New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-18


oyercost; tho young lady in the distan,
corner was looking from the window Is il
even the half darkness wss better to lool
at than this com panion. Mortified q goot
deal At the failure of my scheme for he
comfort, went Oh to my van, beside vhicl
the detective waited for me.
mo 60, you see," he muttered Grossly
land yet it seemed to me 20 likely they Z
take this train"
Il don't see how il should seem likely"
answered, for hadn't. gone With him il
the idea "It doesn't seem to me yer,
likely that three such skillful thieves a.
you are lodging, who did their work in thi
nsighborhoOd SO cleverly two nights ago
shOu!d leave the station any night by tn,
very tram which the police watch witt
double suspicion"
Doesn't ii9' he echoed, with a mos
satirical knowingness. perhaps 20,
haven't yet got it quite clear in your mine
how they will leave the town; for it's sur,
enough that they haven't left it up to now
That they'll be in hurry to leave it is sur.
enough too, for this isn't the sort of piac.
they'll care to hide in longer than necessary
Well, what's the hardest place for US t
track them in!-LondOn. Aud what's the
easiest place for them to get to sea from
London. Then naturally enough to London
they'll want to go. Isa't this a fast train
and shouldn't You choose fast tram if you
were running away from the police!"
l didn't tell him what sort Of train I
should choose, because hadn't quite made
uD my mind, and he was looking cross
enough for any thing in that last glimpse
cabght of him.
Having nothing better to do, wondered
a good deal how these thieves could arrange
their getting away while the walls were
covered with the description of them. and
every official in the line was up in it. There
was no doubt about their being three very
dexterOus knaves. but then our detective
force was very dexterous, too, though they
were not knaves land | do believe, the
greater dexterity i. generally on the
knavish side), and go it was odd that the
DESCRIPTION still was ineffective and the of
fered reward Unclaimed. read over again
the bill in ray pocket which described the
robbers. Edward Capoa, alias Captain
Winter, alias John Pearson, alias DR.. Crow
thiekset, active man OF middle height,
and about fifty years Of age; with thick iron
gray hair and wbiskers, dark gray eyes and
an aquiline nose. Mary Capon, his wife, q
tall woman of forty, with = handsome, fair
face, quantity OF very red hair. and cut
across her under lip Edward Capon, their
son, slightly built youth Of not more than
fifteen or sixteen" Though, for the matter
of that, thought hs might have had cum
ming enough for twice his age), with close
- cut, black hair. gray eyes and delicate
features"
We all know this descriptio well enough,
and for two days h I'll kept our eyes open,
hoping to identify them among the passen-
gers. But our scrutiny had all been in
vain; and a. the train rushed on felt how
tho police at EustOn would be
when ve arrived again without even iidings
u them.
vas soon tired Of this subject, and went
back 10 worrying myself about the sad
looking, yellow-hairod girl, who had so evil
1ently wished TO travel alone. and been so
successfully foiled in the attempt by that
fop With the handsome beard.
Foolishly I kept on thinking Of her, until,
- We were dashing almost like lightning
through the wind and darkness, only fifteen
" twenty minutes from Chalk Farm, the
,ell Of my van rang out with sharp and
sudden summons. never wondered for
moment who had pulled the cord. In
! knew, and-it was the car
iage furthest from my van! l left my
,lace almost breathlessly rs the engine
lackened speed, and, Fastening along the
Goth oatd, hesitated at no window until
cached the one from which I felt quite
urs that Q frightened young face would no
ooking out. My heart literally beat in
arriage. what did / see, Only the the two Se
passengers buried in their separate corners
he yOung lady raised her head from the
Iook she held. and looked up at nue. aston
and wOnderingly aston
she'd.
"Has anything happened to tho train!'
he asked timidly.
The gentleman reused himself leisurely
rom . seemingly snug nap. What on
arth has stopped Us in this hOle:' he said,
ising; and pushed his handsome face and
is long beard past me at the window.
It WAS only too evident that the alarm
ad not been given from this carriage; ye.
he feeling had been such certainty to me
hat IL was long before felt quito con-
inced to the contrary; and I went il along
he fOotbOarf to other carriages very much
lore slowly than l had gone first to that
ne. Utter darkness surrounded us out
de, but from the iamplit compartments
ager heads were thurst, searching for the
eas0n Of this unexpected stoppags. No
ne owned to having summoned me until
cached that second class carriage near my
,re), where tho fdgety, deaf old lady who |
ad amused me at Rugby sat alone Her
cad was quite out Of tho window; and
1ough she. had her back to the light and
Duldn't see her face, her voice was cool
nough Go show that she vas net over
owered by fear.
'"What time you have been coming
he said, "Where 10 10" !
"Where il what :"
But though yelled the question with all
" might and main, believe l might Just |
, hopefully have questioned the telegraph !
Dst which / could dimly soc beside us. and !
ave expected IN answer along the wiTes. |
where's the small luncheon basket ?" |
10 inquired, pulling out her long purse
it'll grese BUSINESS. "A email luncheon |
Shall neH' forget the sharp expectancy !
the old lsdy's eyes ss they looked into |
inc, first over, then under then through !
sr glittering gold-rimmed spectacles! What !
lrprised me most particularly was the fact
her decid. lily not being, as any one might /
oppose. . ia wing lunatic.
BE quick with the small luncheon basket,
ease" she said, retignedly sitting down,
I'd pouring tho contents Of her purse in /
n lap. Gym hungry As l can be-"
suppose that when she looked up at me
Dm the silver she was counting, she saw
Y utter bow llderment. did't try now to
AXE her hear, for / knew it to be hope
ss-fOr she raised her voice suddenly to .
tn one shaking hand to the wall OF tho
rriage.
'Look there! Doesn't it say Small
ncheon baskets. Pull down the cord
mt small luncheon basket, SO I pulled
wn the cord. Make haste and il me, or
report you to the manager"
Seeing now that she was almost as blind
she was deaf, I began to understand
lat she meant. On the spot to which she
inted above the seat opposite her two
per were posted in line; one the adver-
ement of "Small luncheon baskets" sup
ed at Rugby, the other the company's !
ections for summOning the guard and
piping the train in cases of danger. As
~ hammered tn he nlacad the larue Let