; THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA. , AUGUST 27, , 1978.
RAILROADS.
PHILADELPHIA AND READING R. R
ARRANGEMENT OF PA88ENCIEK TRAINS.
May 12uT, 1878.
rKAINS LEAVE UAKKI8BVRO AS FOLLOWS
For New York, (it 8.20, 8.10 a.m. Loop. m.,
and 7.M p. m.
For Philadelphia, at 8.20, g.lo, 9.46 a.m.
2.00 aud 8.67 p. In.
Kor Heading, at 6,20, S.10, 9.45 a. m. and 2.00
8.67 and 7.5ft.
For Fottsvllle at 8.20, 8.10 a. m., and 8.67
p. in., and via Schuylkill and Busquehamia
Branch at 2.40 p. in.
For Auburn via B. S B. Br. at 5.80 a. m.
For Allentown,at6.20, 8.10 a. m., and at 2.00,
3.67 and 7.66 p. m.
The 5.20, 8.10 a. m., and 7.65 p. m., trains
have through cam for New York.
The 6.20, a. m.. and 2.00 p.m., trains have
through cars (or Philadelphia.
BUNDAYHt
For New York, at 6.20 a. m.
ForAllentown mid Way Stations at 8.20 a.m.
For Heading, Philadelphia and Way Statlousat
1.43 p. m.
TRAINS FOB II ARIURP.URG, LEAVE A8 FOL
LOWS i
leave New York, at 8.46 a. m., 1.00, S.SOand
7.45 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, at 9.15 a. m. 4.00, nml
7.20 p. m.
Leave Reading, at tl-40, 7.40, 11.20 a. m. 1.30,
6.15 and 1". : p. m.
Leave Pottsville, at 6.10, 9.15 a.m. and 4.3r
p. m.
And via Schuylkill and Susquehanna Rriiuuhat
8.16 a. m.
Leave Auburn via 8. & 8. Br. at 12 noon.
Leave Alieiitown, at t30 6,50, 9.05 a. in., 12.15
4.80 and 9.03 p. in.
SUNDAYS:
Leave New York, at 3.30 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, at 7.20 p. m.
Leave Reading, at 4.40, 7.40, a. m. and 10.35
p. m.
Leave Allentown, at2 30 a.-ni., and 9.05 p. m.
J. E. WOOTKN, (ien. Manager.
O. G.Hancock, General Ticket Agent.
tDoes not run on Mondays.
"Via Morris aud Essex It. It.
Pennsylvania K. It. Time Table.
Newport station.
On and after Monday, June 25th, 1877, Fas
enger tralnswlll run as follows:
EAST.
Mlffllntown Aco. 7.32 a. m., d illy except Sunday.
Johnstown Ex. 12.22 P. M., dally " 8unday
Mail, 6.64 p. m. , daily exceptSunday
Atlantic Express, 9.54p.m., flag, dally.
WEST.
Way Pass. 9.08 A. M., dally.
Mail, 2.43 p. m. dally exceptSunday.
Mirtllntown Aco. 6.66 p. M. datlyexcept Sunday.
Pittsburgh Express, 11.57F. M., (Flax) daily, ex
cept Sunday.
Facfno Express. 5.17 a. m.. dally (flag)
Trains are now run by Philadelphia time, which
Is 13 minutes faster than Altoona time, and 4 min
utes slower than New York time.
J.J. BARCLAY, Agent.
DUNCANNON STATION.
On and after Monday, June 23th, 1877, trains
will leave Duncannon. as follows :
EASTWARD.
Mlffllntown Acc. dally except Sunday at 8.12a. m.
Johnstown Ex. 12.53P. M., daily exceptSunday.
Mail 7.30 P. M " " "
Atlantic Express 10.20 p. M., daily (flag)
WESTWARD.
Way Passenger, 8.38 A. M., daily
Mail, 2.09 p. m, dailyexceptSunday.
Mlffllntown Acc. dailyexceptSunday at 6.16p.m.
Pittsburg Ex. daily except Sunday (flag) 11.&3P. H.
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SAVED BY A DETECTIVE.
