The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-02-25
BLOOMSBURY, PA, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 25 1881

going into the apartment, | found the
beauty sitting by the window gazing
out between the blinds. She started up
as / entered, and let her veil fall.
81 thought this was private room,
sir" she said. Her voice trembled and
sounded unnatural.
at may be-" resumed, "but that does
not exclude those who have business /
came purpose to see you
There was momentary struggle, and
then she appeared as calm as could be.
"What are you!" she asked.
81 am an officer from Bow street. re
Piled; and l want to know who you
are
"Stop one moment she said; and as
she spoke she carried her hand beneath
her cloak. II was quickly withdrawn,
and in it was pistol, but she had grasp
ed portion of her dress with it, and be-
fore she could clear it, had sprunHupon
her and seized her by the arm. But it
was her no longer. There were more
muscles in that slight body than l had
bargained for. However, my man popp-
ed in the moment he heard the scufiie,
and the beauty was soon secured. The
glossy brown tresses fell off during the
tussel, and some of the paint was remov-
ed from the cheeks.
And as soon as the prisoner was Sc
cured had the trunk taken off and
brought in, and upon overhauling the
contents, we found DISCUSSES of all sorts,
and quite sum of money, besides watch
es and jewelry of great value. l made
him assume proper male attire, and
when he stood forth in 'propria persona
| found that he had not only used red
paint for the blushing beauty of to-day,
but he had applied more cadaverous col
oring matter for the consumptive indi-
vidual of yesterday AS he stood now
he was a small built, intelligent looking
youth, but with u cold blooded express
| sion upon his marble countenance, and
an evil look in his dark eyes.
/ We carried him back to Lowstone,
where we found the money of the old
farmer upon him. besides other money
that had been lost by different individ-
uals, At first he told strange stories of
himself, but finally, when he knw that
the worst must come, he confessed the
whole. He was from London, and had
come out into the country on purpose to
rob. He had two confedeates with him
who helped him from place TO place.
One of them had taken him from the
inn the night before and the other had
brought him and set him down at the
farmers gate that morning. We made
search for these confederates, but they
had got wind of their principals arrest,
and were not to be found.
However, we got the chief sinner, and
had broken up the game After he had
been found guilty and sentenced, he
seemed to enjoy himself hugely in telling
how he had deceived the good people of
the country. Now he would turn him
self into the old woman who had given
the driver so much trouble about hei
handbook. Then he would be meek.
browed minister, who had distributed
tracts to the passengers, and picked their
pockets while they read. Then he would
draw himself into the little old hump
backed man. who had been lifted into
and out of the coach, and robbed the
helpers while they fixed his crutches fol-
him. 1t was funny, very, and perhaps
we might never haver caught hin,
but for the accident of the fagot Thai
was so funny for him; and I doubt if he
found much fun working at our hare
stone, hammering early and late, with
an ineXOrable master over him to stil
him up when he tagged.