up
before the door with - great rlatter |
was telling them 10 hurry after the
thief when II man out OF breath came
in The front door. crying
I've nearly escaped being murdered.
There's n luuatiC ar II rohhcr or some
thing in ~ ! escaped 10y the win
dow"
He WIS my roommate
He's lying." exclaimed. He's TAX.
en- my pockclbook.
There was Il babel of voices for
awhile. whp& one of the policemen
asked me Soluc questions about the
lost money. rhiCh led to the party go
ing M to NU - to Investigate. ana q
search WAS rladc for my pocket book.
II had slipped from under my pillow
AMI fallen frOm the head of the bed to
the floor Every dollar il had contain
eel was still in il. ! didn't know whcth-
or my JOY ~ finding my moucy or my
modification was the greater
II beg your pardon ! said shame
facedly to my hate enemy.
II beg yours" he said. with equal
ahaShment
What did you get ont Of bed forf"
My flask couldn't get To sleep
and wanted something 10 quiet me.
dropped he flask
Those surrounding MS began to grin
We'll" continued why didn't
you 90 back to bed again
From your actions got afraid of
YOU. WAS trying to dress when YOU
Jumped ont OF bed. aud I thought YOU
were coming Tor me
II saw Nou raise your arm To strike"
Guess | was putting on my shirt
AMI Won saw the arm going into the
sleeve
well. I'll he hanged" replied.
"Geutlemen, would YOU like some cham
pague:"
That's on me" said my roommate.
"Mr Night Clerk. can we get any
thing"
The clerk took MS into the dining
room and brought in n dozen Of cham.
payne ~ the expense of myself aud
roommate II WAS near daylight when
we separated. aud instead If not lik-
ing NY enemys looks thought him u
fine fellow.
Since then. when ! go to hotel and
II is proposed to put mo IN the same
room with another person. my re-.
mark is:
Thanks no: III sleep in n pigsty,
but not with roommate"
Aud yet singular II is that 7 and
the man with whom | was about
| tn light when he ran away from tIIuf