Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-11
Of stalwart officer Of Justice and the

OF stalwart officer OF justice and the
traveller who had entered the carriage ut
Basingstoke. Between two such power
full men he felt no had but little chance
OF escape, but he determined to main.
/ tain Nh air Of innocence 10 the last
"What DO you mean by this inso-
lence ?" he cried passi0natoly.
flake him in charge, policeman,
said the gentleman in the cloth cap
coolly. q undertake the responsibility
of prosecuting him. He - a liar and an
/ impOstor, and will have TO explain be-
fore the magistrates why he has thought
it 90 arrogate 80 himself name md
rank 70 which he has no right He IL
accused OF being a common swindler.
and he will have to clear himself from
that charge il nc can.
d" But tell you. policeman, this is MI
a mistake, and I'm an officer and gem
tleman---"
You fool" contemptuously returned
his fellow-passenger. "Nont think 10
keep NJ TINT farce any longer. hap
pen TO be Colonel Mostyn, the odicer
commanding the rod Godfrey Spnctr's
regiment at lludport, and as | see him
every day Of nv life I'm not very likely
to be deceived by ap.ausibIe scoundrel
who he's borrowed ms name AMI hls
card. WHIST yogr object IA / confess /
cant quite sec bus there some ylllainy
in it, anil tie police shall Eud It ont
The convicted cheat hung his head IN
terror OF the danger be had inclrred.
Ho was not acquainted with the person
OF Godfrey Spencers commanding o,i-
Ger. and it had never entered MS head to
calculate upon the possibility Of some
one who knew the real Captain being the
witness ot his own assumption OF mS
name. low he curse! in his heart the
loquncious old gentleman who he'd
brought about his detection 81. The
q, venth hour.
What have Won got IN that bag? "
demanded iho policeman sternly and
wrenching it from h'm be forced 1t open,
aud There was revealed a small c,amped
box, with the inscription:
Horace Trevor, b. G. r.
"Codlrey Spcnccr's uncle cried
Colonel Mof'u "'h yes some dep
vil'a,nv in oh t1is. that's evident. ylat
box "a pglpahly stolen property. aud that
alone Is Guito sufficient to warrant the
taking yCu into custody.
Ia,re ua, nothing for it hut for The
wretclci young wa@ 10 submit to ms
fatn. David ober;s was communicated
wish. as wei as sir Horace Trevor, aud
bit by bit the true story Of Mgernon
Mortimer came ont, first as the sham de-
t,ctlyc who hal robbed the jeWeii'r, and
then as tie pretended nephew vino had
persuaded the old General 90 'ntruat
his Jewels 90 his kocniug. Nor WAS
That ALL Captain palrympe again
related the suspicious ho had pe-
fore couddcl to Godfrey, aud being
confronted with the prisoner. unhtsi-
mtlugiy identified him as sSlndler VINO
had deirauGed his brother officers aJ
Brruins;cr. George spencer WAS writ
ten t., AMI declared thu. bee knew
"Alccrnon Mortimer only two well. as
a scoundel Of that name had scrapod
acquaintance with his comrades at DUB
lin ami been expelled from their society
Tor the most barciaccd chcatIuga at cards.
II appenrcd that the rogue had many
aliases and for years had subssted on
the creiuiity OF the public. whom
plausible tongue and good education
enabled bin 20 gull.
Iic WIS sentenced to penal servltude
for fifteen years, TO the great glee OF
David Poherts. who blessed the lucky
chance which ind taken him f. Waterloo
station on his wav 10 visit SICK relative
at Wimbledon nt the same time the thief
was elccung his flight. Congratulations
,howcred upon Sir Horace Trevor for
the maveIlously lucky recovery OF hls
Jewels and "Ihe RANGES Necklace
was a nine. days' wonder. But Godfrey
Spencer was observed TO be remarkably
thoughtful and subdued; and IN few
words he explained to his friend Dairym-
ole the reason why.
"You were quito right, old fellow,
he began, with M embarrassed laugh.
" You told me that my careless habits
would get mo into "a scrape some day.
and / shudder to think OF what might
have come of my losing my card-case
and leaving my desk open. That scouu-
drel had loaded revolver IN his pocket
and NY uncle might have lost his life for
the sake OF those Jewels and all through
me. lie ran fearful risk when he "ss
alone in London with that desperate icl-
low. | can't help thinking about It.
"All's well that ends well, - suggested
his FREUD, consollngly.
"But it's no thanks 10 mo that my
uncle and his property are safe. God
frey returned remorsefully. " I've had
lesson indeed this time, and It will DO
a warning to me 10 the end Of my days
against carelessncss. | mean TO turn
over new leaf.