The Conshohocken Recorder, June 7, 1895

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"That won't do," said tlio old man,
his suspicion active again. "You
waro'tgoing toward the front door, hut
trying to sneak off down the lane. Con-found
you, I believe you are one of 'em!
I've a good mind to fill you full of buck-shot"
"I wouldn't advise you to try that,
for there are several cartridges left m
my revolver, and before you could bring
your gun to a level I would uso them
all. I told yon I was a friend, but you
oau consider me an enemy if you wish. "
I made a suggestive motion with my
weapon, which he understood. He ached
to let me have the contents of his gun,
bat was afraid.
"Waal, the best thing you can do is
to clear out from hero as quick as you
oau travel. There have been si \ ral
murders in this port of the country, and
the law hain't found out who done 'em,
but if you Bbould catch it while prowl-ing
round where you've got no business
to be 1 won't hesitate to tell the folks
that I done it."
"Nov., Mr. Bridges," I said conoili-atinejy,
"what is the use of our"—
"Who told you my name?" he broke
in.
"Every one in the neighborhood
knows y m as a good oitizen an l a . n
tlcmau like your brother Nathan. Yon
dp me great injustice to suspect
any wrong intention. I would DO more
harm you than I would my own father."
"That talk is very nice, but I don't
know you. You haven't ("Id me your
name nor where you come from."
"Don't you know William Crowning
of Rahway?"
"The president of our bank?"
"Of course. He knows you well, and
I'm his son."
"That won't work. I don't know any
Mr. Browning, and there's nobody of
that name that has anything to do with
our bank. Now I know you're an im-postor.
Cl'ar out!"
The old fellow was too shrewd for
me. I was outwitted, and with a little
laugh I turned about and strode toward
the open lauo.
I had not gone 20 paces when what
did he do but bring his shotgun to a
level and let fly at me with both barrels
in quick succession!
CHAPTER XV.
Had the suu boon shiniug the "State-ment
of Carl Wittncr" would never
havo boon written. Tho gloom Inter-fered
with the old farmer's aim; but, as
it was, I felt the wind made by the
heavy load of bnoksbot as it whizzed
past my ears. Ir was a close call.
Angered, J wle ell 1 about and leveled
my revolver, but checked myself beforo
pulling the trigger. Suppose 1 fired and
killed him!
It would have been murder without
excuse. My life was no longer in any
dangitVMei bis not in firing at me was
punished had he carried out, his threat
and "filled in" With buckshot" Many
"Ton l<it«," he cilled.
might censure him for not haviug done
■o. I shoved my weapon back in place
and walked briskly down the avenue
leading to the main highway.
But there were others to think about.
The presumption was that the two East
Indians, having precodod me, might be
waiting in ambush to adjust that little
affair in the rear of the farmhouse.
They could not fail to know that it
was I who had tumbled one of them
from his perch and nipped in the bud
the scheme he had in mind. They must
I believe I was in league with the How-ards,
and that beforo they could succeed
with them 1 must bo brushed from the
path. What better opportunity than
that which now presented?
But the wound of one of them must
have bet Q B potent factor in preventing
whut I feared, i was that apprehensive
that I held my partly di- lhar :■ 1 revolv-er
in hand arier entering the road and
turning i.'i the direction of tho farm-house
whom I made my temporary
homo.
What had become of them could not
be gJ0W ' -'■'■'■a I«'"bably gone in
the direction i i the town and were not
likely to bo beard of again.
Jtovlewlmiuiv work of the evening.
affi waiKi u Domewara, IM ima m
it to encourage me. I had not only
failed to gain an lota of additional
knowledge of Nana Sahib's ruby, but
had put the Btnpeoted ones on guard,
and therefore increased the difficulty
that confronted me from the first
Probably up to this night Darius
Howard was confident that no one had
followed him to this pleasant little
town, and that he was still safe with
his secret in the house whore ho bad
made his homo for an indefinite tin o.
But the occurrences of the night u;~.st
undeceive him. A dosperate attempt
had been made to break in upon him.
His secret was no longer secure. He
would take instant measures to avert the
threatened danger.
The must effective step would bo a
change of quarters. He was not likely
to spend another night in the old stone
house. What was done, therefore, to
checkmate him must be done quickly.