THE bour grew Into, and Mr Brand
paced hts room 111 moody silence.
The train bad come In, but his messen
ger had not returned, and the merchant
was troubled. Troubled by a vague sort
of a doubt, which haunted him in spite
of his faith In Lake. A merry, sober
old trader of long experience had said
that Lake waa too young to All the im
portant position which he held, but Mr.
Brand had never found his trust In Tom
misplaced.
Having heard rumors concerning a
house with which he had extensive deal
ings, the merchant had dispatched Lake
to London telling him to make inquiries,
and In any case to get the partners of
the firm In question to settle urt their
accounts.
Bo Lake had gone from Liverpool to
London, The time had passed for his
return, and still he did not come.
A lady entered and stole by the mer
chant's side; her own sweet face wns
anxious, aud there was a tremor in tho
music of her voice, as she said :
" Do you think he will be here to
night, dear papa V"
" I hope so, Mary, but it is very late."
" Is there no other train V
"Only the night express, and that
does not stop, except at the central
stations."
"Perhaps he will come, pnpa; he
would not mind coming ten miles, even
if he had to walk."
"He should not have missed the
train," said Mr. Brand, sternly; "punc
tuality is an imperative duty with men
of business."
" But, papa, something may have oc
curred to detain him."
" Nothing should detain a man who
has given his word."
The fair pleader was silenced her
father waa angry, and, knowing his
strictness of principle, aud how in
veterate waa hla dislike to any breach of
discipline or duty, she did not venture
to speak again.
The time dragged slowly on, Mr.
Brand continued hla restless walk, and
Mary sat subdued and silent, watching
him. She saw that he was listening, as
the night express went whirling by;
and from the depths of her heart there
went a prayer that Lake would come
safely home. The girl loved him would
have staked her life on his truth, and
knew that he waa not beyond his time
through any weakness or wrong. Two
slow, weary hours passed. Mr. Brand
was reading the commercial news ; but,
for the first time in his life, it did not
interest him, he was thinking of the
young clerk and the heavy sum of
money that would be in his possession
should the London firm have paid him.
And Maryi reading her father's counte
nance, felt chilled and pained by the
slur cast over her lover's honesty by hla
suspicions her every thought was a
denial of bis and aa the rapid clatter, of
a horse's feet rang out, she ran to the
window.
" Look 1" she said, dashing the cur
tains aside with eager handa; "look,
papa, I said he would come I knew he
would."
The merchant's stern features relaxed
with a smile of pleasure. He was not
emotional or demonstrative, but hla
daughter's gladness pleased him.
There was a few momenta of expec
tancy, and then Tom Lake came In. He
went straight to Mr, Brand, only notic
ing with a bow the lovely face whose
glance thrilled his soul.
"They have paid," he said, quietly,
as he placed a thick pocket-book in the
merchant's hand, " but I think we were
only just in time,"
" Indeed 1"
"There was a consultation at the
banker's before I could get cash for the
check."
" Do you think they will break i"'
" Hopelessly. They have given me
an immense order, but it would not be
wise to forward the goods."
" You did not hint that we had the
slightest fear V"
" No ; but I was glad to get the money ;
twelve thousand would have been a
heavy loss. ' And yet," continued Tom,
gravely, " this morning the cdda were
considerably against its ever reaching
you."
"How?" ;
Tom took two chairs, ' placed them
side by side near the fire, led Mary to
one and seated himself in the other. He
had done his duty aa the merchant's
clerk, and now waa Mr. Brand's pro.
spectlve Bon-in-law and partner.
" I had an adventure," he said, " I
waa the hero of a strange story ia a ride
by express."
Mary bent forward to listen Tom
clasped her hand in bis own. Mr.
Brand sat opposite to them, interested
by the speaker's manner, as he began:
" When I got the check I had an idea
that all might not be well, so as to make
sure, I presented it at the banker's.
There was, as I told you, a consultation
before they cashed it, and while thecon
sultatlon was going forward I noticed a
stranger looking nt me intently, I
I knew the man in ray younger and
wilder days. I had met him often at
the race course, in blllard rooms, and
in other places more or less respectable.
