The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-19

and was petritied 10 find that no Hi;eA
trunk was there. Then he swore hor~i
ana SAID that tho railway company we.
nave 10 pay for the loss. and nlasniy isilr
ed that the missing trunk contained Vai-
uables for which he would not have ac-
cepted a hundred pounds. No amount j.;
reasoning could convince him that SUCH
valuables could scarcely be called per-
sonal luggage, and that therefore ths
company could not be responsible for
their loss-damages 10 the full amount no
expected, or the box returned
AT first suspicion prevailed that by
mistake the trunk had been sent 70 Perth
with tho other half Of the tcain; but "A
telegram 70 that city speedily proved
thar they were mistaken, and that no such
a box had been in the Perth luggage van
from the time OF parting AZ tha Junction.
The Inference was clear-the box must
have been left at some OF tho stations on
the way Slotty for reasons that will
soon appear. objected TO informing the
police of his loss. and at once elected
himself his own special detective, and. SO
far as his first movement was concerned,
did not do badly i'm the new character.
He took the first train back in tho direc-
ton OF Edinburgh. inquiring sharply at
every station on the way for a brown
painted trunk. bearing the name OF Peter
Brimmer. and labelled for Dundee. In
Island, where az last he was rewarded
with a clue. Then bis rage knew no
bounds and he swore with such hearth
ness and appalling zegt. that II was evil
dent that he considered thieves the pests
OF the universe. and ht on& 10 be strung
mp on the spot when discovered The por-
ter who had taken the box TO the lodging
was easily found. and 5lotty was soon
Standing before his box which he un-
locked, only 10 80 black i'm the faca with
indignn ton and anger. Hc danced about
like one insane, tore at his shoyt-croDDed
I hair--harmlcsaly. of course--gnd ina.ly
declared that he was n ruined mPn--that
he had been robbed OF watches and Jewell
~ amounting 90 about Elso. anG that he
would hold ho "a WAY responsible iqi the
: loss. The means hY which the rohC&.y
had been managed were patent To the eye.
for there Was the Blrntislsrd labei on
the boX-lid. and underneath they speedily
found the proper one Tor Dundee. Slotty.
In all his passion was careful 10 anroTsce
his intention 70 take away such " hs
property as hal been left but to this the
railway officials fortunately objected.
Slotty's appearance was not prcras sess-
ing; robbery had been committed, II
was just possible that he was not the real
owner, they would take possession of tre
box and its contents till an investiCa ton
was made slotty declined ~ leave his
address. and when pressed 10 DO so, gave
d fictitious one. Possibly his reason was
! FOR the moment unhinged. certainly nc
went out muttering, and stamping and
grinding his teeth as energetically as ever
confirmed maniac was nc TO do; and 70
understand the drift of his mNtterings.
, IL IS necessary 10 here Insert the thoughts
which were not allowed 10 reach the ears
! OF the railway men.
after me acting fair and square with
him. and dividing fair, to cutsnp treach-
| erous like this! Why shouldn't ! ~, back
! 10 town and Just slot him for II? I'd ilsc
/ 20. and he deserves Il. but then he'd pans
kick up a row, and turn around and
I peach. and send VI Govan or some OF
I them after me TO. that wouldn't DO Oh.
/ Tommy! II had Yer this mint, wouldn
] / give 1t you sweet?'
Gro Be Continued Tomorrow)