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Show i W A QUEER ADVENTURE. 1M W "'o. tliinlcn, ol 1 clmp: I rcnllf ran't IH jfl (top tlio night. Inbiml.UII otonwfull), jaft B vruuM Uftln i funk ami norcr gn to 11 uK i w ut nil, tlilnihif fomrtlilns lm.l Kunt uB ! JK v ruin. Ik'.l !ei, 1 v pit to let Jonra tlJH yH uai thrro ixduninn of ropj by ft o'clock VMj tomcrroir, nnd 1 hiven t tnrtcl )ct.' Bf K "Will, ut an )ti llki-, only I wlili Ut iHf you'll lirtalilirlhrjou illiln't inmii jrt' B rtomlni;. oocoul 1 ImMi talttrni lml I : fi tora) ji)ti woulJii t bowk It lift. r M i E half jniit 7 fiuvr, unit our m iirtwt ul1lo if i B K tirn inlln awl) mi it'a tix Into " H ; It waro mot Jim Inraon MouMn't mWt , H (top, no I liail t nnlrr tl trap to ilrlva fB , liltu.10 tl.o itutloil to utlch tlio Hill) Uirk , jH V to town, I mWt B Aftrr "lni; Miuoff I fnt to the jHj ttatlon matter a olTiro to Inquire If aoiua I jm ; H thlnxi I aioxn!ctliij h-tiliirrhrtl, ntiJ HB ' iT' whllo tlom 1 notlcrd nn evening pfc" I gMtj U Ijrlnj on the taMa It just happcnol i H , H that an Intlmato friend i f mint lia 1 n I H Bl lauauiton alwut amne ropjrlk'ht tul i BJ ' Ht nrm, and tho first luarltitf thocvo1 nB ' Bi nna to haio takrn jlnci) that ib Kj 'H Thinking tha affair, at far a It lia 1 pro- Um , 'B cccilrd, might lw roimrtiil, 1 nVt 1 tha Mi itatl6n tnantcr It hn Mould mind my iB iD huvlnglookatthpJir for n mlnuti. ''ttl &1I Crrta'nly, tlr,H lip ald. ''You mnjr 1 BU H n Wt'" ,a,0 " "lc' "'1l'1 5"' " ' '""" al JtIB flnltlml with It. Thrro'a a phw In It 1 H lW alwut roino follow U raid to lmvo c ' M ! cajHid from Era liny iiiylum lat nlKht, iflD 'Imt nni1 nlx'"t 1I'1"1 "no "' " rdit IfiaffilinK chaiH. I cxptct it'a jufltonvof tlctn U!K jv'tif yarm a Rtta Into cii'iilnj; a)fr now mBS'iIii andaRalu Well, cood nlglit, Mr. Ill 7W RlWr rlro." fMBjimi I wa n lonf; timo irolutr tho thrre 'ISHLiHB' mile which lay Ktwccn tho tatlon i WnyMBP and my lately acquired iloutUlle lifiilttK' Llglillna; a rlitarttto and lrailnir Tula mWtfPlBa xny to ahamblo on al beftt ho llkrd(9 IrKBliMV itartrd In to think. llnlli3 8lt ,mMh" W w,mt I' W II. ! Hn J$ what Is grucrull) callM a literary hark, llnSI tl 1 KtlH"8 ubhnt thirty Iho ahlllliiRS a anfl? ' 'l week fometlmca moro, ntnerally liin t"' I Just bccaiue a crusty old uncloonilim 1 was depen lent had rein tit to chink mo out neiU and crop for tho rlmpl HHB tt reiuioii that I didn't ri In for Mhat he HJRi wanted msU 1. e , tho bar MUMl a I mi of a llterar) turn of mind, and HUp ! tlumght I should limir lw a shining, JHrII '' l lltibt In tlis profection 1 could at li uM WjH) ruru my bread and cheese Bo In a tit otKIj i) of nnjtr 1 told tho old Kentleinipl 9hK I a wouhlntbottlawyir, whereiijum I was B3n j i 8 called un ungrakful, Impudent puppy, ttiVKM I? "'", t0,a to du vmt ' ,"IC'1' 58 H 1 "Ko,"I thoiuht to mi self i "Roliert I nil H I Ornnt.lf jou,'vnEOt toiniarlcate, dolt mtlti a I Imliri-cUy." flpJ Wf Ho 1 ucnt In for Journallemt And LuB t If now poor bid undo ia (,'ono tho nay ut mflml m all tlesb, letting mo In for nit hi estate Hflg n l rial and pcrjoual. Including Ashworth BBvil A