Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-08-03

riage, hardly knowing whether was awake OF
dreaming. 1 exhausted my ingenuity during
the ride in trying to imagine the reason OF
my summons to the Tuileries A. servant
met me at the door.
s'This way, MONSIEUR - he said, bowling OBJ
sequiously: s'I have orders to conduct you to
the Emperor's private apartment"
II followed the servant through long,
wide hallway, which thought would never
end. Presently we paused before a door, upon
which my companion knocked. 1t was in
stantly opened by man whom [ at once re-
cognized as the very individual whom l had res
cued from the asSassin's knife the night before.
'sHe sprang forward, saying, "Ah, monsieur,
you little thought you had saved the life OF an
Emperor !"
"He was really the Emperor ?" cried Tom.
''No other than the Emperor, Napoleon the
Third. 1t seems that he had been walking the
streets of Paris in disguise-like old Haroun
| Alraschid in the Arabian Nights, you know
when he was attacked by the men from whom
| it was my good fortune to rescue him.
| II spent the remainder of the morning with
him, and when left he presented me with a
magnificent gold snuff box set with diamonds.
It has never been any particular use to me,
| for I don't take snuff-filthy habit; but, l
assure you, nothing would tempt me to part
with it. It's in my vallse now. Would you
like to see it?''
81 should, very much, replied Tom, eagerly.
''Just reach me my valise, then, and Ill
show it you'
To reach the valse, which was in the rack
directly over his head, Tom was obliged to
use both hands, and therefore relinquish pos
session for moment of the precious brown
paper parcel which he had until then held III
his lap. He laid it upon the seat and arose to
his feet.
After gaining possession of the yalise, he
handed it to MIR. Jones, who drew bunch OF
keys from his pocket. In the meantime Iom
picked up what seemed to be his package of
money.
cts an elegant box - said Jones land you
will say so when you see it, PShaW TOO Dad |!
too bad ~
"What's the matter 20 inquired Tom, con-
siderably startled by this sudden exclamation
''You haven't lost it, hope.''
"Oh, no, dear me, no! Not quite so Dad as
that, but I've lost the key to my valise. Very
provoking !"
TRY one of mine"
sIt would be of no use It's patent lock,
you see. Luckily, 1 have duplicate key, at
home Sorry 1 can't show you the box; but
never mind, it will keep and you'll have an
opportunity to see it, I hope"
Tom was annoyed by the unfortunate loss
of the valise key but he forgot his disappoint-
ment ili listening to the recital of most ex-
traordinary adventure of Mr.. Jones' in Africa,
which was scarcely finished when the train
arrived at Dash.
s'Well, good-by, my boy. May the day of
our next meeting be not far away" These
were Mr.. Jones' parting words.
AS Tom left the car he glanced at the man
in the pepper-and-salt suit, but he was asleep,
or pretended to be.
''If he was really after the money he has
had his trouble for nothing" thought Tom.
Ten minutes later, he entered the Office,
where his father, Dick Fanshaw, the foreman
and myself were seated.
"Well, father,' he said, with a complacent
smile, "here am again.
''The money-is it all right ?"
"Here it is, sir"
"You had no trouble, eh ?"
"Of course not"
II am very glad of it," said Mr.. Sloman,
as he opened it. 'But what's this ?"
''The moneys all right, hope, SIR"
''Money! There's no money here"
ssNo money there ~ cried Tom and Dick
Fanshaw, while dropped my pen, aghast.
''Nothing but lot of slips of old paper" "
said Mr.. Sloman.
Tom dropped into chair, pale as ghost:
Dick uttered a low prolonged whistle, and
continued to stare bereft of speech.
stWhat does this mean ?" asked Mr.. Sloman,
fixing his eyes sternly upon his sons face.
Tom sprang to his feet, and his face lighted
up. .
sIIl fix it p he cried "Leave it to me"
and he rushed from the office.
His father called him back, but Tom did
not hear him.
Dick stepped to the door and looked down
the street.
"He's running toward the railroad depot, -
he said. s'P'r'aps the bundle got changed
somewhere down there. Maybe he'll bring the
money back with him all right"
In fifteen or twenty minutes Tom returned
and sank in chair, gasping for breath.
"Well," asked his father, "what have you
done? Where is the money ?"
"On board-the train," he gasped "But
I've-telegraphed his description-to c., and
when the train gets there-they y'll arrest him. y
"Whom ? Whose description - demanded
Mr.. Sloman.
Then Tom told US all about the man in the
pepper-and-salt suit who had followed him
| from New York When he had finished his
story his father said not word, but began
pacing the floor with bowed head and con-
| tracted brows Dick Fanshaw returned to his
work, and picked up my pen.
81 telegraphed to the conductor, said Tom,
after an oppressive silence of five minutes du-
ration. ''The train must have arrived at -
before this, and I'll probably get al answer III
a few minutes.
Ten minutes later Tom received an answer
that the man he caused to be arrested was a
wel-known Judge, and not the culprit at all.
Tom overcome with shame and mOrtlica-
ton, told his father the whole story of his trip,
and Mr.. Soman at once felt convinced that
Jones was the guilty party.
"ImpOssible ~
"We shall see" and Mr.. Sloman seized his
hat and left the office.
During his fathers absence, Tom sat and
gazed out of the window with a most doleful
expression of countenance, and without utter
ing a word.
Nearly an hour passed before Mr.. Sloman's
return As he entered the office at last, both
Tom and looked eagerly in his face.
s'No news 20 asked Tom.
s'NOne but what received from the cOnduc.
tor of the westward bound train which ar
rived at the station Willie | was there. lle
said that your friend, the conductor OF the
train on which you came from New Iork was
very much embarrassed by the mistake you
made in teleglaphing him that the old gentle
man who you described had taken your pack
age of money. lie was very angry when he
was told of your suspicious, and soon every
body in the car knew all about The passen
gers, of course took his part, as he was known
bv some of them, and the conductor wa:
abused right and left. The conductor, howev
er. feels almost certain that the man who sal
with you, and who seemed SO friendly, haC
something to do with the disappearance of tht
money. He got out at NJ, the next station
; above here"
81 don't see how or when lie could have
taken the money! Tom said. "Ididn't lost