Richland beacon., 1881-11-12
4 POIICElfiN'S UIST.IKi..

4 POLICEH.fN'S MISTIKE.
il Va, dull, rainy day, toward thc
nd of AugVet-ouo Of those days when
ear;h aul sky alike are gray anl drcAry.
and the raiuirops patterinG a8''ins; the
window sound iiko human sob-. Tn"
r.u.!, that hung against thc wall pointed
"a the LIur OF , in the afternoon, and
! WIS sitting 10y myself il our little in
ncr 1lic", looking ont al the cypauSe of
dull. gray wall that formed nay only
rro roct from tho not over-.iean VIII
DOW, and thinking. / had read every
square Inch of type in the newspapers;
| hal made ont al the necessary papers
and documents, and now, with literally
"uothing Ia do, | was musing about
KITTY Elton, and wondering how long it
VoulJ he before / should be able 10
! L.tlry her.
Dear little Klttyl She was as sweet
I'D ns patient a. It was in the nature "f
! a woman to bc, but | knew it was a hard
| lft l,.l her in that overcrowIci mllll-
nyr'a Nork-room, day after day aud
month fer month, aud | longed 20 st
| her ,ree from Tue laOnOtoncrs captivity.
,,nc ,,.,- a pretty, biue-cyed girl Of -,
win q d.mple in hrr chin, and the sweet
| esr roses Oh her ch. TX that ever inspired
| H., pen cf pJct. / WAS no poet, vet |
think uuI, .stuol and appreciated all
| her womanly grace and delicate beauty
as fully as if my hearts thoughts could
shape themselves into verse. And it
%as of them | was thinking when the
door opened and Mr.. Cienncr came in.
Mr.. Cleaner WAS our ''chief "a dark,
| silent l:tle man. with square, sicrl.
l.outh and cloulel gray eyes, which al'-
pcartd almost eXprossionless when they
were turned full upon you, ana yet
yhich seemed to see everything at &
lance. lie sat down hc, de me-
Meredith" ho said in a quiet. suh
iued tone that WAS natural to him
didn't yoa say you were getting tireC
Of doing nothing
Yes, sir"
"Well, l have something for YOU t'
do
"What is il, sir ?"
Something that will bring you botl
credit and friends, if you manage j
! sEillfuilv. / had intended to go myself
bnt circumstances happen untowardiy
and | shall send you instead"
Bending his head toward mo an
speaking scarcely above whisper, h
told me the speci i business on which
was to be sent. There had been,
seems, a series OF very heavy forgerie
lately committed, with boldness an
A aulacitv that fairly seemed to set til
: authorities at defiance. For some tim
I he had been in doubt as to the exaC
Il u-rpetrator of the crime, but, aft'
. much quiet investigation and castln
{ ;itber and thither, he had detected Il
d hidden spring-one Perley Matteson-
l. who had skilliully eluded all purSui
7 and was now somewhere hiding in Il
/ northeastern portion of the State. II
= whereabouts had been ascertained
l. nearly as possible, aud il was for me
III 60 quietly up and apprehend him, b
II fore he should become aware OF o
> knowledge of all his movements.
~ I sat listening to all the vari us
q tails of our plan as they were sketch
- ont 10y Mr.. Clenner. The reward I'll
Y had been privately offered was high
- my heart leaped as 1 reflected how mu
-, nearer it would bring me to Kitty Elt'
%. nor did the enterprise seem particular
~. difficnlt to accomplish.
t1 "Do You think You can do lt2". \
ai- Clenner asked, after the whole thing b
:. been laid before me.
> "YeS, sir. When shall | start
"Nou within half an hour
H., "Yes why not
at | could think of no efficient rea'
p except one. which 1 dIi not care 10 CO
;. muuicate TO ny supcrior-the long