The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-05-27

boiler aud etnrch-bowl, her sleeves
rolled mp, an old blue snn-benne,
drawn over her heated face, and
girt around the waist by wet, sud-
sy apron.
An hour went by. Ne. Williams
aud his companion had not returned.
aud the detectives were about tc
snmmon Mrs Ree1 for the purposo
Of making further inquiries when The
good lady presented herself Mt the
door, and said, in tone Of gentle
apology
liam afraid you fad Il rath, rtiro
some waiting. ~ is quito uuuquqI
Tor than 10 foplin away 30 lJug"
"Did they leave no message :
aelied Deming.
Not that | know off, sho ans.
werod simply enough.
"Hive you any objections to ask
ing your servant y
"Nono at all. I should have
thought Of IL before"
She instantly withdrew, and q mo
mont a'ter tho listening detectives
heard her iptarrogating tho stout
domestic, who appeared in NJ
amiablo mood.
Did M, Day leave any message
with you, Amanda. when he went
ont this morning I"
"Leave message with mo 2
snapped Amanda, giving the sheet
she was wringing vicious twist
around her arln. "Why should he
loava message with mo : Bit
come to think of il, Mr. Williams
loft n note as he was goin out an
told me to give it to you if you ask
cd about him.
Then why d;1 You not do so,
Amanda, without keeping mo watt
ing nil this time Give mo the
note now, il You please.'
Because you did not ask me
Aud with washing aud n hundred
things to do besides, it went clean
out of my mind. The notes around
somowhores forgot Just where
pnt it. Ol, its there ON the winder
sill II
Add with this waspish informa-
ton, Amanda snatched up her bask
@. Of clothes and went TO hang them
upon tho limo in the back yard.
while her mistress GLAD apparently
to be rid Of her ungrucious servant.
took the note, aud immediately re-
turne1 to hcr anxious visitors, who
had overheard overy word OF the
above conversation.
You are right in Your conioc.
turos." she sad, "Mr. Williams did
leave message, or noto which
amounts 80 about the snrc thing,
and no doubt will explain what now
seems So strange
She toro open the noto. aud il did
explain with Vengeance. It ran
tins
DEAR Mas. REro.--DusiDpss OF greo,
noncnt calls Us away At once. We wall
not return. Inoloerl please fad rcm,t.
,onee for two weeks board, Ia addition
to which we also give you our pers>uai
ef.o,a. which wo fat inconvcuicut 10
take with ia at the preseut time.
Win thanks for your many kindnessOs,
remain, respectfully.
q. W. wiLtrAMs'
Poor Mira. Reed was astonishod,
81 d)ut unlerBtanl il T. slc
graspod, sinking into chair. II
don't understand it at all T.
''But / do y cried tho onragod
Graham, spriugiug to his feet.
" Demiue. we are completely fooled
md, while waiting hero liko q couple
of idiots, they have given US the
slip"
"Who are you, What can you
mean = exclaimed tho widow, in
great alarm.
"We mean, madam, that your
late boarders arc two OF tho most
accomplished counterfeiters in tho
United States. We are detectives
md are here to arrest them--that is
we came for that purpose; but
"Gracious heavens what do I
hear Coun;erfeiters |! aud 1 tho't
them such perfect gentlemen" inter,
rupted Mrs. Reel, now terribly
agitated, and trembling in every
limb.
"Perfect scoundrels This is q
devil of business after all the
trouble we have had, said Graham
turning to his companion. "They
are of on tho train that left NJ
half an hour ago, aud all we can do
is to telegraph and stop them, if
possible, before they can reach
Q uincy."
Mrs. Reed was pale with fear and
CONSERVATION. To know that she
had been innocently harboring two
such dreadful characters naturally
filed her with horror aud dismay.
perhaps they are concealed some
where about the place, and have not
gone of at oil :" she faltered, hard
ly daring to speak above whisper.
"They may be hiding in the barn or
the wood shed or the house at this
very moment" looking around ap-
prehensively aud with q visible
amanda and are alone
what could wo do if they should
be here I They might murder us
in our beds, or burn the house! IL
is frightful to think Of it aud they
were so gentlemanly, and paid their
board so promptly !" hysterically be-
r-ailad tha widorz ainkinn hank In.