Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-05-14

ways laugh, and tell ne not To think q
| the rawlings of mailman, who woulC
never daie to carry out his threats
Twenty years passed away, and | haC
nearly forgotten that such a persJn a.
Jason Tucker ever existed. lmagin,
my horror when / recognized him, IL
the person OF Mr.. CroZier. the aeronaut
with whom my husband assembled in tn,
| balloon on Independence Day. Th'
shock caused ME 10 Swoon, and when
recovered myself it was too late to war;
my husband of his danger. The bal
loon was nearly out of sight in TIN
northeastern skies, and soon entirely
disappeared from view. For three day:
| have had strange p:eSentiment tia
| should soon receive intelligence o.
my husbanl. ;. To-day i came-a lettel
from the aeronaut. Here it is
Mrs. Thorn handed the letter TO the
detective, who soon mastered Its con
tents, and then SAID:
is this all you know OF the affair
Mrs. Thorn?'
Yes, and all l ever expect to know
unless you, Mr.. Gates, possess the saga
city TOR hunting down criminals whicl
has been attributed to y,u.'
The detective smiled.
Perhaps, Mrs. Thorn, you woult
like to hear some additional news of ths
aeronaut and your husband. If so,
can crafty your wish-'
Good heavens! Mr.. Gates, if you
know anything of my husband, speal
OUT
On my way here said Mr.. Gates,
Il stopped at the telegraph station, and
there | lea ned that Mr.. CroZIer's bal.
loon had landed IN Princeton, Maine
the day before Yesterday. Mr.. Thor
was in the car, firmly lashed with stout
ropes, and though badly wounded il
the neck and head, was found 10 bt
still living. He was Immediately con-
veyed to comfortable quarters, and the
best medical assistance procured, anC
he will, without doubt, recover from
the effects of the wounds, which that
notorious villain intended should be
fatal.
Mrs. Thorn listened to the communi
cation, with a countenance on which
surprise and joy were plainly depicted.
and as the detective closed the last SEN
tence, she sad;
Thank Heaven for showing me this
merry! And thank you. Mr.. Gates,
for this information. l had no hope
that my husband was living. 1 had nc
doubt but that the assassin would be
sure of his work, but 1t has teen Or
dered otherwise. Yet there is a duty
TO him and to man that remains to be
done. The would-be murderer must
he brought to justice. tie must be
hunted down; he must learn that crime
has its punishment. And you, Mr..
Gates, are just the man TO effect this
object. 1t WAS for this purpose that |
sent for you. Hunt him down, and
you shall name your own reward; for
shall never feel safe while Jason Tucker
is at large
Rest easy on that point, Mrs. Thorn.
The justice of an all-Seeing Providence
has already overtaken him. He WAS
arrested in Oldtown, on the same night
the balloon landed III Princeton. lie s
an old offender. Two noted detectives
from Boston have been on his track for
the last two IN mJnths, and succeeded
several days ago in tracking him TO this
place. But finding they were too late
10 effect their object, which was TO ar
rest him on The spot, they Immediately
started for Bangor, Maine, believing
that the balloon was likely to land
somewhere in that vicinity. Next day
they started for Oldtown, by round
about road, and Providence must have
been on their side, for they passed the
very schOol-hOuSe which the villain
speaks of i'll this letter. and saw the
spots of blood which Tan from Mr..
rhorn's wounds. Stopping TO examine
the adjacent ground with professional
eye, one of the detectives discovered d
small notebook lying on the green
sward by the side of the road.
Picking this up, he found, to his
surprise, the name of Jason Tucker,
written on the tiy-leaf. Turning owe.
the leaves. with increasing aStOnisn-
ment, he found some more writing,
which proved to be plan, written by
Tucker, on the third of July, IN which
he stated he would murder Mr. Tho u
the next day, if the balloon landed Ia d
lit place II accomplish the deed. Aud.
Furthermore, that ne should then plD-
ceeI 10 Oldtown and there mail a letter
u Mrs, Thorn, i'll which he should TIL
her about her murdered husband, and
added: This Will be fit consuInnation
OF the vow l made to the cOntemptuO 5
little maid something like twenty yea, 3
ago.
There was some more writing in the
book continued Mr.. Gates, but 1t
bore no relation to the case in question.
Six hours later the detectives had
traced their game TO his lair. They
found him In low drinkIng-saloon on
River ST., i'll OldtOwn. One of tine
officers, slapping him on the shoulder,
informed him that he was his prisoner.
The villain, suppOsing he was arreste |
iOr the murder of Mr.. Thorn, suddenly
drew poniard, and stabbed himself to
The heart, and as lie was falling he
shrieked out: MY vow is fulfilled, but
Mrs. Thorn shall never have the salts
faction of seeing NE dangle at the rope >
end.'
He died believing himself murder
er. Thus, Mrs. Thorn, is evil rewarded
Y our husband will soon be well, AMI
you will again be united, never to he
troubled more by Jason Tucker
Next day Mrs. Thorn started for
Princeton, Maine, where she soon ar
rived, to find her husband rapidly re-
covering under the treatment of a
akillful surgeon. In less than one month
he was able to accompany his wife
home. That was his last balloon ascen-
sion.
A Kite as a Life-SaVinR Apparatus.