The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-02-22

tue table unsteadiiy aud looked around
for few moments st the three with
half-closed eyes.
Then Mr.. Large slipped from the
couch to the fioor.
Now, Edward said Catherine.
with prompt, decisive manner, 'off
with your scarf and Try 10 play your
part"
Edward obeyed silently, in the man
ner of one accustomed to do as he is
told without argument. This done, it
could be seen that he bore an amazing
resemblance to the stupefied man; his
whiskers had been carefully trimmed
in like manner; be had the same bur
ly appearance and the same fresh-col-
ored type of face. When he bad taken
Mr.. Large's frieze coat and tied the
travelling cap under his chin be looked
rather more like Mr. Large than Mr..
Large himself; when with a pair of
scissors he cut of Mr.. Large's whisk-
ers few could have correctly given the
identity of the two men.
so far so good, said Catherine.
Mr.. Large was placed in restful po-
sition on the couch of the cabin with
his face to the wall. He was breathing
sterterousIy.
Now do listen, Edward, like good
man, and attend to what we say. Tell
him, Margaret, once more, what he's
to do. Everything depends on him."
''You GO up on deck" said Edwards 5
wife, in a dietatorial way, ''and you
are you listening?'
Edward replied briefly that his ears
were not made of cloth.
'You go upstairs and you say word
or two to the captain in casual kind
of way. You speak about the three
cases of bonds that we saw them put in
the strong-room. Very well, then. You
give half a crown to several of the men,
and you keep close to them while they
carry them on shore. Don't forget your
names Large, and don't forget TO be
very friendly with the customs officers
if they say anything to you. You'll
clear them through the customs here,
mind, so that there shall be no bother
at the other end"
Edward said that it was in this same
clearance through the customs that he
foresaw chance Of ructions.
'Nonsensep' cried Catherine, sharp
ly. Don't be so stupid"
"Then," went on Margaret, enforcing
her points by tapping her forefinger on
the table, "lhen you have them taken
into the train: they'll reserve a first
class compartment for you, and you'll
find Monsoon Delafon on the platform.
You remember Monsoon Delafon ?''
NJ. Delafon remained in Edwards
memory, 1t seemed, by reason of the
length Of NJ. DeIafon's nose. Edward
said he could piekshim out of thous-
and.
You won't have to pick him out at
all. He'll come up to the carriage win
dow, and you'll get one OF the porters
to unlock the door aud let him come in
with you and the three cases. Then on
the way to Boulogne he'll know what
to do with the contents of the eases,
aud hell know how to get them out of
the carriage. He will leave at Bou-
logne and meet his friends
Edward said gloomily that it was all
very well, but he wished the job over
and done with.
son the way to Paris you change
your appearance in every possible way,
and the moment the train arrives you
nip out and make yourself as scarce as
you can. Now, repeat it all over to
me-"
Edward, like reluctant schooIboy,
repeated the instructions sulkily, rather
as though he were anxious to avoid a
Gaming, and Catherine, who had been
writing, impaled the sheet of note-pa-
per on the table with pin. On it she
had written:
'Do not wake me. Am returning to
Dover
Then more injuctions were given to
Edward by the two anxious women;
the fact was once more impressed upon
him that he had only TO get the three
cases in the train and all his trouble
would be ove-, and moderate compe-
tence assured tC him for life.
you'll be abe to say good-by TO
work, Edward said Catherine; cheer
fully.
Edward answered that he didn't
know that he'd ever said how dye do
to it as yet, but be that as 1t might, he
should not be sorry when he found
himself on the bouIevsrds. A job like
this, said Edward, eomplainingly, told
on mans brain.
HIf you don't. do your best,n said his
wife, severely, "rll never forgive you"
The two women went into the saloon,
and Edward assembled the gangway to
the upper deck. The lights of Calais
were in sight, and the captain, meeting
him at the top Of the steps, said cheer
lily that he had made good journey.
How had Mr.. Large managed? Fairly
well? That was right. Edward en-
deavored to evade the captain, but the
captain, before going up on the bridge
to superintend the entrance into Calais
harbor, seemed anxious to be genial to
the representative Of so important q
bank, aud offered polite inquiries con-
cerning the health of other curriers' of
the firm, inquiries TO which Edward in
a low voice returned Diplomatic an
swers.
81 tell you what's wrong with you"
said the captain, suddenly. Edward
started. you've caught a cold. l can
tell it by your voice"
Edward asked what else could be ex-
pected on a night like this. Enough
to give any one cold. When would
the three cases be taken out of the
strong room?
"Won't have them out till the last
moment" said the captain. ''How
many years have you been over on New
Years Eve with little consignment
like this? Pretty good number. know.
They'd be disappointed in Paris, ex-
pect, if they didn't turn up as usual.
Quit. looking forward to it. expect. /"