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Wingham Times, 1891-06-25, Page 6Exmc WAY, , JUNE 26, k4�.7L a WORSEIPE4R. iFrruria irI LI\Ingsten In feinorest's Ittelterine4 It was midnight in the De Forrest erasion on West Seventy third:Street very ,soul was slumbering peacefully ave clap, A. slight young man in his Adelaide, loader than ewer, topkiug feet slid out of a rear ,room What's the row down there l cave on the second' floor and down ttheairs. Ina few moments u dim light ellone in the back parlor, and elm young Ifa11 awe out and softly uaa- trcked the front door. A tall figure ntered, and without speaking donned black mask.. The two men entered he parlor, and the shorter one point - a, to a small safe in the rear room, hich stood open. Is that the swag, pard ? asked the ;rill man in a hoarse whisper. Yes ; but don't talk so loud, Jack, and be very quiet. ' You're pale, Bennie, 1?on't feel ;ike fucking, chi No, no ; and Bennie scanned the ,nety black suit, the slough hat, and he mask. You look like a real pro. essional, he whispered.. Of course.. I made up my mind to to the tiling up brown when I went ato it. Rave you got your gun ? Yes ; but I don't think it will be iecessary to fire those two shots, -do 'oil, Jack ? Just as you Iike, pard, you're the pis of this. job. There'sthe box on the upper shelf, tile one covered with brown Blush. `emem:ber my room—to the left at ie end of the hall ; the door will be Plicebus ! what a clutch she has, ifoolery I ever heard of 1 But wi thought Jack. { ears', your idea, your motive:'i Sim Help 1 Police w Thiene 1 screamed 1 to •scare that poor girl. 1 Oh, both 1 don't titre what she said; it was tuella trick, and Pere a great mind enter a complaint against yyeaboth Let co of trills, Adelaide ! Don't disturbing the peace. scream like that, . there's Ito need of Jack, feeling that he had dune his it ! Let go 1 1 can't shoot for fear I'llpart, Was '1discreetly silent,leaving hit you! Murder 1 Police ! Police ! shouted Adelaide, never arelaxing her bold. Bennie danced strand the pai, brand. ishiug his revolver. 1st Ailsa De Forrest drew heron up to her ply full height, and takiug the paper in her i. hand made again the remark which begins this .story, I'llat man is a hero 1 to It did seem rather hard on poor Bennie, for that not only should 11e be trade to appear ha a ridiculous light through the falltlre of his attempt to enact a heraierolo, but thatt Another ricin should step in mad carry off the honors, Iiub several weeks afterward he he brought Jack to call at the house, and re it was not lona; before Jack sad Adelaide ed became treat friends. ok ,[,toy Dal/gel never heard a word of the story until lop; afterward, when the A four participants iu the affair agreed upon a version which might be given to their friends and which adhered strictly to the ve form of a .praotieal "joke; and '1r ,lack, ke Lemon always began thestory with tele, announcement which never failed to create !, great astonishment, that the first time Airs Jack .taetnon ever saw him, without even waiting tor an introduction, she Sung her arras around his neck and shouted, I've got him 1 a gruff voice fromthe stairs above the second floor. Just wait a minute and I'll take a band. 0 Lord 1 Here comes Uncle Pliil ! groaned Beliuie. Jack .dropped on his knees and let go the box, Adelaide pounced upon it, and he.darted into the hall and started up the stairs. Ili 1 Hi! cried old Colonel de Fore rest, much ashe would have shouted at a runaway horse, spreading out his arms and filling up the stairs. „ Rat, tat, tat ! came the sound of a. policeman's dub on the door. Ade- laide flew to the door and began un- locking it. Get out of the way, uncle, leave him to ale 1 cried Bennie, who was tearrng up the stairs close behind. But Colonel de Forrest had no idea of doing anything of the kind; and then•13ennie saw, to his horror, that his uncle held a big iron poker in his hand. Come a step farther and 1;11 brain you with this 1 he bawled. Then Adelaide got the: door open and the policeman sprang in. Gore bless any soul ! Why ! it's Jack Leeson ! gasped Colonel de Forrest. And then Jack knew that his mask had fallen off. eeu and the gas burning. Drop .the All right, officer, we've got him, ax on the"floor and jump into the 1 cried Bennie. 'Sh, Uncle Phil, for set. Now, Pll be down in five mine i' dp: Heaven's sake don't say anything, he whispered. This is ajoke. `c All right -1 There is nothing to do nog¢ but to go Aud she hugged the jewel -box to her ' Bennie had barely regained the with the officer and get out of Here as bosom, Bennie to bear the whole onus of t explauaticu. When Colonel De loo rest heard how Adelaide had sera the suspieious burglar around the ne and held on to him be laughed spite of himself. ' Iia, ha 1 Adelaide is my own girl 1 he cried. You may wager you'll ha your hands fall when you underta to frighten her ! At the statiun•honse the story had to be gone through with again; and here the (Jolonel,w1u fortunately kne the inspector, acted as spokesmnan. The officer, who had received a snug doureur, marveled greatly, but held his peace -until the party lead driven away, having, as Colonel. De Forrest. assured the young men, got out of the serape very luckily. Then a slight, spectacled youli man, tvhotn none of the trio had noticed, came out of the corner where he had been lounging. fle was a reporter. Adelaide was still sitting up when Bennie and his uncle got home, and she was full of gratitude to both of thew for having captured the burglar. I ale so glad it was done without bloodshed, she said, that would have been dreadful l I thought at first when his mask fell off he was a des-, perat©-looking creature ; but when he gave himself up he looked really hand- some, and how gallant he was ! I can almost believe now in all the stories about Claude Duval. Poor fellow ! Will he have to go to prison l }J ow thankful'I aw,I have my .diamonds 1 —is I'UnLISII p... 