Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-10-14

and he looked queerer still when
answered faintly-"He's got it-and
and my money-and-oh, why
don't he Gomez"
Here cast loose all ceremony and
burst into tears.
"Oh, don't cry now,o said the old
gentleman, soothingly. Don't
now TIN be all right-you'l be
taken care of. Where did the-your
friend-go?-which way?"
Il don't know | sobbed from be-
hind my handkerchief.
"Went to get some lunch, did he
say? Well, now, can't you tell me
what sort of a looking person he was,
and then perhaps we can find him !?
Was he young or old ~
young" | murmured, still be-
hind a barrier of cambria. "With a
yellow mustache, aud g-gray clothes
and a straw hat"
Pretty bad business" one of the
men muttered aside to another.
"Sharp fellown responded second.
And then there were some ants
trophies of whats the matter?n
Its shame!" left her, did he?r
from small crowd that had by this
time started up around me.
well now, just come in here and
sit down. said the old gentleman,
paternally gathering up my bag !;
"and compose yourself, my dear, and
We'll see what can be done. Don't
cry it'll only furry you, and won't
do any good, you know. There,
that's right !" For I wiped my eyes
with the remnant Of a sob, pulled
my veil down, and was turning to
follow him, when, behold as l
swept the landscape DER with one
last look of desperation, there ap-
peared Charley-gray clothes, and
straw hat and yellow mustache, and
all coming from the dim distance,
with a brown paper parcel under
each arm.
"There he is !" | shrieked, drop
ping bag and parasol in my ecstacy,
and rushing down the platform with
extended arms. "There he is Oh,
call him, somebody-tell him Pm
here Make him look this way !"
"Where? Which ? Where is he ?"
cried half dozen men quite excit-
eddy.
"Him in the straw hat, with the
bundles Holloa, sir! Holloa Stop
him !" and three small boys and one
man started in pursuit.
Poor Charley There he came,
hurrying along in our direction,
rather swiftly it is true, but quite at
his ease, and with a smiling face,
when my four champions gave chase.
And just rs they had uplifted their
voices, and just as Charities eyes,
sweeping the surrounding scene, APP
peared to light upon them-just then
did the locomotive behind which
we had been sitting fifteen minutes
before, and which had been backing
and snorting, and advancing and
backing again, after the manner of
trains, chose its time to set up
shrek and a violent ringing Of the
bell, and to go pulling off on its way
to New York. And Charlie first
started wildly, and then turned
around and chased the locomotive,
and the three small boys and the
man chased him, rending the air
with shouts of "Stop him !"
But Charles couldn't keep up with
the train very long, and the impo-
tency of his efforts seemed to break
upon him suddenly; after he had run
himself very hot and damp, and shed
all his hot buns from his brown pa
per parcel for twenty yards along
the track, he turned aud faced his
pursuers like a man at bay, and
ligurately speaking, they all fell upon
him.
"Stop there. where are you 60
ing z" "Come back after your lady,
you scamp !" "Ain'tyou ashamed Of
yourself ?" shouted the small boy in
9cstacy. Wanted to run away, did
you? Didn't do it that time, old
teller ~
"What the d. do you want ~
said Charley, fiercely. Where's
Sarah ? Where's my wife ?"