The Princeton union., 1900-11-22

wall, for Td sneaked up st tile bach
or the carriage TO spot what could
and | WAS just by the door when tic
small chap opened it and was forcing
the dona to get in.
II will not 60. rupir' (Pepe), she
says, mot until have heard what you
have done to him. There was to be
no violence, You promised that, and
wish to be sure. must know she
says, that he ain't come to no harm,
she says.
"With that the little fellow gives
her great shove. I think he'd a.
struck her, but just then he caught
sight of me.
"'Why, in the name of'--some for
eign gibberish-'where have you drop.
ped from? What brings you 'anging
about 'ere?'
Il tried to stall him off by axins
him to buy Il box Of matches, but he
cut up very rough and wanted to lay
old Of me, saying he'd call the police
and give me in charge for lettering
and all that. But checked him and
Slipped through his fingers twasnt
ditticult-anu ran up the road.
AFTER tad been caught out" Joe
went on. - which I'm very sorry,
sir, judges, ,:ctter keep Off bit if
| was to dO any more good.
ut was time, too, now they'd dropped
on to me, to send word to the Office
what was up; that they was a-moving
down here. I was a-making for the
nearest postoffice to send wire, when,
from where I was, saw the carriage
drive strnight into the garden.
"The road was clear, SO crept back,
keeping out Of sight and scrouging in
side the pillars Of the next gate, where
ia got my eye on what went on. The
carriage was nowheres to be seen.
They must have took it right inside
the stables, for the coachhousc doors
was OPEN"
THAT was to get Mr.. Wood away"
said the American detective.
''How do you know that? You don't
even know that he was there at ALL"
sneered the colonel.
"Hah! You wait. Guess you'll see,"
retorted Mr.. Snuyzer. Il believe the
carriage came on purpose, Or they were
uneasy at seeing the boy. Suspected
something; some one had got wind,
some one was on the track and wanted
to clear OUT
"An pure conjecture" said the colo
nell
Anyway, they did remove him." ar
gued Snuyzer.
'lf he was ever there" retorted the
colonel
"Well, well. Go on, Joe. Did you
see anything more Of the brougham?"
asked.
did l, mum? OF course did. That's
what was waiting for. 1t was half
an hour or more afore it come out
again. And there was three chaps
come'd out first, a-laughing and a-talk-
ing. heerd one Of 'em say, Not much
fight about him now T'other says, He
went like sheep a dead un,' says
another. Mutton, you mean.'' j..
'Oh! had they hurt him? Oh, Sir
Charles" burst in, finding great diff
mo, miss put in the. American very:
kindly. ':I'y" told you they've no cause
to hurt him as look at it. He's too
precious to them, besides. Fire ahead,
Joe
THE carriage, it was druv out fast
through the gate into the road and
On for London. had to settle
what I'd do and quick too You'd told
me, sir, to watch the house and if any
one come out to let you know. Well, !
judged they'd all come out. so anyways
| was bound to let you know, and ia
an idea that the carriage'd help ME to
the next move. If follered it, I'd find
where they'd all gone to-
$50 with that l scrubbed a messa~e
on the gate. case you coined down and
me. and started running all |
knew to catch up the carriage. l pick
ed it up long way this side of the
bridge, although I was near baked and
done brown. But l hitched on to the
back part like as I've done 4 thousand
times aforc and rode like gentleman
all the way up the 'A1nmersmith road
right into kensington. =,
There one Of your blooming inter-
fering coves wot sees Inc Oh my perch
gives the office to the man a-driyinc,
who rounds with his whip and gives