The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-14

market square and the back lanes Of
the village.
interrupted as he was fumbling at
,ne ooits' the man turning stupid, lost
nis mead, charged at old Goussot and
sent MN spinning, lodged the eldest
pso.ner and, pursued by the four sons,
doubled back down the long passage,
ran into the old couples bedroom,
Ilung has legs through the broken win.
DOW ow, and disappeared.
1he sons rushed after him across the
lawns and orchards, now darkencd by
the falling night.
Inc villain S done for'' chuckled
old Goussot. "Tbere IS no way out Tor
him. The walls arc too high. He s
done for, the scoundrel!D
Inc two farm hands returned, at that
moment, from the village; and he told
Them what had happened and gave
each OF them a gun;
Ii the swine shows his nose any
Wyhere near the house, he said, '1et
fly at hlm. i've him no mercyi''
de told them where to stand, went
TO make sure that the farm-gates which
were only used for the carts, were
locked. and, not till then, remembered
OF aid
well, mother, how goes it9"
Where is he? Have you got him9"
she asked in breath.
Yes, we're after him. The lads
must have collared him by now.''
The, news quite restored her; and a
mp OF rum gave her strength to drag
herself to the bed, with old Goussot 3
assistance, and to tell her story. For
that matter, there was not much to
tell. She had just lit the fire in the
ilvlng-hall; and she was knitting quiet
" at her bedroom window, waiting for
the men TO return, when she thought
that she heard slight grating sound in
the nnen-room next door:
~ must have left the cat in there, -
she thought to herself
She went in, suspecting nothing, and
was astonished TO see the two doors of
one Of the linen cupboards, the one in
which they hid their money, wide
open. She walked up to it, still with
out suspicion. There was man there,
hiding, with his back to the shelves,
But how did he get inf" asked old
Goussot
Through the passage, I suppose. We
never keep the back door shut.
'sAnd then did he 90 for you7'
No, went for him. He tried to
get away"
You should have let him.
And what about the moneyf'
ftHad he taken it by then7"
Had he taken i'll | saw the bundle
Of banknotes in his hands, the sweep!
/ would have let him kill me sooner.
Oh, we had a sharp tussle, l
give yon my word! -
e'Then he had no weapon9'
No more than l did, We had our
fingers, our nails and our teeth. Look
here, where he bit ME. And I yelled
and screamed Only, l m an old woman
you see. had to let go of
him. -
t'Do you know the man9"
I'm pretty sure it was old Train
1.-THE tramp7 Why, of course it IS
old Trainardl'' cried the farmer. 81
thought I knew him too. Be
sides, he's been hanging round the
house these last three days. The old
vagabond must have smelt the money.
Aha, Trainard, my man, we shall see
some fun! a number-one hiding in the
first place; and then the police. l
youf Then go and fetch the neighbors,
Ask them to run for the gen
darmes. By the by, the attor'
ney's youngster has a bicycle. =.
How that damned old Trainard scoot.
ed He's got good legs for his age,
he has. He can run like hare!"
Goussot was holding his sides, revel:
ling in the occurrence: He risked
nothing by waiting. No power on
earth could help The tramp escape or
keep him from the sound thrashing
which he had earned and from being
conveyed, under safe escort, TO the
town Jail.
The farmer took gun and went out
to his two laborers,
"Anything freshf'
"No. Farmer Goussot, not yet
"We sha n t have long to walt. Un.
less old Nick carries him over the
walls. -
From time TO time, they heard the
four brothers hailing one another in
the distance. The old bird was evident
| " making a fight for it. was more ac
| tive than they would have thought
Still. with sturdy fellows like the Gous
! sot brothers. %.
! However. one Of them returned, look
ing rather crestfallen, and made no Sc
cret of his opinion:
the present It's pitch dark. The old
chan must have crcpt into some hole
[ We II hunt him ont Tomorrow
..Tomorrow! Why. lad, YOU re off
yonr chumpi' protested the farmer.
The eldest son now appeared, quite
ont Of breath, and was OF the Same
onnion rs his brother. WHY not walt
until next day. seeing that the rufflar
was as safe within the demesne as be
tween the walls Of prison?
"WeIl, I'll 90 myself cried ole
Gorssot. "Light me lantern, some
body!'
Rnt at that moment three eendnrme
arrived: and n number of village lad
also came IN to hear the latest.
The sergeant of oendarmes was
man Of method. He first insisted OF
| hearing the whole story. i'll full detail
then he stonDed to think; when h,
questioned the four brothers, seDaratel!
and took his time for reflection afte
each deposition. When he had learn
from them that the tramp had fled TO
ward the back Of the estate. that h
had been lost siobt OF repeatedlv ant
that he bad finally disanpeared near
rla@e known as The Crows Knoll, h
medtated once more and announces
his conclusion;
"Better wait. Old Trainard Nigh
slip through our hands, amidst all tn