East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-12-23

for all that.
"Ah, Mr. Sapes, how are you Will
you serve writ against Tupling for
me ?"
"Why, yes, Mr. Barker, after I've
found him first, and served half-a-doz-
en- others I've got in my pocket here, I"
he answered, with grim profession
al smile.
"How deep is he IMP" I asked
confidently.
"I don't know I'm sure. There's
three fellers up from Boston, and sew
eral from Hartford, and more'n one
from Middletown There's an officer in
the house and one or two in the streets;
there's n chauce of his coming home
tonight, they say. dono-I spect
there won't be enough ketchet of him
to put in your eye Why, they say
that if you count all he's done, he's let
folks in up to sixty or seventy thous-
and dollars! He's deep one, / tell
ye"
'Pm late in the day, I'm afraid" T
observed; "however, there's the writ !;
I'll go back to the tavern, and get
some supperI believe. Hold on, l
think I'll see Mrs. Tupling moment
approached tho house and knock
cd at the door for the purpose of try
ing the experiment aforementioned -
"Come in )" answered querulous and
nasal feminine voice, and L entered.-
The door opened directly into the plain
and very neat little sitting room. A
thin and pale woman, with worn
and frightened look, stood looking out
Of the window, while rough-looking
fellow, tho officer sat silently by the
fire.
"nr-- n-ri;.-o 9" ,"qu,.vu, uo"-
ing.
"That's my name )" she answered,
in an impatient, angry tone.
1 stepped near her, and said in
tone too low for the oiIicer'sear, "Mrs.
Tupling, wont you let me see you
alone a moment ?"
She looked suspiciouely at me. I
added, 81 have message from Jo-
than Johnson, she started-" and
if / can't find your husband, must
leave it with you"
She answered with meaning look,
"The books are in the other room, if
you'll Just step in there moment"
She led mo into the kitchen, and
leaving the door aar took down two
or three account books, and laid them
open upon the table. There" she
said cit must be there"
I approached, and, bending over
them, pretended To search for some
item, while | told her, in low tone,
that | was to warn Mr. Tupling not to
ondcavor 10 loave hy way of Hartford,
; for that they were waiting for him
there and at Sprinfeld too.
"He isn't here" she answered, in a
same manner. "He's across the river.
He was goin' up on skates, on the
ice, TO take the stage at East Hartford.
You'll have to GO and SEQ him there,
for he amt comm home agin."
"Across the river ?" said with a
show of reluctance. "It's terrible go
, ing. and very cold. But | suppose he
, must know it. Where is he ~
"At Pat M'Cabe's old shanty. near
the Upper Quarry" she answered with
some hesitation. "If YOU knock. and
call out for Jotham Johnson, he'll let
YOU in. You must be pretty quick,
for he's going to start not far from
this time"
"Fll go right over" I said "but
it's tough Job" Then | continued
more loudly, for the officers benefit
/ had seen him peering through the
door--"if l don't find it, must look
again the morning. Good night
ma'am."
Good night" And 1 quietly left
tho house, and having saunteringly
passed by Constable Jones yet on his
chilly post, with the remark that /
hoped he'd have better luck than /
looked for, turned the corner and
make very quick time to the hotel
scheming as l went.
This was evidently n pretty well
considered scheme Of Tupling's and
indicated that he must have some
thing somewhere worth taking good
deal of pains for. This could not
well be anything except money, which
accordingly, / presumed he had about
his person, to the full amount of his
swindling sales; very likely twenty or
thirty thousand dollars. On skates I?
/ meditated that is not bad idea !;
it's glorious skating all the way up,
and for such slippery trick so slip
pory means is very suitable.
/ determined that / would take a
hasty supper, procure pair of skates,
and n stout stick, and start of alone
} after our sly friend John; for skating
being speciality" of mine made
} no doubt that if he should set out, /
could overhaul him on tho river
What exactly to do if / should come
up with him, / did't know. But it
was an adventure at any rate, and /
felt quite assured that either by per-
suasion or force 1 could effect some
arrangement or other which should
benefit my clients, and willy nilly, ease
his conscience. At the worst, pro-
posed to arrest him on my own re-
sponsibility, and secure him in some
way until / could transfer him to the
clutches of the law. Nearly six thou
sand dollars IL was worth one hot
chase, or cold one either. But
suppose he should overpower me? A
great, rough, -whiskered bully,
Spigglcton called him. 1t would be,
y in common phrase, pretty ridiculous
if he should knock me on the head
aud leave me on the ice. Yet some
risk must be taken, and with my train
ing in the fistic art, did not, on the
whole, fear for the result of single
combat.
I SO meditating and deciding, reach