The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-01

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uncle, aren't your" and she came up to
| me, and kissed me, and would have me
speak.
"Yss, darling I am glad-more glad
than l can find words to tell. Your fate
linked to such a man as this scoundrel
would have been living death. I am heath.
ly glad, Clara ae
CHAPTER H.--THE OFFICER.
"This way, sir. The young person is
In my house; she gave her word not to at
tempt to leave; the old gentleman is with
her."
This we heard through the door as the
station master came along the passage.
Our friend, Mr.. Blake, had arrived some
time before. . H,a asaa5I
The station master entered, and behind
him tall, broad-shouldered man with
bushy beard and mustaches conccaling all
the lower art If his face. 1aaF
will you have light, sir?" said the
station master to the officer.
Thank you, no."
Clara started at the sound of the voice,
and laid her hand on wine.
"Now, my good man." began Mr.. Blake,
perhaps you can explain thus matter; you
telegraphed down from London to stop
this lady, and here she is. Now, if you
please, explain"
This gentleman" said to the officer,
sis my niece's legal adviser. l assume /.
is n mistake, still we shall DE glad of your
explanation. You are detective, pre-
sume?"
"No, sir, | am not; my name is"
"Herbert! Herbert! my dear Herbert, it
,ou!"
Clara bad gone to him, and he was
clasping her IN his arms, while her face
was hidden in his great beard.
My own! my darling! my own true
darling! she loves me still"
But why describe their meeting? Mr..
Blake said to me at once:
my dear sir, am not wanted here,
and doubt if you are" and we left them.
In bali an hour we thought we m ght
be les IN the way, and we went. in. They
sat On the sofa at a most suspiciously great
distance from each other, and looked as
happy sud foolish a. possible.
"And now, my dear Herbert, please to
explain to Us what has taken Sou at least
halt au hour to make clear to my niece"
swell, my dear uncle-I may call you
unclt!"
ooh, yes; a month sooner is not much
consequence"
Don't, uncle said Clara.
"You know how went away with Just
enough to pay for my fools and outfit aud
passage. | went TO California, to the
diggings, and was lucky got good claim,
worked it, made a little money, took
shares in machine, worked the claim,
improved the machinery, became manager.
director, and got rich, started six moo tbs
ago to come home to Clara, took the fever
at Panama, was down for two months
there. not able to move hand or foot, and
arrived only last night in Liverpool.
There | met an old friend, and heard ali
the news; poor Webster's Geath, the prom
Use, the rest, and, above all, that to NOR
row was the day. | started by the first
train to GO to London, thinking the mar
riage would take place there, and that !
should be in time. Looking out of the
CO rriage as the trains were passing each
other ut Peterborough, | saw Clara with
her mother. | did not see you. was
mad; they had both started; could not
get out. There was Clara going from me,
and going from her, as fast as express
trains could take us. What could I do?
knew nothing of where she was going,
and yet my information was positive that
she was going to be married tomorrow
solely because she would keep her promiy,
Can you wonder at my doing as 1 did
Tie train did rot stop auntil it reached
London, and found that by the time
| had hunted up the address to which
you had gone, from the servants at home,
should have lost the last train and not
been able to get here till long past mid
night. What to do could not think
'In tho carriage in which 1 sat some.
body had been talking about the muir
derer Tawell, and the telegraph, the po-
lice on the door step and % on. 1t all
flashed on my mind in an instant.
II went to the telegraph Office, and,
looking in, there was only a young lad
there.
II went in and called him.
"'Can you telegraph to York for me?'
"'Certninly, sir
/ wrote the teIek ram you saw.
"You must sign this, SIR
emo, l must not, young man." and
drew him toward me by the shoulder.
"'My names Field; you understand
"'Oh, certainly, sir. Did you catch
the man the other day? 1 heard of it
from one Of our clerks
"'Oh, yes; caught him safe and sound
he's in Newgate now
"'Indeed, sir, said the lad.
's'You'll send that ut once; the trains
due in less than an hour. I'll see you do
it,
"He did send it, aud as heard the
click, click, click it was like the throb
of new heart circulating fiery blood in
nv arteries, for knew it would enable