The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-20
Serving a
Summons
By RYLAND BELL


After a consultation with their
attorney plan was proposed by
which Ned should assume certain la
bilities which would force the creditors
to get service on him In order to COM
mence suit 40 soon as the papers
were executed Ned went into hiding
in order that such service could not be
obtained, the object being to delay
Judgment and execution while efforts
were being made to turn certain por-
tons of the estate into money with
which to save the rest.
1t was not long before the creditors
attorneys got on to the game, and
number of detectives were employed to
hunt up the young officer. He had
hunted Indians so long and had learn
ed from them so many stratagems that
he was far better equipped for the
work in hand than one would suppose. |
The trouble was that 1t was impossible ,
for him to keep himself shut up. For
one who had roamed ON the western
plains to remain within four walls was
out of the question. However, since
the saving OF a fortune depended on
taking great care to keep away from
the bailiffs, he consented to abide in
house In the country secured for the
purpose.
For a few days the young cavalry
man busted himself In library there
was at hand; but firing Of this, he
asked for horse that he might occa-
sionally ride In the open. The attor-
neys sent him the swiftest animal they
could find. Just before the first ride
he took he sent man out to scan the
surroundings for process servers. None
appearing, Ned mounted his horse and
started A man suddenly appeared in ,
the road before him, throwing up his :
arms to stop the horse. But Ned gave I
the animal the spurs and had the man !
not jumped aside would have run him !
down. As it was, he escaped before
the man could read word of the sum-
mons. But Ned did not think 1t pru-
dent to return till after nightfall.
few days later while Ned was sit
ting at desk before window on the
ground floor writing a letter a head
bobbed up on the other side of the win
dow, and man began to read a sum-
mons. Ned kept a small revolver In
his pocket for emergency use and,
drawing it, began to put a shower OF u
bullets in a circle about the fellows IL
head. The process server ducked and q
beat a retreat.
1t occurred to Lieutenant Whittlesey ~
that he had laid himself liable to ar q
rest and had better change his location. a
He sent his orderly. whom he had with q
him, to his brother with a suggestion re
that he provide another hiding place OF
FOR him and. leaving his present quar- u
ters. bivouacked that night In wood. p'
The next day his orderly returned to
him with instructions as to a new u
abode, which was easily obtained, for e.
the Whittlesey estate consisted of n
number Of houses, several of which
we're vacant The one now provided
Tor him was furnished. He was COM ST
portable there, and all might have gone m
we'll could he have been satisfied to iii
'emain for a short time a prisoner. ed
But he insisted on riding out every
lay, and the bailiffs got on to him. w
One morning Whittlesey was stand X
ng by a window shaving when he Of
leard a series OF shrieks in the yard W,
,eneath him. Throwing up the win IA
low and looking out. he saw a young "a,
woman struggling with several men. IN
The window was not over ten feet Or
rom the ground. and whittlesey. In WI
hirt and trousers. one half his face
altered, the other clean shaved, jump oh
d down among the trio. He knocked ou
ne man down. The other pulled
from his coat pocket, but ar
efore he could begin to read IL Whit
lesey dropped him The woman broke re,
nto a laugh, and Ned beat a hasty re- no
reat
The lawyers sent him word that II
Q could avoid the bailiffs three days
niger they would have carried through :.
sale which would relieve the situa- ~
on. Ned solemnly resolved that he
'ould keep within doors and risk moth. ~"
lg. "
On the third day he was sitting In
room on the second foor-he would -
OF go any lower for fear OF being sur. ,ua
he heard something iia
roy. Without an open window stood -
tree. a limb OF which grew TO with. ~
g n few feet Of the opening Turning ~
Il head. Ned Jaw that a woman had -
,rung from this limb into the room. oi'
ed sat for a moment. 80 astonished ~
at the intruder got ahead Of him.
Ike a fash she passed TO the door
cked : and threw the key ont -
rough the window. no'
Ned saw that the game was up The
rl--for such she was. and csmely. TOO
began 70 read q summons % him II
"A. being too gallant toward her sex TIM
stop her BY violent means. he was mu
mpelied 10 listen. 20
However be called for assistance tior
d had he girl shut up IN a room by ere
rself al the next das. when his 30
other appeared and announced that avi
2 ale bad been completed and the one
operrv vas snred- y
When Whifflesey returned % MS bull
mmaDd be narrated his experience 20 berl
} brother ofBcers. ending with these
Yras.
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