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

Timothy was lounsing against tn,
door post, smoking long clay pipe
While we were watching him, he tool
off his hat. and scratched his head vigor
ously; a second time: and third time.
All right said Mr.. Choop. 'Tha
was the signal. Lend me your cap, Frct
and you take my hat; don't want Rilc,
to recognise me till l get into th,
house.
Having made the transfer, we set off
Mr.. choop walking with an assumet
limp.
Timothy was still smoking his pipe a
the door when we reached the inn.
'Fo:ne day, MASTER
Very fine, my man. replied Choop.- -
What sort cf a tap have you got here
oh, toidyish. You'll foind the land
/ lord somewhere lnsoidc. All the wo
! men folk seem to be gone out some
where
Two glasses Of your best ale, land
lord. ex claimed Choop to a burly rcd
headed man with villainons countc
nance, who came forward, scowling sus
piciously. The landlords back wa
hardly turned before a quick whisper
was exchanged between Timothy and
Mr.. Choop. We were Lighting our ci-
gars when the landlord returned with
the ale. He showed us into small
room, aud we left tie countryman still
smoking at the door. lie seem ID to be a
thirsty soul, this eountryman, for he call
cd Tor glass rapidly, as If fdlly deter
mine ! on getting drunk in the shortest
possible time. He drank 50 much that
the lanllord's bigiug was a, last exhaust
cd, and Ii, lightel clnIlc to 90 down
into the cellar to draw more ale lard
ly had the landlord reached tn, bottom
of the eeIlar-stcps before the door was
quietly locked behind him.
Choops apathy vanished in moment
His eyes flashed, his teeth glisteneI, he
looked dangerous. 60 you into the
garden, he whispered to me, 'and take
your stand below the window on the left
II Jim Riley jumps out-though | don't
think he'll have tims-lay hold of him
and stick to him till | come. Now, TIM,
quick ard SILENT Choop and Timothy
each pulling ont an ugly-loohing stat
.esept - stairs - stea!thy, as two burglars
wa.lc | Ia tened into the glrelca.
\ ming'e4 noise o. shouting and oaths
crowned BY 4 w5man's sarick, the crash
Of a faiIing>ablc, and then the window
was flung up. and Mr.. Darke dashlng
malIy thraugn, followed closely by
Ghoop. They came 70 the grounl al
most together, and rolled over in a fierce
struggle But Darke, twice as strcns as
his opponent, sitting astride of Choop. -
Odly for one moment. for the next my
arms wero around his neck. | gave him
sudden pull back with all my strength.
Choap, now on his feet. whipped out his
handcnTs, and had Mr. Darke safe and
'ast before that individual could rccovc.
his breath
At this moment Timothy appcare ,
cseortins Mrs. Riley, as | suppose she
oasht to be called; and carrying, with
much care, the small black portmantcau.
Mr.. Choop opened it, and perceived it
to be half-full of watches, rings, pins,
and Jewciry Of various kinds. The wo-
man 5 veil, now thrown back, showed
me the midnight traveller, minus the
the moustache; bold, forward looking,
sood-featurei woman. bcaring her mis-
fortanc with naughty inditf f,rcnce that
excited Timothy's admiration.
Y'In faujl,rJ bot.,,,, IL.
and calling to be let out long before
this. was released by Timothy; and very
blank he looked when he beheld how his
guests had suddenly come to grief. By
Mr.. Choop's orders he brought out his
horse and u light cart. and we drove back
through the darkning afternoon to Full.
wood.
Through Mr., Choops indeiatigablc
exertlons, the whole Of the gang Of bur
glars was speedily captured. One Of
them turned Queens evidence; and it
then came out that Mr.. Riley was the
planner only Of the burglaries in which
they had all been engaged for some
time back; it being his duty to pick out
the premises to be robbed, to make plans
of them, and arrange the details OF the
attack, leaving to Others the merely me-
chanical part OF the business, and receiv-
ing certain share of the proceeds for
his part of the labor,
Three days after Christmas day re-
ccivcd u note from Mr.. Lancaster asking
me to 20 over to lronville, as he wished
particularly to sec me. He received me
III his grave, quiet way, looked me
through ami through from under his
bushy gray eyebrows, motioned me to a
scat, and then spoke.
i received yesterday morning from
Mr.. Caoop an account of certain events
relative to the recent burglary on my
premises.
The burglary, on your premises. sir:
.les. Were you not aware Of it :
Il WAS, of course, aware that robbery
had been committed, but was not aware
that YOU were the srtiorer.'
Such, however, is the cause, replied
Mr. Lancaster. Mr., Choop informs me
that / was through you he first obtained
the ru. which enabled him to track and
capture part OF the gang, and recovered
a p rton of the stolen property, and
that he was much indebted to your cour-
age and activity in the capture OF Riley
Now | am not an ungreteful man; You