The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-27
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for I seed him take her by the wrist
and pull her out toward the carriage.
II was crouched close under the
wall, for I'd sneaked up at the back
Of the carriage to spot what l could.
and was just by the door when the
small chap opened 1t and was forcing
the dona TO get in.
"I will not go, Papir' Pepe), she
says, mot until have heard what you
have done to him. There was to be
no violence. You promised that, and
l wish to be sure. | must know she
says, that he amt come to no HARM
she snys.
with that the little fellow gives
her great shove. 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 angling
about ere?
II tried to stall him off by axing
him to buy a 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
difticult-aud ran up the road.
"After / had been caught out" Joe
went on, "for which I'm very sorry,
sir, judged I'd better keep Off bit if
l was to do any more good.
at 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. | was a-making for the
nearest postonice to send wire, when,
from where l was, saw the carriage
drive straight into the garden.
"The road was clear, SO crept back,
keeping out of sight and scrouglng in
side the pillars of the next gate, where
Id 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 coachhouse 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"
"All pure conjecture" said the colo
mel.
Anyway, they did remove him." ar
gued Snuyzer.
"If he was ever there" retortcd the
colonel.
"Well, well. Co on, Joe. Did you
see anything more Of the brougham!"
! asked.
"Did l, mum? OF course I did. That's
what was waiting for. 1t was half
an hour or more afore it come out
again. And there was three chaps
coined out first, a-laughing and a-talk-
ing. l hecrd one of 'em say, Not much
fight about him now Tother says, He
went like sheep "A dead un,' says
another. Mutton, you mean.'"
ooh! had they hurt him? Oh, Sir
Charlesw burst in, finding great diiii-
Guilty In restraining myself.
mo, miss" put in the American very
~; II y1II 't,a N
to hurt him as look at it. He's too
precious to them, besides. Fire ahead,
joe"
1.-THE carriage. IT was druv out fast
through the gate into the road and
straight 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
l was bound to let you know, and I'd
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 scrubbed message
on the gate, case you coined down and
missed me. and started running all l
knew to catch up the carriage. pick
cd 1t up long way this side Of the
bridge although was near baked and
done brown. But hitched on to the
back part like as I've done thousand
| times afore and rode like gentleman
all the way up the 'Ammersmith road
right into kensirGton.