The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-07-05

the agent lie called me into the Office. and
told me that the specie was to go over the
road the next day but one. He produced
an envelope, and handed it to me. saving
as he did SO !:
There, Bill, are your orders direct from
the superintendent, with his own signature
attached. Read them carefully and obey
them TO the letter, for a little mismove
might cause IA great loss to the company
and cost you your position
Il SHAH do my duty to the very letter, -"
l replied.
II am sure you mean to do So" returned
the agent, but you can't be too careful
Some OF tue members of The light fingered
profession are as quick as lightning. The
plans they can't devise ain'l worth think
ing OF, and they are feitfl in eXpedient
as the evil one himself. thought I'd inst
put you on your guard in a friendly way,
and
There was a slight sound at the door.
If the depot hadn't been deserted by every
one except us two, and the switch engine
hadn't been up at the yard, where we
couldn't hear its incessant prfing. I don't
believe We would have heard the sound at
all bat we both noticed il at once and
as L looked out of the office into the large
room beyond. l saw a man Standing lust
inside the outer door, with his head in
clined toward Us as if he was trying to
ovelhear oar conversation. He saw me
about The time l fist noticed him. knew
it from the little start of surprise he gave
me as his eyes met mine.
lie was all over his awkwardness in q
minute, foI he drew his face down to an
expression of the utmost uncoucern, and
came boldly forward to the window Of the
office, through which The agent transacted
any business he might have with persons
without.
lie was very fair appearing man, ap-
pareuIly about 40, though he might have
been little older. He was dressed in
black, aud wearing a high hat, he might
have passed very well for one of the cloth,
II his nose hadI been just a trifle lumi-
nous. he other PECULIARLY | noticed
about the man was that he had a queer sort
OF a red-iookIng eye. l. appeared nxcd
and staring, and, as he came nearer. | con.
cluded 1t was glass. L. was so strange and
unnatural IN It's expression that i thonght
l should know it il | should see it peeling
at me over the great wall of China.
els there 4 small package here for Isaac
G. Van ScOter," he asked in a business-fike
way in answer to the inquiring glance of
the agent.
The agent referred to one of the bio
registers on the desk, and answered IN the
negative.
Queer" said the man with the red eve.
1T ought to have come yesterday. Have
you read the Ecenia9 Chronicle 20
And alter this abrupt interrogation the
stranger stood quite mo;iouless, eyeing the
agent intenlly for as much as a minute.
We both answered Mo-
The man TOOK a paper out of his pocket.
and spreading it open before us put one of
his slender forefingers on the following
paragraph
FATAL ACCTDENT.-This afternoon as
two men, named respectively Henry Van
Sector and e. III. Griggs were at work chop
ping TIMBER In the pineries near Scranton a
tree fell upon them, killing Van Scooter in-
stantly, and infiictiug injuries upon the per-
son of Griggs from which he died in less than
an hour. They are residents of c. and it