Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-24
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could she III. truth IN this bold asser-
ton made me vince, felt like fool
down to my finger ends.
The Star joined me at signal, and We
went up stzir- together
ITS the most audaeiOus thing | ever
beard tell Of he exclaimed ''We will
wait up here and see the play Out. I'll
bow the shutters and ;herc'll be some fun
before long iIave you got any shooting
irsns2f
vent to my room and returned with
'so revolveFs.
That Is god he said. his stolii face
lightning up: now we are prepared for
them. It will be a pretty ease. Suppose
You suspect the hoa-ekeeDer2 r.
had kept the contents Of the letter To
myself. merely giving him hint or iwo,
bat felt my blood boil At he mention Of
Mrs. George
Yes. Of course ! suspect the house
keeper. sho turned of nav old servants
and brought two creatures Of her own
here. Nobody knows how mach they
have carried off. -
''It'- resky business. " rnutiered the Star
with shrewd glance. Men amt nevtr
safe with women fnik- about miles, the
ladies are in the firm. by Jpve' Rather
nice looking?" aud the fellow Wiuked
vugarly
NO: uglv ~ the deuce 80 wa M bait
savage reply. II would never DO % JET
this IN IN know hpw had been csjJlei bg
an ar'iul interloper.
Here our 2tme. whispered the pc
fireman A. n .ts iisi carri1.r drove mp -
the door.
1 ftt H. p. t. o. .
thief vas complete. \ casual trqutint-
aHcc would have sworn thit II wu- m-
The fellow sat gracefully hu's in the car
rage. waited TIL the cp1c.tms8 opened
the door. and stood ther. a inuuef.t uu tle
sidewalk. i"1king csrcIr-~ly around.
''>ure. it, perfect duplicate: hut he ;
send 'he carriage on ptc-eutlv. It. i'm
-pccting he'll b., about fur time and
then different kind of carriage will hc
IN waiting
sure enough, the stylish e1uip1gr WI
driven on and the man. with thu very
rick oi my own step, lonugci c""lly up
10 the door. the red lined cape uf his cost
iauntiy displayed Since th,t diy / have
discarded red lining
The door opened and the fellow went
prowliug over the lower rooms In i,.w
hi'i'HhtF Nv ~ Ifllif'i ~ tfV f'ttt'I III H.
whom h" let in by the back basement
door.
Well contriye To- intercept them. Pc
whispered the policeman. You just
-tand here witi,your two pistols. aud II
lind my way down. so ~ tn surprise them.
II they show FIGHT. lire "
lie crcpt down st.,rs | waited trrmh-
ling little. but rcsolute The men
sratuu.I about f,,r , n. hif., anil 4 -..,..
thing about draw around the corner.
Presently they gathered in the parlor and
began To- take up the carpet. thinking. no
doubt they wrrc working for Robert
Haynes. Thea the star posted himself at
the back door. and called me down by a
rign.
1t was quick work The poor fellow,
turned pale the iohbcr>-W when they saw
the pistols. The three were marched otI
in order and few hours afterwards star
and were entering the crowded passage
ot the Il depot We wendell our
way To thu ladies room. Mrs George was
there. rs beautiful. ns cool. ~ graceful AS
ever. when | pointed her out
The devil go blurtcd Star Il thought
YOU said she was ugly That woman
Thunder and 'ounds -
Nv blood was up. however. and | fclr
no pity, Twist mc run,l her iugr could
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never ~" Nhch Lace "u any mortal
nelhg IN all my ale. MI the vitality
seemed struck uut at il twas white. dull
and dead. with duskv. frightened. shining
syes 1lunS, startiue, f,.,.,,, thri, . ats