New York Clipper (Oct 1858)

^ot'tt-Na 28, NEW TORE, SATURDAY, OOTOBEB 26, 1861. bat Okt wMqh tnsaed weot k iliort.Uki]i««d'«f'aa#«ldmr k Ua recoUeoUon.' Vlat wrniitA Um tke mesCttnSu mi, that (he two wen not h^vlna tV'blr dukt." ■ A» ires u dd pngUlit Uoflelf, and 'U<aiaa>t leem cosUtt toetqaarethlng to adocenneato pUaoktotwaao m Jut jeUed oat, "Work awar, itiuintBl Vmim «iml aad we'll tlear the room, Toa aban't be impond'coS mj hooM," and Jobim; made a more to oome from hlndthebar. ,. .{ ' "Nerer yOa mind, well attend to thte bialnea oo* sdves, and the leiB yon sajr the better. Fihlt &ontM ahonlder, we do, and'U take th«'whole of 'enL'*- > Bo ■aid mdk'io the worthy fiopiletar, and aa he ipoke vllet awnaiAatiatevny'oup.' . . j^r <*H—11 batoin'tbeaTam 'oat" thoagh^ Mart 8n who, fiir llrom taking any Intaest In the tray, ink ei ereotonaohalrlntheoppoelteeoraerofthehKnn.^ >(] he pUe 'em away nloe end oarefoUy ttaooj^ reiwg feA down sort o' like, and pnta 'eu to deep on the flooc Fre beard tell of bun before. and4hey.uJd ha ooaU tML- bnt blowmy wlndplpejf I tnonj^ be oonld go It ttOiu rate.^ Why, h^a a regnlar ealomander. It'a rather atlt work tb^ two agin twelve or fonrteen, bnt keep on at It, and yoa'U mi&e It yet There goei Obarln Uoaa now; popped off ai nicely as any Ohrlttlan oomi wuh for; a pretty Uok tiiot, and tiie ootb that itmok It tint oing to ittffer tf he (* (ravelling aloogtldo of Khu Itlck. oised If I know which I'd sooner be hit by.: Tbt- Vg cove Birihee like a male Uok, bnt the little 'an'i art heavier than a tiltKumner. Blaze away, my he oftbatrow, andlt'i Utrt Springer's oonnted ont of that row, and It'i tb».QK one for some time I hain't had a band In. It won't do t* hit BUl'B pabs and 111 be darned If I beUeve I omiU lUt the othen." / /J Once more the tt^t door opened, eiid a'maa'i heal was oadtlondy thmat Into the room. It did not taki him long to perceive that there was a pretty oonddeiabto of a mnas going on' inside of the toom; and it dld^ take Uitt long to take hie head ont; for Hart SpiligeHet drive a^fombler at him, which Bplliitered on tiie do^r Janif.not slic Inplties firom blsfiaoe.- "Hme to clear,noir," tbotidi'Vlffirf, and as though In answer to this mental termination, the sharp whirr of a watchman's,ntOe ■onnded lond-itbove tbe^dln Indde. It sort^of miffljl down the combatants for the minnfe; to mnoh so, (bik some half dozen men orawled npflnmi'the floor iibmt they had been taUog tiielr ease, and Bob Sterner hal time to look abont him fbr means of escape. There Wat a large arch at the baok part of the drdm,' qorogi wUdl Cnrtalna were dra>ni, to conceal the eating room WUA beyond. Any other means of .^jjress^ at Oat ilmi^ were not' apparent, for flie ahnttera or tiie baok'.wlndoK joBt B(4he.eDd of the bar, were closed and stootly baited^ whilst no. doubt tiiere woold In the oomse of a feWitUi* ntea be a luge poUoe force at the firont part of th6 hoiMk' THB BO&P 7AT XAH. ff ifFBOTlNa AMD DOLEFUL LOT! SITTT ii^gtroD" >e^, ni Niw Tou Outb. . I* Bowery stree(:'kot Jont (go, IB old null Itvjti % lift ofWM, gb» wu lUtrilz tritb • flee like tu, Asd the fall In lova with aioeptitBua. , '' - ifsahaiielonlUili NtpMmu,' B« TU imh » good-lookUf Kwp m BM, Btr lUlM ud nui wen taraod to tu, THaa die rtU In kT* wlUk tt« mp bt mia. Krory dtjr he did le hf, . Whether ihsTeunervMTeterdiy, And bop-persltt har door h«'d itfu, Of/lni "lotp M," Old tha nap bt aua; Than oat nn tha okl to lb* nip bl'Ma, jtad.ratb'd'nlasl the katti* o( the ioip CU aaa, ' is hop-par-illohar door he'd itaBd, iid 0(7 "aoap bt," did tht soap hi man. 