Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-04-28

brow, with its tell-talc mark, not to be mis-
taken.
What's the matters' asked Siickney
Il feel chilly l replied. I'm afraid
I've caught more cold.
Never mind. Here we are A dose Of
of something warm will help you
As Stickney spoke We stopped at the
door of the inn at Orton. The driver an
nounced that they would stop there fifteen
or twenty minutes, to exchange horses,
and wait for the mail, and also informed
the passengers that they could find plenty
of accommodation in the house If the.
chose TO 90 in.
will you step in ma'am?' he added, to
my beauty.
She said she guessed she would; and he
helped her cut, and conducted her ID the
ladies' sitting room.
'Stickney,' said I, I'm gong to find OF.
who that woman is
NONSENSE said he.
Il think I've got trail 10 follow
'Eh?'
1 rode with her yestcrday?'
With her?'
1T WAS HIM them
She -
'Don't take that respectable old gentle
mans name in vain; bat DO you stand here
by the door, and pop in the momeat you
hear anything TO warrant lt,'
left my deputy in state OF perfect
wonderment. and entered the siiting-room
The beauty was sitting by window, gaz
ing out between the stats Of the blinds
She started up as l entered, and let her
veil fall.
Il thought this was private room, sir,
she said Her voice trembled. and sound
ed unnatural.
1T may be- | roturned but that does
not exclude those who have business. l
came on purpose to gee you
There was a momentary struggle, and
then she appeared as calm as could be.
What are you?' she asked
Il am sheriff of this county, l replied
And what do you want with me?'
Il want to know who you are
'Stop--one moment, she said; and as
she spoke she carried her hand beneath
her cloak 1t was quickly Withdrawn, and
in it was pistol, but she had grasped a
portion of her dress with it. and before
she could clear it, had sprung upon her
and seized her by the arms. But it was a
her no longer. By the shades of Hercu
les, but there was more muscle in that
slight body than had bargained for !!
However. my deputy popped in the mo-
ment he beard the scufile. and the beauty
was soon secured. The glossy brown
hair fell off during the scutlle, and some
Of the paint was o,ed from the cheeks.
AS soon as the prisoner was secured |
had his trunk taken oil and brought In,
and upon overhaulrng its conterts we
found tisguises of all sorts, and quite a
sum Of money, besides watches and jewel
ry of much value made him assume a
proper male attire, and when he stood forth
in 'proprla PERSONA found that he had
not only used red paint for the blushing
beauty of todav, bat that he had applied
a more cadaverons coloring matter for the
consumptive individual of yesterday. As
he stood now, he was a 1.-the built, intelli-
gent looking youth. of not more tha"
iive-and-twenty; but with cold hlooded
expression upon his marble face, and an
evil look in his dark eyes.
We carried him back to Lows;one, where
we found the money of the old farmer up
on him. besides other money that had
boen lost by different individuals. Al first
he told strange stories of himself, but fl
nal'y, when he knew that the worst
must come. he confessed the whole. He
was from New Orleans. and had come up
here on purpose to rob. He had had two
confedcates with him, who had helped
him from place to place One of them
had taken him from tho inn on tho night
before, and the other had brought him and
set him down at the farmers garden-g gate
that morning. We made search for these
confederates. but they had got wind q
their principals arrest. and were not to be
found.
However, we had got the chief SHINE,
and broken up the game. After he lad
been found guilty. and sentenced. he seem
ed to onjoy himself hugely in telling how
he had deceived the good people of our
county Now he would turn himself again