The Van Buren press., 1878-06-04
M see NY.
Called to Account.
A DETECTIVES STORY.

Some years ago, when l was quite q
young man, was sent down to Evan s
Corners, about a big robbery that had
occurred, and while was there. working
the thing up, my attention was attracted
by pretty girl ! used to see at the hotel
where l stopped. Nobody could help
noticing her, she WIS such beauty, Her
hair and eyes were very dark, but her
skin was as fair as u lily, with just dash
Of red that came and went in her chez s.
Her form was slender, but we'll rounded
and her hand was as white and finely
formed as any lady's in the land Her
Her name was Rose Wynne, and OF
course she bad plenty of admirers, but
she coquetted with them all. However
there were two who were long way
ahead of the others. | used to wonder
which she liked the best, but could
never guess, for while she smiled sweet
ly on one, she would fling merry word
at the other, and so on. Both young men
were good looking-one fair and the
other Oakland both were carpenters.
0na was called Andrnn Davis. and I'll c
Otler MARK sheldon.
Sheldon was jealous fellow, and
showed it, Davis WAS jealous, too, but
didn't show it so plain Sheldon was al
ways in a quarrel with her. Davis,
fancied, was angry enough at her coquet-
cries sometimes to eat her, but he never
let on.
Rose Wynne knew l was detective,
and had sort Of awe and curiosity about
me. Many a yarn told her, some true,
some Lot. 1t was so pretty to see her
big eyes kindle and grow bigger.
| used to joke her sometimes and try
and discover which she liked best, Davis
or sheldon. But she would never tell
me-
See here, Rose" said to her one
day when she had been playing those two
chaps off against each other pretty live
ly, you'll have those foolish fellows
fighting about you il you're not careful"
"Pm much more afraid Of one of them
fighting me-" she laughed.
Which one 2" asked, laughing too !;
but thought of Davis glowering looks.
Guess she said,
They've both got temper, too much
Of it."
ANDREW Davis hasn't much temper
she said.
81 shouldn't like to be in your skin if
you ever jilt him for the other" an
swered.
"Why not" she asked.
"Neyer iuind,' | said, but il you
ever make up your mind to marry any
body beside Andy Davis, don't do it
while he's around-that's all.
Rose glanced to where Davis was
standing, at the other end of the veran-
dab, watching us, though he pretended
not. Then she looked back at me.
"Well, you're solemn enough about
it, she said "any one would think you
meant it.
We both laughed, but said, shaking
my head:
you know that l do mean every
word"
"Well, I'll tell you what I'll do,' said
Rose "If any harm ever comes to me
through either of them, III promise to
come to you, Mr.. Sharpe, or send my
ghost to tell you who did it. And must
hunt him down for it. VIII you promise
me that p
Yes, I WILL" | said; land there's
my hand upon it,
And we shook hands, had laugh over
it, and thought that the last of il, of
course. Well | went away soon after,
and it was year almost to day before
/ ever saw the place again. Then had
almost forgotten there was such a per-
son rs Rose Wynnc. -
The case l was on was very import
ant one, and | didn't want it known l
was around at all SO | had disguised
myself in farmer kind of rig, that |
don't believe my own mother would have
known me in had stopped at cheap
lodging house at the end of the town. be
cause | suspected some Of the gang was
after !rcquentcd it.
I'd had my supper, and gone to my
room to sit by the window and study a
hit about the business in hand. ] am
positive | wasn't thinking of Rose
Wyune. | don't believe | had thought
OF her since | got there, my head was SO
full Of business,
MY room was on the ground floor, aud
the window was open. 1t was growing
dusk. 1t wasn't very nice part of the
town--lots of roughs about, you know;
SO when | saw woman standing all at
once under INV Niulow-aloue tool