Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-05

at was nothing" I said; "but pray
/ Miss Saviilc, allow me to carry that bag il
seems heavy And pointed to the lit
| tie black travelling bag she carried in hel
hand. m ~ ca
l 4 No, no, thank you, ne" she said; I'm
deed, sir, / can dispense with your offers
| of service"
II /" As you please, madam" said, sharp
| ly for there was sharshness in her voice
that Jared bitterly, and l felt that it was
undeserved.
"Let me carry it, Frank Smith," said a
grating voice, that had a saw sharpening
sound in its cutting tones. And III mo
ment the bag was wrested from Miss Sa
ville's hand and thrown heavily upon the
deck. Then followed sudden scuf1e, and
I saw her bounce back against the bull.
| warkv@sand~ the came grating voice ex;
claimed. Stay your hand, sir, or I'll fire r
There was swaying about, sharp
struggle, and I was about to throw myself
upon the second -class passengers ruffian
who was committing an outrageous assault
upon my fellow. passenger-when strong
hand dragged me back, just as there arose
a sharp "click click and, dizzy with sur
| from Miss Saville's fettered hand as she lay
torn and ,disheveled upon the deck.
| "Had not breath to speak before, my
| friend" said the second-clas 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; but I'm in hopes it is all here. :
And he took up the bag that lay on the
deck. ~ 49, ~ 5t!5 Iti 800
Stand up, sir" he said the next minute,
as he assisted his prisoner to rise, and tore
off. the veil z 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 suspicion,
but was rather down on your friend
"Take me out Of this" said hoarse
voice. And would have turned and fed,
but felt myself wedgedi by the crowd !;
for it seemed impossible that the flushed
face, yeined and knotted with disappoint-
ment and rage, could have been that which
had deluded me through the voyage
Gall right, sir, as soon as we can get
an officer from the shore. Bnt there, you
need not mind for few minutes" -.
""Take me below, officer" was the husky,
imploring petition next uttered; and the
officer was about yielding, when passen-
ger exclaimed, 5a nsne u.s. pops
"But are you sure you are right,
officer?" .{ozs 5s FBa a.atail4 4
Right, sirr Yes, TIA right enough, and
hope there's nothing blacker against him,
for there is the death of my poor mate to
clear up yet. 1t seems strange that he
should disappear the very night that our
friend here suspected that he was found
out; and it seems stranger still that he
should have settled down so quietly after,
and never show at all whenthe officer who
suspected him was gone, for he did not
know was on board" KHIT co. ~
| glanced once more at the deathly pale
face as the detective led his prisoner be-
low; and then, giddy with the rush OF
thought through my brain, Imade my way
back to my cabin to stay till the other
passengers were ashore, when fastened
to an hotel, but not as ] had hoped, un-
seen, for encountered the officer just re-
turning from placing his prisoner in Sc
curity. a9esh 81
He took me by the button, as he had
seized the captain, and held me for few
moments. l,.',.
"There, you need not be ashamed of it.
young man." he, said, with a dry smile
"hes got about as womanish face as ever
saw, and his disguise was as clever as II
was possible to be. l was hard pushed, but
felt pretty sure, and at the last l got one
look that settled it. There's resemblance
between you that, had he put on a good
beard, would have made him look deal
like YOU, and it was that which made my
poor mate have his suspicious Of some one
| else; but, any how, fourteen years will
make him rather different, and he won't
come the petticoats again ...,
Fourteen years p | said H..
Eyes, perhaps more; for it's a bad case
confidential clerk ,. 10.
We parted, and saw no more OF the
police officer. From the report of the
trial, though, learned that the police had
certain information that, the culprit would
sail from Liverpool in the HelnelZyn, though
his disguise had been nearly clever enough
to throw dust in the keen eyes of every
one. was only twenty then--a fact which
| plead as an excuse for my want Of dis
cernment; and no doubt formed in the
culprit's eyes q capital screen, and one
which would make 1t almost impossible
for his sex to be for an instant doubted. d /.
The sergeant was right; the prisoner was
brought back to the scene Of his depre
dations, and fourteen years penal seryitud'
was his award. AS to the work Of tba
dark night--whether Sergeant Matthews
otherwise NJ. Lister, met with foul play
and was sent to his death by push in thu
j dark-the mystery, if mystery there was
lay secret between Frank Smith, prison
er at the bar, and him who was forever
\ Never Say Die. s'8sR