The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-29

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hcad h,nt over the table "a tsn acute
angle, the ow,,cr. being enxagfd AZ the.-
caily examining the address on "A etrothk
white card, such as one might effx -
= parkasc ot goods destined for rail- Or
.cropfted head did noi recognize. becenNa
had never before seen the fcaturess
Identity Wren ,hn woman Instantly nj.
luded To him as her lodger. aud rendered
him the note: Having stared rather
Spsmea Sf@mnsS sSe asn enxsone & snsn aes
scratching his Head over II for fome min
utes, az last discovered. that he could not
quickly took the letter In her hand and in
about fise minutes made similar dis
covery. Then the note was handed 20 me.
Mr.. Pete looked. black as thunder. and
audiby hoped that he might be "A con-
demned sinner and STEPPED In everIast-
ing warmth. II he gave "A penny towards
such an object as the release OF Snoddy.
Hhile he Was thus c:.Jresslng nin.s-:f.
] moved closer 20 the table az which he
was seated, and saw that the card he had
been examining as anxiously as he after
wards scanned the note, bore the follow
ing inscriptions
Mister pat fannagin
dealer In old clothes
Belfast
ireland"
"old close. to be kepp dry
ana ~ tlll called Tor.
''weli, We needn't wait hero any longer.'
sharply observed Pete: I'm not going
10 fork out, an ] don't suppose Jenny
that's a friend OF mine-cares cllss
what comes OF Snoddy. Howsoever. now
that think on it. III run down and see
Jenny. and ask what he's going To do.
You can come wi me II yon Hts no
great distance--a brokers' Closely"
wha ow sSinRR %inRed 70 10 auoi1 as m me- oy
one of these gentry should catch sight
of my face. I knew the whole SCENE
would explode. However. there was no
getting out of II now, and | followed Mr.
Pete down the stair and street. merely
signalling 10 my men-with a motion OF
the hngerr behind my back-to get ticse
At the brokers' Pete walked boldly into
the back shop and followed, expecting
reaching the back found only another
owner OF cropped head. busy sewing up a
bail OF goods for transport. and the owner
of the shop absent.
The cause of our visis being explained
10 the digent Jenny, he. with more en-
ergctic language than his friend ayow-
cd that he hoped Snoddy would rot bones
and body I'm prison. and then glccfuliy
added
''rel You it's the best thing that could
have happened. for by The time bis sever
The remainder OF the sentence was
spoken In a whisper inaudible to me; but
amusing. fo~ over il the two ch,Icsici
and nudged each other till their sides
must have been sore In the midst OF their
glee the broker himself came hustiinE
Into the shop bearing a jug in his hand
frothing over with about half a gallon
OF freshly drawn beer. lie smiled In COM
upon me. when he Instantly staggered
back. paled TO n siclxly hue. and dropped
| the jug smash on the floor.
Pete and Jenny started round in fury,
and shook him roughly.
What the dido YOU mean by that7''
they exclaimed I'm a breath; but he con-
| tinued only 10 stare at my face. and then
managed TO stammer out family
"N-n--nothing.
| Just az he got the words out. however.
on the open door, of the back-shop. and
| the trapped thieves, starting back scented
danger for the flrst-time.
What's up? what does IL meanY' they
| cried catching the brokers' dismay, and
family sinking into seats.
vM.M-M Govany.,. fsltered the broker.
| The thieves collapsed abtectiy, grind
| ing their teeth. and with clenched hands
yengefuliy, breathing out the one word
Then we handcuffed them together. and
| took them and the broker UP to the Of
flee, locking up~ the shop tia we could
c9wn hur Which, proys 5ns
entire rolls Of cloth stolen four days be-
| fore I'm Leith.
The bank notes we did not find. though
we searched well for them, till j stumbled
! across the card which had been meant
| for the bale of tloth, when the Idea
| struck me to inquire at the Poste Res
tante In Belfast, where. sure enough. we
| found the three Glo notes. addressed 10
Mister pat fianr,igan, to lie till, called
| for
| Pete and Jenny did not meet Snoddy
| till they were placed together az the bar
| of the High Courts when the first snamcd
| gentleman instantly improved the shin
| ing hour by striking Snoddy IN terrific
blow on the temples, which effectually
counted him out sqf thai days proceed
| ings ~
From that blow snoddy neTer fairly
recovered. though she was SPARED long
enough TO help to send his beloved pals
| to well>deserved sentence OF ten years
penal servitude. Should. either OF them
! be alive and read this account what
throes OF anguish will rend their tender
| bosoms upon discovering that their sus-
! picions were unkinM and their fctalia-
4 ton cruel and uniuA