Now he was changing a check for some
petty amount, and was evidently as
tonished by the immensity of the order
I had presented, i left the bank with
my pocket-book full of notes, and found
that I had lost the train. The next
would be the night express, so I strolled
into a billiard room. A man is just aa
safe with a fortune In his pocket as if
penniless, so that he is wise enough to
hold hla tongue. There was some clever
playing going on, and I stood watching
the players till some one challenged me
to have a gnino. If I have one special
vanity, It Is my science with the cue. I
accepted, and as I did so a strange feel
ing which bad been growing upon me
took a sudden turn which startled me.,
. My challenger was the man whom I
had noticed at the banker's. There was
nothing strange in the fact of hla being
in the room, one of his favorlts resorts,
but I was possessed by the vague shadow
of a single idea. I had read somewhere
of a man being followed and plundered
in a train, and somehow I associated the
story with the man before me. It was
the first time I had ever paid any par
ticular attention, but I gave him a full
observation now. The more I looked
at him the less I liked him. He was
handsome, gentlemanly, with a fair form
and elegant figure, full of suppleness
and strength. His manner was singular
ly unassuming, his face frank and
genial, but by looking closely at him,
you could see something sinister looking
in the depths and softness of his eyes.
I never liked a stranger to be afl'able
and possessing, and my friend was the
very pink of affability and grace.
We played for an hour with alternat
ing success ; he was an amusing com
panion, well Informed, and had traveled,
but I waa shy of conversation. I left
him, and still having some time to
spare, went to see a friend in the Tem
ple. When, at the expiration of thirty or
forty minutes, I emerged into Fleet St.,
almost the first person on whom my
gaze fell was my late antagonist at
billiards.
I thought there was something more
than a mere coincidence in this second
meeting, since we stood together at the
bankers. He was in a cigar shop op
posite. Not a hundred yards from the Tem
ple gate stood a man whom I recognized
with a very welcome feeling. It was
George Vixen, the detective.
He was fashionably dressed, and look
ed an aristocrat of the first water. I
went up, and gre eting him aa I should
an old familiar friend, held out my
hand and said :
" Come and drink a glass of wine with
me ; I have something to say."
He shook hands in the most natural
way possible. I took his arm and we
entered the public bar of an adjacent
hotel.
I told him my suspicion, and of the
journey I had to perform by rail.
I saw that, watching through the
glass of the door, he waa taking a men
tal photograph of the two men.
" They mean buslnesa," said Vixen,
quietly, "but I shall be with you. We
must part at the door, or they will see
that we have scented the game."
" And you," I said, " how will you
actr"'
" I shall travel to Liverpool by the
night express.
He left me. I had no fear now know
ing him to be a clever and determined
fellow.
Taking a casual glance across the
road, I saw my man with hla companion.
It waa quite evident that they were
tracking me, though I lost sight of
them before reaching St. Paul's.
I strolled along the church yard,
wandering nearly . to Islington, then
went through the city again before I
made for the station; my acquaintance
of the billiard room did not appear. Two
men were in the compartment with me.
I could not see the face of one, and the
other was a stranger.
The bell rang, the guard had just
time to put a bewildered old gentleman
in by my side and we were on.
The man whose face I had not seen
turned toward me.
I could hardly repress any exclama
tion. There was no mistaking that frank,
genial countenance, nor the lurking
devil in those eyes, whose softness was
so sinister.
He had me then at last. Vixen had
deserted me, and I was left . to travel
that perilous Journey alone with the
man who had followed me so skilfully
another, who might have been his con
federate.and an old gentleman who, after
grumbling out bis indignation against
all railway servants aud , locomotive
traveling in general, was fast asleep in
the comer.
That the intentions of my billiard
friend were manifested by the fact of
his having assumed a false moustache
and beard. They added to the beauty
of his face, but left to his eyes that
sleepy, cruel glitter that ia characteristic
of the Asiatic. , , .
, He spoke to me, remarked the oddity
of our being traveling companions, and
grew pleasantly familiar. I answered
him, not wishing to appear churlish or
afraid, knowing that I could trust some
thing to my own strength, should the
worst come.. , .
