The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-14
waite mucA interested.

; Nhite Whcu sAtfINetnas
.P Ts. the pccler on the beat. tipped
me vink as be sss gcisG away and whis-
perea thai we sbonid 6sd No ~ the right
kind Of shop. ! cant ~ what BE- meant,
bu, caught sisht o. ) Turkey looking
slsvsy d No, "a Duchsss place ~ Va came
by. mean 10 have saosher look. II
yeu'll stop here monsns will return
anon aud report progress"
The banker gassd = biz oonrads IN
blank amaxement
"You don't mean 10 ny." be sasped.
that you expect me 10 -"
why not 7 What's ths use Of playing
ss pceler il you don't do Ne thing prop
srly y
'.T,ut What about,he bsss and tho dukes
house y
''0h. they'll look altar themselves for
half 40 hour You hsd better come"
Had IL been any one elss than On es,l's
son who spoke. Mr.. Tidyvaits would nm
doubtsdly have met this apeseh With the
ssbuks u merritsd. A. II was be con-
tented himself with declining the invita-
tion.e
..As you please" said the Honorable
Guy. "You will know where 10 fnd me
II am wanted. No. "a; don't forget
ra-ts"
He was soon out Of eight, and Mr. Tidy
waite was left alone with his own refsc.
tions. The storm seemed 10 be steadily
increasing in violence, and the banker
presently moved around his beet, looking
for chance Of gaining shelter. He came
thus to No. 9-the Duke OF Dublins
house. Mr.. Tidywsite thought he would
be doing bis duty, Is we'll - consulting
his inclination, IL be stood up against one
OF the pillars At the side, heltered from the
wind. He had stood there about quar-
ter OF an hour, his toes numbed and his
teeth chattering. when the clock ofa
neighboring chnrch struck o. The last
stroke has scarcely ceased when Mr.. Tidy
waite was startled by . low whistle close
at hand. Looking out from bis shelter he
perceived tall man, in an ulster, stand
ing under neighboripg lamp post As
IL in response TO the whistle, two other
men hurried up from opposite directions.
Ia another minute or so the two last
corners again departed in opposite direc
tions and Mr. Tidywsite's heart sank into
his boots as he saw the tall man advance
stealthily toward No. 0. The inclination
TO fly WAS almost irresistible in Mr.. Tidy.
wsite's breast, but with supreme effort
stepped out aud accosted the mysterious
stranger
"Now. sir" he said "what is your
business here ?"
"What has that TO do with You ?"
returned the man.
II am representative Of the Law, and
it is my duty to ask You what you are
doing"
"Aud suppose don't tell yon p
"Then l must ask You to come along
with me-"
"And suppose I don't 60 p
Then ] must arrest Jon 10 the queens
uame." replied the valient constable. Aud
producing his hsndcuffs be made Wig
orous grab st the stranger. Perhaps the
tall man was taken aback ct this unex
pected display OF resolute government.
AT any rate, be stood quite still and al
lowed the bracelets TO be slipped on TO
his wrists. Then be began 10 move of.
"Stop!" cried the special; 1--WE are
going the other way"
II amt !" said the tall man.
Unfortunately Mr.. Tidywaite had taken
The precaution Of attaching the handouts
tightly around his own waist. Mr.. Tidy ,
waite felt himself reluctantly compelled
10 follow.
'Help, help r he cried, frsnticslly IS
be felt himself being hurried into trot
The two confederates came running up
1t the sound Of his voice.
"Stuff bis mouth, Mike" said the tall :
nan, "and tie his muller over 1t, or he'll
rouse the whole neighborhood.
This was quickly done in spite OF Mr.. :
ridywaites resistance, and the unfortun-
Ite special found himself again dragged =
,f behind his prisoner.
The tall man presently took the key OF
he handouts from Mr. TidywsIte's pock :.
It, sud III another moment the special
himself was baudcuifsd, while the tall !.
nan took possession Of the trnncheon, and = :
rsns ferred the constabl.'s armlet to bis "
,wn arm.
Tue party arrived At dipgy looking :
louse ia the neighborhood OF High street.
dsrylebone. where the prisoner was con-
lucted 10 large room. scantily furnished
n the upper part of the house. !
His three companions, as they entered :,
he house, one aud all assumed black :,
masks. They exchanged remsrks, too, in :, :,
language which Mr.. Tldywsite bad nev
4 nesrd before. and addressed one Anoth- :
Z by numbers instead Of names. The = =
pecial was hidden 10 sit down st one end
1 the room. Then upon his solemnly "
wearing neither TO move nor speak. the !
sudcuifs we're removed, and esoh indi. :
idual known apparently - Number Siv. "
n took up his pos. beside him pistol in
and. When bali dozen masked and
rmed men were assembled the council
onsidrred his case. The sentence was OF
desth by the third process The only "a
lternativs was 10 take the oath Of fidelity 7
0 the ''oirish republic. OF course Mr.. s.
'idywsite took the oath. signing the doc u
meut in blood from one Of his own veins, v
10 was thee blind folded, led out Of the
ouse and restored 10 freedom. II