'One day die kapt him «(the door, ' A Itlkug > mtUar o'er tad o'er, Itr joa mnM know thet'twi* her plia, lighiTOKOhat with the nap Mmta; Tlata are hud, nld the Map ht nin, . . Jiolkaf>ilnDrdebt,a»]ritheniptitB*B, Ihen he took op hli kettle ud off he ita, ind Dried "BMP tit," did this aoip Oit BU. Be plalBljr iaed how the ott did Jomp, And hli oompuf he offaied phmp, 'She eonld Dot bhiah oaoM her oheen wore ten, ^ she nt ud iha friu'd at the loep bt Bu; If jmi'll hara me, njt the ioep bt au, 'Vhr I'll here TOO, 1471 the loep bt mu, fbr a drop or •'peppermint" then ihe (u, And eho arank |ood health to tlia Boap bt mu. nat TtOT ereDlig ho was nan, I , laabranneweoItofTetTateen, V> a lafer beer gartea thaa. In • bru lr«w nwa, the went wUh the ioep bt mu: Sie'f beer and ehaen with the aoap bt au, .Aid Talked arm In aim wllh the nap bt man, ' Aad the people aU (aid, that armind did lUnd, f Kreyealwnitadudjn^btmanl 'To ehatt andh a good lo^ilag aoap bt mu; iri had bat the moac7, say* the aoap bt mu, I'd eall. Itger beer, sajs the soap bt aaa. And mMiT TOQ to-merrow, ilie adoaliod nis plan, ;flo a lu dollar bill the famt the loap bt Bian. He pookated the aaoney, ud than want awaj, 'She waited for him all the next day, Bnt he nerar oomed, ud the then b>gui 1» thtaA her aje wai ehnt bj the loap bt bud. 8s ehe went to BMk the aoap bt mu, Bat aha oonld not find the aoap bt mu, And lamebodj'gtTa her to nndantand, Ea'd a wife ul gerei ohlldiw had the soap bt oiu, So home aha wast with algha ud letra, Aa her hopea wan now all taraod to bais. And her hasgr/ oat to mew bfgan, Aama«hutoiar,where>8 Oteaoapbtaut She eoald not lorgal the aoap bt mu, . the handiome, awlidllBg aoap bt mu. Bo foa eee that la one day'a diort nu, — - - BadoUaiaaadtheso^ibtnaa. ther put to their itampa for that wberewltb to raise a laogfa; bnt, fortnnately, as the last Jeet of BUI Stokea bad aoiroe- ly raised a snigger, the door was thrown open and two men entered. The first wei a diort, rather boylsh-Iooklna Indlvldnal, with thin, light dde whiskers, abort, llcht hau, blue eyes, hatbroad-ahonldered, and of heavy bdld. Awldentwake tne Bormonnted his nob, and, In coijanotlon with a,eat away coat, flaahy vest, and wide pantaloons, gave him by BO means a green look. FoUowtng him came the person alreadv desmbed as Frightened Bob. Wltooat taking aav notice of the Inmates of tbe room, the two made a pnah for the bar, and called for a bnoe of wfaldn^ aUna; which having been pat away in a aolen- tide 'ud worknanllke manner, cigars' were next Intr»- doced to their dental cavities, throngh the smoke of which the two at last took a oorsoryriewof the place and lis denlzesjB. "Bather a mnnlng go, that," remarked Bob. "Two honra In Louis, and a row with the peelers aUeady.' I wonder whether the blasted coppers really thonght aa hew yoin was Jack Weston, or whether they looked throngh gold apeotaoles to aakeap their manners. It's a qneettoB for'dlaooadon." ••Bather excited, am't yon, BobT A doae nip, and the man that twigged that right of yoon coold have swore to It Bat there's one thing sore as gospel; you've got the almlgfatlest scare on that I ever Baw-<ana that's saying a goM deal If yon don't ault sorewtaig year mng up that way you'll have the whole cosaed crowd here chaSSng OS In lees than ten minntea." Oh, well, let 'em cha£ Oorae th^ plotares. It's too mach (o aak a fellow to accommodate lua mag to their feelings; and If tney don't like It, jost let 'em grin and bear li That peoouarity of mbe, as Bill Ward oallsit, last oome