We had made the last stoppage, and
were rolling swiftly through the gloom
when among other topics, our conversa
tlon touched on Jewelry. He drew a
showy ring from his finger, telling me
it was a curious piece of workmanship,
having a secret spring, which he said I
could not discover.
, I took It, searching in vain for the
Billing, then returned it to blm. It
dropped and rolled under my feet.
I stooped to pick It up, and so did he,
but In that moment, while my head
was down, he had me tightly by the
throat, and threw me to the carriage
floor.
Hla confederate was upon me in an
instant. I could scarcely breathe, and
could not struggle, for a heavy knee
was upon my chest, and two strong,
brutal hands were crushing the life from
my throat.
Though the horror of the situation
did not last a minute, It seemed an
eternity to me. I felt the ruffian's hand
searching for the pocket-book, and I
strained desperately for a chance of re
sistance. Their work was nearly done. Cramp
ed in that small space, I was powerless,
and the veins In my throat and head
were swelling like sinuous bars, when
the old gentleman in the corner awoke
and came to my assistance.
I heard a low whirr of some weapon
lu its descent, and my first assailant
reeled from me stunned. Then the old
gentleman, with a strength and rapidity
of action wonderful to see in one of hla
age seized the scoundrel, lifted him
away, and dashed him down in a seat.
There was a brief struggle, and then I
heard a sharp click scoundrel the se
cond had a pair of handcuffs on his
wrists.
V They were more prompt than I ex
pected," said the old gentleman, remov
ing hla woolen comforter, with which
he fastened my first assailant's hand be
hind him, "and a railway carriage does
not afford much scope for a struggle."
The pocket-book waa safe. ' The
rufllans were securely bound, and the
gentleman who, without hla spectacles
and muffling stood out in1 bold and
pleasant relief as the detective, kept
guard over them.
At the station they were handed over
into the custody of the police. I was
all right by that time. Vixen rode with
me aa far aa the hotel nearest here, and
to-morrow lie will call to see if I am
any the worse for my ride by express.
The contents of the pocket-book were
Mary's bridal dowry.
The detective speaks of the senior
partner in the firm of Brand & Lake as
the most hospitable and generous man he
ever met In the course of his profession
al career.
Lake was quite cured of his love for
billiard playing. He had too narrow an
escape, and he did not forget how he
bad been saved by a detective.
ROLLINS' LAW SUIT.
THE facts in the case of McQlue vs,
Rollins' were these:
Rollins' cow, it seems, while feeding
on the common, got through a place
alleged by the defendant to have been
purposely left open in the fence of Mc-
Glue's garden. She did some damage;
but was driven out, and when McGlue
remonstrated with Rollins about the
predatory and incendiary tendencies of
his cow. Rollins replied with declama
tory and unparliamentary language,
Thereupon, McGlue went up and sued
him for trespass, and swore to push the
case to the last extremity. McGlue's
lawyer, Poddery, went right to work;
and when Rollins heard about it, he
got his lawyer, Hopkins, to bring a
counter suit for conspiracy to entrap the
cow. .' . , t,
McGlue then told Poddery to open out
a second suit for damages done to eight
fence-palings and a post by Rollins'
cow, and Rollins also made a fresh start
in another suit against McGlue, inwhlch
he claimed fifteen dollars for the ruin of
his cow's horn by McGlue's grape-arbor.
This seemed to McGlue so.., audacious
that he ordered Poddery , to include In
his claim the market-price of four . cab
bages aud a bunch of parsley that the
cow ate. He said be would have let
them go as of no account if Rollins
hadn't proved himself such a conscience
less scoundrel.
But this last movement exasperated
Rollins to such a degree that he went
over and got old Mrs. Muldooney to
make an affidavit that she saw McGlue
'milking the Cow, while it was in his
grounds, in ' the wash-boiler. Armed
with this affidavit, Hopkins had Mc
Glue arrested, and he was held In securi
ty to answer a charge of petit larceny.
