Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-03-05

button, 'thcrt was daring burglary
comm tied last night at lronville. and
property to largs amount wan st,len. -
From information received half an hour
ago by telegraph, have reason to believe
that ono of the accomplices, havn, in
his possession a considerable pare OF the
stolen property. arrived here early this
morning by tn, mail train. A slender
young man, fashionably dressed. light
daxen moustachp; wearing pair of lem
on colored kid gloves, and carrying q
small black portmanteau
Mr.. brakes friend, by Jupiter
'Eh. what do you mean : asked Choop
sharply, with his eager rret-look; tia,
changed him at once into another man.
Three minutes sufhced to put him in po.
session of all knew. Mr.. Choop gave
an almost imperceptible jerk with his
thumb; and tall ungainly-looking man
having the appearance of a farm-laborei
in his best clothes, lonsod up; AMI
recognize Timothy, Mr.. Chops conf
dental subordinate.
Mr.. Choop sent Timothy.oF to No. 80
t. make certain inquiries; then went him
self to the booking oitica to ask Of the
cicrk whether he remembered to what
station Mr.. Darkc and his companion
were booked. The clerk booked so many
passcng gers by that train, that he could
not positively r,menber; but he thinks
through to London. Mr.. Choop then
desired M to accompany hi n to the tel
egr4ph Office. The eight O'Clock train
nd hardly got half way to London yet.
BY consulting Timetable, Nj. Choop
found out at what part of the linz the
train ought to be: 50, at his request
tclcgraphed to the station at which it
would next stop: giving a brief descrip-
ton of Darke and his companion, des;r-
ing the train to be searched on its arrival
and the individuals in question to be dc
tanned. In quarter ofan hour we re-
ccived a reply. The train has been
searched, but no individuals answering
to the Inscription given by You were in
it.
i ,'asraph 70 saah station VIII re tao
tam !tS staP2s.l sad Mr.. Gboop, 'ttll
yaa ii.ssaysr a which Of them The man
.as woman got out.'
- leic;r,phed q four stations with
ont slee,$s, but :Ae fifth answered.
Yes. the individuals you m atioa reach
ed here by the eight \. VI. train.
I'll have you yet, Jim Riley" cxcl4im,
cl Nh Ghoop. with grim smile. Fred,
my boy, if yon want 20 see bit Of fun,
and like to - vita Timothy AID m,
You are welcome
As the clock struck tw I've, we founl
ourselves ut Fulwood stltion-Mr.
Choop. Timothy and myself After
making lew inquiries Of tho station
ton master, Mr., Choop pat clutiors
questions to savcra! individuals. but
without gaining decisive iml1rm1tion.
Neither was Timothy when we met
him-ablo to furnish any satisfactory
Nj. Choop considered Tor
a few moments 1T INST be as | have
suspected all along said he at last. -
We shall fin them At the Ten Tramps
Step out, lads; best leg foremost
We left the village at ripid pace,
and still Keeping on the bigh road, got
into 4 barren, moorland country. Fields
hedgcrows and trees. were gradually left
behind; until at length we were shut in
on every side by swelling hillocks of
moor which swept away as for as the eye
can retch, and bound the horlon with
their sinuous. GRACEFUL lines Following the
guidance OF Ghoop, We quilted the high
road after a time, and came to a halt un-
der the lee Of n higher hillock than COM
mon. Mr.. Choop, takin, off his hat
clambored up the hill, and took a
stcalthy survey over its samnit. He
then boekoncd me to follow. Pccping
over, found that we were on the sum
nit OF ridge of country, from which the
road swept daNn into small valley, III
.he middle OF which, and close to the
hi,h road, s'ood a small, square house.
The Ten Tramps. dare wager that
jim Riley and his wife are in tha. house,
said Mr.. Choop. 1T is 4 notorious gath
erins place for all the rosucs in the dis
trict
Mr.. Choop dcoended, and he and Tim
othy held secret council for some min
utes. Then Timothy opencd small
bunalc-brou5h all the way from New
stone AMI pro. -eled, with much gravity
to induct tims into a wasoner blue
smock frock. beautifully braided and but
toned, after the f,shion in which wagon
ers delight. lie next turned up the
bottoms of his fus,ian trowscrs, so as to
bring into more prominent view his laced
up boots; then he gave his hat past
back and his hair pul! forward, and set
Oft at swinging pace IN the direction
of the Tea Tramps whistling the Plough
boy as he goes. Choop snd | passes the
next half hour together, smoking cigars
and discussing various matters, with a
glance Owe tha hillock every two min
utcs in the direction of the inn.
why not wait till night, l lasltad Mr.,
Ch0o,s when you could approach the inn
without being seen.
because after dark, we should be
pr tty sure of finding half-a-dozea roUgh
ceutomers there, VINO would make the
matter awkward,
Then why not take half-a-aozea men
with you, so as to avoid all risk I?
'What credit would there be in tha t ?
When Timothy and l fail, it will be time
ip9n1,E tn tufk 4hout rall;nl, in Other "a.