Another Ellis.

Manawatu Herald, 15 October 1904, Page 3

Another Ellis.

The police are still asking “ Ellis (Alice) where art thou ? ” but that long sought for individual appears to have disappeared from the face of the earth, and echo still answers “ where.” Among the numerous ' instances in which the wanted man has been discovered the following ranks as the most recent; A stalwart member of the force stationed not a thousand miles from Shannon was approached by a breathless in- ? dividual on a recent evening, who told how he had that very evening aaen a man ‘ the dead spit of Ellis ’ coming out of a lonely and deserted whare not two miles from the township. The man in blue listened to the circumstantial account given by his informant, who was quite sure the man he had seen was Ellis. It traa agreed that they should visit the whare next morning very early, and 4 a.m. saw the constable, piloted by his informant, making in the direction of the supposed Ellis haunted hpt. On arrival, the constable pushed open the closed door of the hut, and said “ good morning ” in a loud voice. A badly scared individual, whom the constable immediately saw was not Ellis, sat up t |n his bunk and stared blankly at the constable, who said, “ I’m asquatter here, and dogs have been worrying my sheep pretty badly lately. Have you got any dogs with you ? ” “No,” replied the weary traraper in quest *of elusive jobs. He swore stoutly that all he possessed was an empty " pocket, a blanket, a billy, and a sore head. As they took their departure the constable remarked, “ Just as I thought. No more like Ellis than Tommy Taylor’s like Dick Seddon.”—Levin Farmer.