The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-12-03

weeks agO?1
"Yes; surely" answered Mr.. Coombs,
but with a little hesitation as he looked
at me. Il certainly thought it was the
same gentleman. from his dress and short
hair; bat We were rather busy, and |
didn't take very close notice. Wash Z il
he, after all? Now look at you again,
sir, how is il? Yon have just come from
Weymouth don't rightly remember
you. either. Anyhow, gave two ladies
and the gentleman took to be you three
6rsi-elass tickets to Southampton by the
10:45 last night; more, can't say"
Here was a complication! What asso-
ciaiion could there have been between
the convicted and these two ladies? And
was il really he, disguised in my dress
that wye and Mr.. Coomhs had seen?
As pondered for moment, the sta
tion master had gone hack to his Office,
and came ont again with large brown
paper parcel in hand. by the way,
WYE" he said, ''you may as we'll take
this to Richards, at the Cove. I'D al
most forgotten IL; came down midday;
there's nothing 20 pay;" and he handed
il To the fisherman.
OF course, il was not unusual to make
WYE carrier; and very soon he and !
were again joitinR toward inlworth.
The parcel lay in fhe bottom of the
cart at my feet, and remember observ-
ing qnite casually that it was directed
merely to the "Proprietor of the Cave
Hotel, Lulworth," !" and that the hand
writing was that of a lady, and had rath
er foreign character about IL. Intense.
CONSERVATION and wonder prevailed at
inv arrival at the inn. Everywhere IL
had heen clearly settled that had elop-
ed; and though none of the gossips /
spoke to had seen the man in the blue
pants and brown coat go of with the Ia
dies, except Mr.. Wye, his account ofthat
event and my absence were the two and
two which, pnt together, left no doubt in
the minds Of the astute natives.
Indeed, could not find that any body.
lady's lodgings, had seen the fellow; and
but for the station-master's confirmation
of Vye's story should not have believ-
ed it.
i Ny room ard lodgings had been left
nndisturbed and It was with no small
relief that I once more found myself
wearing clothes of my own. While ]
was setting myselfa little to rights, and
there seemed to be between the ladies
and the man 70 whom owed 40 much
misery, the landlord appeared, with thu
parcel we had brought from the station
in his hand.
"This ere for you. sir, 'spect, cord
ing TO the direction inside it."
He had nndone the onter cove-, and
within was second parcel, directed as
follows: "For the Gentleman who wears
Blue Spectacles. staying at the Cove
Hotel" / cut the string and found
what? Ny clothes and wide-awake, and
the contents of the pockets intact!
AS ] examined them; sheet of note
paper fell to the floor; on it were written,
in the same hand as that of the two di-
rections, these words: Beyond restor-
ing the inclosed articles. il is improba-
BILE that any reparation can ever be made
to the gentleman to whom they belong
for the outrage to which he has been
subjected. If his looks have not belied
him, however, il is just possible that he
may find some consolation, and an apol-
.Ogy, in learning that his clothes have
been the accidental means of restoring to
and repentant man. the law has been
outraged, the gentleman has been at least
an unintentional accessory, and whether
this fact allays his scruples or not, it is
believed that, by the time these words
are in his hands, the culprit will be be
yond the reach Of and efforts he may be
the means of helping the authorities to
make toward recapture."
As far off as ever, almost, from the
details which led to this strange affair
broadly speaking, the letter, nevertheless
gave me an inkling Of the truth. Whe-
theT il was a prec0ncerted plan between
the unhappy ladies and their unhappy
relative, this meeting on the Dorsetshire
r coast; W heiher he had managed to escape
for the second time knowing where they
were; whether they, in their misery,
were led to that out-of-the-way retreat
by helpless longing TO be near him,
and had so forever been sitting watching
his rocky prison, and that he as acci.
, dentally Lighted on them as he had on
the opportunity my clothes gave him fol
getting out of the way. ! shall never
know. 1t was quite enough for me to
remember that young girls face TO stay
any promptings might have had to aid
the law. Her appealing look had more
than once made me long TO help her
|, and had done so, if through no merit
at least through no fault ofmy own, and
was not detective.
More than ten years have passed sincs
all this happened. have been Ions
: married, and it chanced that spent las
" autumn at Weymouth with my family
One day paid visit to PORTLAND
Prison-a second visit. How differen
from the frstl Governors had beer
" changed. The system Of discipline is 3,
immensely improved as to render sucl
an event as have described next to i'm
possible. The chief warder, though b.
T did not remember me, remembered th'
. escape of 1896 Raschkof. Yes, sir
: and 5755 Raschkoff is still at large"
In a country church, near Warsaw
Indiana. q few DAYS ago, n brother aros