Year: 1873

"went through" their victim.


Nothing but this ticker" said one of
them, as he pocketed Henry's watch; ga
poor hand we've made this bout ~


Having finished their job, they roughly
tumbled the still insensible body down a
short fight of steps leading to basement
story of building in front of which the
attack had been made, and then hastily
took themselves off.


A moment after, the men left their victim
whether dead or alive, little cared they, the
blind of the window directly over the steps
down which the body had been flung was
cautiously opened, aud head furtively
protruded.


"I know'd their voices" was whispered
in woman's tone, as the speaker glanced
in the direction the two men had taken
"twas Dick Cadger, him that struck the
blow, and his pal Bowlegg'd Billy. Hush !
they're coming back No; all right.
seed 'em skulking by the lamp-post yonder
Now we'll 60 and see if there's any life in
the poor soul, arter which, Joe, you must
0ulTy anu DilbB Ouo pOthSo' DO soy AiS,
the head was withdrawn.


In few minutes the basement door at
the foot of the steps was opened, and
man and woman lifted the body that was
pressing against it, and carefully took it to
little back room and deposited it upon
bed. The woman took a lamp from table
and flashed the light on Peabody's face,
then placing her hand on his heart, she
said


"He's alive; I can feel futter like
here. Of with you, Joe, to the station,
while see to his hurts"


The man, who was the woman husband
rather rough in his appearance, though his
face wore kindly expression, Immediately
set forth on his errand, while the woman
turned her attention to Peabody.


She was woman Of middle age, evident
ly Injured to hard work. Her features were
very plain, and she would have been con-
sidered iil-favored, were it not for the gen.
tie pitying expression of her countenance
as she examined the wound on Peabody's
head.


"It was cruel ugly blow" she said, as
she carefully removed the hair from the
bruised part, "and it's marcy it didn't
kill him outright But he is only stunned
like, and will soon come to his senses.
Let me think now; wormwood stepped in
vinegar lis the best thing knows on for
wounds like this" And setting down the
lamp, she Immediately busted herself in
preparing the lotion.


The scene revealed to Henry when at
last consciousness returned and he gazed
bewilderingly around him, led him to ques.
tion whether he was in the body or out of
the body. From the small bedroom in


which he found himself he looked into
another and larger apartment, used evi-
IDENTIFY as barroom and small hucksteI
shop. In the dim light he saw figures
moving to and fro, two or three of them
with stars on their breasts, while a murmul


of conversation met his ears. Was all this


a dream, or was it realitys


AS he gradually collected his scattered


senses the truth slowly dawned upon him
the fact Of his being waylaid and sud
denly stricken down. But where was he


now2 How came he in this small room


on this bedi Some slight movement made


by him drew the attention Of those in the
outer room towards him. They immedi
ately gathered about the bed, on which, by


an effort, Henry managed to assume q
| cff q a1narc n
the police, ~ once questioned him in re
gard to the assault, and he related to them
succinctly as he could the facts in the case.
Mrs. Regan, the name of the good Samar-


itan who had taken him in and bound vi
his wounds, also told what she knew of the
affair." repeating what she had intimated to


her husband, that the blow was given by


Dick Cadger notorious offender, and that


his pal was BOwlegged Billy, as he wai
called, one equally well known to the police
force.


Fortunately, the wound Henry had re.
ceived proved not very serious one, the
pain from which had been greatly miti.
gated by the timely appliances of Mrs.
Regau. On examination, it was found that
he had been gone through with most thor.
: oughly; but the only article the loss ol
which he especially regretted was his
watch, which was the gift of the stranger.


The police, however, informed him that II
} Mrs. Regan was correct in her recognition,
} by their voices, Of the party who took it, in
a few days they would probably be able tc
restore it to him, In which case he prom
, ised them liberal reward.