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


}, more seriously: You've had nal
n row escape, sir. I've no doubt nov
i that our reverend friend here ha
icontrised TO lessen your stock o
T goods pretty considerable-has bee
] u pretended (mark that!) purchases
: to 4 very tidy time ~
. IF you mean, sir, whoever yol
may be, that this gentleman has pal,
: a good deal of money to me- / re
turaed, somewhat Indignantly, ''yol
are right in your conjecture But
! may ask, pray, who you are, tina
you enter my shop in this name
ana Insult myself and customer BY
asking such-well, such impertinen
questions? Who are YOU.
l again asked, feeling that should
be compelled TO call my sbopmar
and turn him neck and crop into tbs
street.
"You'll very soon know who / an,
he returned c0olly. Suffice it al
preeent that am fully justified in
: what | do. Bear-kindly
bear with me little, | have stern
duty TO perform. The man is not
what he pretends TO be. He is a
blackleg, a esaLing humbug, swim.
dler; in word, as dangerous and
troL biesome q customer as we have TO
deal with ~
81 looked at nay Customer. His
face was terrible to look upon (; |
could scarcely believe my eyes-the
passion concentrated in his features
was absolutely demoniac in It's inteE-
sity the ebultion Of rage which held
possession Of him shock him from
head to foot
The boiSterous stranger laid bis
hand heavily on the clergyman's
shoulder, grasped i: roughly and
whispered something in his ear, g.
which bis passion left him as quickly
and suddenly as fash Of lightning
He became. 10 fact, as pale as death,
and nnaIly eliminated in trembling
violently, while his face assumed a
kind cf brick-dust hue.
Il did net put this down to guilt !;
40, laid il rather TO the just indig-
nation that would be naturally felt
by high souled minister of tae gos-
pei accused of such enormities.
'The roGgh-eDd.ready intruder re-
garded the reverend gentleman with
unfeigned admiration-at least it SO
appeared to me. He folded his arms
across his broad chest, and stood re-
garding hin fer few moments.
Then be looked at me aud winked
knowingly.
"Our Christian friend is clever,
obo He is doing the work Of GER
tain esii parsonage who S. all be
nameless, very admirably, aha !" be
lsjsculatsd, reverting agaia TO his
ooislerous manner. "But we old
birds are not TO be caught we are
accns omed to this kind of thing. o,
dear, yes, I-your very obedient SER
want, Mr. Filby, belong to the fancy
iro1 trade. aud do my uttermost to
get as much Of my stock on other
peoples hands as / possibly can. =
Saving which he uabuttoned and
threw open bis shaggy overcoat, and
laid bare 10 my gaze the the uniform
of an inpector Of police. Then, as
quick as thought, he drew forth and
fastened on the clergyman's wrists q
pair Of handouts
This is shocking-really horrible.
| couldn't help saying.
No sentiment, please returned
the inspector sBgrily Leave me to
do my work, and take care you do
yours"
But, my good friend.1 the man
with the white neekeleth exclaimed
10 whining tones, you are utterly
mistaken. | like--i in hne have
uaught but admiration for your zeal;
but 1 am not the man you suppose
me to be. II you will re-
move these tbings-they burt my
wrists will 60"
mo, you wont"
81 mean / will go into details Of
our transaction. These
notes are good, genuine. sir"
Perfectly So" | responded; 81
would stake my life on their sound
ness
Then, sir. permit public servant
to tell you that ycu would lose your
life. Kindly Iet me look at these
sound aud genuine Bank of Eugland
notes.
Wba. could / do but hand them to
him
"Ahe as | thought y be then ex-
claimed. Very skiilful, very clever
decidedly SO. Pity your pious friend
here doesn't contrive TO turn his
thoughts in another direction sad |
that be disdains to use bis talents
more honorably. Given such consul
mste clever, he might have surmount-
ed almost anything by honest means.
These, sir, are rascsl.y for
geries; spleadidiy worked CUT, HI |
INIT, but iorgeries for all thai !" be
declared emphatieally, laying the
notes on my cogatsr and placing bis
elbow od them. Now, shouldn't
wonder" be resumed. "if our rever-
end specimen Of humanity here did
no. psrsusde you that be desired 10 |
make his daughter q wedding pFes-
cot
81 said that such was really the
fact"
"Ah, just 50! The old. old game !;
the old story. | wonder,
Dick, (Slippery Dies is the name By |
which be is known smorg Us aad bis
compan.ons,--I wonder, Dick, you
dont alter your nloduS operoRdi--
It's so stupidity stale you know
Dick looked daggers. looked as
though he would have very much |
liked to ennihilale the inspector on
the spot, aad retsrted il language |
uor as all betting q clergy man
You're very clever, ain't you now
Pshaw | could do fifty like you
Ii doesa't matter much,
Though. You've got ne. You've
trapped me nicely. Whst more dye
wait? Look sharp aud
let US go y
From this Kind OF talk, began |
TO tsisk him none other than what
the inspector affirmed him 10 be-