Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-09-14

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an exclamation- So thought rather a profane
|one-from his lips. and on looking towards
him found that one of the fagots had struck |
him over the left eye, making quite q mark
upon the pale skin. This incident turned
the conversation from the subject of the rob
berries, and it was not again alluded to during
the day. ~, ~ tt..,5 I. s'1 1,.fg s. .f. n.
we reached Low;ssttonS shortly after dark,
and | went at once to the residence Of Mr..
Sickney, whom found at home. He had
been out all day and had made all sorts Of ef-
forts to obtain some clue to the perpetrators
Of the robbcries that were being committed,
but without effect. ,.' -, :;
He, said he could learn nothing OF, on which
to hang suspicion. Two shops had been
robbed in his town, but he could gain no
clue to the perpetrators, We consulted to-
gethcr, and finally proposed to go in the morn
ing and see another detective officer named
Gamblit, who resided about twelve miles dis
tant in the town of Orton. s f,.... ~,
This met the views Of my host, and SO we
left the matter for the evening. On the fol-
lowing 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 a seasonable hour to the tay-
ern 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 dooriin high state OF cx-
citement. lie had been robbed Of three hun
drcd 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
not thought to look into it when he retired,
but had found it empty that morning when
he got up. He said the wallet had been ia
ken from his pocket and put back again-hc
knew it. As soon as he saw me he was anx-
ious should be searched. Of course l al
lowed the operation to be performed, willing
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.
Ny first ann was TO satisfy myself that the
old man had been robbed in the stage coach,
and of this ne succeeded in convincing me-
After this my suspicions rested upon the con-
sumptivc man, andy believed, If could find
him, should find the rogue. So bade the
landlord keep a sharp lookout; and also
spoke to the driver who had brought me from
Sidney and who was now on the point OF re-
| turning; requesting him, if he saw anything
of the pale man, to sec that he was secured.
The suspicious 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 Orton soon came to the door
and Stckney and myself took our seats in
side, thesfarnier having determined to remain
where he was until he heard something about
the money. There were two other passen-
gers inside and two or three outside, but
they were strangers to me: We had gone
two or three miles, when tho driver pulled
up before small farm house, where woman
and trunk were waiting 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. She was pretty--very pretty--with
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes. Her hair
hung in glossy brown rnglets over her neck
and shoulders, and was type of beauty in
itself. l looked at the rosy cheeks again,
and into her dark lustrous eyes. My gaze
was fixed upon this latter when she caught
my glance, and quickly dropped her vcil--
At first felt little ashamed mt having been
caught staring at her so boldly; but rs the
face was hidden from sight, and had oppor.
tunty for reflection, it struck me that 1 had
seen those features before. 7asa5rag
Here was study for me, and I was buried
in it at once Where had seen that face
whispered to Stickney, and asked him If he
had ever seen her before. He said he had
not, and joked me for being so curious about
pretty face. ..,rss,-ti fsT . v.,ra.
We stopped at place called Turner'S
Mills in the edge of Orton, to exchange
mails, and here jumped out to see the Post
Master who was an old friend of mine-and
as was returning to the coach the thought
struck me to 60 look at the trunk which had
been last put on, and see if any name was on
it. 1t was marked with the simple initials
"A. NJ" So that was all I gained from that
source. As came to the coach door ap-
preached it from behind, and as / cast my
eyes up found that the beauty had her veil
raised, and was looking in at the Post Office
as though anxious for the mail to come, that
we might be off. The expression of anxiety
detractcd somewhat from her beauty, and as
| looked upon her now, seeing her face in a
differnt light, was stuck with a sort of
snake-likc cast which was pcrccptible in the