Year: 1860

.'heres confounded 60 Who do you suppose that man


Mr.. Beg, of course, ntimatei thathe didn't know
Whereupon the Tomtt look ing around to satisfy himself
they were alone brought his hand in the form OF
pet close to Mr. Beg's ear, and whispered.


"Mr Begs face turned deathly pale.


What he whispered, 'the DstectiveEA


"The same,' rejoined the Tomtt with an expression
plainly depotng his agitation 'Who or what should
bring him here alone, neither know guess
Beg keep this from the boys they are savage enough
now but if they should find the truth couldn't con
troll en- Ihey would tear this man 70 pieces, but Beg,
that mustn't be- they must be led off, it would be the
worst thing yet 10 kill him. he would be missed as sure as
preaching


is this the who has been trying long to find our


''The very same replied Tomtit ''You know the
State government has offered reward of five thou
sand dollars Tor the discovery of whereabouts and
this Duffy has been sneakng around trying to find
not so much for the possession of the reward p
Vate aim he an regular Detective he might be led
OIL; years ago he track have been watching
hm all along, designing to finish him when a good OPP
poftunity offered but the wry scoundre managed
can't cheat me.'


Hes disguised, then?n said Mr. Beg amazed afresh


Of course he is; that atness isn't real He thinks he's
unknown to me- but I'll pay him off YETI reoined the
iomtt, with silent mprecation "lll get rid of him,
but mustn't be done here Now then, Beg, LISTEN Fetch
me lantern and the key of the - You understand
me


Beg nodded his head and flew off with alacrty No
one entertained greater admiration of the Tomtt than
that gentleman: he regarded him with the defer
ence dog would show to his master, and coneDted
as long as he could testify his serve affection; he quick
y returned with the lantern and key and to his great
surprise found the burglar chief absorbed in the contem
piaton of the miniature Of young girl, seemingly
seventeen of age and of surprising oveness
heard hlm mutter "He certainly has good to hate
me- but 1c0ud hare spared had he Kept d1gay from
the 'hest Noo do0erer he has rushed upon has d6om'
Then becoming of Begs presence the Tomt
y thrust the picture in his BOSOM and turning the
keeper, whispered:


Let me out by the back door, Beg"


IAN right, was the quiet response.


Not word to the boys, mind; if they miss me, tell


The Tomtit, with parting caution made his exit
from the door, which Mr. Beg held open and walked rap
idly off.


The faithful custodian of the Burglars Nest stood for
few minutes listening till the rerean footsteps Of the
burglar chief had died away in the distance then he
carefully closed and reocked the door, and returned the
bar there to muse the surprising and startling dis
closures which the Tomtt had made to him.


1t was of those remarkable circumstances that
sometimes happen in real life, that Mr.. Detective Duffy
should have unconsciousy bundered into the very place
he had been searching for yany the past two years AS
ne sat quietly eating his supper he little dreamt that
few yards off stood figure which, the sight of,
would have moved him to absolute frenzy and well it
might there story connected with that figure,
tale so hearrendng, terrible, revoltingof faith
broken of hospitality abused of wrongs perpetrated Of
an ldoized daughter consigned to wretchedneSsthat
could not have been passed 1t had left its impress
on the features of that old man. dscernble in
every lineamen his gray seemed to flash with the
same sprit-of deep, absorbing revenge.


And ow those two men about to meet-the De-
tectve known to the Burglar the Burglar unknown to
the Detective-to engage in desperate game the issue
OF which to be death to both Intelligence and
honesty to be pitted against cunning and crime
What to be the result of this fearful struggle and
thirst for vengeance shall be able to in
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