North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-11-08
VOL. S NO. Ia

hand or foot, and arrived only last night Ct
Liverpool, There met nm old friend hesrd
all the news poor Webster's death, the
promise and the rest and above all that to
morrow was the day. started by the frG*
train TO get to London thinking the marriage
would take place there, abd that ! should be
in time. Looking out Of the window ofthe
carriage as the trains werc passing each 9th.
er at Peterborough, saw Clara with her
mother, did not see you.. was mad; the
trains had started and could not get out.
There was Clara going from me, and am 60.
ing from her, as fast as express trains could
take US, What could do 2 I knew moth
ing where she was going and yet my infor-
nation was positive that she ~as going to be
married to morrow solely because she would
keep her promise. ....... - ..r.sh
''Can you wonder at,ny doing as did7
The train did not stop until it reached Lon
don, and l found that by the time had hun.
ted up the address, to which you had gone,
from the servants at home. ! should have lost
the last tram and not been able to get off till
long past midnight. What TO do could not
think --....-
Sin the carriage in which sat somebody
had telegraphed to the police on the door step
and SO on. 1t all flashed on my mind in an
instant'E s -<.- -.-. ..H .-'- '.
81 went to the tele graph office, snd look
ing in, there was only young lad there"
81 went in and caled him.; ..'
''Cau you telegraph to York for map
''Cer tainly, SIR" .s" .'-'' '
81 wrote the telegram you saw"
"You must sign this, sir" "'
'No, must not young man :" and ! drew
him towards me by the shoulder.
I" My names Field, Inspector Field you
understand" ''
cob! certainly sir. DID yon catch that
man the other day heard it frcm one Of
our clerks. Newgate now."
"lndeed sir" said the lad.
"You'll send that at once, the trains doe :
in less than an hour. I'll see you do it.''
she did send 1t, and as heard the clicf.
click, click, click, II was Hke the throb' Of q
new circulating fiery blood in my arteries.
for knew it would enable me to see vou.
Clara, and then came down as you see by
this train, and feel disposed now to embrace
all the telegraph clerks iu the kingdom;
"Wcll, young man. its dangerous game,
suppose you're aware it's an offen.s not
lightly punished to pretend you're au off,
Ger OF police" said Mr.. Blake. ....
"My dear Mr.. Blake, if it was death on
the instant of discovery, and l was in the
same strait should do the same thing over
again."
you must find prosecutor MFR. Blake
said Clara, "and as l, the principal person
concerned, am not going to prosecute the Of
tieer think he will escape"
"But why" said l, did you NOT tele1ranb
to Clara direct 2'
Because l feared that Mrs. Webster
might possibly nave prevented our meetine'n
"Mr. Blake left US with bis eyes twinkline.
and muttered something to me abou. servi-
tude for life
A month after this ! had the pleasure Of
giving away my niece to Herbert, and ir two
months more l had the pleasure of reading
in the London Times the announcement Of
the marriage of Mrs. Webster to Francis
Tredegar Esq, Of Tredegar Hall, to which
ceremony need scarcely say / was not in-
vited. .--.. ....-.s
Clara and Herbert and live together,
and to day be is spoken of amongst bis init.
mates as Herbert Langly. 'thatA tctive and
intelligent officer" ....~ sfe.