The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-06-04

degrees L acqutred tue 70 ue, feI.
Interesting fact tha. some three weeks
since, when the medico was riding
home TO breakfast after an early call,
a s,range man had suddenly appear
ed In the highway aud had implored
bis help.
He complained OF having fallen
anon q heap of broken glass, and
held out his right hand TO exhibit its
condition. The doctor took out bis
rocket case Of instruments. and ex-
tracted five pieca from the iuaamed
palm. While he did SC the patient
whimpered like a woman.
Glow was the fellow dressed I"
cried.
"a blue blouse anc black under
clothes. &C far as | can recall"
"Could you identify him again
perhaps. His face made an i'm
nression on me rather ; because 1t
did not seem to match the clothing.
and vet. now I think Of it, seem to
see only an ordinary brow, nose and
mouth. / fancy it was the set of the
head upon the shoulders which lock-
ed remarkable. Artisans and other
folks usually look otherwise. That
is all | can say. But what makes
the matter interesting to your"
81 believe your complaining pa
tient TO have been the principal In
the late robbery, concerning which /
have come down bere." replied in
q low voice.
"Can you give me any idea as to
what became of the man after you
were done with him 7"
The doctor looked at me in amaze
ment.
81 think he went toward Ems" be
replied.
L lost no time in going the same
direction. An old tree, which fork
ed at the top, and carried q bell IN
: that division, stood on a height near
the shore. Here those who wanted
: TO be ferried over the river must stop
> and ring for the bostmsn, whose cab
; in stood in q sheltered nook at hand.
: shirked preliminaries, and made at
! once for the dwelling.
; Here | found q gigantic person,
who declared herself the daughter OF
Z the ferryman, and the customary
rover when, as now, her father was
9 absent. Though to gain the conf
! dence of this damsel.
"a friend of mine went over here,
, | think, not long ~since,"I said. He
> was 10 great haste, being on bis way
; to London, 10 order to escape serV-
!, ing here in the army"
: The popular sntipathy to The en-
forced military training loosened her
I tongue at once.
YES, yes" she replied "a young
man in great haste did surely go over
:, a little time back"
: lie wore o blue blouse and black
!, hose ~ -.
"Maybe but 1t seems 10 me be
4 had Others with him or Of his par.
ty."
Very probably. Two others, ]
: sunpose?"
"This was how it was. One mar
: came to me in the early dawning.
mt him across. An hour or so latei
|" there came q second and asked anx.
iously about the first. When | told
him be was beyond be seemed con
: tent enough, and followed. The
q third. your friend with the blouse
= asked if be werethe first who bad
: wanted me that day. He asked me
7 particularly about the two | had al
i ready rowed over, and then seemed
: right gay, and jumped into the boa
himself"
L "Ah! one of the three carried a Tn
{ box ~ / said, slipping a coin into my
Anew acquaintances palm"
y II never noticed. answered The
y pirl. "But | saw that the third mai
y carried q bundle or parcel wrapped
Z in a red handkerchief under hi
arm"
a 'Did be give you o good rewar'
= for taking him over
- "Yes.n
: with his right hand?"
. "Why not ?" -
:, Wasn't his right hand tied up?
~ Not that / saw. ! only know b.
kept one band in his pocket, whethe
the right or left | couldn't say pos
= tive.n
&c I could have embraced the Ia
" ferrywoman, in spite of her fort.
: 9 summers and her uncertainty upo'
minor points.
~ It was plain that the three rufhan
for better security had separated
and that the last conner was III
leader in, and the chief beDeitter o.
y. the crime which had been commit
ted.
= During bis confab with the doctor
~ no doubt be had hidden the spoils j
~ some hedge. was upon bis trac
now. +.
- But | had o TO cry lost"
Z, was a ~grievous disappointment t
y me. Beyond Ems the clue was .
- where to be followed. / labored
vain in this neighborhood for day
[ made friends with all sorts of pee
ple-letter carriers, porters, waiter
10 aud walked many q weary mile
:, the hot sun, but all to 40 purpose
~ / was bafied and wholly at fault o
y much as though I never bad had
-, hint at oil to follow.
- Nine days had gone by since ha
2 come to T.
turned into o beer garden in tb
neiehborhood Of the town n ever
ing, and sat down neal a well ligh
ed bowling alley, 10 which about tie
e. gentlemen were busy at q game
NV seat was rather in the shade.
paid little attention to the player
but leaned my head upon my han
!" and reviewed the defeat | had SUI
10 tanned and the small estimation j
= which / should be held for sake Of j
~ by my colleagues and chief, at hom'
=. feeling altogether extremely out
=. humor. Suddenly an ill-thrown ba
rolled almos, to my feet.
"A miss, n miss !" shouted sewers
voices together. while o crie'
why, Botcher, is your hand nc
= even yet recovered You are nc
complaining of it still :"
felt like q huntsman 10 the foreI
tQ " - HE nupfo IN,