The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-11-06

with all my heart, Mr.. Blake
come inshere few minutes befor
the train comes in, and we shall b
glad of your help
WAS | not right, dear Uncle {
said Clara, as soon as we were alone
oh! you can't tell how happy am
l can live now. o, this gloriou
mistake it is the most fortunat,
thing that has happened to me in al
my life. Now, you are glad, Uncle
aren't you? and she came up tt
me, with all hopes touches lit in botf
her eyes, and kissed me, and woulG
have nae speak.
yes, darling, 1 am glad-more
glad than | can find words to tell
Your fate linked to such man a,
this scoundrel, would have been g
living death. | am heartily glad
Clara
THE OFFICER.
This way sir. The young person
Is In the house; she gave her word
not to attempt to leave; the old
gentleman ls with her,.
This was heard through the door
as the station master came along the
passage. Our friend, Mr.. Blake
had arrived some time before.
The alton master entered, and
behind him tall, broad shouldered d
man, with bushy beard and NOUS.
taches concealing all the lower part
of the face.
will you have light sir p said
the station master to the officer.
'Thank you, no.
Clara started at a sound of the
voice, and laid her hand on mine.
Now, my good man. began Mr..
Blake, perhaps you will explain this
matter; you telegraphed down from
London to stop this lady, and here
she is. Now, if you please, ex-
plain.
This gentleman l said to the
officer, rs my niece's legal adviser.
l assume it is mistake, still we shall
be glad OF your explanation. You
are detective, presume p
NO, sir, | am not; my name is
Herbert Herbert! my dear Her.
bert it is your
Clara had gone to him, and he W az
clasping her in his strong 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 nae at once:
'My dear sir, l am not wanted
here, and doubt if you are, and
we left them.
In half an hour we thought it pos
sible we might be less in the way
and we went in. They sat on the
sofa at suspiciously great distance
from each other, and looking al
happy and foolish as possible.
And now my dear Herbert, please
to explain to us what has taken yor
at least half an hour to make cleal
to my niece
We'll, my dear Uncle I may cal
you Uncle?'
90, yes. A month sooner is mo-
much consequence
Don't, Uncle said Clara.
You know how went away, will
just enough to pay for my tools anC
outfit and passage. l went 10 Cali
fornia, to the diggings, and wa
lucky, and got good claim, worked
II, made little money, took share
in a machine, worked the claim
improved the machinery, becam
manager, director, and got rich
started six months ago to come hom
for Clara, took the fever at Panama
was down for two months there, no
able to move hand or feet, and arriv
ed only last night at Liverpool
There L meet an old friend anc
heard all the news of poor Webster
death, the promise, the rest, and
above all, that tomorrow was tn
day; | started by the first train t.
get to London, thinking the mar
riage would take place there, an
that should be in time. Lookin
out OF the window of the carriage a
the trains were passing each othe
at Petersburg, l saw Clara with be
mother. L did not see you. 1 wa
mad they had both started coul
not get out. There was Clara goin
from me, and. | going from her, a
fast as express trains could take u.
What could | do? | knew nothin
OF where she was going, and yet IN
information was positive that sh
was going to be married tomorrow
solely because she would keep he
promise.
'Can you wonder at nv dong as
did ? The train did not stop till
reached London, and l found that b.
the time | had hunted up the ad
dress to which you had gone from
the servants at home, l should hav
lost the last train and not been abl
to get here till long past midnight
What to do could not think.
In the carriage in which I sa
somebody had been talking abou
the murder of Tawell, and the tele
graph, the police on the doorstep
and so on. 1t all flashed on my min
in an instant.
4 went to the telegraph office anc
looked in. There was only youn
lad there
4 went in and called him. Ca
you telegraph to York for me p
Certainly, SIR
4 wrote the telegram you saw
'You must sign this, SIR
No, must not, young man. an,
l drew him toward me by th'
shoulder.
''My names Field, Inspecto
Field; you understand p
90 certainly, sir. Did you cate
that man the other day? | heard G
1t from one OF your clerks
''Oh, yes; caught him safe an,
sound he's in Newgate now.'
Indeed, sir said the lad.
you'll send that at once; th
trains due in less than an hour. II
see you do it,
'lie did send it, and as I hear
the click, click, click, it was like tn
throb of a new heart circulating
fiery blood in my arteries, for
knew it would enable me to see you
Clara dear, and then l came down
as you see, by the train, and fee
disposed now to embrace all the tele
graph clerks in the kingdom