Daily Republican., 1888-08-28


US, and next morning, in a subdued
and anxious voice, Miss Burke. hoped
l had not been disturbed, and that Ellis
had kept me from being nervous-this
last remark very reproachiully,
About 10 O'Clock, when we were
sitting In the dining room, Ellis came
up and told me that gentleman
wanted to sec me on business, but
would not give his name. "Probably
about some subscriptions" observed;
"perhaps had better see what he
wants"
Without a suspicion of what awaited
me, | went down stairs, and on enter
ing the dining-room encountered a
short and rather reti-faced man, who,
bowling profoundly, asked II l was
Mrs. Conyers. Ga my replying in the
affirmative he continued:
May / ask what establishment you
haveH"
must have looked astonished, as he
explained:
81 am a detective police officer.
madam, and my business here will,
am afraid, be an unpleasant one"
"lndeed" / calculated; ain what
wayf"
From information have received
believe you have q person under
your roof who is wanted on very
serious charge. / must ask you to
summon every one in the house in this
room. have taken precautions to
prevent any one leaving it, and If you
will kindly accede to my request
shall get over the painful duty as
quickly as possible"
If my lips had been capable of ut
terance, the words they would have
framed would have been miss Burke"
but said nothing. / merely rang the
bell, which Ellis answered so promptly
| felt certain she must have been be.
hind the door, ready 10 protect me in
case OF an emergency.
Summon the servants, Ellis" |
said; "and-asS Miss Burke to come
down stairs" 1t was almost like q
dream to me, seeing my four domes-
tics walk in; and then-suspecting
nothing--came Miss Burke.
"Got you at last, sirl" cried the de.
tective, making ian agile dart toward
my companion.
mot without some trouble" coolly
responded his prisoner, whose courage
was apparently quite equal to the occa
sion. In my widest moments had
never dreamed Of so desperate a de
movement, and the discovery perfectly
paralyzed me with horror. 1t was too
dreadful to realize that had harbored
/ ~, Of In NJ plAth
ing not only in my house, but in the
capacity Of my companionl In less
time than l can describe It in the de-
tective and his prisoner had departed.
II was quietly and quickly managed,
and though detailed account of il
did appear in the papers, my name was
happily for me not allowed to transpirC
publicly.
The pseudo Miss Burke turned tut Il
be notorious young man, or 1 may cay
lad, pamed Browning, who, having em
beEEed large sums, as well as stolen 8
| quantity OF magnificent jewelry, had
/ been unable, owing to the precautions
taken TO prevent his doing SO, to leay,
| London or to dispose OF his stolen pro-
! perty. Through the agency of female
| friend he had adopted his disguise, and
my unlucky advertisement had suggested
to him the idea If insurlng his owl
fafety, should be credu Gus en- ugh Il
take him upon the recommendations
| which, need hardly say, had emanated
| from his own pan Not only had he
thought of his personal security, but that
] OF his stolen goods, which, in the shape
, of diamor DIS and bank no es, were found
| securely slowed away in the black box
which / had thought contained the
world possessions OF my poverty ken
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