Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-10

Emma's black box was properly label
ed and safely deposited in the luggage
van. He looked about the station 10
see if he could find any trace of Crabb,
but utterly failed As far as he could
see, nOta single passenger entered the
train resem bling in the least degree
his defeated rival
AS soon as the train started, Dicks
mind became pretty easy. He began
! to regard his fears as grOundless. and
/ Diminishing them from his mind hede-
\ voted all his thoughts to his charming
I little partner. This occupation he
! found much more pleasant than har-
RAISING himselfwith idle suspicious OF
! foul play, and so he felt no inclination
to return to the latter employment.
All went well till the train reached
| Croydon. just as they passed out
Of that station, Dick happened to
notice a black box exactly like
Emma's, lying upon the platform.
There were initials on its side. but
before he could make out what they
were, he was Whirled past. This little
incident gave him food for uncOmfOr-
table reflection until they arrived at
Brighton
His first thought on getting out OF
the train there was about his brides
black box. Hurrying to the luggage
van, he eagerly watched the different
articles as they were thrown, railway
pOrters' fashion upon the platform.
At last everything was out, and, to
his horror and rage, Emma's box was
not therel His wife noticed the ex-
preston of his face.
whats wrong, dear?" she asked
gently.
'Why, Emma said Dick, "your
box seems to be missing"
"What - screamed the young lady.
'Hush, dear, - whispered Dick, in a
soothing way. ''It won't matter"
E'WOn' matter cried Emma wildly;
"WOn't matter Why, all my things
are in it. We must 60 back at once"
'Hush, hush, my dear. 1t may be
found yet. For goodness sake,
don't make a scene.
His brides excitement having
Gained down Dick turned to the
guard and informed him that the
lady's box was missing.
perhaps it's in the Othervan, sir, -
replied the guard.
'But l myself saw it put into this
one, =" answered Dick.
'May be mistaken, sir. At any
rate, let US see.
Dick acquiesced, and followed the
guard. just as they reached the van
what should be pitched out on the
platform before them but Emma's
black box. Dick examined it closely.
THAT'S it, is it sir?" asked the
guard.
Clocks very like it, answered
Dick, grumblingly; "but III be sworn
1 put it into the other van"
The guard laughed.
"Ah, well, sir, mistakes viii hap
pen," he said, CHANGING at Emma;
especially under peculiar circum-
stances. Fly, or fOur-Wheeler, sir?
Fly. All right. Porter, take this to
a fly"
While the porter was handling the
box and Dicks pOrtmanteau to the
driver the fly in front Of the one en-
gagged for Dick and his bride drove off. .
Dick glanced at it. To his amaze
ment he noticed that before the young
fellow in it was a box exactly similar
to Emma's.
His suspicious once more aroused.
Dick went up to the porter who had
put the box in the fly.
"Did you hear" he asked him,
''the address that fly drove tO?''
Eyes sir, . replied the porter, a bit
startled.
"What was it?'
'NO. ID Sault street, Hove"
Thank you, said Dick, slipping a
shilling into ms hand
Then getting into his own fly he
directed the driver to go to Norfolk,
where rooms were engaged for him
self and his wife. If a trick were be-
ing played on him, he at least knew
where to find the perpetratOr.
Emma's box, on their arrival at
Norfolk, was taken to the bedroom,
where she herself followed it. Dick
went to his dressing-rOOm to have
! brush-up before dinner. He expected
his bride would soon find occasion to-
| open her trunk, and he waited in
| patience to see if anything were
wrong. He was not lOngin suspense.
Suddenly there was q scream of
! amaZement and horror. Rushing
into the bedroom he found his wife
standing before the open box with a
face full of surprise and rage. Evil
| IDENTIFY there was something wrong.
! Dick at once advanced and looked
into the box. The sight cOnvulsed
him Witk7fury What did it contain
/ but a collection Of pOwder-bOXes and
/ pOwder-puffs, of bottles Of carmine,
of towsY wigs, dress-imprOvers, pads
| of every descriptiOn-everything, in
/ fact, which a worn out beauty finds
it necessary to carrywith her to hab-
/ ilitate her looks; but there were none
/ of the nice dresses and new clothing
with which poor Emma had provided
/ herself