The Cecil Whig., 1878-03-09


from the woman, who had now risen, eithe
by word or sign. He then made wha
haste he could to leave the car while sh,
appeared to be in no hurry to do SO, suffer
ing several persons to pass her, mysel
among the rest. pushed forward as fas
as possible, for ! was in danger of losing
sight of him who had So excited my curl
osity. aud was in season to see him steI
upon the platform. There was number
| of lonngers among whom one, whose all
was peculiarly careless aud negligent, car,
ried in his hand roll of brown paper tieG
| with red twine.
How are you, Harler ?" said he, with
/ the needless air of one who addresses
another he cares little for, as my late neigh,
Dor stepped from the car.
Harker responded in the same careless
way. calling him by the name of Scrim
mons, and entered hack which drove to a
! hotel at no great distance.
| Notwithstanding the little interest the
TWO men appeared to take III each other, |
continued To watch the movements of each.
| After loiIerng round few minutes, seem
! lngly with no ol,lect in view, except to kill
time, the two, as by chauce, approached
each other.
| Going i'll the down train?" asked
Scrimmons.
Ge>,' replied HaIker, "are you?"
I've not yet decided 1t will Depend
Here he lowered his voice, and then
walked away, so that lost the remainder
of the sentence. During this time had
opportunity to observe the personal ap-
pearance OF Scrimmons, which in some re-
>pects corresponded with the description
given in the paper of him who had COM
mitted the robbery. But he was not plainly
dressed, nor was his demeanor grave. On
The contrary, his appearance Was careless
and gay.
| had come 10 the conclusion to make
known my suspicious to some one worthy
of confidence, when | saw man making
directly for the spot where | stood. He
nodded when he had arrived near me- and
| answered the unceremouiOus salutatiop
III the same manner.
81 believe" said he, that saw you in
the cats? ,"
Very likely | replied.
"Do you know the man who sat directly
III front of you?'
Il do not
| Il ,f
paper in your possession" he said, after a
pause of a few moments. (which were
blown back by the wiud when, with hand
ful of others, he made an attempt to throw
them from the window of the caro-
pardon me, sir?" said /, "but it ap
pears to me that | am entitled to know
who the person is who questions me so
closely, before going any fur'her.'
"lt is nothing more than reasonable,
grant. Perhaps you think I'm friend Of
him alluded to -
You may he," replied, " for aught
know to the contrary"
He smiled
Il knew that you were not his friend
although you appeared TO be on such
friendly terms. The truth is, have rea
son to suspect that he had something to do
with yesterdays robbery
"Then you are"
lone of the police" he said anticipat
ing what | was going to say.
Exactly the person l most wish to see.
Here are the bits Of paper"
And put them into his hand.
"Ah, twas right move, my coming to
little they contained. Il hoped it would
nrove so, from few scraps of information
picked up last evening. Yet, after all, it
might have been of no use, if you, sir
what shall call your name?'
"Grafton.'
elf you, Mr.. Grafton" he resumed,
~ had not preserved what most persons
would have considered two worthless pieces
of paper. saw you put them into yonr
pocket, and it occurred to me at once that
as you thought them worth saving, they
might serve as a clue to ferret out the real
perpetrator of the crime: for | was salts
tied, from the description the young man
gave Of him who robbed him, that this out
was only an accomplice.
| mentioned to him the woman who had
aroused my suspicion, and found that the
signs interchanged between her and Harkei
had not escaped his attention.
We now parted, and in an hour after
ward Harker, Scrimmons and the woman,
who proved to be the wife of the former.
safely lodged in the county jail
Scrimmons, notwithstanding the great
change he had effected in his personal ap
pearance, was proved, when brought to
trial, to be the man who had committed
the robbery. Harker, it was found, hau
been his alder and abettor, not only as re
CARDS the crime for which they were arrested
ont in a series of burglaries which had been
committed within the last six months;
while his wife had afforded invaluable as
>istance by the ingenuity and adroitness
with which she had secreted the stolen
goods. The two Thousand dollars-the
fruits of the street robbery-were, with
the exception of one hundred, found con-
cealed in different parts of her clothing.
AS to the two bits of paper which were
waited to me on the wings of the wind.
they proved to be Siby line leaves, in which
was concealed, though there was no oracle
to declare their mysterious meaning. my
future and the greatest happiness of my
life. To prove this, it is only necessary
for me to say that they We're the means OF
introducing me to the notice of Kendon
aud Browne, who, not long afterward, gave
me share of their thriving and lucrative
business.
Thus, as was very natural, | became ac
quainted with Miss Olivia Kendon, the
only daughter of the senior partner of the
firm, who in due time, consented to be my
partner as long as we both should live.
A TINE HoNoRED SPECIFIC.-The long
and successful career of DR.. WIsHART's