The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-08-21
B. B. BLACKWELL, EDITOR.
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stopped and began talking together.
until the main crowd thronged into
the street and peered into areas on
both sides of the way
l had no desire to be confronted by
crowd and bothered by a host of
questions, so reiterated slowly back
ward until came against an ally
gate, in the deep stir of which | stop.
ped. The searehers had not yet
more than looked into my retreat, and
that without seeing me, for they had
looked from partial into complete
obscurity. A suppressed but audible
breathing made me still mine, and a
! harsh low grating sound directed my
eyes DOWN. ard where, inside the gate
which had an opening with iron bars
up and down it, I saw a fiat stone,
one of the pavement, moving, I crouch
ed down, leaving my eyes above the
aperture-I had already thrown off
my hat. A man rose quickly, from
what saw was trap. and noiseless-
ly approached the grating.
My plan was made out in all in
slant.
Drawing pistol from my breast
| pocket. cooking it quickly to prevent
its clicking, and grasping it in my
right hand, waited-still crouching
/ down.
The moment anne.
On the very instant that the man
pressed his face against the bars,
looking over me into the street, /
dashed my left arm through two of
the irons and caught him by the hair,
while my right hand armed with the
pistol, held the cold muzZlo Of the
weapon against the hollow Of bis
| cheek
At the same time I said IL lew
whisper " IF you do not uE4@@ Ibis
gate without hesitation, Til bt5ss 7cHr
brains out on the spot"
Too much surprised to resist, my
captive shot back q bolt and the gate
was open, damned his face tightly
against the bars while / moved to the
other side and changed my hold. AT
ter q slight scnf1e, succeeded in
getting pair of handouts upon him
ana was for moment puzzled
what to do with him.
| Who are you and how came you
here 2" were questions he put, to
which answered with half truth.
Ny name is Rees, of the detec-
tive forces; and by this time the rest
Of you are served like yourself, /
hope.n
Who let ont on rs ? Was it
Jerry 2"
"You can't get anything from me,
my man, yon know" But I
said this much in q way which made
him think he was correct in his con-
lectures.
1.-THE captain was all along suspi-
eious of Jerry, and I'm duced mad at
not having him served out before"
THAT will do" said /, pushing him
before me into the street, where I
gave him in charge Of sergeant,
who, on seeing my badge, did as I
told him: that is, took the prisoner
off quietly ana had the thinning
crowd dispersed.
! / Immediately returned to the alley
gate, and, stepping cautiously, made
my way up the dark, stone paved pas
sage. had walked nearlyIs;x yards,
the house one side of me, brick wall
the other, when l felt something touch
my arm. / half turned or rather
was pulled into door even with the
ground, as rough voice demanded
&C. Is all right, Jim 7"
), Yes" answered.
But my voice, it appeared, bore nc
resemblance to Master James !? and
I thank the stars it didn't, if jim
was the man surprised at the gate.
~ No I" Numbered the man :; :" tell
tell me who you arg, or I'll cut at
your gullet till my knife blade reaches
the bone Are you spy, police
man if so, therell be vacancy
dAwn on the books by to-inorrew !"
A mans mind is quick at any time,
but in such an emergency as this nay
part was written out, so to say learned
by heart and ready TO be enacted, in
the space it takes one to draw breath
9 Is / could see nothing in the way Of
escape, for fire. arms would only rouse
the friends of the man who held me,
and If ] missed. all would be. over
with one of her Majesty'ss liege sub.
q jects. How deeply I regretted my
foolhardiness in refusing the aid Of
half-a-dozen knights Of the baton,
+ whom the sergeant would assuredly
have given me if / had so requested.
). My name is Larry Timber, gen
orally called The. Nibsomc Pal,'" re
turned quickly. ~
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