The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-30
BILL DAVIS VACATION.


He entered the broad, old.fashioned
doorway with the step Of one who was
ut home In the building.
Two steps from the front door was
another, the entrance to large ROOM
Here the newcomer found o number of
brother officers, lounglng, smoking and
gazing out upon the street.
Hulloa, Bill seen the chief yet w
asked tall, broad-shouldered, ,good-look-
ing man, as the new conner entered.
"No. Why ?" asked Bill.
"Oh, nothing In particular, sup
pose. He asked for you while ago."
was the reply.
Bill turned upon his heel and left the
room. Mounting the stairs, he reached
the second floor, and entered the chiefs
office.
"Here's letter that was left for YOU
BILL" said the chief, as he handed the
mlssive to him.
"And here's something else / want
you to take In hand. You have been
working very faithfully In the city for
the past year, and this job will take you
into the country for ~ month, perhaps.
AS the chief ceased speaking he handed
telegram to the man before him.
Bill glanced at it in careless manner,
and read the following:
CoUPLY, Pa, Aug. @, 1864.
=" Send one of your smartest detectives
a. A M
der has been committed and If you COM
ply with my request the life of an inno-
cent man may be saved
ga. ]. FERGUSON"
One hour after reading the above, Bill
Davis, one of the shrewdest detectives in
Philadelphia, was being carried as fast
as steam could carry him, toward the
village of Couply.
For the first time since his start Bill
thought of the letter which the chief had
given him.
Taking it from his pocket he proceed
ed to open it, and as he began to read,
the careless look upon his face deepened
to one of intense interest.
1t ran as follows:
CoUPLY, July 20, 1854.
"Well, dear old boy l suppose you
thought that had forgotten you. No,
sirl And 1 take this opportunity of
writing to beg that you will come to
Couply and spend week or two with
me. TO be in at the wedding, you know
at the weddingl Yes, am captured
at last, old boy, and it will be your turn
next. 1 think see you smile at the
thought that you will ever yield up the
charms of old bachelorhood. / shall say
nothing about my bride, but shall leave
you to see for yourself. But when you
see her sister, Rose, If you don't fall in
love, why then you never will and
will be willing to believe that your are
hopeless case. Be sure and come, old
boy. The country is just delightful.
Yours, NED HARRINGTON.
Our hero did smile, but not at the
thought of falling in love. Oh, no!
His was smile of pleasure at the
thought of seeing his old school chum,
whom he had not met for over five
years.
William Davis had often longed for
home and home surroundings-for some
one to love, and for the love of some
warm heart to cheer him on in life's
rough journey.
But he remained alone; none in the
wide world seemed to care for him. He
threw all his tireless energy, all his un-
yielding perseverance into his profession,
and he stood at the head of 1t. 1t was
said that Bill Davis was the best detec-
tive on the force.
Coup-leel' shouted the brakeman,
poking his head through the door, and
then out again, as though he expected to
have something shied at him.
Couply was a small country station,
and our hero found himself to be the
only passenger for that place.
The few loafers who always gather
about country station to see the incom-
ing train, were there. OF one of these
our hero asked to be directed to the resi-
dence of Mr.. Ferguson.
Receiving hIe directions he was about
to start, when he was accosted by an ell
derly gentleman who had just come
up.
=" / think you were inquiring for Mr..
Ferguson, if mistake not ?" he said.
Yes; do you know him :"
g am the man you are looking for, if
you are from Philadelphia.
''I am.''
Come with me, said the stranger.
Our hero followed his guide, and after
walking short distance they entered a