Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-01-05


to show it, and, almose IN opposition to
her wishes. saw TO aer luggage, and,
brother or no brother waiting, determined
TO see her to her home.
| was ready to aphraid her with CO.
auetry but refrainea, Feeling that 1t was
possible she had taken my attentions rs
being merely intended to last the voyage ,
and at last, cold and constrained, we stood
close together, for ia another ten minutes
we should be debarking
Happening TO gaze around, l suddenly
became aware of the secand class passenger
standing close TO my elbow, and | could
not avoid start--onc which made Miss
Savlle turn wonderingly to me, at the
same time holding her veil closely TO her
face, for the breeze was rather brisk,
"lt was nothing" ! said bat pray
Miss Saville, allow me 10 carry that bag /; 1t
seems heavy" And .lnted 10 the lit
tic black travelling bag carried in her
hand.
No, no. thank you, 40, she said; in
deed, sir, | can dispense with your offers
of seryfee.'
AS you please, madam" said, sharp
ly for there was harshness in her voice
that Jared bitterly, and | felt that 1t was
undeseryed
Let me carry it, Frank Smith, said a
grating voice, that had saw sharpening
sound in its cutting tones. And IN mo
ment the bag was wrested from Miss Sa'
,ille's hand and thrown heavily upon the
deck Then followed sudden scptL,e, and
| saw ler bounce back against the bull
wark, and the same grating voice eX,
claimed. Stay your hand, sir or LII tire
There was swaying about, sharp
struggle, and was about to throw myself
upon the Second-class passengcr--a rutfian
who was committing an outrageous assault
upon my fellow -passenger~-wh a strong
hand dragged me back, just as there arose
sharp clicE-click,N and, dizzy with sur
prise, ! saw the wretch drag revolver
from Miss Sayillc's fettered hand as she lay
torn and dishevelod upon the deck.
Had not breath TO speak before, my
friend" said the second-class passenger,
painting, as he rose from one knee " but
for your information, Mr.. Frank smith, l
hold warrant for your apprehension.
Bank robbery, gentlemen; cool twenty
thousand bat I'm in hopes it is all here. "
And he took up the bag that lay on the
deck
"Stand up, sir he said the next minute,
as he assisted his prisoner to rise, and tore
of the veil Very clever, very well
done, indeed, this false hair and the CHG.
non is very becoming, sir must do you
the credit of saying that you took me in
while poor Matthews hadn't a suspicion,
bat was rather down on your friend,
Take me out of this said n hoarse
voice And | would have turned and fed,
but felt myself wedged in by the crowd ;
/ for it seemed impossible that the flushed
face, veined and knotted with disappoint-
ment and rage, could have been that which
had deluded me through the voyage.
1 "All right sir, as soon rs we can get
! an officer from the shore, Bot there, you
need not mind for few minutes"
Take me below, officer, was the husky
/ lmraoring petition u.It uttered and the
! officer was z--S, u ~ ~nsa 9 p9ssen. sen.
Put are you e'c you are right,
| off1cerY"
Right sir Yes, Tn right enough, and
4 | hope there's nothing blacker against him,
! for there is the death Of my poor mate to
! clear MP yet 1t seems strange that he
| should disappear the very night that our
( friend here suspected that he was found
out aud it seems stranger still that he
| should have settled down SO quietly after
and never show at all when the officer who
/ suspected him was gone, for he did not
/ know ! was on board
! / glancellnnce more at the deathly pale
I face as the detective led his prisoner be.
/ low; and then, gidly with the rush OF
! thought through my brain, made my way
back to my cabin to stay till the other
passengers were ashore, when hastened
J IN al hut ns | had bpnpI
seen, for encountered the officer gust re-
/ turning from placing his prisoner IN se-
| curity
He took me by the Sutton as he had
/ seized the captain, and held mo for few
! moments.
! There, you need 80t be ashamed OF It..
/ young man, he said, with dry smile ;
he's got about as wonauish face as ever
saw, and his disguise vas as clever as 1t
/ was possible to be- was hard pushed, but
/ felt pretty sure, and q the last got one
( look that settled il. There's a resemblance
between you that, had he put on good
I beard, would have made him look deal
! like you, and ii was that which made my
poor mate have his suspiclons OF some ue
else; but any how, to,.rt en- years will
make him rather dit7e'ant, nd 70 won't
come the petticoats 2 .ain.
Fourteen years y said,
Yes, perhaps mcur for it'ss ad case
confidential clerk -
We parted, and 4 ~ no Gore Of the
police officer From the report of the
ilial though, learned that the police bad
certain information that the culprit would
sail from Liverpool in4he He(WRya, though
his Disguise had beea aeay}g clever enough
to throw dust in the keen eyes Of every
one, ! was onSy twenty then--a fact which
plead AS an excusf. for my wnHt of dis
carnment; and NO rolbt / formed in tine
culprit's eyes 9<cppital screen, and one
which would make it almost impossible
for his sex to- be for an instant doubted.
The SERGE Has right the prisoner was
brought the scene of his dcpre-
49, en- years penal scrvitude
: 10 the work Of that
er Sergeant Matthews,
=. met with foul play,
death by push In the
If mystery there was,
~ Frsak Smith, prison
him who was forever