The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-06-19

evening. Sergeant Collie, who knew
him slightly, babe him good-day.
Had a busy day. the seargent then
asked the blacksmith.
"Prctty well-pretty well, answer
cd Vulcan. "This weather, you see,
makes the roads plaguey heavy, and
there's lot of shoes dropped
IL thought So" answered Collie. Il
myself found one" He took the shoe
out of his pocket.
"Ay, ay,' said the blacksmith, look
ING at the shoe; ''forc off, should say.
| had three of them today!'
"Any ofthem about the size ofthat?'
"All of EN-, / should say" answer
ed the blacksmith.
Whose were they"
Let me see Yes Farmer Oake'
mare, the carriers pony, and-and |
should say the third was DR.. Fell's
gelding-yes, it was.
What sort of man is the carrier
asked Collie.
'Old Fardcll! One of the best old
souls living" " said the blacksmith. Hes
lived in the village since it was start
ed, | think-remembers when there
wasn't big house within three miles
except the old manor house, which was
pulled down by st John Smith three
years ago He's getting past work
I'm ateard'.'
| The detective sat in silence for 4
minute or two. Then he said, II don't
feel at all well tonight"
IL thought you was looking bit
glum," said the blacksmith.
iii 90 home, | think, and get tC
bed"
The detective went home and went
to bed Before he was long there he
directed his landlady to send for DR.
. Fell. and ask him to come as quickly
as possible, ut the case was urgent
, In spite of this intimation, DR.. Fell
was not particularly quick in coming
and by the time he arrived the detec
tive seemed very ill, indeed He made
the doctor feel his pulse, examine his
tongue and try the state of his lung.
. and heart. Then the doctor left, say
ing it was merely Il gastric attack
and promising to send him some
. medicine.
When the doctor was gone Collie sa
up in his bed and reflected.
Il have seen him before" he said t(
. himself ''Was it witness in a stab
hing case, or what? Let me see, now
He's altered, of course: but | feel sur'
| knew him." He paused and though
, again. Then he suddenly jumped ou
, of bed. ''I'll swear it. It's Jacl
Howsc, the forger, or I'm an ass.
, Half an hour later the doctor, hi
: coachman and footman were in custo
, dy on charges of breaking into an'
/. stealing from the houses of Messrs. st
.Jolln-Smith. st. James-J Jones and st
, George Robinson, and half the plunde
of those burglaries had been found b,
the police safely slowed away in th'
I doctors house and stables.
At the assizes DR.. Fell and his asso
ciates were tried and convicted OF TIN
three burglaries. The story of Eel
was then made public. His rca nam
was John Howse. He had been medi
cal student in Il London hospital, from
which he had been expelled for dishon
csty. One of his chums had succeeded
however. in getting Il diploma. Thi
man. who was Us disrcptable rs Hows
himself. was called Fell Shortly atte
his expulsion, Howsc was convicted o
forgery and sent to penal scrvitude
: While he was serving his sentence Eel
died, or, ut any rate, disappeared. Ol
, his discharge, IIowse became aware o
this fact, and calmly appropriatin@ hi
missing friends diploma and name an,
started practice ut Bouryeoisville as
doctor. His former training rs Il med
} ical student enabled him to carry on
the imposturc with complete success
Unfortunately L his old criminal associ
; ateS found him out. and, willingly o
unwillinglv, on his part, made him thei
chief in CARRYING out Il regular schem,
: of burylarics His professional posi-
ton diverted suspicion from him an,
them. while his brou"ham was used t,
remove the plumber, and his rcsidcnc,
to store it till it could he safely ,lispos
ed of.
"You see now" said Collie To In
spector Doodle, '.thc horseshoe proved
lucky after all.
\ young woman of Hartford, Conn.
was telling her Sunday-School class OF
small boys the other Sunday about the
l"Shnt-in-Socicty," whose members arc
persons confined with sickness to their
beds or rooms. "Whom can we think
Of" said she, that are SO shut in?' II
know said little boy; some one i'll
the Bible, amt it, teacher" ~ es, and
who, Johnnie" Jonah, was the spirit
ed answer.