It is woll known that tho safest hid-ing
place for a criminal whom tho offi-cers
of the law want is in the heart of
the great oltj of New York. It was
bard to understand why this strange
cou)de had left so secure a concealment
and taken up their residence where
tie ir < hanoea of detection were Increas-ed
tenfold.
But, for that matter, everything thus
far was hard to understand. Tho con-oedi
d fact, as 1 saw it, which confront
ed me was what next would bo dune by
them. They were under my eye now,
and if I lot them slip I would not be
likely to get on their track again.
I was glad to find on reaching my
home that all the folks had retired. I
let myself in with the night key with
which I had been furnished and went
to my room without boing soen by uny
one. This was fortunate, for my cloth-ing
had lost much of the neatness which
marked it at first and was in need of at-tention.
The farmers breakfast early, and
finding that Mr. Bridges intended to
drive into town I rode with him, reach-ing
the station in time to catch the early
trains had I wished, but my purpose
was not to leave uuloss tho Howards did
so. I waited most of the forenoon, but
saw nothing of them.
Guarded inquiries gave me no infor-mation
of the two men of the night be-fore.
Had I chosen I might have killed
that one at the window, but was relit v-id
to know that such was not the case
He must have been hit pretty hard, but
not sufficiently so to endanger his life.
If there had been any feeling of con-
Oi It In my mind—and I protest thero
was little, If any—it was pretty well
removed by what followed by my loiter-ing
•'»!■• at the railway station. M;
tention was, If either Howard or his
wife boarded any train, to do the
same sud shadow them wherever they
went, bat I made an i i tnpid
failure to carry out mv purpose.
I wanned . rj train that went to-ward
New York and of ooun Ice] .. .
Ing in the oppa -1 r.
tion. This was somewhat perfunctory,
for I did not snspeot that either of the
couple would proceed southward
A Philadelphia train drew up at the
station, ami from my coign of advan-tage
I watohed tho passengers as they
disembarked and others got on. The
stop was I rief, and just as it began
moving again Darius Howard made a
rush from somewhere and swung upon
one of the platforms, being helped by
tho waiting brakeman.
I made a dash to do the same thing,
but had farther to go, and the brakeman
blocked my way.
"Too late," he oalled. "There'll be
another along in half an boor."
There was no help fdT it H Howard
saw me, and in all probability he did,
he must have read my purpose, and
therefore would be on his guard against
me unless I effected a complete change
in my appearance.
Mr. Bridges has returned home alone,
and for the time I was perplexed as to
what to do. It was useless to try to fol-low
the man who bad gone southward,
for there was no saying what bis desti-nation
was. He might have started on a
journey of 20 or 1,000 miles.
I have referred to a game of bluff
which I had in mind. Hitherto I had
been working at long range, as may be
said. Now I decided upon a bold Step,
which insured success or failure
From tho railway station I walked to
my dwelling place, reaching there just
in time for dinner. I spent a oouple of
hours in my room, and then, telling my
friends that I might not return until
late, once more set out for the old stone
building where lived Isaiah Bridge.-, the
brother of my host. Of necessity I was
attired as ou the night before, but my
ornamental cuuo was left behind, and
every chamber in my revolver had its
charge.
It was a cool, brisk autumn afternoon,
and tho sun was shining. Any effort at
secrucy would have been idle, and I
waiK"d with a coiiniieiit step up uie
loug lane, which had been the scene of
more than opi stirring currenco with-in
the preceding 34 hours
Without hesitation] stepped upon the
broad poroh and sounded out a ringing
knock with the old fashioned contriv-ance
which must ha\e penetrated to
every rei ass of the building.
The summons was answi n d by Mrs.
Bridges, a sedate idd lady, whowonder-
Ingly surveyed me through her specta-cles
and waited for the announcement of
, my business,
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Bridges. I am
, an officer of the law, but don't be alarm-ed,
" 1 added, noting her slight start.
"Something occurred here last night
Burglars I believe tried to effect an en-trance,
and a pistol shot was fired."
She stood as it hesitating what to do
or say. Assuming that 1 was weloome,
I stepped aside, removing my hat.