loilgo. Old unrln who quurn.1 with HBtiV i their willful nephews and disinherit BHVrV them generally do tomo around at the HHKI- last. Mino di 1 at nnj rito, RHBTff Jim Cursou, tho fellow whom I Ml bBh$1 ren ' M IU1 cl'UIn u' inlno In HMjr the BcribUlrR daj s, and had just run HJAnnt.l itoiMi toecemr lieu aboilo and wish a HSt El rich unclt had klcke.1 him out aouio IBH' I jearango a IHHk i Touitny arouse 1 ifio from tny raustnip MHn V by atumb!lti(r oer somethluff In the BMH 1 road nnd nearly thruw in,; mo out Hoi BiHflHl Katliered up tho ruins, and ho went the B IflHtt 1 ' rest of tho journey at a nmurt pace. IHHKjiC I'Detisou, I said to tho man whom 1 HHllf had cnuaKed at a 1 Ind of valit krooin HBLKI t nutll I ivm projierly settled, "when ipHBiUj jou'roput tlin horco up, Just tell Mrs. (HBirfl i Houctscushoiaii k hoinn as soon at fHHKJultj' sho Ukos, as 1 shan't want un) thing JPHHjjH ' mors tonight M KQnll 'ra l,e"c"on nM H'o """ of Ihe hHMIUf gardener, who lliod about half a mile HHpfall an ay, and vat looking after tho housi jBQlfWB I and cooking forme. BMBBJ It was too fino n titght nnd too HBn C'ly '" t,lr" '" ' stttltnl myiilt BJHUi ' In my old iimbis favorite armchair UK i beforo the dining room ulndow and HVJ ! ' commence I to look o er tho pai er I had HKR , got from tho station master I looked Hjl ' ', Ht for the Ian suit report buteitdent SHHti ! ly the raw had not come on until late. (Mil ' as thrro was nothing in the paper SfjH I ( i about it MpBUJtt i1 "Hello, this must bo what the sta IHHJJJe tlon master wus talking nbouti' UHHffllw fi'i l4t evvulaif a luasllo name 1 JsrnM HjBUK j bum. uis Is s o4 I U e.isiio from RrAilkjr Bstli Iflft ma uutl.r iecullitr rlrcura.lnucM, nlilrli KK i 1. II rioballr rMilU la tbu ilnuli ot env 1 1 tl SHHifCl 1 sit nilants. It aunias tbat lut liiLtt tbu umsl BHRllif li 1 stiQtul bnUtook ilsrsat tUssiylum siumi. ffltlr Ik'wIi . rtll o' !tis lainste sufferlua rum II mllilpl m HHunll H ' '"" "' ln'sultr "" IWnl 111 W imrLt 9 VKhRI li ' " ordlnsrjr uut.li. ss liwl I miu usual on all alfUfilHlir postocraalooa hunley Mas nobf lliitr ub I lv V US("o.l I luiidunlxbswasrouiil to t Mlislntt frgiu Iks '" (? ;V It loeru iiitiniatriUkulnnmalslariiumii i ,tS 'Si v VMuuul Ou l rocce llnir euttlda 10 tiuut ( s 'int ' i "n ,b" Uar ' "'" "' " Un'iitsiils uai l ItR i Ul ovorp l ljrln ou lh aroutiJ, iho unfurtu iff i ft .11 latsuianliarlncrr elvctdasev ra blow ut lbs i Vw'- liKtluau.iJwl.KUlvIn,a,jlJluniii,.lt.i. It traatplrts tbat lbs tntsilat; rusa lasas hit wsr to lbs room w bars tbo coats aatl bala irate aaet. I ibarire t a maa wb La I iwilr beea slant Ibe Hare a ttw itara suit laisaeil I Iraaelt olTasofiief tbtirueatsfiuuioulilda. Iteinab aceil to rrenre a hat and oat. In nhlel h mult lia.s Uadaleeta.laaiailDa' bytbt pool fell, w nhemheliaiKVr'toTer Hunlrr allballwitbuniabl waaatllreil, lnadilHloololtiolblnBbaiirl In an er dloar bla I moralva anil abd waa wmilut jMlaollfalbiT daiKlux alinea. )la IsasltnSR lall (alter, .laallaa a lorl ln. .Urk lalranlillgbluiUAla lis t to tba paot tLare It no nsws to ban 1 iiF bla rn aftare, Traar v. tibitamllat a tlsMrout