, 1860-11-02

"She-"
"Don't waste time in talking, but do you stand
here by the door, and pop in the moment you
hear anything to warrant it"
left my deputy in a state Of perfect wonder
ment, and entered the sittingroom. The beauty
was sitting by window, gazing out between
the blinds She started up as entered, and let
her veil fall.
"I thought this was private room, sir" she
said. Her voice trembled and sounded unnAtu
raj.
at may be" returned; I" but that does not
exclude those who have business came on
purpose to see you"
: There was a momentary struggle, and then
she appeared as calm as could be.
"What are your" she asked.
al am an officer from Bow street, replied.
"And what do you want with mer"
"I want to know who you are"
a. Stop--one moment" she said; and as she
spoke she carried her hand beneath her cloak.
It was quickly Withdrawn, and in It was q pistol,
but she had grasped portion Of her dress with
It, and before she could clear It, had sprung
upon her and seized her by the arms. But L
was a her no longer. There was more muscle in
that slight body than had bargained for How:
ever, my man "popped" in the moment he heard
the scufie, and the beauty was soon secured.
line glossy OIOWu uCoeGo ASu WI Wv
scufie, and some Of the paint was removed from
the checks. l.a rl
As soon as the prisoner was secured, had his
trunk taken off and brought in, and upon over
hauling its contents we found disguises OF all
sorts, and quite sum Of money, besides watches
and jewelry Of much value. made him as
sumo proper male attire, and when be stood
forth IN propria persona, found that he had not
only used red paint for the blushing beauty Of
today, but that he had applied more eadaver
Gus coloring matter for the consumptiVe indiVid-
ual Of yesterday Az be stood now, he was q
Iithe-buit, intelligent looking youth, Of not more
than flve.and-twenty but with cold-hlooded
expression upon his marble face, and an evil look
in his dark eyes.
We carried him back to LOwstone, where we
found the money Of the old farmer upon him,
besides other money which bad been lost oy dii'
fcrent individuals. AT first be told strange sto-
ries Of himself but finally, when he knew the
worst must come, he confessed the whole. He
was from London, and had comeinto the country
on purpose to rob. He bad had two cOnieder-
ates with him, who had helped him from Plaea
to place. One Of them had taken him away
from tho inn the night before, and the otler hac
brought him and set him down at the iarmerl
gate that morning. We made search for thes'
confederates. bat they had got wind Of theil
principals arrest, and were not to be found.
However, we hni got the chief sinner, and
had broken up the game After he hnd been
found guilty aud sentenced, he seemed 70 enjoy
himself hugely in telling how be had deceived
the good people Of our county. Now he would
turn himself into an old woman who bad given
the driver so much trouble about her bandbox.
Then he would be again the neek-brOwcd min
ister, who had distributed tracts 10 the passen.
gers, and picked their pockets while they read
Then be would draw himself up into the little
hump backed old man, who had been liiled into
and out Of the coach and robbed his helpers
while they fixed his erutches for him. II was
funny-very-and perhaps we might never have
caught him but for the accident Of the hgots.
That was not so funny for him: and doubt I
be found much fun in working At our hard stone
--hammering, hanmering, early and late--With
an insxOrable master over him 70 spur him up
when he Jagged.