for getting me Into sor^iea, and as I can't help It, whv, let 'em oome. There's no ose cuttin' uln lack, for It's like Tom Watson's deal—when yon hold foir Uogii he always rakes the money down mth aces; and there's no use a talking, for It's boond to be so," was going In, vUons of corpses, police oonrta, ooroner's Inqneats, poet-mcrtem examuatloni^ and tronblsaome ln> vestlgaUons danced before his eyes, till fhloklDg of what was to Dome, he began to make a mental Inqolry as to whether It would not be posdble to hide .the Qorpse In the cellar, ud Bwear all tbe boys to seeresy. . Tbe crowd, rips for a row, and regardleai of Vaoklefl| feelings, poshed np aronnd the strangers, and one of then snng ont: "Weide In, BUI, and we'U pa,t the gr^nles tbrongb." In tlfe.qildat' of all tbe excitement,. It wae comloal to watch the 'ooontenanoea and actions of the twonesireet and most closely ioncemed. Bob Slemer's peouUarity never diotie ont sMnger than It did at tloii InataUtI With eyes wide open, the comers of hb month drawd down; ml bands anxlondv exploring the interior of his pockets, he drew diort whiffa of smoke f^ Us 'doar, ex* peUbig tham ftom between'hie Upe In abort Vigorons pnfls. His friend, on the contrary, maintained the tome ea^, oareleas podtlen which he had asanmed vrhen first be inalnnated blnuelf between Bob and BUI Stokea. Half leanbg against the bar, a smile playlnr over his conntenance, the smoke lasUy curling' cat of nla month, he did notcerttinly look like the desperate fighter one wonld suppose him to be from the fact of bis voluntarily picking a quarrel Trith Stokea. There was a strange In- congmlly between his words and mannen which straok every one In the room as being Indlarons. After the last dedaratlon of Dick, Stokes stood for a moment withoat saying a word, but loofclbg steadily In the f^ of his would-be antagonist Whatever besaw In tbe deep bine, eye which so finnly met .hia gaM, there was nothing o( fear—only fixed determliiatlonl "So yer armed,'' he suddenly shouted. "Well then,' ' and see. If yon can oae 'em 1" With treinendooB fewer, Stokesslong.ont his right arm.'his.bddy falling forward to add to .the Impetiu of the blow. ■ A craok, something less than the report of a pistol, was heard, BUI StokeA was seen to stagger back, whUe "As yon can't make a whistle ont of a sow's ear. 111 Dlokretained Ub old podtlonbt Itoit of the bar, with Just cave in; bnt If aUtheUcks Fve made getting yon iWjIgar stlU In his month; the :same good^nmored ont of scrapes had been done for old Tommy, why Fd MHW on bla mag. A murmur went ronnd the -room { have been common oonncUman any way, with a g^ ^eU, I toiB be hanged! What the d—I's the matter look towards the mayordilp.' "What the — do you above your fist in for then T I know I'm a poor. Innocent sort of a greenhorn; can't fight, and all tiiat, bnt having a pretty good pair o' legs, She lost lu < imurST.10lllSANDMWMS, By a L. BBIABHAD. (JHAFTHBL JotariiaoUaa'Baloo&-Ohiff.PaVHeulPrlTate-KlaiDlokonhla nigle—Mart Bntager lakes a hud-^a Polloe deilia to be Mmtad to and Otaba are Tramoa-^ Mghtaned Migtar ud a . laiM OooMtt—Vp wllh l^e Windows ud opu tbe Blratlan. 