The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-03-15

to Scotland Yard at the next station,
aud, keeping sharp look out, which
/ now know must have been very
painful and offensive to your niece.
I-I--But you know the rest. am
not going TO apologise-l would not
presume to crave her pardon but,
Colonel CLARK, beg you will cousid-
er the two misleading condolences :,
the striped shawl. the cage with the
two canaries--'
Hang The caoaries ! Don't dare
to offer such pitiiul subterfuges to
me, sir 7 burst in my uncle, string
the cage so ruthlessly that il fell
from the chimney-pisce with such
force that the door was burst open
aud The two birds hattered out ter
ri6ed.
Dawson, who, with his compsn-
ion, was kneeliog on the 1oor mock
ly repscking my trunk, put out bis
heud to pick it up, aud then sprang
to his feet with q cry Of amuzement,
holding the cageboLtom upwards.
Mr.. Willougbbyl Your diamonds,
YOUR diamonds I've found Gun
Look, look ! he shouted, tearing out
the bottom board Of tho cage, which
had become loosened by the force OF
tue fall. Here's the six thousand d
pound q worth safe as an egg 10 its
nest : See-the seed. drawers are
sbams, only go an iach through the
wood The rest is pocket for
swag, opening with a epring which
no one would ever have fund out.
What beauties They're all right,
sir, aren't they ?
Yes, yes answered Mr. Wills
oughby, his black eyes glitter,ng,
necklace, earrings, corouet, oil, not
a stone wanting, hurrah !
'Eleano,' gssped my uncle, with
ashy countenance, gazing ut the
sparkling jewels, how, how did that
cage come into your possession =
Then the whole truth dawned ou
me, aud eagerly related how
came to make the acquaintance OF
the artless Mrs. O.foole, aud how
she made me wear her shawl, appro'
printing my own va'iable scarf, aud
forced the cage on me with th'
solemn injnucf5u Y iss'r TO 'e' y GU.
Of my hands Tor o moment lhtri
had put it into her sisters keeping
on my way from tho rap5ssy stations
i see through it all ; il's as plair
as a pikestaff = burst in MIR. Will
oughby, scowiing stealthily, while d
rather cynical smile dawued on the
detectives countenances. You have
been made regular cats paw Of
Miss Holmes. The little thief mus
have seen aud recognized me a
Chester, or have received some init
nation of my presence from her nc
completes, then believing natural,
that tie station was swarming will
detectives, cleverly adopting the
plan Of making you, whose appear
ance would be u protection against
any but O hot.headed, mole. eyed
idiot like myself, convey her plundei
to safe quarters in London. whore,
we all know, the city once reached
il would be lost forever BY Jove
it was stroke of genius ! l have
never heard anything like it ! And
to think, @ lionel Clark, that bu. for
your outburst Of, of. hem! righteous
indignation it would all have remain
cd undiscovered 4! Miss Holmes
would have calmly handed over the
cage to Mrs. O'Toole's agents il
Cooks Court =
'All's well that ends we'll, 1 whis'
pered to my uncle, who, poor man
seemed quite dazed by the extraor-
binary adventure Had we not bet
ter be going do want my break
fast, uncle Ned 7
So few minutes later four
wheeler WAS bearing me westwards
at last. And that, dear girls, is the
true and faithful account OF my
| Journey from North Wall to Euston
| 10 tho year eigh teen hundred aud
aud, we. don't mind the decimals.'
Here Mrs. Sackville shook her
pretty bloude hair and gazed with
ruthful retrospection into the fire, as
il she vas recalling an incident cons
temporary with the 4 form Bill OF
the battle Of Waterloo, which made
US all laugh.
But surely that is not oil I Your