McGlue was furious. He got Poddery
to open out a new suit, based upon the
fact that Rollins' cow had soared one of
his children into fits, Injuring the child's
constitution, and Involving large ex
penditures for medical attendance. But
just as the constable was going to serve
the notice, Rollins came In, and swore
out a fresh process against McGlue for
damages done to the cow by McGlue's
setter pup biting her in the rear hind
leg, just above the ankle.
Poddery then told McGlue that the
time had come for decisive action ; that,
unless Justice was a mockery, and' hu
man rights a hollow Sham, he must
settle this man Rollins at once. So
McGlue ordered a new suit against Rol
lins for destruction of his property In
permitting hla cow to rub the whitewash
off of the corner of McOlue's pig-sty ;
ond McGlue said he would carry the
case to the Supreme Court if it should
be neccessary.
Rollins met this assault by putting in
a demand for compensation for the hair
lost by his cow by coming into collision
with McGlue's pig-sty ; and, at the sug
gestion of Lawyer Hopkins, he added a
sworn item, in which he showed that
the digestion of the cow had been per
manently ruined by the latch of the
pig-sty, which was so Ioobo that it came
off, when the cow nibbled it, and it was
swallowed.
When McGlue called to ask Poddery
what should be done now, that eminent
lawyer was out buying a house with the
fees that had already accrued from the
great cow-case. Hopkins, at that mo
ment, was paying off an old mortgage
with his fees.
When Poddery came in, he said that
things had now reached a crisis. Mc
Glue's clear duty was to throw himself
upon his country, and to stamp out this
fiend who was pursuing him with ma
lignant fury.
After talking it over for an hour, Pod
dery took out the papers in another 6uit
in which McGlue accused Rollins of
breach of the peace in permitting his
cow to wake Mrs, McGlue's baby, in
the very crisis of the mumps, by its
" moooing ;" and still another, in which
McGlue claimed compensation for the
brick which he heaved at the cow, and
for the manual labor expended in the
effort. Rollins retaliated by arresting McGlue
for corrupting the morals of . Rollins'
boy, Jim, by the use of profane and
scandalous language while he was striv
ing to eject the cow. ' -
As soon as McGlue entered ball, he
told the squire that he would call in the
morning to enter suit against Rollins
for permitting his cow to butt down Mc
Glue's pig-sty.
Rollins overheard him, and at once
made an affidavit, stating that the shock
of the encounter with the pig-sty had
given the cow brain-fever, and so de
ranged her mind, and unstrung her
nervous system, that she was now in
the habit of coming homeward, up the
hill, tail foremost, in such a manner as
to excite general derision. ,
The two suitors left the squire's office
together. As they passed through the
door-way, Rollins jostled McGlue's el
bow. . McGlue Jostled back again, and
Rollins struck him. They clinched.
It was an awful combat, and each was
taken borne on a shutter, and put to
bed.
A week later, friends brought them
together, and made up the quarrel, and
the suits were all withdrawn.
A fortnight afterward. Poddery dis
trained McGlue for his fees, and lefthim
an empty house. '
- On the same day, Hopkins sold Rol
lins out, cow and all ; and he had to be
gin the world clear over again.
Both of them think . they will be
calmer when they have another cow
case. ' . ,
Don't Marry in Haste.
Girls talk all alike about marriage, as
though it was a jubilee, a gladsome
thing, a rose without a thorn, and so it
is, if all is light, if they go about it as
rational beings, instead of merry-making
children. It is a serious thing to
marry. It is a life business. Therefore
never do it in haste ; never run away to
get married ; never marry for wealth ' or
standing, or fine persons or manners,
but for both, for the qualities of mind
and heart which make' an honorable
man. Take time, think long and well
before you accept any proposal ; consult
your parents, then some judicious friend,
then your own judgement. Learn all
that ia possible for you to learn of pro
posed husband. When all doubts have
been removed, and not till then, accept
him. !
C3T You can put it down aa a solemn
truth that if your religion has failed to
sweeten your temper, and keep you
from retailing slander, you have the
wrong article.
63- Envious people puuish themselves
for being Inferior to their neighbors.