St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-28
A CLEVER ROGUE.
How the Heart OF a Misery MGR
chant was Won.

height. of perfect form. with large pleic-
inc black ewes. and wealth of raven tresseS
floating over her shoulders. A large, can
vas-coyered trunk followed her INTO tile
hall. and. after she had been SHOWN il.o
the parlor the register, with pen ahc INK,
was brought for her signature. Sne louueu
pleasantly-nodded with smile that cVu'-
petely captivated the impressive clelhI
and then. in very pretty Italian hailG'
wrote her name-''Mlss cara DuUoi9' ii'-
adelphia. Penn"
Later as the landlord politely escorted
her to the supper-room. she informed MN
that she had heard Of his house-that IL was
quiet and well kept, and that she had come
for a short rest and respite from the uil
and turmoil of the great city.
The good host was grateful and very glad
the Young lady had honOred his house WIN
her presence. He would do what he could
TO make her stay comfortable ana agTeea-
bic.
Very soon Miss Dubois got acquainted
with the guests of the house and proved
herself as intelligent and entertaining as she
was pretty. She played well upon tle
piano-forte, but did not sing. she played
chess. too, though there was only one party
in the house to play with her
Boarding at the hotel was Mr.. Aaron
HuntIev. He kept the principal store III
the village, and was also our postmaster.
He was a man of five-and-fOrty. rotund and
good-looking. and had been Wldower for
fen wears He had been a successful trader
and had been careful Of his money, which
he WorShiped.
And If was Mr.. Huntley who played
chess with Miss Dubois. He was very
fair PLAYER and she was skillful. Yes, she
was certainly fond of the company OF MI
EuntleY. and il is not to be wondered at
that he should become fond Of her. She
was pretty. she was witty, she was lntelll-
gent. and she had strong common sense
and, furthermore. she was young ana BUOY
ant. What more could he ask in wife?
If he thought of dover. her conversation Of
herself had convinced him that her father
was wealthy.
One evening Aaron Huntley came from
the parlor where he had been playing
chess. radiant. He had proposed and had
been accepted. He managed 10 keep the
sweet, blessed secret for fouT-and-twenty
hours. and then he let it out to the landlord
and was congratulated. The store-keeper
was happy. He walked as one who trod on
air. Re was smiling and gracious to his
customers, and even generous.
After this Miss Dubois was much at the
store, and. in her playful. happy way. she
assisted often in the poStoffce. which was
square room partitioned off in one corner OF
the building.
And so the days went on and Aaron
Huntley was certainly the happiest man in
the village But one morning thunder
clap fell upon him. He went to his store
and found the rear door ajar. He went TO
his safe and found that it had been opened
and the money all taken-the savings OF
years, Fully SO, 900 had been stolen from
the safe.
Miss Dubois was early at the store and
when she had heard of her lovers loss she
endeavored to console him.
u Don't Worry. dearest" she said. ''When
nv father comes [ can help you. If this
loss cripples you it shall only be for
time
But, Clara. would not have it appear
that married you for your
Naughty man. hush! Will you not let
me love you a little?"
What could he say more?
When the stage arrived that evening an
old gentleman. with white hair and beard
and wearing an enormous pair of green
spectaces, was helped out and, leaning
heavily upon his stout oaken staff. hobbled
into the hall He signed his name upon
the register in trembling hand.
Or Seth Bumpus, y. "
When supper was finished Miss Dubois
took Nj. Huntley'S arm and retired TO the
parlor and presently afterward the white
haired man named DR.. Bumpus followed
them. The two had seated themselves
upon the sofa. and the latter took a seat on
a chair between them and the door. and at
the same time stout. d2rk-faced man. in
a free-and-easy suit OF blue flannel. had
stopped upon the threshold and was standing
III the open doorway.
Miss Dubois saw these two men-S2w the
positions they had lakeland her teeth
came together with a snap and her lips We're
compressed and pale.
Sir" said she. addressing the white
haired man, you stare AT me as though
You had met Inc before" And. as she
spoke, her right hand stole down by her
side toward the pocket OF her dress
Look my dear and see if you don't re-
member me-" With this the white wig was
lifted off. the green spectacles and the white
beard removed. revealinga compact, Sinewy.
lleen-eyed man Of about 40.
In the next instant Miss Dubois had q
pistol in her hand, and was cooking it; but
the man in the chair and the man at the
door had both been watchful of her. They
were upon her before she could do any mis-
chief, and after a sharp, furious struggle
severe work TO do-a pair Of racket irons
were upon her wrists.
Mr.. Huntley for the second time that day
had been thunder-Struck. so completely
struck that all power of defending his
promised wife was lost him, and he did not
even recover his power of speech until the
ignoble irons had been snapped upon her
wrists.
''In the name of mercy" he at length
gasped, why do you treat lady thus?7
"a lady! That's good! Say, you are
Aaron HuntleY, amt YEP"
Yes. sir"
''And was robbed last night?"
''Ye-eS, SIR
''Wel, l am Capt. Joyce of the New
York detective force. and this fair COM
panion of yours has been giving me consid-
cradle of waltz lately, as he can tell you"
He"
Yes, sir-he. Didn't We ever hear Of
one John Ropert. otherwise called Liver
pool Jack?o
Il have read in the papers Of a big re-
ward having been offered for Liverpool
Jack" answered &fr. HuTtIcy. woader-
mgly.
We'll" returned Capt. joyce. ''here we
have him as large as life, and he would be
iull as natural if it wasn't for this feminine
masquerade. Oh, he's a keen one. he is.
sir; but l fancy We'll sing him song of
Sing Sing now, and, if l Amt greatly out
we'll find your lost money for YOU
And so Aaron Hmtley lost wife, but
he regained his SO, 900, though it was a
long, long time before he regained ANYTHING
like his old pride and self-complacencv.
for he had, indeed, for four weeks been
wasting the love of his tender heart unon
one of the most accomplished rogues that
ever crossed the Atlantic to America.