Omaha daily bee., 1882-09-30

uel, the telegraph clerk, also muir
INJURED that it was familiar to him.
May | condde in you7" said the
fugitive.
"You can, l exclaimed. "You
cam echoed the Samuel, the tele.
araph clerk, and then we all shook
hands. The officer stopped to his
ysiise again, and the clerk hurriedly
whispered:
~ say we're all right"
Ho winked and struck The eide of
his no1o with his finger, and l me,hau-
ically initiated his gesture The train
was s~lackeniug speed, but tho captain
tor such l had decided was his rank
produced another bottle, this Zine
brandy, ard we all three quatted to
hi5 oacapc-Samucl, tho telegraph
clerk, drinking, it seemed to me,
rather moro than his share. "Adieu!
my proserver, " exclaimed the officer,
as the clerk rose and carefully un.
locked the door.
Filing out your BAG" said tho
youth. This wss accordingly done.
Now jump the way the train is go.
ing"
We did so, and although a good
deal shaken, no harm was done end
We saw tho angry lights at the real of
the carriages disappear with quicken.
ing speed around q curve.
"Wcll, I'm off," exclaimedthe clerk.
Good luck to you, captain, and he
vanished in the darkness.
"Now, where on earth are we to
60 to}" said my friend. 81 only
thought of coming to Downloy, be-
cause it was, l supposed, a quiet, re-
tired place; but l don't know the
neighborhood."
81 do" l said, "~follow me-" He
followed me accordingly, and | took
him to the little inn at which | usual.
ly lodged, and where l could obtain a
bed for him. This latter offer no de-
clined. He said he would Just wash
and have some bread and cheese, and
then walk across the country to town
he named, some few miles of. |, of
course, allowed him to decide ON his
own movemonts without comment, and
in a fow minutes We arrived at my inn,
which was luckily a coed way out OF
Downley in our direction. Tired and
splashed us he was, for the night was
wet and tempestuous, the ofioe de-
cided on having ''hts crust us ho
called it, which turned out to be a very
hearty meal OF cold roast beef, before
refreshing himself with u wash. l
then took him up stairs to my room,
and as we crossed tho landing he said,
pointing to a staircase:
"Whore does that flight lead TOT
ooh, only to the back ,0gu or the
house." | replied, and we entered.
/ had obtained two candles, and he
went, taking his valiSe with him, into
the dressing room, while ] sorted
some papels which 1 had brought
down with me. l heard him washing,
and in a minute or two, hearing a
footstep coming from the drawing
room, l looked up. l recoiled with
an exclamation of alarm, for there
stood u man in q mole.skin jacket and
trousers, cloth cap and shaven free,
and close-cut hair.
"Who are you2" 1 exclaimed, grasp.
ing my chair as a possible weapon OF
defence.
ooh, it's all right I should say, il
you don't know me-" said the man,
and l recognized the voice of Cept.
de Mortimer.
"What!" l cried, more astonished
than before. SIN the name of all thai
is wonderful, what does this mean2'
"You are not a bad fellow, but 20,
are very greeu," returned the voice
"a greater spooney I never saw-noI
a better hearted one. Why, old fel
low, you stare as if you had never reae
of a sham mustache or beard. Good
by, old chap. You have made a mis-
take tonight, that's all; end our SHARP
young friend of the telegraph depart
ment has made a much greater.
won't ask you to shake hands with me
again, because you are a gentleman
and a man of honor, though soft, ant
| am a rogue; but take this"
AS he spoke he offered me a ring.
l. uoh I NdtF-i l. peStu.
"Nonsense, said he; "take it. Il
is one of the few things which arr
really and honestly my own; believ,
me for once when i tell you that
have had that ring for twenty years,
That's right. I wish you good luck
Good by
He was gone; ~valise, moleskir
clothes, felt cap, and all. / hearc
him run stealthily down the back
stairs, and never saw him again.
had dIstui sd sleep that night.
dreaming OF ofi ,ers, both of the army
aud of the ponce, and woke worry lit,
tie refreshed in the morning, Luckily
the weather was now line, and my
business demanded that / should bt
in Downley early.
As l entered the market place ]
saw several small groups staring a
placards, evidently newly fixed; in,
deed, a man was posting one up as
got there. l naturally stopped to SEE
what it wac about, and saw that il
WAS headed, in bolS type: "Robbery
1900 reward" 1t went on to de
scribe the appearance Of Mr., John
Macely IN such language as loft very
little doubt as To who was my com
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