Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-22

so, he might probably become a purchaser
And when il was remarked in converse.
ton that Sir Peter Snatfles was about to
give up the hounds, he said that he should
not mind hunting the county himself:
imagine a stranger introduced into the
Carleton, and proposing himself incident,
ally as leader of the Conservative party.
and you may form some idea Of the effect
produced
'Your friend is rather a forward young
man." was the remark which was several
shines made to me, and l invariably re-
piled, in tones which showed more and
more irritation, that Saurin was not my
friend; that he brought q letter of intro
duction to Colonel Rayner from Charles,
and that was all / knew about him. |
might have spared my breath and temper
no one needed me, and as this odious
fellows sponsor [ had to stand-I, whose
appetite faded at the thought Of his being
under the same roof as People!
At the end of week he came into the
bank one morning, and announced that he
had to go to Liverpool on business.
awful bore" he said; "but it can't be
helped | am afraid shall have to 90 on
to Paris and may not be back for couple
of months. However, then | shall settle
Sims is in treaty to buy Caw-Caw Lodge
for me. 1t won't make a bad little hunt
ing box. Hope to see you there, old fel-
low, and have some jolly evenings. The
money for the purchase will be lodged
here in a day or two. By-the-by, / wish
you would let me know when it is paid in
He left two addresses, one at Bristol, the
other at Paris, with dates when letters
were to be sent to either place, and then
said good-by; he had only a short time to
catch the train. Passing through the outer
office he stopped to draw his balance. II
declare, | was nearly starting on my jour
ney without the whcel-grease," he cried
back to me, where | stood at the door of
my private room At that moment, a
stranger came in and asked for me step
ped forward, and invited him to enter my
room. He was a gentlcmanly looking
young fellow with a pale face, which was
the whittier for a very black mustache
Il think | have an account with yOu,''
he said when seated; II directed five hun
dred pounds to be paid into my name
Saurin"
"Saurin," cried agha5t "Why, he has
just Left he was drawing out the money
as you came into the office"
ooh, noticed a man who seemed TO
conceal his face from me very carefully;
no doubt the rascal who stole my port
manteau at Marscillcs. We had better
stop him at once and explain afterward y
! caught UP my hat and darcd off to-
ward the station, followed by the new Dir.
5aurin. He had not introduced himself
quite so rapidly as it appears on paper,
and No. l Saurin having a fly waiting for
him at the door, and the station being
more than a quarter Of a mile off, he had
Il good start. The train ran in when we
had L couple OF hundred yards still to 90,
and when we reached the station door it
was locked. However, a porter who knew
me let us in. | hurriedly explained mat
ters; and our man was made to descend
ANONYMOUSLY from the carriage in HlIch
he had comfortably ensconsed himself,
and given into custody.
1t turned out that his real name was
Purvis. He had really been in the service
once but had been turned out of it for
diShonOrable practices. After that, he
had got some clerks appointment at Cal
cutta, and losing it in due course, had re-
turned to England at the same time as
Saurin, with whom he had scraped ac-
quaintance. Onthc journey home, Saurn
fell i'll with fever, and had to stop at Mar
settles, and Purvis was brute enough to
take advantage of his helplessncss, and
steal the pOrtmanteau and desk, which
enabled him first to learn his affairs and
arrangements, and then to personate him
with Il view to getting hold of the five
hundred pounds.
Luck had favored him immensely. Sau.
rims reason for wishing to 90 to Soyle di
rcctly he reached England, and for provid
ing himself with letter Of introdu~ ton
to Colonel Rayncr, from his brother officer
Charles, was, that he had set his affections
on a young lady whom be had met in
India, and who was now residing with her
family near SOyle, Had these people been
at home the impOstOr would have been
discovered at once As it was he got a
clear week and why he did not make off
before, | cannot imagine
That he did not, saved the bank the bet
ter part of five hundred pounds, though
personally, the fellow let me in for that
hundred which he was the cause of my
promising to the Idiot Asylum Mrs.
Rayncr tried to get a second hundred out
Of me, on the plea that | ought to be re
sponsible for my friend"; but the Colonel
interfcrcd for once, and said it was too
bad
Ny wifc-that is, Peepic-declares that
she saw through the impostor at once, and
of course am bound to believe her. You
may do as you like-Chambers' J0uraal.