New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-07

asomo sort of sugar" said Lady Jones How
dts inst what expected" said y quiet voice
behind. Hand it over. Mr.. Saunders This 10
my affair"
avery much on the spot this time, think. Mr.
Saunders. Now ma'am to Lady Jones" where
your other frondsf'
:" How dare you speak to me" she replied hot!y
recognizing her old enemy of the tram " am
g 0f course. all right" replied the man called Mr.
Hnplunson But there he went on. half to him
self ave don't want any scandal ar noise. We
might lose the others; an with that he whispered
lew words TO an attendant, and drew back INTO
the crowd.
The examination of Lady Jones's baggage was
complete! every thing was rcpacked, and the party
proceeded toward the tram. Just aS they passed
the reiroshmcnt room. railway guard came mp
and. touching his cap. said. lhe siatlon-mastcr
has reserved YOU compartment. Please come thlS
allow uucommouly civil Of him, to be sure
cried her Hdyshlp. suppose 1t - I" MAKO
MP for this 9nnovance am really much obliged
Within live minutes the two ladies were stored
away IN a carriage by Themselves and the door
securely Locked Presently the train ran ont OF tho
station mp the hill 10 Folkcstone town ana Law
Jones who was rapidly recovering her cquanlmliN,
after "a few CALCULATIONS ot delight ut h'Iug houo
again. composed herself To sleep "a corner oi tho
carriage.
Rut fresh ANNOYANCE was in store foI her ~
Tolkcstouo Town station the carriage was unlocked,
and three mon got in: one of them. 90 Indy loucss
Indignation and d,suay. was MIR llopknsou, with
his hock bag. which he kent on h'~ Lu"c. ,,,.,,.,.
this cnrr9go Is reserved specially Tor me- am
Lady Jones"
should know who am. My name
" am surC don't care 10 know
My name is Hopknson. am Chief Inspector
of Police from Scotland Yard
"NclL" sand Lady Jones, still bold. hnt with
much inward miogiying. d" really do not under
stand "
"By this time my men will have arrested your
two conicderatcs-your friends who helped YOU ~
trying To keep me out OF the tram al Iail7'
ANY friends | never met them before this
morning Why, don't even know their names
That won't do. Nou know as well as ] % that
they are Ihcim Cassidy and Thaddeus OHren.
American Fenians-'
"Gracious Heavens"
d" With whose connivauce YOU have attempted to
convey dynamite into EnGland-a Nee little lot OF
Atlas uowdcr' in slabs, too, for convenience III
ii DENY il. most positively! IL"
d" Case is too strong against you. WHY. the stun
was found in your pnS~eI',2n ana haHr u mere III
@Do you mean to tel me that there is dynamite
here. IN this carriage O, DO. please, throw 1t
Sc The c,ncu,,ion would certainly explode it. anil
we should all be blown TO- kingdom CONF Don
from PARIS and woul1 have carried ii on TO London
yoursclf'
g assure you know nothing Of all this, am
Lady Jonc, The wife Of Sir John Jones. OF Harley
Tn, detective shook his head doubttnllv:
d" II NAV Doe Won say; bUt don Z quite see nv
way. Wait tO We get to London. II Nou can
prove your identity. at any rate you may ESCAPE
being locked up; the magistrates may give You
bail
With ills cold comfort Lady Jones had to be
satisfied and in dire terror and discomfort she made
the rest of the tourney to London. llOpllnson. n
must bc confessed. had already made up his mind
that it was ~ Lady Jones had said but he chose
to keep her DO suspense.
on realizing Caunon-,t. the guard brought him
telegram The detective read it with strong symp-
toms of disgust.
slipped through my fingers just when !
thought bad them: too! It's the very mischief
What shall do ncytY
After rause of deep thought he turned suddenly
10 Lady Jones.
"Do these men know your London address, Yes.
Wei. u Won will assist rs now, think can
promise that nothing more shall he SAID about this
Unfortunate affair. But first. you must be secret
silent ~ the grave. Can trust YOU And this
young lady
promising to be most circum~pect.
d" My ldca now Is that these scouudrelS only |
planted the stuff on vou hoping II would pass IN !
noticed whether IL aid or not they would know by |
the morning papers which would be 10 publish
an account of the SEIZURE of dynamite. Well went
on the detective. no one must know syllable of
tins: there shall be nothing i'm til" papers, or any
where Tomorrow next day they will call at |
house to recover their small parcel explaining
that it Slipped n among your rugs 10y mistake. II
they do. We have them; do Nou understand Ana
will Won hc'pY
Lady Jones only too gladly assented.
That night the house IN llarlcY-st was practically
iu the possession of tie police. 81 John entered
into the shirt of the thing: gave hf- halI-pOTtcT
holiday aud installed iIopkm~on disguised IN ms
place ON the third day the dark American called,
sent M his card. and WAS gwen TIA" dynamite AH
be left the house his red-h"adcd companion loned
him and hotn arrested before they bad turned
the next corner Their trial. with the cXamlnat on
of adv Jones one of the events of the season
Tile London World.