The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-01-01

me feel hot all overs but still / was not
going to run any risk with those shield
shaped salvers. Major pinckncy, now
remembered, had expressed great wish
TO examine them, and perhaps that fact
h d Esome ight in my inviting him 20
dinner. Who tie deuce Major Pnckney
was-except that he belonged to my club
i certlinly knew no more than the de-
teciive, and perhaps a great deal less.
Still it seemed very base thing to open
the dining room door, and let this fellow
scrutinize my guests, in hopes to find
scoundrel among them.
Upon my life, Mr.. Detective" said
], 81 can't do it,"
"Very right, sir--very natural" re
piled he, smiling in his quiet way. "It
would never do, would it But look
you, Sir; I'm waiter-a hired waiter.
Who is to know that have not business
at your sdeboard, In one minute could
run my eye over the whole lot, and spot
my man, if hes there as sure as taxes"
/ did not like even this arrangement
but still it seemed the only thing to be
done. S. sending for Bowlcs, | arranged
with him the plan of proceeding, and
returned to the dining room. My feel.
ings are not TO be described, when. a few
minutes afterwards, sitting at the heal of
the table, | heard the door open, and
knew the detective was in the room. lie
was much longer at the sid board than
he had promised TO be, and every hair ON
my head seemed TO stand upright all the
time. Suppose he should suddenly fall
on Major pinckncy and cry, "this is my
MANI Nay, suppose Col Twankay
himself should prove TO be tie offender
| seemed to have lost all confidence in my
fellow creatures. 4iftcr II period of
anxiety no measure of time could ind-
cate, the Supposed waiter took his dcpar-
turc.
You've got n3w man, sec," said
Dr. Twlstic, carclessly; "witb so much
plate about hope you are satisfied about
his honesty"
| was exceedingly glad to find oil rwis-
tie was honest, and hid not been taken
by the shirt frlll, and walked off to Bow
street; but Of course did not tell him
that.
"llea'e sir, you're wanted again"
whispered Bowlc-, as he brought in
another bottle of clarct
"lf the kitchen chimney is on fire,
am glad we have dined," observed the
mol n, good humorcdly. "lf | can be
OF service, pray command me-"
| did not inform him what relief it
was to me that he was not wanted, but,
rcmarking that it was only little domes-
TIC matter, once more sought the in
spcctor.
"Thc one I'm after is not among
them, sir, so far AS know" observed this
official, jerking his thumb in the direction
OF the dining-room. "Are ycu sure there
are no more men in your house besides
those | have seen ~
Yes said |, "there are no more"
Then now must have look at the
ladies'"
"I'hc ladie'!" cried !, ashast at this
proposal "lou don't want to 90 into
the dining-room p
" 1t would be more satisfactory" OBJ
served the detective, coolly. "My inform
alton is very reliable. But at all events,
Who i thcrc!'
WELL" sad !, "my vile is there for
one you have no information against her
| suppose ?"
lie nodded satisfaction so far.
"Then there's the Hon. Mrs Match
ham and her daughter
" Safe ~ rcjoined the detective. check
ing them oft on his fingers.
" Mrs. Twistle, of Rcgalia Square,
and. Lady Bobbipgton."
suppose they're all right" remarked
my inqniSi'or, doubt(uly. Are you sure
there are no more
There's my motherin law, but she's
in her own room, AMI exceedingly un-
we'll"
Very good,' observed the detective
inconscqucnially. "Thcres a Plant
somewhere in this house, however; you
may take your oath OF that, and very
likely in the last place where you would
ever look for it so now | must sec the
maids"
1t was astonishing even to myself, in
what complete suhjugaton this man had
placed me. Once, and only once, a ter.
rlblc misgiving seized mel was as full
OF suspicious by This time as a porcupine
of quills, and darted them in as many
dlrections-that the detective himself was
"Plant that would presently blossom
INTO burglar; but my over taxed mind
refused to bear tins burden. II it was SO,
| would trust to his clemency-just as an
inhabitant of Dubcrnitz, deserted by
Feldzcngmeister Won Benedek might have
trusted to Prussian-to leave me sill
yer fork or two TO carry on the business
OF life. IL thus man urned out 20 be any
thing less than what lie described himself
to be, all authority would henceforth lose
It's effect with me. If Solomon had ever
had to do with metropolitan detective,
he would never have spoken SO slightly of
mankind. had read of the grasp of
the law in works of fiction, but had
never understood the tremendous nature
of that figure until felt this gcnileman's
knuckles (metaphoricalv,) inserted in nv