'K)b, yeel keep on, etranger. Perbans yonll make ipmthlng—perhaps yon won't; bat Fll tell you this much; njou don't put down that bunch of fivee quicker than an mma can any Jack Boblson, yonll get one of the all- uriest Itmmlugs yon ever hear tsU of; yes, and I'm the ««that will do It" "Fbu wlUr Now Just Ilaten to the bov. Havbe yer vother knows yer ont—perhaps she doesn't; hot rU give JOB a Uttle piece of private advice, young five foot five, ud that Is to diy np. There'a a pretty roagb orowd of ■KIJi around this eatabUthment ud If yon aint mighty ^Kfnl vou'll get pretty ooodderably weU diaken down, loo and yer fifend had better tortle, Immediately, If not •ooner." Tke "fHend" apoken of by the peraon. gtvlBg this aala- "iTadrioe, was standing mth bla haiida u hla pockets— ^ DMk agalnet a bar^ Ughted dgar In his mouth, ud ■C^y look of horror on his iWie. robtpe a siranger-looMng coatomer never ibond his ji^y Into Johnny Ifackles' crib; and yet tiiere was noth- 'og^kbout him, aaldc Atom bis oountenuoe, which was ujlhlDg oat of tbe ordinary look of a sportlDgman. But uatfiuiewas Bomo, and no mistake. Imagine a yonng nan about »lx feet la height, broad chested, lODg-armed, *™« very rilgbt bitch in hla gait—the result of awk- ^oeas, for there wesnotblog of deformity about Bob f Tnor—well dressed, with a broad, florid conntenance, i^tbe expaoBe of which was oonoentrated all of deep wnor and extreme fright that could be well crammed in|o a dngle phiz; Imeglne tbla, and yoa have In your ™°a's eye a complete piotore of Bob Sterner, otherwise genemlly known In bla native town, the small vlUage °'N«w Tork, as Frightened Bob. The entr(« of this gen- jMntQ Mend, "yonng five foot five," hito the aa- ^o o( Johnny MackleB, had apparently created a pro- *«»4MnsattMi. . ^ ui^i?'* " ^osen men were loanglng' about the place, 3'%. talking, drinUng, udedojflU theniM^ gen- rjfv* As It was krly in the eVenlng, flie regular orowd not yet made thdr appeaianoe, ud the nen were m- I might nuage to cat my lucky. Instead of which I have to see you out of the rows yon're etemaUy getting bito on my aocodnt" This private bit of ohalBag between the two Mends was carried on In rather a low tone, so low. In fhot, that the men aioand- could', not catch their meaning. Bnt flrcB the looks of Bob, the Idea flashed Into their mbida that perhaps BomeUilng might be made off the two, ud ii$og^^j|IM^tc*e» J^jSgggj ell,tty cove, what do yon think orltt" "It's first rate, and If you count my tnend In, we'U take uother whiskey aUn." "The yon wUlt" responded Stokes, rather taken aback by Buon a cool answer from a greenhorn. "Blow mv plotose tf yon ahi't u orlglnaL Ter great-grand- father must have sut yon to town on a hudsaw to bay rasors to dip his aunt's wbldters with." "Not If I know it, he didn't; he sent me after car stray jaokass, and If you ain't him, I'U be blowed If yon dn't his twin brother—ont of Klckup by Kentucky Jack —Imported right ttom the Halteee coast" "Look here, your-:— eyes, if I don't eat you aUve. then my name Isn't Bill Btokee." " TTeU you won't" at this moment Interposed the Uttle man, quietly stepping In front of Stokes, who, by this time, bad divested hlmBell of bis coat "WeU yon won't not this day, at uy rate. Ton won't (blnk- yon're the cock of all St Louis, tbe boes of New-Tork, ue lion of. Ohloago, and tiie wild, aoreecbing alligator of New Or leans. Hy friend here Is a Uttle green, bnt when yon oommence nmolng Into' him, yon moat take what you get; swallow it down, grease or no grease, or else get what yon, take." "ru be hanged if you ain't cool. What the —— have yon to say In ua matter t Jnat stand oat of the road, or Fll sgntsh yon." "Not bad, I hope," put In the yonng mu, who seemed determined that Bob anonld be totally Ignored, ud that he abonld be tbe flghUng man. "You're a pur^ looking object to talk abont sqnadilng uvbo^y* .Why,FU be cuned yoa ain't the Identical thlngo-bob the Batch cooper In Pine street uses