The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-28

"IEs lioti, is it7 Ahdl This Is the second
time I're caught you spytng."
me wot for. l held on for all the cuts
of the cord, though they stung like hot
pettles. l was pretty well slashed all
bver, when all at once the jarvey stops
bis losses, and before could climb
Town feller-the same little black
laced moocher-came and COPIED me
light where l sat behind. He was aw-
ful mad.
"You devils spawn! It's you, Is 1t?
Aha! This is the second time I've
caught you spying. Tell me who sent
you, or by'-some foreign talk-1'll do
TOR you
"But mum was the word with me. l
wouldn't 'a'let on if he'd cut me to rib
bons. Chuck it, said, chuck 1t or
call the coppers. If I've done wrong,
its for them to pick me up, not you.
I'll answer to them
! "He didn't much like the talk Of the
police. could see that. They might
want to know more about him than he
chose to tell. That settled him, think,
Nor he dragged me up to the carriage
door, opened 1t and showed me In. l
saw the lady, the same dona, was there
and by her side big bundle of some
thing, a figure Of man it might a.
been, oil wrapped up in rugs and blan-
kets and things. Might 'a'been dead
un. Then the Teller began talking for
eign again to the dona, and she an
sWered back the same, and there was q
great shndy.
ut was all about me. l guessed
that. And the end was that the teller
hosted me on to the front seat ana
said to me mighty sharp:
| "'You stick there. Don't move. II
you try to get out, I shall see you from
the box, and you won't get far even II
you-dont break your neck leaving the
carriage. Watch him, Susette. shes
responsible for you, my lad, and she
knows what III do to her If you play
any tricks
with that he left US, and we rolled
on.
"'Who sent your asked the dona di
rectly he'd gone. DO you come from
his friendsT She nudged the bundle
alongside. DO you know Captain
WoodT"
"Ha, you seew interposed the Amer
Ican. "You bet that was our man hi'
up among those rugs
The others were compelled now t.
admlt the fact, and they did so nn
grudgingly. As for me, my heart wa
beating fast, for felt that at last
mad come upon the track Of my love,
"Wbat did you tell herr Go on, m!
good boy said breathlehsly.
"You see, miss, I'd never heard tel
of no captain, but l wouldn't let on,
Toe continued. "The boss ere had onl.
told me to watch, saying 1t was eros
Job, but he mentioned no names. So
UPS and asks, Is that Mr.. WoodT AM
] could a. sworn that the bundle NOV
ed, and there was struggling like In
side"
Gagged, Of course" put in the Amer
lean.
/ Joe went on. "'Anyway, am hi
friend she says. I don't mean he shal
come to harm. And l want him'-th
bundle moved again-'him and other
10 know that, and I'd like you to tel
lem so when you get out of this mess
TWhen'll that be? asks, little bit OIL
the hump, you know. Now, II your
game to hop out, I'm not a-going t
stop YOU and she was for turning o
the handle then and there.
"But l considered bit, and til
thought came in my head that now II
rot ere had ought to stick ere. Their
was the gentleman opposite meas
judged-and II l was to do any servic
10 him 'twasn't by cutting away. II
got to see the thing right through
where they took him, what they did t
him, who and what they WERE"
you're brave lad" ! said, stretch
Ing out and shaking hands with him
and indeed l should have liked to hu
him, dusty and dirty as he was.
THANK you kindly, MISS he ar
swered shyly, and went on. "The onl
way out Of 1t was to say was afear
to jump. The cove on the box wa
a-watching me, says, and a lot more
Then the carriage settled 1t by turnin
Into some yard, private place II lool
ID like. but they gave me no time I