The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-06-22

the other end. ED be into cab an
away afore the train 'ad stopped.
The next London train was not duo
aht for an hour and half!
A sudden thought-an inspiration
yer might call it--struck me, an
determined on bold move. Hastily
making my way to the telegraph
orffice, dispatched the followin' mes
sage:
Station master. Paddington.-Detain
man. frock-coat. top-hat. clean-shaven,
hair slightly grey. six-foot, travelling
third by 1920. until arrive. Coming on
2:A.-Macpherson. Police Supt.
1t wus the only charnce. would
bluff the stationmaster and get the
Dock transferred into my custody.
1t seemed little eternity before
that train came in; and when at larst
we were fairly on the move NUT
tered a groan of 'eartfelt thankful
ness.
| Paddington! $500 to the tick. Rush.
ing along the platform strobe into
the stationmaster's orffice. Two sta
ton police were guardin' an inner
door, and guessed my wire had done
its work.
Macpherson of the Birmingham
police" said. "Have you got imp"
"Yes," e said, "'e's in there. Been
l<iclsin' up the dickens of shindy
What's he wanted for?"
"Oh, the old game" returned
"Absconding cashier; embezzlement.'
cts strange thing, Macpherson
said the stationmaster, "but about
half an hour after got your wire
] had another from Detective In
spector Spragg."
"Wot?" l burst out, holly, takin
the buff slip from is and. Lets see
1t. Wot's this?"
Birmingham, 8 o'clock.
Detain tall. gentelemanly looking man
frock-coat. top-hat, clean-shaven. about
forty, arriving on $780, until arrive.-De.
tective-inspector Spragg.
Slang Spragg!" cried, savagely
"Wot the dickens does e mean by in
terferin' in my business? I'll talk tc
i'm pretty warm when e comes. Now
sir, If you please, vets ave look al
the gentleman"
The orfficer threw open the door ant
I stepped inside. And, as did so, my
heart gave a jump, for the excited
prisoner within was not the Dock al
all, but some inherent individual
who answered pretty nearly to the
description given in the telegram.
"What in Heavens name is the
meaning of this detention?' e burst
out. "By CAD, sir, I'll make the com
pany pay for this business"
realized the gime 'ad got to be
played through now. Smotherin' my
feelin's laid hand on lis arm.
SOFTLY, Denniss, if you please"
said, ''the games up. Betteh give il
quietly. It'll only be the worse fol
you if you try any monkey tricks.
Hes a trifle excited" said, calmly
to the officers. "Just old i'm while
send a wire"
Half minute later was bowlin,
away from the stition in a cab.
was maddening to think that TIL
Docks smartness 'ad been is own un
dom.
stopped the cab at Charing Crorss
and, feelin' almost ready to cry wi
modification and disgust. dived int
the nearest saloon ter ave goo,
think. A grimy nipper thrust 'spe
shur evening piper before me. took j
from i'm eagerly and looked it dow
'urriedly to see if there might be an.
mention o. the Docks capture.
Suddenly my eye caught para
graph, headed in big letters: ''Shocls
ing Cab Accident" AS read my eye
opened wide in astornishment.
The cab, it seemed, was turnin,
sharply rarnd the corner of one o
them side streets into Holborn whel
1t cannoned wiv bus coming tn,
other way. and the fare 'ad beer
thrown out and is lex broken. The.
'ad picked i'm up an taken i'm t.
the nearest 'orspital. IF 'ad given tn,
name of Irish.
"By Jupiter!" I muttered, "th
Dook!" For the name wus one of Il
many, known only to select few.
A few minutes later l wus by i
bedside. Yes, il wus i'm, an no error
A look O. wonder took lis white fac
as e saw me.
"Why, Ike" e said, quietly, "
thought you were miles away" An'
then, sitting beside i'm, l told i'm TIN
tale.
"By Jove, Ike" e said. "what
stroke of luck that bus happened t,
be waiting for me. should ave beel
in the jug by now If it 'adn't been il
the road"
Its fact, sonny" cried, smilin
grimly. But the cheque?"
Don't worry" e said; that's ne
gotiated all right. When they wer
bringing me here I realized the bub
BILE was burst, so crumpled it up ant
swallowed it. II was q disagreeabl
pill. to be sure. but its efficacy an
not likely to question"
"The best bloomin' pill you've eve
took" said. Its saved you from
bad turn which wus likely to last 70
five years."
81 always was a lucky dog" e said
as twinge of pain twisted up lis fea
tures.-Tit-Bits.
EngInnd's Coloniring.
1t was boy at st. Mary's Redcliff
school Bristol who handed in to tn