to stretch his sugar begaheads overt" Among the crowd of Interested lookiarB on, there was ene who seemed to be peculiarly deUahted with the way In which matters were proceeding.. He Imagined that be had heard of the strangen bofore/ud at the same time, had a deep.rooted hatred for BIU Stokea; this hatred be- ing engendered ttm the fact that BUI had, upon one oc- casion, given him a bad beating. Upon hearing the verv eccentric comparlaon instituted by the Uttle mu, Be nvaventtoiaioad'laagb, at the same time remarking, In an encouraging tone: "(3o In, struger, for yon're eure.to wlal"' To Stokes It did not seem to be snob a pleasut hnslneea, for the sirugers appeared to be able to taUt as Uxi as he conid, and when he came t6 hard flgbdng,'he might find (hem <A«r«,'too. Johnny UtckleB. a stent etnrdy, middle weight prlie- flgbter, tnonght It high time to Interfere, fbr the proapect of a man befog kllleil In his boose' was by no means p1ea«ant 6ao]La casualty bad all.bnt hapjleuied once or twice before ; ud so, coming from behind the counter, he. addressed Bill in worde of a paolfioatory Intent and 4o which that worthy seemed Inoilned to give ear. Ao- cordlngly, aasomlng a lower tone. Stokes responded: "There's no use a onafflog tbat wc^, and yon'a better dry up. But if you want to make a dletorbanoe Just say so, and I, filll Stokes/ am your man, right %im," So aayloR, BlU threw hlmaelf Into a eduUflc iMiatnre, ud awaited the response. It came In tiie diape given at tbe opening of this chapter.'' "Tottle be buged/' retorted Dlok, with a comical grimace. "We came u here to get a drink; we got a drtiik, and ohless (he proprietor saya so, we'U stky tUl we get ready to leave, ud If von think vourself mu enongh to start us, why, just torow yonr nanda op, for I'm going to hit yon*" - Johnny Heckles looked thcrcngbly dlqgnsted, for If It came to flghUng, It was a horiie to • hen affdr. There waq no mistake but what BIU was a tough cnatciner; big enongh ■^a eat two of Dlok; a thorcogh-fcred, rough and ready, bdtdog fighter. More Ihu that, when he got ex- died, no W6 men In the dty .coold bold him, fbr he got ritvIu-b^Dhd to go.ln ^nd kUl-^-anA Micklea had aeen Ua fight Whta he Beard tiMBtruferauoanoe that he withBDlt" When that bdlvldaal shot ont his right, "five foot five" bad quietly I^ent forward, ud quick.as lightning put Ip a left-hander on the nob -of Stokes, tbat worthy's blow ex- pending Itself on (he empty air. So neatly and ezpedl- tidndy was the thing done, that the spectators were aotn-,. ally not aware thVt the heavy-weight had beenstrnpk, ud accordingly expressed their unbounded sarprlse to see him ahnost lifted from his feet ud go reeling awBy\ taking his head like a bafBed bull, ganng with amaae- ment at his utagoblst'BlU gathered hlinself togelb^, and soreamlng. ''Hake yer wUl, for I'm goln' to let Into yeri^ftera^tad lln; ■■. At this ondanght, the looks of Dlok iala|$^llfiUi|^<iHaetlIy pudiing -op . hla sleevee, he thiBw;hImBdi Into a 'poddon, fixing hb eyes Bteadllv on those of his man, and with a spring backward, ud then to the dde, he avoided the blows, right ud left, which were aimed at hi) head. . . • "Ton've got hold of the wrong chap this time, Bweet- WlUIam," remarked Johnny Uaules, as with breathless eagerneati he watohed tbe progrees of the fray; ud Uadk- les was right rtwas dodj[eendlnmpforainlnnte; thf{n stepping In quickly ud &nly, the light weight let go bis left ud right The left luded fair on the short riba of Stokes, and actually staggered the ponderous Ihtme pf the fighter. Immediately bringing down his arms to his ddea, as a sharp pain diot fiiroagh bis kidQ^eya. Tbe right aimed fdr ud fall at the unprotected face, landed on the bridge of the nose) and floored the recipient In- stanter.' A general "HI I" went np, and Haekiek observed, "Blest if I oonld have done it bs well mysdfi" which ret mark was veir trae.