The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-02-08
Good evening, Mr.. Hartley
Good evening, MIR. Bentley

Good evening" Mr.. Hartley
Good evening MIR. Bentley
| Anything new, sir?
Nothing; only came in to. examine SOM
bracelets
The owner at once proceeded to exhibit hi
stock.
Talking about bracelets said Mr. Bentley
Il am pestered to death about bracelet. Her,
is handsome one, Mr.. Hartley-a sapphire
Pray, let me sell you that
| 'Pestered about bracelet said Hartley, a
once interested. How?'
why, you must know, MIR. Hartley, We
made a bracelet for Miss Hargrave, daughter
of old John Hargrave, an old skin-fiint0and
somehow she allowed it to be stolen. shall be
called upon to identify the article
Can you do so? asked Hartley.
Why, l don't know replied the ieyeler. q
remember very little about it; l saw it, to be
sure, but left town directly after, and now ]
have almost forgotten the article
Have you any other Of the same kind? in
quired Hartley.
None returned the jeweler We don't Of
ten manufacture bracelets like that; at least, to
keep on hand. Might do for Europe sir, but
not for America
And you have never made another like ii
SINCE
'No-that is, am not certain; we might
have done so. Some one seeing it in the case.
might have ordered a similar one. William.
turning to one of his clerks, reach me the
book of sales. Let me see-why, | declare
there was another ordered. See here and he
handed Hartley the volume of accounts. 1t
contained the following entry:
T,,T,, IefL w.,
One diamond bracelet, $1,000
But, Mr.. Bentley suggested Hartley, the
bracelet might have been dissimilar after ALL
Very true returned the other, William,
hand me the other book. No-they were i
IDENTICAL
July 10-Wm. Everhart, Esq,
One diamond bracelet, same
pattern as Miss IIargraves To
be done the 10th.
Delivered
who was this Mr.. Everhart? inquired Hart
ley.
William said Mr.. Bentley, turning to his
man OF business, do you know anything about
this entry?'
Certainly, sir replied the clerk, putting his
pen behind his ear, Il made it.
Where was the bracelet sent top
mir. Everhart came for it himself, sir.'
Did he give you no address,
None, SIR
"A loose way Of doing business said the Jew
eler. sec that it dos'nt occur again.
Did he seem like stranger? asked Hart
ley.
No, SIR like citizen
in what did he pay you?'. continued Hart
ley, grasping at what was only the possibility
of hope
In notes on tho Bank of North America re-
piled the clerk.
TO be frank with you, Bentley said Hart
ley, am much interested in this natter, de-
fend this girl who is charged with the larceny
of this bracelet, and, although, until tonight.
every circumstance has told against her, l have
felt and still do feel considerable doubt as to
her guilt
and you don't want bracelet?'
Not now, but when | marry; Bentley, YOU
shall make up my wife's wedding present.
i hope it will be soon, returned the jeweller,
laughing.
4 hope so, too replied Hartley, as he left
the store.
Hartley returned to his Office and examined
the directory. There were plenty of Ever
harris, but not the Everhart he wanted. He
made enquiries afterward among the several
families bearing that name, butno one knew
anything Of the purchaser of the bracelet He
was evidently stranger.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.