"I would lik" to make a few in-quiries,
and we can do it bettor inside
than on the porch, if you have no ob-
! joction."
She led tho way into tho wide, plain-
, ly furnished parlor, her manner show-ing
that she was doubtful as to the pru-
I deuce of the step
Evidently she had received instruc-tions
from in r hoarders, and even my
I pretended business did not fully reas-
. sure her.
My origieal plan, as I have hinted,
I was to pretend to be an assessor who
had called to examine the property, but
the events of the prooeding night give
I me another pretext. I doubt whet bei
, even that would havo worked had net
. husband been at home, so I took care to
call when ho was absent, 1 oking after
his farm duties.
"Couldn't you stop when Mr. Br:
1 is homo?" she asked, sinking into a
rocking chair and surveying me with
distrust.
"When will he bo in?"
"I can call him. If I don't, bo will
■ not be home until sundown."
"That is hardly necessary. May 1 ask
! whether you saw any of tho burglars?"
"Mercy, no! I didn't dare look out of
tho winder. My husband shot at ouo of
, them, who pretended ho was a friend.
"Did ho kill him?"
"I'm afcard not, for we haven't found
' his body."
"What a pity! Ho will not bo likely
1 to show himself around here again. "
"No, indeed. The gun in the kitchen
1 is loaded, and we're ready for him."
"That's right. Don't let him catch
j you unawares. Did they attempt to ou-ter
by way of the door?"
"No; they must have dumb ouo of
' the trees and tried to git into the back
winder. They had a quarrel among
themselves, and one of 'em fired off a
gun or pistol, and then my husband he
fired, too, and the man groaned and
jumped up in the air. So ho must havo
i been bit purty hard."
"Undoubtedly. I will take a look at
tho room and window, please. You
1 know it is necessary that I should socuro
! all the information I can."
"Meroy, I can't allow you todo that I"
'Thdt isn't what you want, sue
said, breathing fast because of her ex-ertion.
"That is a front room. "
"I beg pardon; but, you see, I am not
acquainted with your house."
"I wish you would let me bad the
way and not be in so great a hurry."
This was said with an impatience
which shew d thatshi resented the way
I had taken matters in my own hands.
"I beg your pardon, but I am youn-ger
than you and presumed on your
strength."
"It seems to me yon an presuming
on a good many tilings. I! iw do I
know y( n are ' I claim to he—an
os ifer of the l .w'"
A vi i.v i ■ • ■ question, and i answer-ed
it by tlr i • in j fi , MI h t ; okei
my shield, w ■ . . i rh .i l was a
member of I.IO det-otive pohci of New
York.
This of itS' .. a- j t that I was not
what I bad i-'.i.l it. !■ :ii offlora of
Union com :- : . .;. 1 had not stated
that, but 1 j \,i fie impression. Had
| her husband I.. • i j.--..; he doubtless
would |ii,ve I :i I:-,.I k to deieet the de-ception
:....l would have quickly ended
my visit
But fortnuntoly ho was absent, and
tho trick * rvwl mo. She was impressed
and made no further protest
But. simple In urted and honest ns she
was, she showed s cunning that sur-prisi
d me. Having stated that I had en-tered
the wri tig re un, she led the way
to another apartment, whose windows
opened ut the rear of the boose.
That, too, was an occupied bedroom,
but the furniture was much plain) r than
in the other. I decided that it was tho
one used by herself and husband, i
the other belonged to Mi and Mrs
Howard
"Now Wo shall see .',!,.,! we tan
learn," I remarked in a businesslike
way, Stepping to one of tho rear win-dows,
raising the sash ami i xamining
the window Mil ami the stones bem ath.
"Nothing hero," I quickly added.
"The gentleman left no trace that can
be of any help to mo. Let's try the oth-
«w "
( 7b be CO- tin mil ntrt tBttk.)
The War Don't Stop jThem
Emma Peilrlcle
Philadelphia, Pa.
CHAPTER XVI.
The good old lady was horrified at
my suggestion, but I forced matters.
"You know tho punishment for ob-structing
an officer of tho law in his
duty?" I added in my most impressive
manner.
