The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-08

enough to detect load of fagots in time
to dodge back and escape them. The
road was quite narrow at this point, and
as the fagots were loaded very widely, II
was impossible for the driver TO wholly
avoid them, and the side of the coach was
swept bv them quite smartly. | escapedz
without being touched, but not SO nj
friend. Iheard an exclamation
rathera profane one--trom hia
|onAooking towardshim saw llat one eaph
|stfe aagots had struck HIM os sef
making quitea mark upon sbe psle
skin. This incident turned the corv versa
from the subject of the robberics, and IT.
was not again alluded 70 during the day Z
We reached Lowstone shortly after
dark, and Iwent at once 70 the residence
Of Mr.. Stickney, whom found at home.
He hap been ont all day and had made all
sorts of efforts to obtain some clue to the
perpetrators of the robberies that were
beiug 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 get no
clue to the perpetrators. We consulted
together, and finally proposed to go in the
morning und see another detective officer
named Gamblit, VITO resided about twelve
| miles distant in the town of Orton.,
This met thevews 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
Ito Gambil's house, we chose that mode
of conveyance, and repaired alta reasona-
Bic hour to the tavern for that purpose
When we reached the inn, we found the.
old farmer, who had been one of my fell
| low-p passengers on the night before, step
ping about the floor in a state Of excite
| ment. He had been r. bbel Of three hum
| dred pounds, and hewas sure it must have
been done in the stage, for hehad slept
with his pocket book under his pillow.
| He had not thought to look into 1t when
| he retired, 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 soon as
| he saw me, he was anxious sllonad be
searched OF course | allowedStlle oper
alton to be performed willingly. After
the excitement was alIayed, asked where
| the pale young man was who came in the
coach, and was told by the landlord that he
| went away soon after the coach arrived.
! NV first aim was to satisfy myself that
| the old man had been robbed in the stage
coach, and of this he succeeded in con-
vincing me. After this my suspicious
rested upon the consumptive man, and
T believed, if could find him, ! should find
kthe rogse. Sol bade the landlord to keep
a sharp lookout; and also spoke to the
driver who had Brought me from Sidney,
tand who was now on the point cf return
ing, requesting him, it.he saw anything of
| the pale manto see that he was secured.
| ;nIIv;,lrol b,I
| mained at the inn. Q lew 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 determined
to remain where he was until he heard
something about his 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 tire driver pulled up before a small
| farm house, where woman and trunk
were waiing by the garden gate. The
lady was handed into the coach, and took
a seat facing me, and as she turned to give
the driver some directions concerning the
| baggage, she threw her veil over her bon
| net. Ene was pietly--ESIF pIctly--Nliil
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes. Her hair
hung in glossy brown ringl@s over her
neck and shoulders, and was type of
beauty in Itself. Hooked at the rosy cheeks
again and into her dark, lustrous eyes
My gaze was fixed upon this latter point
when she caught my glance, and quickly
dropped her veil. At first felt little ash
AIMED at having been caught Staring at her
so boldly; but as the face was hidden
from sight, and | had an opportunity for
reflection, it struck -rne that | had seen
those features bel9e.
Here was q st5ay for me, and | was
buried in it,;Lf op. Where had | seen
that face I'll shA'pcrcd to Stickncy.
and asked him if ne had ever seen her
before. He said ht.had not, and jokod
mo for being So curious about a pretty
face.
We stopped at nifacc called "Turn-
cr's Mills" in the edge Of Orton, to
! exchange mails, and hare / Jumped but