St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-10-18

have elapsed before this carpet-bag can
be sent to its proper Destination" pur-
sued he therefore the owner will prob
ably have called at the Lost-Parcels' Of
flee, and not finding it there, will con-
clude-and indeed the authorities will
tell him so-that all further search is
vain. Cabmen are bound to return az
ticles so discovered within twelve hours
and if they do not do SO, it is because
they are thieves
EXACTLY so,'' urged |, despairingly
that is why | deemed it safer to take
this home with me; | thought the cab
man might not be trustworthy"
"lou could have taken bis number, |
suppose remarked the Inspector, cyni-
cally. 1T is too late TO forward the ar
ticle TO Seotland-yard to night you had
better bring it hither yourself on Mon
day. Good morning"
He did not say 'Gcod morning like a
parting salutaton at all. 1t seemed to
express: "You may 90 now, but Oh Your
personal recognizanccs TO reappear here
within eight-and- forty hours | have
not done with you, nor anything like it.
| havs got my eye upon you; my myr-
midons shall have their orders \ man
that can see hair-brushcs through the
leather of a carpet-bag, and vet torgcts
the existence of Lost-Parcels' office. is
not likely to come to good; | shall see
YOU again. Good morning."
The intermediate Sabbath was by no
means day of rest 10 me Black Care,
that sits behind the horSeman, seemed
always to be sitting in front OF me in the
form OF leathern carpet-bag. Ii an in
cubus ever took that form, pity those
OF my ancestresSes who were witches.
Ny wife. to whom | had communicated
my apprehcnsion>. pictured her beloved
husband with mask on (as behcld in
Never too late To Mend at the Princess
Iheatrcl, shorn of his name, and an
swering TO a number with four figures in
it. We were about 10 retire To rest up-
on that Sunday night at tcn-thirty. a.
usual, when the parlor-maid came up 10
the drawing-room with very pale face,
TO say that there were couple OF police
men i'll the hall who wanted TO speak
with me.
They shall lever part US" cxclaim-
ed my wife. with a shrek of agony. 20
Walter. Walter, why did You laugh III
those poor people at the Crystal Palace
who were falsely accused of pickinG pork-
els -
unbarred the shutters, and looked
out into our crescent Yes. H. | had
suspected. there were two other police
men watching the hou>c from outside.
Heaven bless Won, Polly" SAID with
pathos; "you al least will know that |
am innocent" Then taking advantage
OF the temporary uncon-ciou,ness induced
10y Mysteries, tore myself away from
her side
In our little hall there stood the larg-
est policeman | ever saw out OF panto-
mime. and one almost a. bi. was stand
inc behind him. Zach had Il dark Ian
tern stuck in his belt, which gave them
an awful appearance; and the cook and
the kitchcn-maid We're regarding them.
rs though they were Il couple of Guy
Fawkcscs, with unteigncd amazemcnt.
Ii was not the .'amazememt'' spoken OF
in the marria"e-scryice however. be-
tween them and those policemen there
was, for once. TO tender bond OF sympa-
thy, | feel certain; they We're almost IL
frightened rs their master.
''IIere [ am said |, holding nv hand
before me, a, had seen all heroic Grim
inaIs do upon the STAGE, when 1.-THE gamC
is up" and .'the darblcs" must be put
on, and why not with good grace
"lcs, sir, returned the giant respect.
fully; I'm sorry to trouble YOU, but til,
fact is We suspect there's somebody ii
that empty house" Che was Irish, o
course) next door: we have been direct
cd to watch it, and Il certain mark whicl
we set upon it has been removed, where
by we know that some person has ell
tered who has no right to be there. 1h,
owner is out OF town, so if You vii
kindly let us get out OF your garret win
dow, and on to the roof
'.Gentlemen," cried |. in 4 rapture
: ''the whole house Is at your service.
respect the law above all things. Wha
5 would you take to drink -
The revulsion of feeling was almos
e too much for me- 1t is unnecessary t,
c describe how enthusiastically | >cconde'
: the efforts of ''the force accompanying,
= them to the very root-top, and Onl,
= leaving them when they made their bur@
n larious entry into the next door. and tn
: possibility arose OF 4 contest with rob
: bers. They almost frightened my eldc-
Il child into tit as they tramped 10y he
apartment, but assured them that sh
: was used to fits, and that it WI, oi n
Il consequence.
If In short, il ever man showed him
self GOOD citizen, and deserving of til
: appreciation of '.the authorities it wa
: |. | even ventured, while pushing til
d biz man through the garret-windo,
(wherc he stuck fast. and had to hay
: his lantern taken off, to give him til
Y heads Of the carpet-bag story, in ord,
: that he might retail them in the prop,
quarter. But he gave me to understan
ie that ..misdcmeanorS'' were not in his lin,
e which lay rather in the suppression
/ ''burglaries with violence" don
know whether they found ANYBODY
'r that uninhabited house or not; and
lie don't care.
The next morning, | once more b
q took myself, carpet-bag in hand, to ii
Is police-station. There was another Ii
D. spector sitting at the receipt OF rasca
1t dom, and | had to tell my story oy,
i again.
"When did you furnish this inform;
E. ton - asked this terrible official, wi
te vaS tUicp rs ferOclous rs the other