The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-05-04
THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD PA, MAY 4, 1880.

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The notes around somewheres ] forgot
Just where put IL. oh, It's there on
the wlnder sill !"
And with this waspish information,
Amanda snatched up her basket of
clothes and went TO hang them upon
the line in the back yard, while her mis-
tress glad apparently TO be rid Of her
ungraclous servant, took the note, and
Immediately returned TO her anxious
visitors, who had overheard every word
of the above conversation.
+" You are right In your conjectures,"
she said, " Mr.. Williams did leave
message, or note which amounts to
about the same thing, and no doubt will
explain what now seems so strange"
She tore open the note, and II did ex-
plain with vengeance. 1t ran thus:
DEAR Mrs. REED = Business of
great moment calls us away at once. We
will not return. Enclosed please find re-
mittance for two weeks board, In addi-
| ton 10 which we also give you our per-
sonal effects, which we find inconveni-
ent to take with us at the present time.
WIN bihuhS lOI IOuI lDhlJ hihhhCo1-
- TG. w. WILLIAMS"
Poor Mrs Reed was astonished.
q L don't understand til" she gasped,
sinking into chair. i don't under
stand 1t at all ]"
" But l do'' cried the enraged Gra-
ham, springing to his feet. " Deming,
we are completely fooled, and, while
waiting here like couple of idiots, they
have given us the slip"
"Who are you 7 What can you
mean ?" exclaimed the widow, in great
alarm.
ave mean, madam, that your late
boarders are two of the most accomplish
ed counterfeiters In the United States.-
We are detectives and are here to arrest
them-that is we came for that purpose;
but
"Gracious heavens what do / hear
Counterfelters and J. thought them
such perfect gentlemen" interrupted
Mrs. Reed, now terribly agitated, and
trembling in every limb.
"Perfect scoundrelsl This is devil
of business 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 to telegraph and stop
them, if possible, before they can reach
Quincy"
Mrs. Reed was pale with fear and con-
sternation. To know that she had been
innocently harboring two such dreadful
characters naturally filled her with hor.
ror and dismay.
"Perhaps they are concealed some
where about the place, and have moi
gone off at all :" she faltered, hardly
daring to speak above a whisper "They
may be hiding in the barn or the wood
shed or the house at this very moment,
looking around apprehensively and with
q visible shudder. Amanda and are
alone-what could we do If they shoult
be here? They might murder US in oul
beds, or burn the house 1t Is frightfu
to think of it; and they were so gentle
manly, and paid their board so prompt
VI" hysterically bewailed the widow
sinking back into her chair, quite over
powered by the horror of her unprotect
ed situation.
"Don't alarm yourself madam. The
are far enough away, I'll warrant you
to prevent our presenting them with
pair of bracelets to-day" was the baffie'
Graham's grim reply.
But the poor woman was still skeptl
cal, and tearfully implored them to a
least search the house, and not leave he
at the mercy Of brace of Williams, VIII
might be secreted within sound of thei
voices, for all that they knew to tn
contrary.
This the officers did not believe, fee
ing convinced that the game had take
wing; nevertheless, they made a hast
search of the house and out-buildings
running against and nearly capsizin
the irritable Amanda, who was carry
ing tub of suds, and who resented tn
indlgnity by an offending jerk whic
came near deluging the luckless DEN
ing with its soapy contents.
OF course, the search was useless. N
counterfeiters were unearthed, nor any
thing belonging to their dangerous oc
cupation. 1t was all time thrown ava
and bidding the terrified Mrs. Reed goo
morning, the disappointed officers hun
riedly took their leave.
The old laborer, leaned thoughtful.
on his hoe, saw the detectives depart a