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

lection, and advanced toward him. |
could hear the murmur ola few words.
Then tho strtngNr took the portmantcau
from the travellers hand. and they went
on .ogetl cr a, a ra,id rare mt the town.
All this | saw by the light Of the station
lamps. When the two f cures got be-
yond thoir influence, and passed out OF
view in the denser darknkss beyond
impcllcd by vague feeling of curiosity
drev my coat closer round me. and
set off after them at steady pace. taking
the darker side Of the square as went
| had not far to follow. They passed
into High street, and stopped opposite
number thirty nine. A moment more,
and they were both inside the house,
and the door was shut; another moment,
and saw the light shining from Mr..
Darke'. room in the second floor front.
Having no expectation of seeing any.
thing more. turned back to the Of.
fee, and there. bending over 10 al fire
fell gradually into dosa, in WEIGH Mr.,
Darkc the traveller, Cary. black dwarf.
and Binks the draper, were all mingled
IN fantastic drama, revolving endless
ly in my weary brain. What had the
tclcgraphic M sage to do with the hand.
some traveller | sleepily kept asking
myself, at intervals Of a few minutes: bu.
without troubling myself to fny and an
answer. Sad lanly new light burst upon
me. | started up, thoroughly awake:
and tear'n, open the despatch book. read
over again the first par; Of the message .
'Lcmontins'rS 4.arts by the nal t,
night Wei, what has that to do with
the hanls3n2 traveller Why, this ::
don the traveller wear a pair Of tightly
fitting lem IN co'ored gloves and wasn' t
the outside sam Of the first finger Of
the right-han glove burst open This
| had noticed as he stroked his nous
tacac. But, even susposing the travel
lcr to BE- the Icmonfngers Of the mes
sage, what about the black dwarf e.
There was no black dwarf. He wa,
alone Aloae' Yes; bat, had he not
with him small black portmanteau. of
which he scmcl to take particular care.
refusing II let the porter so much as take
/ ont pf tn carria;e for him 4 the
orr, ince5i7ns hut imProbablc, remark,
Il 70 u. i, pat or. the gas AMI
5fs'z - - Ed. . a1aj. t.c strug-
IL. 4as
NJ ~ ~ oscr at eight o'o,5-I.-
Fh2 faAipn tfaiu was about TO start as
| wsn. NJ the plattorn an my WY home.
Pays.ng i sroap Of people sanding neur
1 caring door, | WIS suddenly startled
by detp gr4f voice exclaimn5 - some
one: 'Weslt,l be OF in half a minute
more. 1 woali pick that voice from
thousand as Mr. Darkc's = Icxclaimcd
anaer my breath, as glanced quickly
rouni. The group hal dispersed. except
two persons, man and woman, who
were preparing to tako their places in
the tram. The person whom took for
NJ. Darkc WIZ bulky mildc-agcd
mtn, dessca in good suit of black
clothes. Tie hal hlt,k hair, and thick
black eyebrows; his whiskcrs were black,
meeting full and bushy under the chin;
lis face was pale, and marked by the
smallpox and his eyes were black, bold
aud cunning; altogether fierce fellow,
whom it would be unwise to enrago.-
HIS companions face l could no! see, it
being concealed by thick veil; bur
judging from her figure, she could not
be much above twcuty years old. She
was W Il, but rather conspicously. attircd
having over her silk dress vouminous
earle. shawl comfortable looking enough
certainly. on cold Christmas morning
But see. As live, she has got on the
very PAIR of lcmon-colored gloves that
were worn by the young dandy who ar.
rived by the night-mail; the same pair
Of gloves without doubt, having the OUT
side scam Of the first finger of ...c right
hand little torn. There. too, is the
identical little black portmanteau. care
fully carried, this time, ~ Mr.. Darkc
himself What can It all moan.
Under ordinary circumstances should
have at once gone to bed and slept till
two or three o'clock in the afternoon;
but. on Chrstmas-day, such proceeding
was not to be though Of. SO, having
breakf sted, Pnt on my Sunday suit,
and left home with the intention of tax
ing a long stroll INTO the country. Be
fore setting out, | went to the station to
see il could hot inlnce certain friend
to accompany me; when whom should |
meet on the platform but Mr., Choop, the
chief constable of Ncwstone,
Mr.. Choop Is small, wiry active
looking man, with sauntering and neg
hgent air. as if he were in want of some
thing to do. Mr. Choop has smiling
open eountcnancc; he wears his hat very
much at the back of his head, and geu-
orally displays an ample amount of shirt
bosom; seeming, in his quiet way to in
vito the confidence Of every one. Bat
tell him something that interests him;
excite him; bring him out Of the passive
into the active mood, and You will sea
his eyes become keen anil piercing, his
features sharpen, AMI his teeth glstcn.
| He looks a. such a momaL5 as dtnserou,
and fri. ut mischief rs t'gNr-cat crpseA'
ing fof a spring. Mr.. Ghoop Is distant
relative of mine by marriage. AID was
aware Of the state Of my Affections
/ He was in the passive mood when | en-
countcrei him on the platform, anil look
ed the most amiahlc and artless o.