The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-07-18

FLUSH, you fooll' he replied, angrily.
"Don't mention names here. -
ut was too late, however; many of
those around had heard the name, and
among the rest the two men, who were
smoking close by
''Come aft, Thaddeus ~ whispered the
tall man. "Did you hear that namel"
81 did. 1t must be that numbering
villain himself"
and you, you fool, to get quarreling
with him in the trainl"
''Do you think he has his eye on u.s.
you may take your oath of that
"What in the name of conscience shall
we do9"
'Leave it to me; have a dodge, if
can only work it,"
The steamer being very crowded, Lady
Jones and her party had been unable to
secure private cabin. They had to stay
on deck, and in by no means good
place. But, thanks to the attention of
her friends, Lady Jones was made com
Portable with rugs and wraps near one of
the paddle boxes, while NIillcent and
the maid sat close beside her. The
voyage across the channel was not good,
and the ladies reached Folkestone in
the strangers, like chivalrous gentlemen,
came out in their true cOlors. Nothing
could exceed their kindness. They took
infinite trouble to prepare the party for
going on shore; they helped the maid to
fold and strap up the rugs, and made
themselves generally useful. Lady Jones
was so grateful and so charmed that she
begged them to call on her in London,
and gave them her address
When the porters rushed on board,
Lady Jones desired one of them to go at
once and secure her carriage.
Cant be done, num-" he replied.
'All the things have to be examined
before they let us through to the train. "
absurd" said her ladyship; ''they
won't examine mine. am Lady Jones. !"
Bnt her ladyship was no better than
an ordinary person before the law. The
custom house officers were memorable /;
and, in spite of her protests, all her
small parcels and those of her party,
were taken into the search room, and laid
out on the counter. With an imperious
wave of the hand, an official ordered her
to follow them. To make matters worse,
the quiet Englishman, to whom she mad
been so rude in the train, was standing in
the doorway, talking to two other men,
and laughing,a as she thought, at her dis
tress.
For a moment her two friends were
nowhere to be seen.
81 never heard of such a thing!" she
said Indignantly to Millicent, as the Off
cious searchers turned everything out of
her gold-mounted dressing case, and
then proceeded to unroll the rugs
"What do they take us for?"
Everybody is treated alike, dear Lady
Jones. | suppose they are afraid of Fe-
mans, or dynamite, or something"
ut is preposterous, disgracetul! Sir
John shall write to the papers, beg
your pardon"
This was to an official who had said to
her twice, "Whst is thisl"
A small parcel done up in strong
brown paper securely tied and
81 haven't the least idea. Something
of my maids or Millicent's-this young
lady here. really canno4say."
But while she chartered on with ac-
customed garrulity, the custom house
officer had already cut the strings, I'M
done the parcel, and laid bare small
plain tin case.
1t had lid, which was easily opened.
Inside were number of slabs of
whity-brown, sugary- looking substance
which might have been tenth-rate choco-
late or indiilcrently- made "totfee"
''Some sort of sugar, - said Lady Jones
GLOW odd cannot imagine"
Its just what | expected" said
quiet voice behind. Hand it over, Mr..
Saunders. This is my affair"
What Mr.. Hopkinson, are you
here"
Every much on the spot this time, l
think, Mr.. Saunders. Now, ma'am'-
to Lady Jones where are your other
friends?"
GLOW dare you speak to met she re-
piled, hotly, recognizing her old enemy
of the train. Il am Lady Jones"
'Of course, all right, replied the man
called Mr.. Hopknson. "But there, he
went on, half to himself, ''we don't want
any scandal or noise We might lose the
others" and with that he whispered IA
few words to an attendant, and drew
back into the crowd.
The examination of Lady Jones bag
gage was completed. everything was re
packed, and the party proceeded toward
the train. Just as they passed the refresh
ment room, a railway guard came up, and,
touching lis cap, said: The station
master has reserved you compartment.
Please come this way"
"How uncommonly civil of him, to be
sure" cried her ladyship. Il suppose it
is TO make up for this annoyance. l am
i
Within five minutes the two ladies were
slowed away in carriage by themselves,
and the door securely locked. Presently
the train ran out of the station up the hill
to Folkestone town, and Lady Jones, who
was rapidly recovering her equanimity,
after a few CALCULATIONS of delight at be-
ing home again, composed herself to
sleep in tie corner of the carriage.
But fresh annoyance was in store for
her. At Folkestone Town station the
carriage was unlocked, and three men
got in; one of them, to Lady Jones in
dignation and dismay, was Mr.. Hopkin-
son, with his black bag, which he kept