^f(>r the only time he had'a qaarrd with Stokes that Indlridnal had picked hhn up ud dung him throngh a window, greatly to the detriment of .hla fiwe, ud to the pues which were In the sadi. ••That's the time you did It stranger,'^ sung out^Bob; "The next time yer wants to slay aa iuooent juet don't try It on with a nan that bits u straight fitom the ehoul- der as King Dick I" "Fire ud brimatone, cnlUee, If I didn't think It wu him aU the time I" saldja hard-fttatared, red-faced men, with a rather hard-looking ocnntuuoe, seamed' over with a broadiriilte soar; "Toa'd better etowyer Whiddy, BUI. for he's a .leetle.fibove your pUe, sod blciT as much as yon may, yoo ou?t |Mt a dght rar.yer m(ihey."' whatever waa Hwtsprlng^s opinion. It did notooln oloin olds with tbat of the floored pugUlat; ud afldr i f^w-sto^ onds.ofylopr ({/'<, BUI arose to bis feet,ud rnUied fftr- warda ^.v The door eprug open^ and half a doaen men relled ln- totheroom. V ' ^ '':; "On ai'locse, boya," dionted theforemiwt ''Who can^ forexpenaeat We're bdud. to blaiie. Hallo, a row by dl that's hoW-rOcaDt me bi Itif yoa please; ud If yoi don't why, Fm In uyhow. Off with yoor coats, boys, ud wade In." Snltfng (he utlon to the word, the lead- ing mu of (he newcomers drei^'hts upper gbrmeat flung It to One dde, ud eprug ahead Just. In time to oome plump np amlnat Stokes, as he reeled baok firam one of Ebg Dick's lightning blows. '"What the —'B the matter with you. Bill(."..Inqnlred be, as he'phshed BUI up Into a eluding porfdoOi, '• Why! don't ydq floor blm l" For the orowd were ell of Stdkee'l friends and consequently were opposed to (he-two btran- gers. "There must be — to pay when a mu of your' studing ou't flax ont a kid Uke yonder withont tnmb-: ling abontln such a cnraedljirregalar manner.-'' -. <<Oh, oome onigentsi Qet right'Strdght hi* for FU take the whole orowd, ud put Bob here, up to fight any three of yoo, 1 will I" "That's so," ln(4rpolB(ed Bob. V.We're on bur muaclia now, and If ypa're goln' to ahake us down, you'd ba((^ be la a hurry abondt, for It's getting late, add we'^v got u epgagement at eleven, we have.'?,- ■ ,.' ,. i Up to this time the men abont tbe room had seemed dispoeed to let it be a fair fight not o£brlng In uy way to interfere; bat when Bob made his last lemarka, tt\p ftellngia of hb audltois appear^ to takie a rad^en change, ud the men who had tost arrived, being a U((Ve bet(er thu one third ehot didn't wdt for a more prees- ing InvltaUon, bat dmaUaneotialy Badft. ia fuah for tbtt (wo frienda. •'By heavens, they're coming I" was (he cry of Bob, ud Jumping iW>m behind Dlok hb fired away left and right.at the neareei Twoaen'dlaappeared assad- denly aa If they had been diet Whlilt mSk atroek BUI Btokee for the flflh and last time.' It.wu a onabiDg bit fdr ud iqnare on Uie comer ofithe, Jaw, and Idd cut (hat Individual, to use • oomnoa eipiesaloo, •'as allff as adoornaU." ■ ^ Maoklea had beftn bow Nen • |t«t^ ooallmd tim^ stay and fight. It :'oiat 'with the ooipipen, wak vB«w:'ttl question for determination In the ndnd of frighteiled Bm. ' Again caue amah caosed I7 the'''renemi of hdsQl* ties on the part of BUI StokisB'friends, aqd Jhe oogI||»> tions of Bob were snddenlr ended, "Le^ 