The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-09-06
kenOsha, Wis, Thursday, September 6, 49,


gers got up. This broke up the arrange
ments of my friend and self for rest, a
he had to take one Of the strangers OF
ibis seat, while | took another upon min
the other two occupying the middl
seat. The new corners soon broache
the subject OF the robberies which haC
been committed i'll that region, and
listened, to gain information, ifpossible
but they knew no more than any one
else knew. They had heard about it
and were inflated with wonder.
One-an Old farmer-asked me if ]
knew anything Of the robber. [ TOLD
him that l knew but little of the affair
in any way, having been sick, and I'm.
able to be out among folks. Then he
asked my consumptlve friend ifhe knew
anything about it. The latter raised
his head from its reclined position, and
was on the point of answering, when
we heard our driver, in quick, abrupt
tones, ordering some one to Get out OF
the road. | instinctively put nay head
out at the window to see what the trou-
bic was, and my eye was just quick
enough to detect load of fagots in
time 70 dodge back and avoid them.-
The road was quite narrow at this point
and as the. faggots were loaded very
widely, it was impossible for the driver
to wholly avoid them, and the side OF
the coach was swept by them quite
smartly. | escaped without being
touched, but not so my friend. / heard
an exclamation--I thought rather pro
fame one--trom his lips, and on looking
towards him, found that one of the
fagots had struck him over the left eve.
making quite mark upon the pale skin.
This incident turned the conversation
from the subject Of the robberies, and
! it was not again alluded to during the
day.
We reached Lowstone shortly after
dark, and went at once to the resi>
denoe of lnr. Stickney, whom l found
at home. He had been out all day and
had made all sorts of efforts to obtain
Isome clue TO the perpetrators of the
Irobberies that were being committed,
but without effect.
He said he could learn nothing on
which to hang suspicion. Two shops
had been robbed in his town, but he
could gain no clue to the perpetrators.
We consulted together, and finally pro-
posed to go in the morning and see an
other detective officer, named Gamblit,
who resided about two miles distant in
the town of Orion.
This met the views Of my host, and
so we left the matter for the evening.
On the following morning we were up
early, and as the coach would take us
directly to Gamblit's house, we chose
that mode of conveyance, and repaired
at seasOnable hour to the tavern for
that purpose. When we reached the
inn, we found the old farmer, who had
been one of my fellow passengers the
night before, stepping about the door
in a high state of excitement. He had
been robbed Of three hundred pounds.
and he was sure it must have been done
in the stage, for he had slept with his
pocket book under his pillow. He had
net thought to look into it when he re-
tired, but he had found it empty that
morning when he got up. He said the
wallet had been taken from his pocket
and put back again-he knew it, As
soou as he saw me he was anxious
should be searched. Ofcourse I allow
the operation to be performed, willings
| ly. After the excitement was allayed,
| asked where the pale young man was
that came in the coach, and was told by
the landlord that he went away soon
after the coach arrived.
My first aim was to satisfy myself
that the old man had been robbed in
the stage coach, and of this he succeed
ed in convincing me. After this my
suspicious rested upon the consumptive
man, and [ believed, If l could find
him, / should find the rogue: SO / babe
the landlord keep sharp lookout and
also spoke to the driver who had bro't
me from Sidney, and who was now on
the point of returning ; requesting him
if he saw anything of the pale man, to
see that he was secured. The suspi-
cious individual had only remained at
the inn few minutes on the previous
evening, and had then gone away in a
gig, which had come for him but no
one could tell what direction he had
taken.
The coach for Orion soon came to the
door, and Stickney and myself took our
seats inside, the farmer having deter
mined to remain where he was until he
heard something about the money!
There were two other passengers inside
and two or three outside, but they were
strangers to me. We had gone two or
three miles, when the driver pulled up
before a small farm house, where wo>
man and a trunk were waiting by the
garden gate The lady was handed
into the coach, and took seat facing
me, and as she turned to give the dri-
yer some direction concerning the bag
gage, she threw her veil over her bon
net. She was pretty, very pretty, with
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes. Her
hair hung in glossy brown ringlets over
her neck and shoulders, and was a type
of beauty in itself. | looked at the no.
| sy cheeks again, and into her dark lus-
trous eyes. My gaze was fixed upon
this latter point when she caught my
glance, and quickly dropped her veil.
At first I felt little ashamed at having
been caught staring at her so boldly
but as her face was hidden from sight,
and had opportunity for reflection, it
struck me that l had seen those features
before
Here was a study for me, and 1 was
buried in it at once. Where had seen
that face? l whispered to Stickney,
and asked him if he had ever seen her
before. He said he had not, and ioked
me for being so curious about pretty
face.