St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-27
VOLUME 39---NUMBER 1887.

As | pondcred for moment. the
Station-maSler had gone back to his
office. and come out again with large
brown paper parcel in his hand. by
the way, Nye." he said. YOU may as
we'll take this to Richards at the Cove.
Id almost forgotten il :: came down
mld-'laN there's nothing to pay: and
he handed il to the fisherman.
OF course. il WAS moi unusual Ia make
WE Il carrier: and very soon he and |
were again jolting towards LulwOrth.
The parcel lay in the bottom OF the
cant at my feet. and | remember ol-
NrrN ing quite casually that it WAS di-
recttd merely to the ''l'roprictor of the
Cove Hotel, Lulworth." and that the
handwriting WAS that OF Il lady, and
had rather a foreign character about it.
Intense CONSERVATION and wonder pre-
vailed on my arrival at the inn. Every
where il had been clearly settled that
| had clnpcd and though none of the
""S>ipS spoke to had seen the man i'll
the blue Sprctaclcs and brown billy
cock 90 of with the ladies. except Mr..
WYE. his account of that event and my
ahStncr were the two and two which.
put together. left no doubt i'll the minds
of the ;I>IuIc natives.
Indeed. could not find hat anybody
coast -"ual,l>maiI. or the owner of the
Iady's lodgings, had seen the fellow ;
and bat for the station matters con
iirmatiom If Yves stony. should not
have believed il.
My room and belongings had been
left umdi>turbcd. and it Was with M
small relief that | once more found my
self wraIim" clothes of my own. Whilst
| w;> sitting my self Il little to rights.
and puZZling over the connection which
there seemed to he between the two
ladies and the man To Wh"m owed >u
much misery. the landlord appeared,
with the parcel We had brought from
the station. in his hand.
"Ihi> 'crc'S for Nou. sir. | Spcct
'r"rdiug /" The direction inside it
lie had umdnnc the outer cover. and
within was Il second parcel. directed ~
follows: For the Grtlcman who wears
Blue Spcctaclc> stay ing at the Gov,
| Hotel. cut th" string. and found
what My clnthr, and Widc-awakc
aud The contents of the pnrkrt> intact
A. examined them. Il sheet of note
paper fell To the floor ON il were writ
ten. in the same hand ~ hat of the TIVE
dlrrcti"m>. these words: ''Bcl ond rc-
STORM" the inclo>,d articles. il l. inn
probahlc that amy ltri!:itIon can even
br made I" the gentleman to whom
they belong fuI the outage To which h'
has been subjected. If lis looks haN,
not bclicd him. however. il l. Just pos
>hlc that ll,. may find some consolation
and an apnlo"N. in learning that hIs
clothes have been the accidental means
of restoring To Il mothers and sister
~ M IN rrliug and rcpcmtant man. II
the law has been outraged. the gentle
man has hc,n at least IN umintcntiona
acc,>>orN. and whether this fact allaN'
his >cruplc> nr not. il i believed that
bN the time these W"Id~ are III hi
hands. the cuIrlit will he beyond til,
reach of any efforts he may he the
mran> of helping the authorities t,
make towards Il rcraptuIc.
/ A~ far oil a. ever. almost. from the
details which led To this strange affair
broadly speaking. the letter. ncverthc
less. gave me an iukling nt the truth
hctwcrn the unhappy ladie> aid thci
unhappy relative. this mcctin" on th'
Don ~rt>llIc coast : whether he ha,
managed :" escape tnr the second time
KNOWING where they WcIc: whcthe
they. in their misery. were lcd tn tina
ont of thc-WaN rctlcat 10y Il hrlplc>
lnu"in" Ia hc near him. and had 81 Il"
ever been watching" hi> rocky prison
and that Ia" ~ accidentally lighted "l
them ~ he had on the opportunity III,
l.. II Il