New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-10-03

sick, says he, and then he mutterea to himself;
'There'H be q sicker man than me aboard this
boat soon.' Look ont sharp for him, Tony
He's got very jealous constitution, and can
see by his eye he means mischief
''Weli, SLOUGH" said |, what do you ad'
yise?"
$50 on with your love making, Tony; lay, 1t
on pretty thick and strong. I'll keep wide awake
that he don't hurt anybody. Pitch in strong and
we'll bring him out
Upon reflection / resolved to act in accord
ance with the recommendation Of my partner
| The motive that could induce man and wife to
separate themselves hold communication
nor recognize each other, upon journey ike
! this. was a suspicious one. The fact that two
tickets were purchased with the spurious bills
| accorded exactly with the case 80, deciding
that the end should justify the means, deter
mined to push my advantag flor this tickle, in
constant woman. to test the sagacity OF Slouch
and my own reasonable surmises.
TIE following evening was calm ana clear,
with just sufficient star light to create dim shad
ows upon the deck, and to exhibit the outlines
of objects about. had been making myself as
agreeable as | knew how to the woman during
the early evening, and about ten O'Clock, at my
suggestion, she took my arm for promenade
| upon the upper deck. Almost every person had
| retired, and save the officers Of the watch and
two or three struggling passengers, we were
alone. A man lay extended upon one OF the
/
! while on the seat opposite another person, Whom
| | recognized as my partner Slouch was stIetcEcu
out in apparently the same somnolent condi-
ton
While We sauntered back and forth in that
dim starlight, whispering a love that was false,
| held constant eye on that figure in the cloak,
and saw that it twisted and turned as we re.
ceded and remained quiet only as we approached
it. Counterieiting the ardor of true affection,
| | placed my arm about the wOmans waist, and
while lreadiug back and forth in this loving con
dition, observed the figure by side glance, as
we reached the greatest distance from II, rise
spasmodica!ly into a sitting posture, and then
drop again as we returned, ard resume its quiet
ness. | proposed now that we rest awhile, and
after seating ourselves little distance from the
pretended sleeper, ! made so bold as to place
my arm around her neck and give her a sound
ing kiss. Before | could turn myself to observe
the effect, | felt two powerful hands grasp my
shoulders. and without time to assume position
of defence, was forced backward upon tht
deck. A man stood bending over me with hi
knee upon my breast, and grasping my throa
tightly with his one hand, he placed his FACE
near mine. lou wretch, what are you doing
with my wife, said he, kissing the words be
tween his teeth.
"That'll do for the present." said SLOUGH, a
he turned my adversary over with his masculin,
arms. "Give me the cuffs, Tony, and thea g
call the captain
The captain came at our request and having
shown him our commission, he gave us permits
sion to search the baggage of both man Ait
wife, In the husbands trunk was a compieI
Photographic apparatus, and large number c
counterfeit notes i'll partly finished state
Among the wife's effects were found many roll
of the perfect bills, as well as the scarf pin tina
had been stolen from Ross. The prisoners wer
safely returned to New York, under due cours
of law and are both at the present time servin
out their sentence at Sing Sing.
The singularity of Ross conduct was well eX
[ planned, when, near the termination of our joul
, ney, SLOUGH CHANGED to recognize him as ,h
once sandy haired and whiskered employee OF
| fashionable hair dressing establishment in Ne
| York.
AS nitrate Of silver was the potent magicia
| that transformed his yellow locks to a sable hue
it was not 10 be wondered at that he should ey
, hibit senstiveness at its mention and deny it
presence in his pack.
In conclusion, will say that my partner an
| | have been employed for some years back /
the Government detective service, and it is nc
likely will soon again encroach so much upo
? my own aud the readers time as to furnish ar
other paper for publication. SLOUGH, however
3 has expressed an inclination to ''reduce int
writing one of his adventures. If he Shout
be guilty Of such an indiscretion, in oppostio
to my advice, it must so before the public with
| out my supervision, and take the present occg
r sion to declare that will not hold myself j
r any degree responsible for its literary style an
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