The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-07-18

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eHufaa. SOL a hfaufT ~ Iff hind hH he
felf y received il uia aimrlfDn If
called fuf When iae df.aff|w
IOungei In Tho 'siy fntlai nut later
m che waa baek again slen he fhanfed
tp le called awtf H. w1a htf ! fgain
he iwlHklnF md in nme enough ~
notice her tptpp.n0 out aIrne. IT,
slipped inside Tho leweahos w1s
gooe lle came out again ~ fnd hff
going dpwu.sinlr with hr wrap On
and llitlo hani snoho nj her aide
She omitted ~ prrsnni her respects, but
vent ~ call her carriage lla made ~
bis mind at once, md offered io assist
her down The steps She tpok biz hand.
be- noticed, ner,ously and viii thai ho
said coufirously.
"Pormlt me 20 relieve ynu madame"
and took the inchol in hs hand They
had not reached ihr walk before ho 10
tho jewel ease In 10 lle called her cav.
rlagc, and taking ont The boy. handed
her anchcl back
Pardon mo, madame, but you forgot
~ leave your little offering behind You.
Never mind. will replace II. %
Tbs was nll he said She never said
a word Hut she sank in the carriage
seat as though she were shot There
was no publ city. But thereafter that
lady's name was omitted from the
card.ld u the houc
Al q reception detective noticed
young man hurrying oil with hand.
some ovorcoat on, Not long after he
came up stairs without any. The dc.
tcctivc kept his eve on him A. he cx.
pccted he went into the hat-room only
to issue forth with fresh owe, apparel.
The one slipped 10 the door Tue 9th.
er made haste and popped out OF the
basement Almost IN tho shadow OF
the house was n common hack among
the coaches aud the young man crepl
into II. 1t did not move of, though.
II stayed where II was, and presently
he WAS out again. stripped once more
and bound upstairs for another haul
Tho detective LET him 90 and looked for
the cabby. lie could not find him.
Then he quietly took no less than four
oyercoats out OF the hack aud entered
the house. lie waited in the hallway
Down came the youth again, freshly
caparisoned.
"CoId night, isn't itP" said the detec.
tive, saluting him.
81 don't think so," returned the
other
"Well, II ought TO be when you need
all these benjamins TO your back.
The fellow tried TO sir past him, but
he was in custody In twinkllng. The
strange part OF il was that this young
man, who was n clerk with fair salary.
had hired the hack, drove II himse ( to
the house and made his lightning
changes without soul noticing him.
His gentlcmanly appearance had given
him entrance without question, aud the
BOBBY at the door never paid attention
TO his repeated exits and entrances.
Tho detectives presence at these
merry makinPs has caused funny com.
pllcations once or twice. A lady one
night, mistaking him for guest. in
quircd concerning pictures and bric-
a-brac, about which he courteously in
formed her. Shortly afterward there
was theft Of icwelry In her own home,
and at her husbands instance the self
same detective was dispatched there.
lie found her strangely merry and dis
posed TO treat the theft jocularly. When
he asked for Information she only
laughed Mt him. and he went away
mystllicd When her husband came
home he was greeted with dcrisivc
laugh. lie inquired the cause.
"0h. knew all along that you put
my jewclry out OF tho way TO frighten
me-" she said. "When that gentle
man came this afternoon to play
detective saw the trick at once"
"Why, what do you meanP" inquired
the bewildered husband
"Oh. pshawl how could you be so
stupidP | remembered him friend VI
the IS ever since the night u the
wedding there. knew he was friend
Of yours at once, and ! promise you
was ready for him"
She lost her jubllance the moment she
learneI who had made the mistake.
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