The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-12-05
VOL. Kill RISING sun, CECIL COUNTY. MD, FRIDAY, d
one had something to say on the subject.

one had something to say on the subject.
SIT is incredible"
1--WE had only time to leave our seats
and return to them again"
1t seems like magic"
One man declared that the conductor
must be notified at once.
Mono" stammered the young jew
eler.
why not?n queried the other; s'here
you are with valuable diamonds stolen
from you, and you do not wish it to
be known. No one left the train at
Kiln, therefore it is impossible that the
thief has disappeared. Your valise is
still in one of the carriages; no doubt
/ hidden beneath one of the Seats"
''No, no; do nothing" implored the
unhappy youth. But the other did not
stop to listen; he had already started to
inform the conductor, and in moment
returned with that functionary, to whom
he offered string of suggestions as to
the best means of recovering the lost
jewels.
The conductor hesitated to take action
in the matter, but upon reaching the
next station secured the assistance of
| two police officers, whom he put in
| charge
"Tho baggage of thepassengers should
be searched, said tho man who had
constituted himself the leader in the
affair, and so the officers ordered.
At once vigorous search began as the
| train rolled onward. The news spread
| quickly from the locomotive to the bag
gage wagon, and every one yielded with
| good grace to the examination. The
| young jeweler alone betrayed an uneasi-
ness; his face became livid, and he swayed
| back and forth as though on the verge Of
fainting.
The search was unsuccessful, and the
| officers shook their heads in doubtful
| manner.
Suddenly our obliging neighbor, who
had shown decided instincts as a detect
i've, and who entered into the work with
ardor, caught sight of a passenger who,
wrapped in voluminous cloak, had
seemed to sleep during the turmoil. Ap-
preaching him, he threw aside the cloak,
| and disclosed to view the missing valise!
"Ah," said he, with triumphant air,
II knew well it was not far off"
The passenger thus disturbed did not,
however, appear put out by the discovery.
Leave me alone" said he; .sthe valise
is mine"
"Yours" cried tho man; sswhy, the
handles are missing! You are too cool
by far. What do you think of the i'm
pudence of your thief, my young sir?'-
turning to the jeweler, proud of the role
he had SO successfully played-s'yo rec
ognize your valise, do You not?''
The poor young fellow lost his head.
He should have thanked the man for his
zeal, taken back his property and thus
terminated the affair; but he obstinately
replied, 'No; it is not mine"
Tho thief breathed again, the perilous
moment passed. "You see,' said he,
with a superb disdain.
But our amateur detective was not
convinced-he would not give up the
battle. II recognize it myself" he cried;
81 am not blind for the matter of that,
it is easily determined if this be the miss
ing valise or no. We know that the one
we seek contains diamonds-here will be
incontestable proof. Hand me your key,
sir; we shall soon arrive at the truth of
this matter. | cannot comprehend your
doubts on the subject"
But at this moment terrible cry was
heard. The young man rushed madly
to the platform of the coach and threw
himself headlong under the wheels of
the train, which crushed him into
bleeding mass.
Asyou will have OWNED, the young man
who passed as a travelling jeweler was,
in reality, an agent of the Nihilists, and
the valise he guarded with SO much care
and anxiety contained, not diamonds,
but models Of newly invented explosives
which were to be tested for the first
time by a committee in Moscow, whittier
he was taking them. The wretches who
had given him this abominable commits
sion had evidently chosen young stu
dent fresh from college.
At the next station the valise was
opened and found to contain the internal
machine, which explained the resistance
offered by the unfortunate youth to the
discovery. He had no doubtcome to the
conclusion that all was lost. In his
stupefaction he did not consider that he
could have prevented the opening of the
valise by acknowledging the property; he
possibly saw in vision the result of
finding its contents. He feared ar
rest, and that it would force him to
break vows duplicating others, and be-
ing unable to cope with it he rushed to
his destruction. Flag.
Strange Telephone Wire.
Whether we shall ever be able to see