The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-10-19

He muSt be hunted 1tp," said the cOlonCl.
a meaning smile, ~ scheme to throw
>Yua-oT thC¢ of these papers which
you say arA so important. Sir
Charles''-
"By George, they arc that" the gen
eral broke in. Don't you see? 1t is
probably trumpcd up story about the
plot against Wood simply to cover the
theft of the papers"
,ss-asBut Captain Wood has gone He
GSIS. been carried Off" said.
Gone yes" Sncered tho colonel.
but carried off, How do we know
that? It's not the first time i young
gentleman has disappeared for four
and twenty hours or more Who
knows all the ins ana outs OF Captain
Woods affairs and private move
ments?'
At that moment Harris, the butler.
came up with card. "Gcntlcman asks
If he can see you most particular Same
as came this afternoon-Nr. Snoozcr-
but he's got dirty scrub of boy with
him."
Joe" l cried. SHOW them up here,
Harris. Yes; bring both of them, of
course. We shall hear something now"
Mr.. Snuy&Cr came up to the drawing
room at run, Pm sure. He was al
most at Harris heels. The boy Joe
Jagged n little behind and stood ahash-
ed at the door, and Roy, who by consti-
tuition hated all boys. especially ragged
ones, took this hesitation as suspicious
and gave an ugly growl, with IL show
OF his fierce teeth. The collie, | should
mention, had never left me since he
was brought to Hill street.
Look yar. What did l tell you,
miss?" began the detective, coming
straight at me and talking rather ex-
citedly. II never thought to show my
self here again, but, by thunder, It was
too strong for mo. Pvc got the pride of
my business, and | wanted you to see
was right to believe in Joe. Now,
speak out young squire"
l must say thought we'll of the boy
from the very first. He was an apple
checked, healthy looking. bullet head
ed urchn, with clear. china blue eyes,
very wide open just then in astonsh-
ine"'' .1i--i---nat- fear. He did not
care one bit for the dog, Dut faceu ......
sturdily, STOPPING rs if to pick up n
stone, with Would you-br-r-r, lie
down, will YOU" that sent the collie,
still growing, under the sofa.
"How was it, Joe? Won't you sit
down? Let's hear what happened" l
said just to encourage him, and he ask
ed nothing better than to tell his story,
and taking his seat at the very edge of
q chair after busting it he began:
1T was this way, mum-miss. When
he-Mr. SnuyZer there-set me on the
mark, l mean watch, this morning,
held on to the job close for matter of
three hours and never saw nothing.
Worn't no move at all in the house till
about IL o'clock, when q trap comes
down the road and pulls up at the gar
den gate. The coachman he was in an
old blue coat and silver buttons, bad
| hat-half Il crown an hour business
regular fly. But inside was q dona-a
real lady, you understand, dressed up
to the knocker. l saw her get OUT
Would you know her againp we
asked, all Of us, in breath.
Joe nodded his head.
81 couldn't see her face at first, shed
| got n thick veil on. But afterward
|
She was snorter. too, real jam, ant
no mistake, n lady, like as I've seer
at the music 'alls."
when did you see her face?" asked
the colonel, rather disdainfully.
"In the carriage, when L was a-set
ting right opposite her. I'll come t
that. But first of all l must tell yo'
how it was. You see, the dona sh
wouldn't go right into the garden a
first. She kept ut the gate spyinglikt
watching the house and doubling, as
fancied. she ought to go in. Then sh
made n dash forward for the iron
door, but before she reached the step
some one came down. Il man.
"Would you know him again"
Rather, in n thousand. He waS
little black muZZlcd chap, with n SIX!
Like a picked walnut, ard he can
out all in n hurry. as tho ugh he ha
been watching for her.
"He waved her back, but she stuC
to 1t, and they must have had word
for | seed him take her by the wri
and pull her out toward the carriage.
81 was crouchcd close under Il
wall, for I'd sncakcG up ~ the ba'
of the carriage to spot what l coul
and L was just by I he door when {
small chap opened ! / and was forcil
the dona to get in.
"I will not go. Papir' PCDe), S
says, not until nave heard what y
have done to him. There was to
no violence. You promised that. a
z wish to be su re. | must kaow,' $
says, that he Amt come to no harl
she says.
with that the little fellow civ
her a great shove. / think he'd
| struck her. but iusf then he caul