ttarsb, Lien Is btlax 1 ursned la alldlrrclloiit. A queer story, I thought, when I had finished reading tho por"S"l,,. and moroaotome liecause lira Hey asylum was only about threo mites distant fron my placefand I had rrvelvnl nn Invitation Invita-tion to boiprtsent at tho lull In question. ques-tion. Thinking it inlglitresult intnysettins to know tomo of the realdents round about euoner than I should do in onll nary ererydjy life, I had accepted tho imitation and sent up to town for n new drest suit an 1 putnpa for tl vocation vo-cation Then Jim Carson telegraphed jn tho morning ho was coining to seo mo b) tho lint train nut day to have a look around tny ratate, aa he tailed It; as 1 S.VK up the Idea ef going, a I should I t' tired In the murnlng to allow him orounrl, Auyhiw lay tog eery failed to ahuw up In tltno. ro I r aa Uxed In any ens After rtadlOK a few mora Mta of nevre In the jaiper I lagan to feel sleepy, so 1 trot up to go to ltd tint. Imweter, going around Ilia Itousn to see that all Wat locked np and secure an I that Den-eon, Den-eon, wlni waa aleeptng fur the thno being In nno of the Attica, had not forgotten to put ttm kitchui limp unt, which ecmo-tlineahodlt Tho window of my room mis wide vjn and a lovely fresh lireeao mmo blnnlur In, tsat ilov.n wi the bnl for n tnlntito or two to enjoy It. A nice Invitation In-vitation for nn cntcrilhij hurglir, I thought, If It were known there wus nn) tiling worth stealing about tl.-houu tl.-houu Ho could loup tho trelllswork In half u minute Html tho aacapod lunitle, toot It inliht hain nllorileil tlulter to him If closely pursued Thus tuiiting I allpiiiolT in) things preiri lory (o getting Into le-l, but Uforedo- i lug hi there was a duty I hud to twr- I ftiriuaiid which lalivn)ahad dononiuio I al t in the ImiiM There wus n ih r lulling from my rnr in Into u kind or drteetng room, i Mi h was amni limi . iiiieueil during the On) for arii tta purpnat a and In fnnt of whlih a ciirtuin was rlggiil up IVing naturally rather timid, I nlwaya li-eil to see that thia door waa properl) loekn 1 and the sjuice under in) Iwtl tinteuatite 1 ere I settled down to "lumber Taking up tho caudlo, 1 mado my way ncrnsa the room to the door, but w hen within n couple of yinls ur so cf it 1 rnme to a ilitul hilt Iho jmrugraph I had rend In the puptrHteincd to whirl through my brnin, ant forthn inomiiit I I ad luinlworU to ki-ep tujself from lollnpilug on to tho lloui. Tholncatlontthotlnioiif his eecoio was ntttrfd in n morning suit of black, and wearing dancing pumps' I was startled, 1 can tell you, but not without naaou fori ei pin out lielow tho tur-laln tur-laln which covend tho door were the toes nnd half tho Ait of a pair of pnti nt li ather luaitsl I ngalui.il in) romiiosuro graduidl), and tuote.1 awa) back to-want to-want tho lied, bit keeping my c)e on tliu curtain the whole time Whoknew but that tho lunutio might hate belli watching mo through n pin-hulo pin-hulo In tho curtain, and, conjecturing thnplacoof Ms concealment had been dlstovired, muko n ruth at ine1 Hut no lloiiideutly was Ignurant of my ills. cotrr). for tlo feet remained thcro mo-tionletOj