The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-19

knew anything of the the robber.
! told him that knew but little of
the affair anyway, having been sick
and unable to be out among folks.
Then he asked my consumptive
friend if he knew anything about it.
The latter raised his head from its
incling position, and was on the
point Of answering, when we heard
our driver, in quick, abrupt tones,
ordering someone to get out of the
road. | instinctiyely got my head
out OF the window to see what was
the trouble, and my eye was Just
quick enough to detect load OF ia
gots, in time TO dodge back and es-
cape them. The road was quite mar
row at this point, and as the fagots
were loaded very widely, it was i'm
possible for the driver to wholly
avoid them, and the side Of the
coach was swept by them quite
smartly. / escaped without being
touched, but not SO my friend. ]
heard an exclamation. / thought
rather prOlanc one, from his lips,
and on looking toward him. | saw
that one Of the fagots had struck
him over the left eve, making quite
amark on the pale skin. This IN
cidcnt turned the conversation from
the subject of robbcrries, and it was
not alluded to again during the day.
We reached Lowstone shortly af-
ter dark, and | went at once to the
residence Of Mr.. Stickney, whom |
found at home. He had been out
all day, and made all sorts of efforts
to obtain some clue to the perpetra-
tors of the robberries that were be
ing committed but without effect.
He said he could learn nothing
on which to hang suspicion. Two
shops had been robbed in his town,
but he could get no clue to the per-
petrators. We consulted together,
and finally proposed to 90 in the
morning and see another detective
officer named Gamlit. who resided
about twelve miles distant, in the
town OF Orton.
This met the view ofmy host, and
so we left the matter for the evenings
On the following morning we were
mp early, and as the coach would
take Us directly to Gamlit's house,
we chose that mode Of conveyance.
and repaired at a reasonable hour
10 the tavern. for that purpose.
When We reached the inn, we found
the old farmer, who had been one of
my fellow passengers one the day
before, stepping about the door in a
state of high excitement. He had
been robbed of three hundred
pounds. and he was sure il must
have been done in the stage. for he
had sl6ptwfth his pocket book un-
der his pillow. He had not thought
to look into 1t when he retired, but
lie had found il empty in the morn,
ing, when he got up. He said the
wallet had been taken from his
pocket and put back again-he /
knew II. As soon rs he saw me. he |
was anxious / should be searched. !
OF course I allowed the operation
to be performed willingly. After
thccNcitcmcnt was allayed, / asked |
where the pale young man was who |
came in the coach, and was told by /
the landlord thathe went away soon /
after the coach arrived.
Nv first aim was to satisfy myself
that the old man had been robbed /
in the stage coach, and Of this heI
succeeded in convincing me After |
this my suspicious rested on the
consumptive man, and ] believed if
could find the man / should find |
the rogue. SO l bade thet
landlord to keep a sharp lookout :
and also spoke to the driver who |
had brought me from Sidney, and
who was now on the point of re-
requesting him, if he saw |
of the pale man. TO see
that he was secured. The suspicious
had only remained at the
inn a few minutes on the previous
evening. and had then gone away in
d gig that had come for him but no
one could tell what direction he had
.aken.
The coach for Orion soon came to
he door. and Stickney and myself
took our seats inside. the farmer
having determined to remain
where he was until he
heard something about the mon
sy. There were two or three pass
snee-s inside and two or three out
.ide. but they were strangers 70 me.
We had gone two or three mikes, /.
when the driver pulled up before a
where O woman and a
runk were waiting by the garden 4
pate The ladvwas handed into the
.oaeL. and took @ seat facing me. /
md a- She turned 20 give the driver
some directions concerning the bag .
.aEe. she threw her veil over her
lonue+. She was pretty. very pret- I
~. with rosy checks and sparkling .
yves. Her hair hung IN glossy I
lroRn ringlcts over her neck and |
and was o type Of beauty i
IN itself looked at tie rosy cheeks
gain. and into lcr dark, lusirous
.vcs. Ny gaze was fixed upon the
after when she caught my glance, /
md quickly dropped her veil At
i7st I fslta little ashamed AZ hav-
NJ been caught staring n her so
,oldlv bu. Is the face was hidden .
rom i-ht. and Ihad an opportuni-
v of rejection, IL struck me that I
had somewhere seen those features
before. h
Here Vas q study for me. and |
xas buried in It at once. Where
lad ] seen that face? / whispered !
% Suckney. and asked him if he
lad ever seen her before He said
ie had not. and joked me for being
% curious about pretty face We /
topped at a place called Turner'S,
n the edge OF OTton, TO exchanged
nails. and here / jumped out to see
hc postmaster. who was an old
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