Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-11-26

present time. With thanks for your many
kindnesses, remain, respectfully,
G. w. WIIIIAMs
Poor Mrs. Reed was astonished.

G. w: WILLIAMS.
Poor Mrs. Reed was astonished.
II don't understand i'll she gasped, sink
ing into chair. 81 don't understand it at
ALL
but do! cried the enranged Graham,
springing to his feet "Demming, we are
completely fooled, and, while waiting here
like couple of idiots, they have given us
the Slip
WHO are you What do you meanY
exclaimed the widow, in great alarm.
I'VE mean, madam, that your late board
ers are two of the most accomplished coun-
terfeiters in the United States. We are de-
tectives and are here to arrest thenl--that is
we came here for that purpose; but sl
Goodness gracious what do I hearg---
Counterfeiters And thought them such
perfect gentlemen interrupted Mrs. Reed,
now terribly agltated, and trembling in every
limb.
Perfect scoundrels This is bad bust
ness after all the trouble we have had, said
Graham, turning to his companion. They
are off on the train that left M half an
hour ago, and all we can do is telegraph and
stop them, if possible, before they reached
Quincy"
Mrs. Reed was pale with fear and conster-
nation. To know that she had been inno-
Gently harboring two such dreadful charac-
tiers naturally filled her with horror and dis
may.
"Perhaps they are concealed somewhere
about the place, and have not gone off at
ALL she ialtered hardly daring to speak
above a whisper. "They may be hiding in the
barn or in the woodshed or the house at this
very moment,' looking around apprehensve-
ly and with visible shudder amanda
and | are alone--what could we do if they
should be hereg They might murder us in
our beds, or burn the house 1t is lrightful to
think Of it; and they were 50 gentlemanly,
and paid their board so promptly hysteri-
cally bewailed the widow, sinking back into
her chair, quite overpowered by the horror
of her unprotected situation.
Don't alarm yourself, madam. They are
far enough away, I'll warrant you, to pre-
vent our presenting them with pair OF
bracelets to-day was the bafiled Grahams
grim reply.
But the poor woman was skeptical, and
tearlully implored them to at least search
the house, and not leave her at the mercy of
a brace of Williams, who might be secreted
within sound of their voices, for all that she
knew to the contrary.
This the officers did not believe, feeling sure
that the game had taken wing; nevertheless
they made hasty search of the house and
outbuildings, running against and capszing
the irritable Amanda, who was carrying a
tub Of suds, and who resented the indignity
by an offending jerk, which came near del
uging the luckless Demming with its soapy
contents
or course the search was useless. No
counterfeiters were unearthed, nor anything
belonging 10 their dangerous occupation. 1t
was time thrown away, and bidding the
widow gooding morning, the disappointed
detectives hurriedly took their leave
The old laborer leaned thoughtfully on
his hoe, saw the detectives depart at a much
faster pace than they had come, and, when
fairly out Of sight, he shouldered his hoe and
quickly left the cornficld.
The widow stood in the doorway, and
watched them disappear with smile OF
quiet satisfaction lowering dreamly on her
lips. Poor oyerwOrked Amanda united her
wet apron, rolled down her sleeves, and with
the old man who came in at that moment
retired TO the room so recently ransacked by
the lynx-eyed detectives. The false beard
and gray wig were laid aside, the heavy boots
and shabby clothes removed, and 10 Dennis
McLain was himself again
Amanda speedily Invested herself of her
bedraggod female apparel and was Amanda
no longer, but Dick Renshaw, the skilful
bank note engraver
1--WE played it WELL he remarked compIa-
Gently.
"Well, indeed, Mrs. Reed il an admirable
woman. They are off the scent--outwitted
handsomely, and we can now finish work
and depart at our pleasure
Clever Mrs. Reed Yet she was little
woman, with innocent blue eyes, and soft
brown hair just beginning 10 show the CLEAN
Of silver threads