Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-22

rity. No one entertained greater admiration
of the Tomtit Than that gentleman; lie regard
ed him with the same Difference dog would
show 10 his master, and was conirnted as long
as he could testify his servlle affection; lie
quickly returned with the lantern and key,
and to his great surprise found the burglar
chief absorbed in the contemplation OF the
miniature OF young gil, seemingly some
seventeen years OF age, and OF surprising
loneliness, and heard him mutter ''He certainly
has good cause to hate me, but oU0uid hare spared
HIM had he kept at,Gy from the Nest AOr,
hoOerer he has rushed upon his doom :" Then
becoming aware of Beg's presence, the Tomtit
hastily thrust the picture in his bosom, and,
turning to the inn keeper, whispered
''Let me out by the hack door, b. e"
CAN right" was the quiet response.
Not word 10 the boys, mind if they miss
me, tell 'en I've gone to he'd
The T0mtit, with 'his parting caution, made
his exit from the door, winch Mr.. Beg held
open, and walked rapidly Oft.
The faithful custodian of the Burglars N,st
stood for Il few minutes listening, till the re-
treating footsteps OF the burglar chiet had died
away in the distance; then he carefully closed
and relorked the door, and returned t. the
bar, there 10 muse over the surprising and
startling disclosures which the / omit had
made to him.
1t was one of those remarkable crcumstan-
ces that sometimes happen in real lie, that
Mr.. Detective Ddtfy should have unconscious
ly blundeled into the same place lie bad been
searching for vainiy the past two years. AS
he sat quietly eating his supper, he little
dreamt that a few yards off stood figure,
which the mere sight ot would have moved
him to an absolute frenzy and well it might,
for there was Il story connected with that fig
ure, tale SO heart remding SO terrible, re.
ia ft ia i
of wrongs perpetrated, OF an idolized daughter
consigned to wrcichedne>S-thal it could not
have been passed over. 1t had left lis impress
on the careworn features OF that old man, dis
cernible in every lineamcnt; his gray eyes
seemed to fash with the same spirit-Uf deep,
absorbing revenge
And now those two men were about to
meet-the Detective known to the Burglar
the Burglar unknown TO the Detective-to en-
gage in a desperate game, the issue OF which
was to be death 10 one or both. Intelligence
and honesty were to be pitted against cunning
and crime. What was to be the result of this
fearful struggle and thirst for vengeance, we
shall be allie to zee in our next chapter.
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