The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-07-18

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DOT his internal seusau6as aisincliaed bin
70 speech
he noticed very qalekly that his vt'si
we're bot hsndeuaed, sud then hsss @
btsady vas PIT IN bis bands This touch
cd him lltle-it vas steh unexpected
kinauos
a.comiu round, said voice vhiot
be isnoied be recognized s belonging Il
the Hsmmerpond second ioolmsu.
We've got 'em. sir, both Of 'em. sad
the Hammerpoud butler, the man Vhc
had handed bim the dask Thanks tc
you.
No ope answered tbs remark Yet be
failed to see how ii spilled to hin
/ He's fair dszed, said strange voice, the
Williams bali murdered him.
Mr.. Teddy Watkins decided to remain
I fair dazed until he had = better grasp Of
the stua,ion. He preeeiyed that two Of
the blsck figures round him stood side by
tide, With a detected air, and there was
something 10 the carriage Of their shoul
ders that suggested 10 bis experienced eye
hands that were bound together. In d
flash he rose TO hi. position, He empted
the httle flask and staggered - obeequious
bands assisting him to bis feet There
was sympatbeti' murmur,
Shake hands, sir, shake hands, said one
Of the figures near him, Permit me to Ii
troduce myself. am very greatly ludebt
ed to you. 1t was the jewels Of my wife
Lady Avelng, which attracted those 'couu
drels to the house.
Very glad to make yonr lordsblp's ac'
quaintsnce, said Teddy Watkins.
Ipresume you saw the rascaIs making
for the shrubbery, snd dropped on them2
Thsts exactly how it happened, soid
Mr.. Watkins.
You should have waited hll they got 10
at the window, sid Lord Aveling, they
would get it hotter il they had actually
committed the burglary, And It was lucky
for You two of the policemen were out by
the gates and followed up the three Of you.
| toubt # you could have secnred the two
Of them - though it was corioundedly
pIncky of you, all the same,
Yes, ought to have thought OF all that,
said Mr.. Watkins, but one can I think Of
everything
Certainly not, said Lord Avcling. | an
afraid they hsv3 mauled you little, he
added The party was now moving to
wards the house. You walk rather lame
MAY offer You my arm2
And instead OF entering Hammerpond |
House by the dressing room window, Mr. |
Watkins entered it-slightly intoxicated,
and incined now to cheeriulness again
on the arm Of e real live peer, and by the
front door This, thought Mr. Watkins,
is burging in style" The 'scoundrels,
seen by the gaslight, proved TO ee mere
local amateurs unknown TO Mr. Watkins,
and they were taken down into the pauI
try AMI there watched over by three pohre
men, two gamekeepers With loaded gunf,
the butler. and ostler, and carman, until
the dawn allowed OF their removal to HBz
ehurst police station, Mr., Watkins was
made much Of in the salon, They devoted
, sofa to him, and would not hear of q rel
urn to the village that night, Lady AVel
pg was sure he was brilliantly original,
md said her idea OF Turner was just such
mother rough. half Inebriated, deep eyed,
brave, asd clever man. Some one brought
ID a remarkable little folding ladder that
lad been picked up IN The shrubbery and
howed him bow It WAS put together, They
,lso described how wires had been found
q the shrubbery, evidently placed there
o trip up uuwary pursuers. 1t was lncky
le had escaped these sneres. And they
bowed him the jewels,
Mr.. Watkins had the sense not TO talk
90 much, aud 10 any conversational diff,
,ulty fell back on his Internal pains. At
ast he was seiz3d with stlilness IN the
,ack and yawuing. Everyone suddenly !
woke to the fact that it was a shame to ,
eep him taking after his atifay, 80 be re
ired early to bis room, the little red room /
Iext to Lord Avelings suit.
The dawn found deserted easel bear t
Dg canvas with a green inscription, - {
he Hammerpond Park, and It found Ham t
nerpond House in commotlon. Bot II the
avn found Mr.. Teddy Watkins aud ih"
.velng diamonds, It sid not communicate b
be information TO the police. &