'am .Main Bwayt we'U Uok'emif aU tneofBoim InStLoDlsdmp Inl Give It to'em I" , . ■ .v Booh cries as this came fteely from the orowdj'hqt still standing erect with tiidr backs against the waDtlaih movable, Invulnerable, as It appeared the two wagttf war witb a'fieroe determination. WI(hoat much atnfri tlon to guard. It was dl hit, bit hit Amueoddot get within striking distuoe before he'd- go down,. aoA uat Is the rensqn the two were not hurt ■■ ■•i - ''Gone it, boys) If we ou't Uok '«n, we eu fddi^ein^ anxbow,"' sdd one, as he stombled m^j ftaia a' stinfliu leR-haaderOf BoVa. .'"Stand back, boys, for Pn^oU? «o-dioot" iBaItio^ tbe wt[oatD(he woitl,.the ftWfit* ^nt athletio loohlntr young man of about two ^d twenty, drew a revolver and presented It f^jntlvg towards Bob. ,, , ;. -r "Hold op, BOBny. that wont do; HartiQprugtrdii down on snob Uttle Inventionsi" ud the.holav..<tf,'1h9 pletcl Wais floored Inatantly by the hadd of'^ The pistol went off, however, bnt fortnuatdy wa*^ ed strddit upwaid, and consequmUy the boll harmleasly in the celling, o '"Here's tbe cops, (honghl avast, Dlok; It's a ' dok, now, hot drop yer mawleys ud foller me." ^ Sore eaoogh, a dozen men belpnging to the pdloe jbiW oame mdilng Into the room, indantanebnily pMoObf a dlverdon In favor of the two. Nearly every ^e hdv turned towards the door, ud no '.room mIdsI jnwSt obeoured by the amokeof the lately dlraha^gea lilBtoi^ they ooald-oatch bnt a fUnt view of the scene, '■'hiiia' over fhe bar. Dlok suddenly turned off (he giM; lear the back part of the room In dmoet totd darknea*,'! then tumbog to Bdi, he cried, "lead ahead t" To dash through tiie arch, tearing dowB'o&eof 'ih* curtains u they wut wu but (he work of a moment; ud (hen they fpand themaelves In a -roou. <loog-:flna bnt dimly lighted. A row of stdls dong. tike dde, wMl enhalnsbi front, ud lUnmlnated. by< Jnst theifabMl gUmmer of gas-light, proved' to Bob that his eonlsctm* was right ud that this was (he eatlng.sdoon of ^ Johany Maoklea' bouse. Now the .probabUKfes were, thatt then was no other entruoe thu the one by wUehr(h(7,haa come Ini add It waq Uirough this other eatranoe wq; IB- tended to'mdce their escape. A door doold be Been ..at the other end'of the room. ■ -'i, "Jnst Usieo totUat^ wUlybnt" whiipered Dlok^.W friend.' "ThM'B komethlng Uke a row, duft IL poftt ^ Mad I dn't tiierei%r UiereH be m6te^\ohW profit bit Mauleys Bmiutlo(ms(swoB'tjro^]I/'^. A very (me remark that was; bnt neverwdes^ tWfP was a ndse that, to half- coin a word, foppded ^V'-^f*' demoDleoal. A etern redatuoe was.beiM maoft anfl^ rtw oommeiioed, the Ukeof which h»d pot been PWj* mhnyyelait In tiie good dd dhr of,St loula. A^flM Btfeetlbkig It maiy hayeb»eO VJ*?^ biit to'those engaged lt,wajr,notso.nl(!e. BobStoneiJ bb fH«nd,Klng%oll,>re;howv*r, mdi ng lh#i ont orthetalTdfag'ai.fiitw.nii'Mnvodsnt^^ were rather nice ta their tartj^ and were not puUpUvv ^ndoos to oome hi dM» .flWaart triUi the ppllM. r.^wm^ MItfe iBflBBted, they had. drtady hadcmotaiid.m tbeta'that'tvanlog, fbr what reeepp tbry ieql* fcWW (ell. eMept that u atfennt was made to ar^ Tl^:tm HelDjr JMk Wes(«B'--whether he bid u^ mimlilanMi tv thatpereoiibeirtsndtabletbiiay. • ■ '' ; '7'' With a hand on 4he knoV oT tte baekaoOr,Bob'w« abont (o step ont Into the Utohept—or wtierevartheflii*'' saoe.Bdgbtlead(o^w^'uriffibngiit'^ heardaallgjii none on (he oUier ddMViTiHroarlniuihiheaowd tn'^ rsBtTcom rose load aM<Unat(«d&lMeBiBg :atMfi(lvM>) : y,,be oonld hear a door bdng filed-at flrtfSsidUly, tliM»; •'rHhaBtloBklt,utho«|^lM f«nmi or fMlMBBWMl