The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-03-15
MlDDLEBURGH SNYDER CO., PENNA MARCH 15 1888.

peared next day and cannot be found
anywhere
Well, don't understand yet.
What you or your mother to Say to
the business
Nothing, nothing. l don't under-
stand anything yet myself, except
that Mr.. Willougbby, seeing me
shrink uudsr bis insolent stare at
Chester aud try to avoid him, took
1t into bis head I was escaping with
bis mothers diamonds, and tsle.
graphed for two detectives TO meet
me here with search warrant.
why, the mao must be raviog
luuatic | III have him committed
at once Take me to him. quick,
child, quick = cried my uncle, staring
up with flaming face. and clutching
bis sword-cane as he did go. Lead
the way, Nell i
AT the Office door, which he forc-
ed open with kick for uncle Ned
is very violent when reused, he
thrust me back, to my disgust, for I
vas just as excited as he.
NO, no, child; this is no place for
you = Keep back; You must not face
those cowardly scoundrels again;
stay outside, like q good eirl "
i could have almost tried with
disappointment, for my blood was
up, aud I felt quite equal to taking
my part 10 the denouement.
Il stood as close to the door as !
could; but the noise Of an engine that
was lettiag OF steam in the station
prevented my herring anything but
u word here and there, though my
uncle was believing at the top of his
voice aud evidently having it all his
Own way. However, l could follow
the alteration with the help OF such
expressions as 'cowardly ruffian,
'dastardly outrage most Infamous,
audacious abuse of the law l ever,
will have tue case before parliament
before the end OF tho session. nc
lady able to travel il the constitution
sanctivn-.' A departing shrek
from the engine drowned everything
else, and. when the station was quiet
again, my uncle had ceased speaking
aud Mr.. Willoughby was evidently
having tns.r-sshsssj but. as his voicc
was much lower aud qnieter, | could
not catch single word, and. at last
not able to catol single word, and
at last not able to restrain my cur
iousity any longer, softly pushed
open the door, and entered unper.
ceived by my uncle, whose back wal
turned towards it.
No, SIR Mr.. Wiloughby was say
ing in stammering voice--and biz
bold eyes were quickly averted when
they met mine-'you mistake me.
am not seeking to offer you an apo!.
ogy for the objectionable affrout
have put upon this young lady, for
feel at present that no words o.
mine could mitigate my offence. But
in justice to these two dective off
GERS whom you threaten to report
aud degrade, l beg you will listen t.
the grounds that had for sum
moning them to my assistance. YOU
must know that for the last fortngbI
l have been actively engaged in my
mothers behalf irving to discover
some trace of her stolen property
that / followed clue after clue with
most dishearteniug results; so
when received telegram at Liver
pool yesterday evening, telling me
that one OF the passengers on the
North Wall boat which was to cross
that diamonds to London, 1 lost my
head, aud let my zeal get the better
Of my judgment and discretion.
hurried to Chester with the descrip.
ton in my pocket. Listen to it,
beg Of you, Colonel Clark-'A young
woman OF prepossessing appearance,
medium height. fair hair ourlsd on
the forehead, wearing bright shaw
striped in yellow and red, carrying
several parcels aud bird cage con-
tainiog two canaries. In the re-
freshment room at Chester l SAN
your niece she wore the shawl you
see on that chair-obserye the
stripes, yellow and red-her hair ID
fair aud curled, height is medium,
her appearance prepos--I ! mean,
you will--you must admit he STAN
mered entreatingly, 'there was-is
tsome slight excavation for my sub