Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-09-15
ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS REWARD


raped out my chief, one morning.
Camden town--your own neighbor-
hood. twenty bales OF rare silk,
worth thousands, consigned all the
way from Lyons to JOwetts, the big
West end diapers. .Iowetts' agent
PUSHES off to the station To meet it
and finds that some smart rogues have
got there one hour before him. present.
ed forged credentials. and driven Off
with the stun In van In broad twi-
light.
''SoOn after midnight Il constable
noted Just such q van as described,
suspiciously rounding the corner Of
Windygate st. Camden town, and ut
that very minute, mark you, some.
one ran mp and led him Off with n
bogus tale of murder going on at the
other end of his beat. When he got
back--van gone. and all beautifully
quiet.
"Jowetts, half mad because the kind
Of silk spells in no time unless kept
very dry, have been here and offered
$1,000 for immediate recovery.
"Windygate st. Is "A cul de sac, with
about 30 or 90 houses In II. The silk
may he slowed In any one of them
and all the local police have done IL
to put an extra man on watch at the
open end, on the chance that there will
he nm attempt to remove the bales. !
give you "a hours"
In less than an hour | got to Windy
gate sta quiet double row Of houses
OF q featurelpss three story type and
was In time TO see the special man
exchanging chaff with servant girl
at the opposite corner. lie said some
thing, and she trlpped off.
Thought | knew you, Mr.. Glrdle-
stone That's the girl at n house half
way dOwn-knows nearly everyone In
the street, and ready to talk all day.
No, not Il ghost OF clew 80 far, sir,
except the van business. There's the
rut by .Le curb where 1t turned. and
then much lighter one where 1t was
turned back. unloaded, no doubt;
there's been rain since"
humph Shift your point II dozen
yards higher up. out of sight, and let
me know anything that happens.
There'll he rag-and-bottle man along
here presently-you understand"
4 hurried hOme--It was barely 10
minutes walk. Half an hour later
was leaving again by the back en-
trance. so dirty and dlsreputable that
my own wife had given a start. To
hire a barrow and stack some rubbish
on II was simplicity itself; within the
hour | was wheeling 1t into Windygnte
IT., shouting hoarsely n record price
for rags and old bottles. At the end
of my arduous round | was only the
richer by a bOrrOwload of unconsldcr-
e. trlucS.
II must have been about 3 O'Clock
N,,ha 1 gktIIinu thn 10 indian
town directory, the most curious, I'M
dreampd-of coincidence occurred, The
hell rang hcsitntlngly; a pause. and
then my wife tapped TO say that a
young person. apparently In trouble,
wished to see me upon private busl.
ness Next moment II young lady, In
widows weeds. had hOated impress
lively into the room and was raising
her veil from n white, worried face.
"Mr GIrdlcstonc- the police inspect.
or? Then | hope you won't think me
silly, but really, | felt ! could put up
with II no longer. o, II my dear hus-
band were only here. My name IN
Varney | live at 81 WindyRate st.-if
YOU know n. sir. 1t may sound
strange. but 7 20 In fear OF something
happening almost In fear Of my life!
You know. when dear Harold died
had Ia let tn" ground and first floor
10 man named WINSTON ana ms wlIe'
s a" H ,npan 81" e. havo ,nvstor,ons uis,tnri
ta, ",,an darn ond 49, .a,w,n, -,
iont t w. va, ,i,ht ny ~, IN W. n
W., W." -. ~. -" o." "'Hm -, W. n"I s ,rpnaa
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az. WI u"EH NV, , n"s psem " wi
. .,' 1880. H., -. nJ,.t,. ~, nJ
n,,an ~ sonnIs tryt 81 :, ,hnv ar" ara
b,,nr,,,,,n, wndor ia stroat :"
'unJond, Ard What ,nodo vou com.
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"rn youg Oh nj course, whv I
goyo ,bs,n no,Ice IN On sjx weeks hack
and thew slmpIy laughed. since then
thev have not altered n farthinV rent
nave thon0bt OF going 10 the polIce
To- ady,ca and alwovs beajtatod Int
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