VII.
Immediately on receiving Jack into the house, the good landlady supplied him with an ample dish of provisions and removing the dye tub and other obstructions from the pot-hole pointed him to her bed-room for “zingle shentelmens,” and when he had disappeared, she replaced her pots and kettles, taking care to place the dye tub in which the yarn for family stockings were receiving its finishing tint of blue, in the very mouth of the hole. This done she went about her morning duties and was thus busily engaged when the two horsemen rode up, dismounted and came in. After paying the compliments of the morning and taking a drink, the constable inquired, “Has Mr. Young been here this morning?”
“Mister Yoong, vat Yoong you means?”
“John Young.”
“Vat, dot Shon Yoong fon town in Merzer gounty?”
“Yes.”
“O ya, er trive up unt vater ees team.”
“Was there anybody with him?”
“O ya, dot black Alec alvays goes mit him.”
“Did you see anybody get out?”