"No," she replied faintly. "What
bitt"
"Well, it is not banging," I answer-ed,
with a smile, "but B heavy line or
imprisonment. I havo my suspicion who
thoso burglars were, and by examining
the marks they have left may bo able to
"I* this the window which Uie burotor
tried to mtert"
fix the crime upon them. You certainly
wish to give me all the help yon can. "
"Yes, sir, but"—
"Nonsense! Come on."
Having gone thus far, it would have
been fatal to hesitate. She had some
powerful reason for preventing my go-ing
up stair-, but she did not dart* state
it and was awod by my assumed char-acter.
I started at a brisk pace up tho broad
winding stairway. Was I mistaken, or
did I catch the sound of light, hurried
footsteps along tho upper hall?
8ho wasmoro deliberate of movement,
and at tho lauding above I waited for
her with an apol-igy for taxing her
strength so much.
It was easy to !■ II from the location
of the rooms on Che second floor which
was tho ouo to ! ied. Not I
ing to betray myself too soon, I opi Di d
tho door ou my 11
It was a bedn m neat, clean and
simply furnished. .\ g| mce mowed that
it was occupied, for the signs were
«K'*' * •■'>—■■■■ I.~M,»«t
Simply Marvelous
Intense Suffering of a Young
Qirl Ended
White Swolllng Curod by Hood's
Sareaparilla.
" Gentlemeu—Urged by the feeling that
some parent might have alu utlon direct-ed
to Hood's Sarsaparllla through my
ItaU n< I I, an mlno wa.- '. ough that Mr.
Jno. L. MaMurray of Ruvonswood, W.
V .., I give the pertioalars of my daughter
i mas suffering and cui i; ember,
ltt£'j, when four vinrs old, she injured her
i e by a fall. Tie- Imin-att'd
in white swelling;. The limb
o i d to contract, and to en-able
hex to got around I made her a
Pair of Crutches.
While uilug these she had a second fall,
the knee grew worse and the limb con-tracted.
The following August the doc-tors
decided to bandage the leg. They
pulled the knee-joint apart by main
streug '» and put It in a planter bandage.
" During the six months the use of the
flUster-Of-parls bandage was continued,
t was renewed three or four times. The
limb giew worse instead of better. All
torts of appliances and bandages were re-torted
to, but there was no improvement,
the disease continued its inroads.
rive Abtcesses
formed on the limb. We took her to
!, prom'nent hospital. The doctor Said
t would be necessary to open the leg and
scrape the bone, and perhaps finally to
Amputate the Limb.
Bhe bad wasted awsy to a mere shadow
•ad as I didn't believe she could survive
the operation, I made up my mind she
might as well ci* with two legs as one.
"Justat this time, I happened to read a
testimonial from West Virginia describ-ing
a case so similar to my child's, and In
which Hood's Sarsaparilla had effected a
cure, and I immediately decided to give
that medicine a t rial. It took hold
From the First.
Before she had taken two bottles B
eore or piece of bone oame out of one of
the abscesses near t lie ankle. To come to
the point, three bottles of Hood Barsa-
Sarllla cured Emmacompletely. Benders
f this can imagine my esteem for Hood •
We are ready to fill your orders for China and
Japanese matting
a„ i lUSr r*ceived a ,a«*« consignment of very tasty
and desirable patterns 7
^ The Style of them, we have no doubt, will please
As to prices, we have made them low Yes' very
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Hunk of it, a good matting for iaWc per yard
better ones, i5_l8_2C-& 25 cts. per yard
tk- i,- ",f 25°tS IS a very fine weave with cotton warp,
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borne while the selection is large.
We have a few more of those $25 00 bed room
suits left. They please all who see them.
ROBERTS & MEREDITH,
FAYETTE STREE1. CQNSHQHOCKEN, PA.> ^
M. J. BLAXIJBY,
WHOLESALE DEALER IN
PORTER. ALE, BEER,
WINES and LIQUORS,
YUENLINB :-: & x SON'S :-: BOTTLED :-: PORTER.
Elm street, below Harry, Oonshohookec
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ors are the irost vcrc'erhjl ver recorded
Hood's5^Cures Braaparllla better than I can express it.
oodSi 8ar?nparilla Is a family medicine
W-.h us. We warmly recominond it to
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[ louthSeventeenthBt., Philadelphia, Pa.^
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