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Show TRAMPS Tlx TO n.KiHT. A Mucky lar,ner-, la,7Kl,tr Fill. Three Tourist, with Bril shot, Olathe, Kuu.. May 14.-I.iHl Situr-day Situr-day afternoon Mr. 'Frank ),,tty SWt .' it Uonila. li.is ew nty. and Ins wife W1M RW visit, leaving s daughter, Clara a young huly ol o;t, mi( a hoy of u' lo I '!"' t t.l' bouse in their absence. , I he hou.se is situated near U,,. vn Scotland (,utf railnmd. along which numerous trumps wend ilirir wav north or smith as the season suits their convenience con-venience Just before dusk three of these -tourists- made their nppjarance in the yard, mid seeing no cm, around but the hoy demanded supper in an insolent in-solent manner. The young luriv was : In the house, but. hearing the threatening threaten-ing language of the tramps, who were rowing Uirc consequences to the boy unless he got them a good supper, she went out to see what was the matter. Ljwn seeing her the leader of the pang ran towards h r and renewed his demand in morn violent language than oyer. Taking in the situation at a glance she merely said, "Wait a minute.." min-ute.." Then rimniug iuto tho house, she seized u shotgun and reappeared upon the scene. By this time tho other two tramps were making away with tho hoy while the loader was going up the steps into tho house, hut one shot Into his anatomy anat-omy stopped his further progress, and he ran out of the yard and down the railroad track as fast as his legs could carry him. yelling. "I'm shot: I'm shot !" at the top of his voice. Without stopping for results. Miss I Dully then tired tho remaining barrel i into tho other two, who took to their heels after their companion, leaving the plucky young lady and companion , master of the situation. . ' Both shots took effect, but uufortii- uutoly the gun was loatlod with bird- j shot, which did not produce such com- T l.te execution us might be desired un- j der the circumstances. j The tramps came to Olathe. where the two injured ones employed a surgeon sur-geon to pick the shot out of their bodies, i'lieyvere badly sprinkled, but the shot was too line to cause any serioiu results. |