The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-01-05

Njoined by near standing cabman DESTROYS
liof obtaining a fare.
IL "What's she saving?" "What,s he
brought her here for" Why don't we get
1.-THE station master?"
Y Quite crowd had surrounded us, into
| the midst of which an official appeared,
asking an explanation. To the best of my
| ability ehdeavored to give one. Eyes,
| but where's the young lady" he said, after
| having listened.
| 81 left her here some ten minutes ago,
| seated in this cab. l suppose she got out,
and | fear something has happened to her."
| "Wait a moment and I'll get some one to
| go with you and see;" and in few
minutes, in company of an individual in
| plain clothes for whom he sent, | was
searching the place over.
| Not trace could we discover-it was as
| If the girl had vanished. Returning to the
| cab, found the guard of the train waiting
to corroborate the statement of the lady,
who not only turned deaf ear to the very
humble apologies l endeavored to make to
| her, but even when driving off with the
never-to-be-forgottenb boy beside, continued
/ to fling at me through the window: evil
lain, voleur, barbara"
| "Would you like to leave your address,
siry" said the official, who was evidently
| disposed to assist me.
| 81 should" answered, ready to catch
at any excuse which would take me away
| from the small crowd, among which the
widest SurmiSeS were being banded.
Eloped-carried off -heiress- daughter
| wife" went floating past me as walked
away, confiding to my companion how
had met the young lady and what knew
of her history.
81 am going to stay in Sackville Street,"
said. "Pll give you my card and write
| the name of the hotel upon it,"
Already my hand was in my breast pock-
4, ct. In less than an instant 1 had flung
| open my coat and searched it through;
and then with a stupid gaze at the man be-
! fore me, l gasped out: 81 have been
robbed; my note book is gone-with my
money in it~
"Young baggagel if I didn't guess as
much J" exclaimed my companion, invol-
UNFAIRLY. "We've been on the lookout for
| her unless Pm very much deceived. Not
six months ago seemingly similar game
was played on a gentleman at this very
| station"
Impossible! it couldn't beu'
"You are jumping at conclusions too
| hastily" was beginning to recover, but
his words had struck me like cannon ball.
| II have no reason on earth to suspect this
young LADY," added. severely; II have
her address, and know to whom she was
| going. The loss of the money is a trihe
compared to her safety"
| Mr.. Jones-I had reason afterward to
| learnhis name-moved his head in apology.
"Beg pardon, Pm sure, if | have spoken
| too hastily" he said: shut the two cir
cumstances seemed as you may say to fit
exactly; she was young lady going to
| school, and the COMMUNICATING care of
her as might be-lost sight of her in Just
the same way; found he'd been robbed,
| but wouldn't credit that twas she who'd
take the money from him. She was small,
fair, young, with pink and white face,
and as innocent as baby's. Don'tanswer
the description in no way"'-the wretch
| saw that was quailing under his scrutiny.
| "Well, Pm glad to hear it, sir; thank you.
sir"-I was turning away-"and if you
should happen to want any information at
| any time you'll find me here ready"
"Drive to Bloombury square, 300" Miss
| Lorimer's-that was the address given me.
| Need | say that the drive was Il failure?
Before l asked | felt assured that the name
| of Montmorenci was unknown. Never
within the memory of the oldest inhabitant
had ladies' school been kept there; "Mas-
ter's lived here himself for nearly thirty
years."
There was an end then-no need for fur
Their inquiries-without doubt l had been
cheated, robbed, made dupe of; there was
nothing left but to take my quarters at the
| hotel and laugh at myself for my folly.
| But the misfortune was that | couldn't
| laugh, strive as L might; my heart was
| heavy; between me and everything
| looked at a face came to distract me. o!
| the thousand mad ideas that went coursing
| through my brain that night, when, unable
| to rest, and seized with some wild inn
probability, l roamed the streets, denying
| to myself what brought me out, and feared
to find what | had gone to seek for.
remembered on my return catching sight
| of myself in the glass, and | laughed out
| right, but not because | felt merry. Hap
| PLY, as the day came on, my fever in
measure left me. Reason returned, and l
could give my ear to her precepts.
| Invent again to the station, interviewed
the willy Jones, and invited him to spend
| friendly evening with me. l wanted to
| know about the other victim, in what man.
| ner he had been duped, and the steps he
had taken. "Wouldn't take no steps at
| all" said Jones, Indignantly; "didn't care
hang for the money, all he wanted was to
find her."
"Just sol knew thefeeling exactly, and
l fancy Mr.. Jones guessed as much: for
| though he aimed his arrows at the dupe
| who.was not present, he took careful heed
that each one should pass through me.
"All false sympathy" he said at parting;
"pity's thrown away on such as she, but
there, gentlemen must take their way; and
as it's no doubt cost a tidy sum, perhaps
after all, sir, the lesson may be of profit to
you"
| thanked Mr.. Jones cordially: felt
verv little fear that a second time | should
ever fall victim. The world of women
was evidently terra incognita to me, and
henceforth, as far as possible, l must try
and steer clear of them. Up to this period
| had occupied a neutral position, hence
forth was armed to the teeth, my antag-
onism to the fair sex became a byword and
n reproach to me. "Never had a thought
of love in his life!" said they who know
me, and have never read these confessions,
and by them learned what narrow escape
l once ran of not living and dying u
bachelor-Iemple Bar.
Fortunes Changes.