New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-20

in their furry and that's FOR your The sec
ond chunk caught the female fun asteru and
Mr.. Rogers leaned the rail and laughed
grimIy After a while he stood erect. thrust his
hand into his breecnes pocket and drew forth a
guinea The young daylight touched rs edge a.
It lay in his palm.
I'm a justice Of the peace. What would you
say II I tossed that after the bread?'
What's the matter with IT, sir2''
He turned il over gingerly with his forednger-
"See-its marked he said I put that uars
on it myself. for sport. three weeks ago. and this
very night it back"
Was it one you sold 20 NJ Rodriguez 7
asked
'Hey?' thought ne would have taken ne BY
the collar so suddenly he faced upon ne
What do you know OF Rodriguez. boy?'
II was listening in the veranda. sir. And
oh. but I've something to tell you, Il can get 81
clear. I'm the boy. sir that Mr.. Whitmors
spoke about-the boy that's being searched
for
Look here" Mr.. Rogers interrupted. I'm a
justice OF the peace. you know"
Il can't help IT, sir-beggiug your pardon
But was IN the house. and saw things. and
If they catch me must tel
Tell the truth and shame the devil said Mr..
Rogers.
That's easy TO say. SIR. But the more truth
I told the worse it would look FOR some one
who's innocent"
'Whitnora?"
You won that guinea or Mr.. whismors.
didn't you. sir2'
This confused him You've besn using your
ears to some purpose he growIed. cycling ma
suspIciousy.
Mr.. Whitmore isn't the man I meant:
don't know yet how he comes TO be mixed up IN
II But now listen 10 another thing You re-
member that Mr.. W-hitnnore walked out after the
gare-for fresh air. he said?'
'rWeu?"
And he didn't come backr'
"WeII7'
He stepped out because he was whistled OUT
There was man waiting TO talk with him
What mani"
His names Letcher-sergeant Letcher: at
least
Il don't know the name
He was one OF the soldiers on the beach this
! evening"
The devug' Mr.. Rogers Jumped IN his shoes.
But he hadn't come about that business"
made haste 70 add
We'll. now. sir, must ask you a question
They were talking about the beauty down at
the cottage Who would that be?"
That" said he. slowly, would Be ISABEL
Brooks for certainty
And the cottage?"
Remember the one We passed on the road
the one with the light downstairs? That's T.
She lives there with her father-an old soldier.
and three parts blind Case OF cataract
There's no mischief brewing against her. I
HOPPER
| IT don't know, str" went on, breathessly.
But. If you please. go on answering me. DO
YOU know a young man called Plinum11or-Ar-
chibald PIinliumon?'
'~oIinIinrnon? Ay, to be sure. DO Net nm
there once-another soldier, youngish and good
looking. private soldier. but seemed a gentle
uan-didn't catch his Christian name Inc
major introduced him as the son OF an old friend
-cor7rade IN arms he said II I remember He
was then with black faced fellow whose naH7
didn't catch. either"
THAT was Letcherl"
What. The man you say Whitrnors was
talking with? What were they saying?"
They said something about christening And
Letcher asked Mr.. whitmors for money"
a christening? What IN thunder mas .
christening to do with it,"
That's what don't know. sir thought you
might be able to tell me-
Mr. Rogers looked at me and rubbed his chin
81 meant to take you 70 Lydia he said, but
now that whitnore's mixed Up IN this. III b
shot II 7 do. That fellow has bewttched her
somehow and where he's cOncerned''-- He
glanced I'D the slope and cIutched ne suddenly
there walking alone. and coming straight tow
ard US. Talk Of the deviI-here hide. boy
cIuck down. I tell you. there behind the busiest
No? Through the hedge. them
burst through the hedge and dropped
through a mat OF brambles. dragging my rug
after me The fall landed me on all rours upon
the sunken high road. along which ran as one
denented-stark naked. toO-a small Jack OF
BedIarn under the broadening eye OF day: ran
past Miss BeIcher's entrance gate with its SEN
tfneI masses OF tall laurels. and had reached the
bend Of the road opening the low cottage into
view. when sudden jingIing OF bells and tramp
OF horses drove me aside through gate on the
left. TO cover behind a hedge there whns they
passed.
There were two wagons each drawn BY SIX
horses and covered by huge white tilt bearing
in great letters the words. Russell & Co. Fall
mouth TO London On the front OF each a Ian
tern shone pale against the daylight At thu
head OF each team rode a wagner. mounted on
a separate horse. and carrying a long whip Be
side each tramped a couple OF soldiers with fixed
bayonets and two followed behind. and these
soldiers wore the uniform OF the SoVh Wlltss
Regiment
knew them well enough BY repute-thess
famous wagons conveying untold treasure be-
tween London and the Falmouth packets As
they passed 7 pushed wartly forward and then
crept into the road again 70 stare after them.
And with that. turning my head. was aware
Of a young lady outside the cottage door. But
Il she had come out 70 gaze after the wagons.
she was gazing now at ne II was too late TO
hide and moreover. I had come almost TO the
end Of my powers. With a cry for pity ran
toward her.