Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-04-20

naturally enough. was perfectly overcome
with grief. lssplained 10 her In a few
word, the object Of my visit.
I'll am uncertain whether poor papa
had yali.e Of ,ha, description when he
Left ,hi. morning" she said "bu, posi-.
bly, you may recognize bin from this
photograph" submitting one she took
from the table for my inspection.
experienced strange sense OF relief.
the feature. in the photo were those OF
= person bearing no resemblance wha,ev-
er TO the individual who had LEI, his bag
in my charge.
The young lady thanked me heartily
for the trouble had taken in he matter;
and LEI, the house Of mourning and re-
turned TO the barracks 10 very my,,iiisd
state of mind.
Gould the owner OF the bag be the
thief who had been eAush, In the &C, OF
plundering the dead mans clothes p !
asked my.elf. bu, immediately dismissed
the idea from my mind As being absurd
and improbable.
Ne1i day | attended the orderly room.
and received a severe Admoniiion from
the commanding officer. Fortunately Tor
nae. az Il happened. Sir C,rnaby had
been in plain clothes, % my offence IN
the eyes Of martial law was Of a eompara.
lively veniAl character. Immediately Afler.
ward. | considered /, my duty 70 report
the Circumstance. attending the vali'e to
TO the AdjutAnt, who in turn
communicated with the police authorities
a, Scotland Yard. and ihl, evening. put
.uan, 20 Instructions received, had the
bag conveyed 10 ,hA, establishment.
After | had explained how IL vas placed
in my charge. IL va. opened in my pres.
snce by an Official. and was found 10
con,Ain jus, .ui, Of old clo,he. and a
few newspapers. but no documents OF
any kind. ~ stated by iis owner.
After this the bag ceased 20 in,ere., me.
a. the yAlaeles. character Of It's contents
caused me TO speculate less on the unse-
couniAble conduct Of i,' possessor IN new.
sr returning for IL. may mention ,ha,
| read an accoun, in the evening papers
regarding the alleged thief who had been
apprehended on the Ssrpen,ine bank un-
der the circumstance. before alluded TO-.
By the mans OF Judd. he had teen ,aken
before q magistrate and remanded for a
week. In order that inquiries nigh, be
made concerning him.
Some time AfierwArd | wa on queens
guard. Westminster. ! bad just mount
ed my horse. and taken position in one OF
the two boIe. facing Parliamen, Street.
when a gentleman stopped opposite me
and scanned me eariou'ly. Addressing
me. he said
Don, you remember me ?"
There was no mi.,Aking the voice ; II
wa. that Of the owner Of the bag O.h.
erwi.e. he was greatly altered. as be had
dsnuded himself Of the luIuriAn, whisk.
er. and mu.,Ache which he wore when |
saw him previously.
"whAi has been wrong'" asked.
"Oh, | was seized with f, when
came out Of the water. and was taken
home in an unconscious state. have
been very unwell ever since. and have
left my house for the first time to-day.
made enquiries a, the barracks abou,
you, and a. the soldier spoke to seemed
to know .abou, the bag lef, with you,
he directed me here.
"well. sir" | said. "l had quite
made up my mind that you were the
gentleman who was drowned iha, morn
ing; and when | discovered NJ mistake,
am almost ashamed 10 own ,hA,
took you for the man who was apPrenend.
ed on the charge Of trying TO plunisr the
drowned mans clothes.
The gentleman smiled pleasantly, and
said. "Ah. | read Abou, that. And
now to business; wish TO ge, my bag
a, once. presume you have |, Ia safe
keeping q, the barracks ;"
"Ifs much nearer a, hand" replied.
-"jus. across the street from here !;
and then told him that !, was in the
eosiOiy Of the police Authorities at Scot
land Yard.
This information sPplreE,ly di,eon'
cer,ed him.
at Is very awkward indeed" he said
al have to catch the six train for Liver.
pool, as I wish to sail by the steamer
iha, leaves tomorrow morning for New
York. COuldn't you come across with
me to ge, IL ,"
"You forge, ,hA, I am on sentry"
replied. 81 won't be relieved until four
and even then. I dAren't leave the guard
nor would care TO ask permission TO Do
80. You should 20 At once 10 the cap.
tain Of the guard and represent III, cast
to him. and perhaps, under the eircum
stances. he will permit me TO accompany
you"
Acting on my advice, he proceeded a
once TO the officer in command. leaving
me extremely amused at the fuss he val
making about bis bag, considering all !
was worth.
Soon Afterwards. be returned with
smiling face. and informed me that tn
captain had aeceded to bis request.
expressed my qualification q. the inieli
genee. and added, "Sarely. cir you have
been shaving since las, saw you ?
eyes I was threatened with the 70
cunenee Of nasty skin complaint 4
which I was formerly subject"
During the interval that elapsed unit
my period Of duty was ended, the gentle
man paced about 10 . most impaiien
manner. ever and anon seeming to reliev
his feelings BY stopping to pat my horse
AT length Left my post, and dismount
ing. led my charger to the stable On,
handed 1t over TO . comrade then di
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