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Tran- sitory advertisements must herald in advance Changee � i the office by Wednesday noon, in order to appear that week iv 1 g e for contract advert smnents must be in or of his room when another door, ear the staircase, opened, 'a and mule head protruded. Bennie. Yes, Adelaide ; it's lee 1 There is somebody in the house. I Bard footsteps on the stairs and Iyaices in the parlor. i; I thought I heard someone, too. i !isl going down to see, Go back into ur room, Addie, Bennie pulled on pair of slippers arid started for the airs', Adelaide leaned over the banister. There's et light in the parlor 1 Oh, ey're M the safe, I know. I'm going ra Go back, Adelaide, you musn't coma; sd )ienuie began to descend. I shall " come :1 and she followed rose behind. You have your revol- :r ? she whispered. • 'Yes. You'd better give it to me. Indeed I won't ! Do go back, Ade, ide, it's dangerous. I will not ! t must see if they are my jewels. T3ennie crept into the parlor ; the II figure of his sister, robed in a mite peignoir, her hair hanging down r hack, Was immediately baliitld trot, ' A masked figure was kneeling in int of the safe, ey there 1 cried Bennie, what are doing ?' gure sprang up, and in the Iight Adeleild . flaw a brown plash red bort in his ll�`si arts y jewel'.hox 1 she Cried, anti utter. f a piercing Sereatn. Trop that or :t'll: ahoot 1 ehottted. t11e. man made a dash for the dour ; ie drew his revolver and sprang 10 lie cried. t Adelaide, bounding forward,. cef►ted the man lead flung her round him, holding him in a tea grip. Struggle as he wcutd. not free himself without offer. tdue violence. im 1 the ►cried. quick as possible, said Jack' in a low voice. Bring your uncle, Bennie. And then facing about he desoerided a few steps, and placing his hand on his heart he bowed. toward Adelaide. I surrender to the lady, he said:, Adelaide, lightly nlutehing her jow- ehbox,:.1ean'ed against the doorepost and looked as if she were going ' to faint. Then the officer took Jack by the ,arm and began to search hien for weapons. I don't, find anything on4hien, cap'n, he said, addressing Bennie. That's all right, officer, 1've got his pistol, Bennie replied. . The policeman got out a pair of handcuffs. I'll just s'iip these on him; he looks like a dangerous specimen, he said. No, no 1 Don't do that, officer, it. isn't necessary, --is it, Uncle Phil.i Colonel' de Forrest was looking hopelessly bewildered. I don't understand at all, he began. Only a minute, uncle, just wait till we get outside, begged Bennie iti a whisper. By this time two or three frightened servants were huddled to- gether lin the back hall, Addie, you'd better o np•stairs now, said her brother, Let William lock up the safe. Don't you watt art inspection of the premises made, sir i asked the polices man. Mebbe he's got a pal in hiding sumewheros, ' No, there's only this one, saki Bennie ; and taking his uncle's arm he tried to push the other two out on the step. I say, Bennie, said Jack, ort the threshold, speaking in a deep whisper, hadn't you better run upstairs before we ge, fold fire those tttlo shots out of the wiudow 1 moa terrible fright. or 18 he anxious to he 1 They hpd the good fortune to meet a incarcerated? cab within half a 'block, and then be- No, no, .Aldfa, poor Jack I he only did gan the explanations to Oolonel de it to oblige me ; he thought hs was doing Forrest ; and an embarrassing one it me a savor, was to Ballade, especially as it had to Tea, th 1 that dwas alit a117 Tea, as all. be made before the policeman. Colonel And he risked his life in undertaking to de Forrest was at first filled with :ours th. h a foci -hardy sehetne,sitnply 04,4 the silly, hair...brained to .. righeenus indignation. ' ; .do y turn ,yr 1 he iI",141/1-4,, a : y ft '' 4 ,'� If ' {1s to say JrS `-'°'r". ittid her* The next morning Bennie rose.rath. er late. After breakfasting alone he went into the drawing -room, where Adelaide sat with the morning paper in her hand. - Allow tie to congratulate you on the success of your scheme, she said quiet, ly. - Bennie thought his heart had jump- ed into his mouth. Was it part of your programme to have it published in the Iferatd ? asked his sister. Poor Benliie dared not attempt any defense, nor even a reply, until he bad seen tele paper. There was the whole story (and a good deal snore,) written up in the spiciest manner. ,In the newswaper veision it took' the form of a 'wager between a beautiful young lady and leer franca, (fortunately no names were given,) who undertook, assisted by the lady's brother, to ex- tract' her diamods from their place of safety and to substitute paste jewels, Tne trick had been frustrated by the young lady herself, who being aroused by the noise,bad looked one man in the closet and ;held onto the other one until her cries summoned the police. Adelaide really behaved a great deal better than Bennie had any right to ex• peot. True, she reads some very cause do remarks about the cruelty and wick. ness of such a proceeding. I will not aakyou what was your motive for doing such a thin,, she sei 1, because, in the first place, it might embarrass you to tell me ; and in tele second, because I know wham is already. 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