The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-02-19

: fast drawing to close.
' Well, 1 looked from one to the othe
s with a perplexity on my face"
# What are yoa thinking of doing
q Mr. Inspector ?" asked.
r "Why, take this predatory iudivid
ual-this pike among gudgeons-t
a the station, they'll have no mercy ol
him this time; and you must accom-
; psny rs thither. Ill TAX
4 care of these bits Of paper; as in lik
, manner I'll be the safe custodirn o
t the arifally contrived wedding pres
r ent." Saying which be deposited
7 the notes, the check and the diamond
I in the breast-pocket of his over
: coat"
"There was 10 help for it; o
course l must go TO the station. 81
calling my assistant from the bach
room. | instructed hin to get cas
and look after business during nv
absence OF course | did not tell
him the errand was bound on and
as luck would have it he appeared
not TO notice that anything was
wrong. Ii would, | must confess
have been difficult for Thomas, my
then sbopman, TO have seen the hand
cutfed wrists of the pious-looking gen.
lleman for, to bis credit be it said,
the trapped fox had contriyed to fast
en- the bottom buttons of his unusual
long-tail frock-coat, and placing bis
hands beneath, had thus managed to
keep the iron bracelets out Of sight.
still there was decidedly awkward
appearance about him, and the hesv-
lily limbed inspector certainly did not
| by bis attitude aud manner at all re-
semble man bent on buying my
wares or selling me his; however,
Thomas seemed obliVious TO what
was takiag place under his very nose,
and hied him for cab.
The cab brought, the two entered
first, while | remained behind for 8
few moments 10 give Instructions to
my shopnsn Then | got inside the
cab, and we started for Moor Lane
police station, Fore street. hadL't
been seated long before | found that
the prisoners hands were free
That's all right" the inspector
said, noting my look ofsurprise. He's
promised to behave himself; aud be-
tween ourselves, don't like to iron
man if | can get him to give 10
quietly. Besides, our designing
friend, with all his cunning, knows
who he's got to deal with-that /
am more than a match for him.
Don't you fear, sir; be won't easily
slip through my fingers ~
We'll, at length we arrived a. the
station house. | was the first TO
alight from the cab, and was about
to enter the station. The inspector,
seated with the prisoner, called to
me with evident annoyan There's
20 light in the spperintendent's room;
we'll have to wait a little. Howev-I
er, there's no help for it. You go
into the room there, the first door on
the right; you'll fnd the newspapers
and records there Amuse yourselt
LII cage my bird-put him under
lock and key Cafe bind, safe fad.
you know and then Ill come to
you. I'll be here 10 a few minutes.
If remain away sny length Of time
ask for Inspector John Tricklet.
= Pray do not mention our busi-
ness to any living soul"
Like q Tool and unsuspee.iog
jacksss ! was. | did as was bid. /
turned the handle Of the door and en-
tered the room, a square, dreary
apartment possessed of nothing to
speak Of save a huge deal table, four
spindle legged chairs, q map of Lon
dou, and al almanac; and excepting
a life boat making slow progress
over boiling sea, the walls were
bare Of pictures In my then state
of mipd the place seemed horribly
monotoncus. However, | took up
the ouly newspaper the room boast
ed Of aud seated myself to wait for
the end
at speedily came | hadn't been
seated long before | heard The cab
drive away. "Ab." said to N.Y.
self, "the man ia blues too eeonom-
ical to let the cab wait / | suppose |
shall be detained here fOr some time.
Was anythibg so disagreeabie.
Fifteen minutes passed during
that time | fdgsted about. There is
no Disgusting the matter, | was ter
ribly perturhed- The most idiotic
thoughts passed through my brain.
What, if'' | found myself asking,
"tbe sham clergy man should eyentu-
ally prove mv destruction What.
if, after serving his punishment, be
should, out Of revenge. come to my
shop aud blow cot my brains? What
=" but | thought all manner of
things which l won't bother you
with. Suffice il thai snoii er fifteen
minutes passed. | rose from Iy
seat, but before I could move a yard
towards the door, it opent d, and q
fine looking old gentleman, evidently
the superintendent. stood before me
We were sonn On good terms; ] gave
him my name, and explained my sd-
vent, and explained why / was COOP
ed up In what be called bis private
Office. He seemed, when / had 6n-
ished. to labor hard 10 keep gown q
laugh.
"Well,n ha said at length. you've
bsen done niceIyl Bat have this
consolation, that others have been
Bit, and to a pretty tidy tune, too.
You say you are waiting tor In-
spector John Trieklet" There's no
such party Of that name connected
with this station. They have car
ried on similar game, varied lit
tie, very successfully in ali the large
Towns in ireland, Scotland and |
Wales, to ssy nothing Of what they
have done abroad. Trick |
le:l Ah, a very apt name! The
games been contrived bv trick
aod be-tbey-have let yoT in the
hole. You masa't sup
pose me q Jobs csmforter when | |
ssT that dozeLs have been ss iadled !
by these two clever vultares They |
are nothing else they prey on their
kind as best they may. Bat this is !
nrLor taik Mr EiIhx ar me a.