News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-09-17

WflgnU seemed SaUlSneQ.
| "Well," he resumed, as he bit off a
second huge eportion from his "plug, .
between young Lord and our young
= friend here there existed a scarcely
: disguised aversion and contempt on
one side and hatred and malice on
J the other. The cause? Well, there
were causes in plenty-but the main
cause was a woman, as a matter of
course"
GA woman | cried.
ga young lady," said Wright.
'An angel" murmured Herbert.
"Agreed," said the big man. "She
doubtless is all three, and is besides,
the daughter of Mr.. Phelps, one of
the firm. The young lady distinctly
refuses to have aught to do with
Lord, and as emphatically declares
that SHE will never, never, never mar
ry any one but our unhappy friend
over there"
A"She does not believe him guilty,
then =? F." l asked
"What +" cried Herbert. "Mary
believe that II
With q sudden movement, swift and
noiseless as the spring of a panther,
the big man rose from his seat, plac-
ed one hand over the young mans
mouth, and forced him into a chair.
keep quiet" he whispered and was
back in his seat in trice, talking on
uncOncernedly, while Herbert and |
sat staring at him, open mouthed
and transfxed with astOnishment.
"No," Wright was saying. "She
sticks to him just like a good, sweet
woman will to the man she loves;
and that makes both old Lord and
young Lord very mad indeed. Now,
I've very little more to say beyond
this" and he paused to throw away
his tobacco, and rose quietly to his
feet. "We have a toleTably distinct
idea as to whom the real criminals
are"
care ?"
eyes. there is more than one"
and with one stride he reached the
door, threw it open, and ere Herbert
or | could utter a word two men
came rolling, pitching, tumbliDg into
the room.
Ere we could interpose | saw a
knife rise in the air, flash for mo-
ment in the gaslight - and then
Wright's deep voice, "Ahl you would,
would your" and the knife flew
across the room and fell at my feet;
and the big detective rose, grasping
both the wrists of his antagonists in
his huge left hand and while, with
the other he grasped him by the
throat and shook him to his feet.
Eyes, Mr. Penstaff-shut the door,
please-yes, there are more than one
of them, and this if the first one.
Look at him good" -
The fellow, n stout, heavily built
man in laborer's clothing, here made
a violent effort to free himself, but to
no purpose. The big one held him,
powerful man though he was, as l
might hold child. The man had a
dark, lowering face, it's expression
not improved by a bloody smear on
his forehead, the result of IL scratch
received in the encounter.
Mark him well, Mr.. Penstaff. He
he's given as a ralsahfe hipt Faves-
dropping sometimes pays-but you
didn't play your cards well, Hendrix;
l sawyOu following us; saw you walk
past the building as we came up and
have heard you shuftling around at
any time these last ten minutes. Mr..
Penstaff heard you, too, but very dis
creetly kept his mouth shut"
| now recalled the sounds | had
heard, and could not but admire the
detectives strategy and presence of
mind
Very leisurely Mr.. Wright now pro-
ceeded to manacle his prisoner. The
man resisted and for the first time
spoke: "What right have We got to
put them things onto me? | hain't
done nawthen, and who airyou, emmy
how? won't have it. You lemme
60"
"Not yet awhile, my friend. We
didn't invite you to this conference,
but since you come we couldn't think
of letting you leave u.s."
Il promise afore Gawd-" he be-
gan.
"Now, my friend Hendrix" f" remon-
strated the big man pleasantly,
nothing you could promise would
move me from my hospitable inten-
tions. What! let you go out on such
night as this? Preposterous
Think of your health"
CLIP shrieked the man, writh-
ing desperately at his bonds. ''Pll
make youpay for this, you big duffer.
Pll-"
"Now, keep quiet, or I'll gag you
and put youin a corner like a trussed
pig" said Wright in a stern, quiet
tone. "Come, sit in this chair; you
shall be Mr. Penstaff's guest Until we
return. In the interval you can
amuse yourself by reflections on the
mutability of all human affairs, and
by making a solemn VOW never again
to try to shadow "fy cop" see?"
And without more ado he firmly
bound the man into a heavy chair
and secured the chair in turn to my
safe The man literally could not
move.
Suppose a fire should break out,
| suggested.
"Well thought of, but | am going
to notify the officer on this beat to
pay this gentleman a visit every half
hour, so he will be reasonably safe.
Indeed he will be safer than we are
likely to be"
"As how?" | asked.
"Come, and wewill talk as wewalk.
Get a note book and pencils"
Now, | had not assented to this
venture, but tie big fellow seemed to
assume that there was no doubt of
my willingness and ere / knew what
| was doing l had meekly followed
him and Edward Herbert out of the
room, the door of which Wright lock-
ed and carried the key with him. On
the street he gave an officer the key,
with some whispered instructions,
and then rejOined us, he began walk
ing and talking rapidly.
"We've not much time to loose
now. Auer sent that fellow Hendrix
60 shadow me, for in some way he
he has dropped to my play i'll the
'graft'-cut fellow that; but how
much or how little he knows about
my work on the case | don't know.
He is on the alert, however, and it
will be difficult to surprise him.
For a moment he was silent. Then
he handed me a revolver, saying:
"Take this; you may need it; but
do not use it except in the extremity
of danger. We want your pencils to
talk to night-not your gun. Still |
want you to feel provided for in case
the matter takes an ugly turn. Now
listen carefully for your life. Mr..
Herbert's liberty and $500 for you
depend upon you and your skill and
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