The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-11
BIDDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH H. 1870.

the Sergeant Ifyou viii reflect you win that tn
man must have had SON. prrtty strict instructions
sSss ,s r,ss being sssn Al he bank or in The pasI,
house. They were obliged s trust everything to tiei
drpu'y. very. rod. Their deputy hears a certalr
number named nj the Inn. the number OF the roou
which the sailor Is o have or the night that being ala
the ruonf-uness our n"tiOn y all wrong-which th'
circumstances. the Indians you may rely a. woult
1sst On having descriptbDn 81 the ro,n,, of It's p.s
mon, the outside. and 80 on What was the man 10 d
with such Instructions tbeser Just what he dbl. u,
taken into IT, lie fand there, making his OBJ
serSaiions. aud he slammed drunk ss the easiest WAY
ridile Amer he was turned of the public house hs
probably went with his report to the place where his
st' =" s .s" ~S' s nss e. o make Ts that tbe sso,
really setel at the pablc house I'LL the next morn
Ing. A. ior what happened at The Wheel of fortune
sfter the boy len, We ougN to have discovered thai
last night Its eleven In the norning now. We must
hops for the b"st. and hnd out what We can.
In quarter Of an hour the cab stopIrdn Shore
Lane, ami GoossbeEry opened the door for US 10 ge
AN rightly ssk~i Sergeant Cuff.
AN right answered. thu hoy.
Tie nsInent we enter, TIE Wheel of Fortune. u
plain. even to my inexperienced eyes, that there wa
something wrong in tile hUuss.
The only person behnd the bar where the liquors
were sid was bewildered servant gir perfectly g-
noran OF the business one or two custoners walt ins
for their morning drink. were tapping impsiientiy o
the counter with their money. Tie bar mail appeared
the inner regions of the parior, excited and pre-
occupied She answered Sergeant Cuns inquiry for the
landlord by telling him sharply that her master Was M
stairs. and was not to be- butherei by anyb"dy
Son,e along with me, SIR said Sergeant Cuf. cooy
leading the way up stairs AMI bckonng to the boy to
Tie bar maid called b her MASTER and warned him
thai strangers wer. introdinE ih.nlssl.ss inte ts
house. On the hrst noor We encountered tile landlord,
hurrying dawn. Ia highly irritated state to see what
'wS" the deyi are your and what do you want herey
Keep your temper said the Sergeant, quietly I1l
tell you Who ] am, Ia begin with. an, Sergeant Cun
The illusirous name instantly pru'iuce'i Its effect
The angry landlord threw open the door of sitting
r"oui, aud sske.l the sergeant psr'ion.
4 anI ANNOYED aud out of sorts. sir that's the TRUTH
he said. '>nething unpleasant las hspr-ned In the
house this morning. man In my way OF business has
'N,t dnnht uf H. said the Sergeant I'll come at
orce yOu1l sllow me, Ia what brings us here This
gentleman and want to trouble you with few n'Iui-
ries, ON matter of some Interest To- bath of u.s.
'Relsting 20 what. sirr asked the landlord.
'Relaiins to dark man, dressed like sailor, who
'oi ,.o! that's the who Is npsetting the whole
SiSr SS% "'''S' ''' O'e' Se"'''""" A"o" '' 's '"''
we can't he certain TIL we see him. answered the
see hiuF' echoed the landlord. That's the one
thug that nIbsys been able Ia do sincese,en O'Clock
this morning. That the time when he leit word
last Might that he to be- called lie was cailei ani
there getting answer nom him. They tried
Thrrr was the door stiil locked aud not sound be
heard In the room! The pH-b1y has gone To- ietch
We viii have the ,ioor orened and see what Il means
'Wss the man drunk lat nightr asked sergeant Cum
sSss s % "a % w.. nav ns,fs sr ~ s.s @ se9e
hand nor coud he leave the ro6m In any way without
going Oui by the door The l. gsrret hut there
\, trap ioor ~ ,he ceiling leading out the r"of'
As he snake III. arrival OF the carpenter was ALI
noancad.
The carpenters hammer and chisei disrosed Of the
resistance of the door In few minutes. But some ar
tice IL nrntur. had heen placed against u inside ss
bsTTIcae Iy pushing at the door We thrust this OBJ
sfacp asisle. aDl a1ulISSiu tO the rOlI. Tie
landlord e,trr,-i first the Sergeant second AMI third
The other p"rSons prcscnt t,,iio~e,i US.
the bel With white pillow over his face, which Sonl.
pletsly hli 10 frum view.
the pIlIow
S.rxr,nt Cuff led the way 90 the bed without answer
Ing and removed the pillow.
The mans swsthy face placid and still: his black
hair ami beari were slightly very slightly disc"n-
nsI. Ills EYES stared wide open, CLASSY and vacant
at III, ceiling.
HES in q ht.' heard the landlord say.
'Iies dead the Sergeant answered Send for the
nearest doctor aud send for the p,lice.'
The waiter dispatched ON hath errands. some
strange scnation seemed hold Sergeant Cuff Ia the
bed Some strange curiosity senei to keep the rest
cf then, waiting ,o see What the sergesnt Sia 90
next. The moment Mierward trlta son pun ai my
coat-tais, and small voice whispered, Look here,
SIR
Gooseberry had followed us into the ROOM Hisloose
eyes r,l frghtfnlly-not in terror hut In eNnltaon
lie hal made discovery "n his own account Lnok
here slI he repeated and Ioi me 'o tsoe IN the cor
of the rooIn.
On the table stood little wooden box, open eMl
enpty On one side of the box lay soue jewelers. cot
ton. On tile other side was torn she.tM white pApr,
With -eal On u, partly desr,Sed ani Sth an nSe.,p
inscription was " th.se woris; ,,,,p,.,.
DtnOst,iN Messrs nusn", M" ,,
by Mr. septslus inker oi Mddleses Place, lan,'ei u
small wooden box scaled W ", u's snNs'pe. . anu
s:%,sgTs valuable ., sTss, ,es ns boy; G Shs en
th. pers1nal application % oi VT. Luksr o ,,, =,
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