Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-02-15

on, no, no; not dead! Don't tell M,
that. Not dead! Oh, Tom. Tom-dea,
Tom; speak to me--speak to Lizzie.'
And casting herself on the body. sh,
went off into violent Mysteries.
Poor thing said the doctor. raising her
Pray. my good fellow take her to a chair
while close'the poor mans eyes.
That done he rejoned me.
| ! on want to search the room. he said
It's pity that this should have happen.
ed at such time, but duty is duty. PRAY,
do yours quietly before this poor WON
an recovers. Her trouble is enough with.
out any addition
Duty was duty; yet | felt liked a hard
hearted. mean-spi.ited cur as performed
niue, aud professed TO have lacked nv
usual acuteness, for more than once the
disciple OF 6slen aided me in my sugges.
tons.
Nothing. however came of could
| not f0d asrace.
let, said. I'd take my oath the dies,
rare " this house. and lis one hundred
fponhdsJn my pocket if find them
4 Then most decidedly should try. said
Tue doctor.. That sum Is not To be got
csey day
a.syo; aud III keeps watch in this house
a&fl I've fousd thcus.
.,kp this roomg' :.
No ainr quite m3de OF stone.' re-.
joined, bit hurt. 'Ae ! shall inspect all
who gs out or come inrt...
Quite Eight; aud sskh you success, for
there's no telling the se0ssjngs thesc coin
ers occasion.' o.;
We then deccnded. aud the doctor len,
after telling Tho Old IrisA ~omsn he would
call as he went hOme, on lhe 1rish under
,,'I,I ,aAer HIrdKive the sessssary orders for the
Wen, needn't les ihsn out my story.
rented the parlo< o. compulsiouJ Of
the landlady, .and established a watch
night ana day upon who and what went
ont Of and enteyed the house.
Jim Bradley came and went OF course
unmolested. and chaffed me considerably
! when We met, while without the slightest
i'mnr he let me visit his ropn wheliryer |
ftased.
What did 4, meanr
wid. Va '"o
Tor thing she was Away CRYING and
80 'heA and full Of grief As She moved
soou' We room where her cotls.d hHe-
oA'" W., Tor she wouldn't Leave Il. thAt
the sl.hLvas pit.ablcA :,
ne Ihe'cal attendant drqped in once
10 inquire ice | got on. Ar1~shook his
hea' Oh heH.Ds nv want otVcss.S
! tear II tee dies are reall - SeRsS NJ.
dern 1a,a, for ,5rT ,na isiow you call Bradley TO-
Not it knoy it, sM4 "tsfave appli.'
ID at headquarters for pc erVisslou to MAKE
better search and ffL-tsse up the floor
ny.
fancy tla:'- the most likely place
, What Is that: he asked
Only the uus~rtaser's men q said, pug
! ting thc door opera It's the poor fellow.
/ funeral to-day.
Indeed! Al, thr hasten .the-e my-
/ ters with the poor
! Just Al the momentthe wretched cUfin
and IL bearers passed along The passage,
followed By the weeping widow, leantif
on the Oh IRISH woman. -
Z They were the sole rncurner-.
/ The doctor respectfully removed his
ha,. and We stood ii silence until It goueby
pnn--,-nnG2r thingr my companion u.
/ ,rsu With a sigh; then, giving me hsS
card, II" P''' -
Veil. tie hours crept hy au the Silence
=, the house began to surprise the Brad
,cy had gone out early aud hadn't been
, home since. Ny assistant came IN about
eight; but neither the widow nor the land
lady retained.
waited and waited. Eleven O'clock
struck.
began to get suspicious
Had been done: L.
/ turned hot aud cold; then, seiz5g the
candle. darted up stairs. Bradiey's room
was a. usual but the altic-the sshJ OF il
made me feel ready to drop,
'Done-cleveIly done, Icricd. va ~
NV candle around.
les; bitter the humliaton--l hN been
duped had been the victim OF sensibility
and clever trick
There was the mattress. ripped up; and
there. whore the coffin had stood, was
hole in the floor where the plank pad been
removed. That had been the pladt OF con-
I cealment.
But where were the dies whete-whS
in the coffin. OF which. 20 doubt, the dead
nan had been one Of the bearers.
Nonsense calculated. The Aidn
must have been dead. 1t isn't likely hs
could deceive the doctor-a kind.hetrteS
fellow. but Keen one; III 20 10 him. y
Leaving my assistant ia charge | hast.
cncd to Judge street. with his carCb ia my
hand.
The red danger signal indicated the
house. and knocking, asked 10 see the
doctor.
The servant showing me into the sur
gerry. went to summon him.
In iew moments he appeared-that is,
gentleman appeared; gentleman OF
about sixty, with silyer-grat hair.
Il beg your pardon | sad 1T is DR..
Alexander | wish TO See
Alexander! My name sir. is Lindsay,
and am the only professional man in this
hOuse-nay, in the street There must be
u mistake
Impossible, cried, See sir here is
his card
'Humph, | never heard the name in the
nelghborhood, he stuarked, perusing it.
Wait a momeht-if you will allow me, |
will see
Taking down one or two thick volumes
from the book shelves, he ran over lists
under The initial A.
NO, he said. As thought-his name
is not here. | fear the title OF doctor must
be assumed, and he not a certificated med
ical man..
then told my story.
i Sir remarked DR.. Lindsay, unable to
suppress a smile, Il fancy you have not on
ly been duped By dying. man, but also by
his medical attendant
And so II proved.
Inc whole had been a clever trick-hiom
the widow 10 the doctor and parish funer-
al.
Nevertheless. | might have remained in
doubt to the last, had not my pride OF
place been 50 wounded that did not rest
until had tracked Jim Bradley again. and
this time, succeeded in capturing him and
his gang; and among which not only
discovered the young, dsconsolate widow
of her dead husband. but the doctor the
greatest rogue of the lot, as il was he who
under his gentlemanly appearance, circu
lated the spurious coin.
To my satisfaction. saw them all sem
off for considerable term to Portland
with small chance of ticket-of- leave.
was not. after all, to be done.