mo-tionletOj What was 1 to do? Hero I una In n room by tn)self, within llo)nrdsof n inadinnn, standing 0 fiit J ittcliea in his erxka, whom under ordiniry cirriim. stuntialt would tako n con) li or threo men tu tneklo mid satltfuttorll) dlsiMieo of. I idiuddcro 1 as f thought i f It. 1 mrntall) measured wheronbouta his luud would bo liehlnd tlio curtain, and cutitlug in) e) cs around tho room, to my Joy they listed on a utir of Indian culm 1 was In the habit of uierciilngwlth In tho morning. That waa in) surcet chanco. I motcd casually ncrosa to whero the clulia wiro standing, nn 1 taking them up connnenci.l to txiup) ni)self with a ftwof Ihouirclsn to work up steam for tho coming blow, Now or netirl hiidduil) dropping oiio of the ilnbton tho licil u I brought It around, with tho other 1 made for tho dour nud directed it with all my strength ut whereltup-poacd whereltup-poacd tho hi ad of tin) iindman to lav ' Cwthl I fell forward against thecnr-tain thecnr-tain uftir tho llow, nnd coinnienrol ttrlklng out sn ngely with m) list to follow fol-low It up. Dunn citwo thoiurtalu with urun, uudtho bniM ro.1 wllhlt, itrik-lug itrik-lug mo on tho head nnd complitelystun uing me. It must hnio Win ii ecnllir sight at IlemonKiw it, when ho camo tumbling down tho stairs to son whit all tho row w as nliont Thcro w aa 1 on tho tloor enuloped In tho curtain, blooding from u wound above tho tuiiplo, kmuklcucut nndbrnUixlandiiiiiiiu) of the door at the liaclt smashed in by n blow that would halo piiUcrized half a dozen lunatics had tleybwu there "The inad mill lio'a cecapeiir 1 nnnaged to gaip, sitting up among tho irietk. ' The. 'oo, slrl" anxiously asked lTtn-son, lTtn-son, IttTping mo up und Kadliu mo to-wiird to-wiird the basin in order tobatho my injtireil head. ' .Mud mm behind the curtain Got In ut tho window oscajied from Ilrud lc) as)litm last night during the lmll Woiirlug pa'eut leather Iwott sa them under tho curtain," I jerked out spas luodhall). "Siw 'is whatr cried lleuson, droji-I droji-I Ing tho tpongo ho w as holding nnd regarding re-garding mo with auiarement. "Ills patent leather lioots, man, peev Ing out from Untatli thu curtain " lktuon seonted to Jump In tho air at Hint ' "Oor lnmlu) , mister, them utrcn't n inadmanl Them wus )our uoo una ai came this liiorntng I puts Vm buhlud the curtain thuosons to kripont tho dust an muilr Oh, Loi'slr, )ou lnv inude a mistake " 11) Joie, ml hadn't 1 Just, nnd dla-ilgure dla-ilgure 1 ui) su.f fui u inculli or so in Iho lllllgUlll Tlu.ro win no doubt about It foi fr in thofuhl of urtain wera uliuhen i now lair of lninpi which hud ur in 1 that inouilni b) i jreel ,ot Jujt ttsCor-I ttsCor-I sou turned up. Mauley, tho ixntoorr.il the confusion had lieen oapjnred that aftemoon in n t-ojaie a good inany miles from ni) pliro nu I It still aa Inmate nt Dradley Hty-lum. Hty-lum. If Jim Cawon li 1 1 tm wged to get tnoroout of un thin that I iimviar on the tiiotil- fr ui fill i .' olf n lloine this alTali- woii I han l en In print iiMiitht ngo LWiaou 1 1 i'io value of iiKiieitlgiianl Ida urn i. i.airvhe, so I in Iho flint to let It oil itueh Ihe publti.-True Flag |
