The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-06-29

disclosed the bold brigand's staggering
rcply-a cardboard box containing q
mans ear packed In sawdust, and in
side the lid these words were scrawled:
"Ne less than four thousand. Part
OF his exccllcncy Is sent free so that
he may hear your decide which was
final"
In after years that day always re-
manned impressed with startling vivid
ness on his lordship's memory. What
with his wifc's continual fainting fits;
his three daughters In consecutive hys-
terics, their conscious intervals being
employed in upbraiding him in such
severe terms that one would have
thought that the poor man had himself
cut his sons ear off; his own mental
anguish as he remembered that the
future head of his house would never
be able to hear both sides; the horrid
possibility of getting the wandcrer
back for nothing--a piece at time,
and the fear that ut that moment fur
ther fortunes might be in course of in
fliction-he often marvclcd, not only
that he survived 1t, but that reason did
not altogether forsake her lettering
throne.
And the climax was reached when,
in the softening shades of twilight,
Lady Methwick and her three daugh-
ters, dressed In black, went in solemn
procession to a distant part of the
| grounds, where, beside n ripping
stream and beneath spreading tree,
the gardener had already dug grave.
| There, with fresh bursts of tears and
passionate sobs, the box of sawdust
with It's precious freight was solemnly
buried, and cairn built over and
about its resting place.
The outgoing evening mail carried
two letters, one to the brigands agree
ing to their terms, the other to friend
of the family, who happened to be q
consul In the near neigh borhood, in
closing draft for four thousand
pounds, and begging him to put him
self in instant communication with
Giuseppe and obtain the captive's re-
lease.
The consul did as he was desired,
and, In compliance with instructions
from the robber band, who were evil
IDENTITY taking every precaution against
being trapped, proceeded alone one
evening, carrying parcel of four
thousand sovcreigns to an indicated
| spot on the outskirts of forest Here
he was met by q sunburnt, black
bearded giant, picturesquely attircd in
his native dress, who carried rifle,
while couple Of revolvers and a
poniard adorned his sash. Motioning to
the consul to follow him, he proceeded
but few PAGES into the forest then
halted and blew long, low, peculiar
| whistle on his fingers.
| Approaching footsteps We're immedi-
ately heard, and there emerged from
among the trees the whilom prisoner,
alone AS he ranged up to the side of
his deliverer, the gold was handed
over, carefully counted, and then, with
low bow, the robbcr turned on his
heel, at once disappeared, without hav-
ing uttered word, and the consul and
his purchase were free TO depart.
Methwick hall was ablaze with light
on the evening of the heirs return to
his ancestral home. The female por-
ton of the family had spent the day
in alternately laughing and crying for
Joy, and were now In q state of intense
excitement, anziously awaiting the re-
turn of the carriage from the station
| Presently the sound of wheels was
heard drawing mp to the door, and
mother and sisters rushing out, fell
upon Robert, Rugged him and kissed
him arl half dragged, half carried
him into the house, but it was not I'M
til after they had been for some time
assembled in the library that there
flashed across their minds the rcmem-
brancc of that horror that lay buried
beside the stream. His mother first
made the discovery.
why, Robert, you have two cars"
1.-Two ears, mother! Have l net al
ways had two?"
"But we buried one of them"
Hon Robert was evidently in the
dark, and when they explained he de-
clarcd (truthfully) that he knew moth
ing about It. AS word-painter he
proved decided failure, considering
the. adventures which they expected
him TO recount He had nothing to re-
late, simply monotony waiting for the
ransom, and, no matter how they piled
him with questions, he could tell them
nothing of the .doings Of the gang, for
he said he never saw any of them ex-
cept the one who had him in charge.
A few days after his return, plead
ing the necessity of visit to West
End tailor, he travelled to London,
after receiving strict injunctions and
giving promise to shun his old haunts
and companions. Arrived in town, he
ut once proceeded to Tom Langton's
chambers, and his first words to his
chum were:
II say, Tom, what about that car.
end why wasn't told of it?"
well, thought you might object,
and as it was desirable to bring things
to climax, got it from the dissectipg
room at the hospital through stu
, dent"
1T took me quite by surprise when
they accused me of having two ears
md told me they had buried one OF
, them. But how about the money!"
II have told the fellows that you
) have negotiated loan and empowered
| me to pay your debts Here are the
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