The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-12-27

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''well," she 'Impudsndy snarled, suppose
soi what then :"
"This--that you can help yourself IN this
difficulty by helping me-"
"As how"
Inthe first place, give He>fhe means Of
'cooVIotlna Jackson Of having received the
stolen property"
"IIal how do you know that ?"
"Oh, know II very well--As we'll, almost,
as you do, But thi, u not my chief object
there is aHe'horrfa rfar more important one, "and
ran over the incidents relative 10 the at
rtmpt AT poisoning. ''Now," ! resumed, .iell
me, if YOU will your opinion on this naftor.e
"That L was jackson administered the poiS'
on, and certainly not the young woman" she
replied, with vengefal prompinem.
"My Own conviction This, then, IS my
proposition You Are shArp-witted, and knoE
this fellows ways habits aud proponsities
thoroughly; l. too, have heard something Of
them; and Il strikes me that you could apg-
gcst some plan somo device grounded on that
knowledge, whereby tho truth might come
TO light"
The woman looked fixedly at me for some
J time without speaking IA ! meant fai,ly
and honestly by her. could bear her gare
without shrinking.
"Supposing could assist YOU" sho at lAat
said, "how would that hclp me 2" 'o
ut would help you greatly, You would
no doubt bo still convicted Of tho burglary.
Tor tho evidence Is Irresistible; hut IL in the
meantime you should have been instrumental
in saving the life Of an innocent person, and
ofbrinping greet criminal TO justice, there
cannot be a question that the Queens mercy
would be extended TO you, and the punish
ment he merely nominal one"
"IfI were sure of that" she murmured,
with burning scrutiny in her eyes, which
were still fixed upon my countenAnc--"if
were sure Of that But you are misleading
me"
'''olicvc me, I am not. speak in perfect
sincerity. Take time to consider the matter.
I win look in again In about an hour; and
pray, do not forget that /, Is your sole and
last chance"
lefl her, and did not return till moro than
three hour, had passed away. Sarah Pur-
day was pacing the cell in frenzy Of inquie-
tudc."
~ thought you had forgotten utc. Nov, =
sho continued with rapid vohcmcnec, "tell
me, on your word and honor ~ man, do
YOU truly believe that II can oarertuAliy as
sis, you it will avail me with Her Majesty"
~ sH.- paAihyc il Will "a / mn of my own
life"
"well then, bcH assist you. First, then,
jackson was n confederate with Dawkcns and
myself and received the plato and iewolry,
for which he paid us less than one third Of
the value"
"Roeors and his wife were not, hoPe,coe.
infant OF thisr"
Ger ainly not; hut Jackson's wife and tic
woman servant, Ridlct, were. have been
turning the other business over in my mind,
she continued, speaking with increased mo-
ton and rApidity; land oh, believe me, Mr
Waters, if you can, that il is not solely a eel.
fish motive which inluces me to aid in saving
Mary Rogers from destruction. | was once
mysef--OhI GodW
Tears wcllcd up to the fierce eyes, but they
were qui, ky brushed AWAY and she continued
somewhat more calmly: "You have heard,
dare say, that jackson has a strange habit of
talking in his sIcepy"
Il have, and that he once consulted Nor
gan as to whether there was any cure for il
It was that which partly suggested'---
Ills, believe, mere fancy Of his" she
interrupted; ''or at any rate, the habit is moi
so frequent, nor what he sayS so intelligiblo
as he thoroughly believes and fears it, from
some former circumstance, to be. His deaf
wife cannot undcceive him, and he takes care
never even TO doze, except in her prescne,
only"
"rhisis not, then so pr omising as hoped
"Havc patience. 1t 10 full of promise, a,
we will manage Every evening jackson
frequentsa a low gambling house, where he
almost invariably wins small sums at cards
by craft, no doubt, as he never drinks there
When he returns home at about ten o'clock
his constant habit is to go into the front par.
lor, where his wife is sure to bo sitting a
that hour. He carefully locks the door, help,
himself to brandy and water--plentiGIly of
late--and falls asleep in his armchair; ano
there they both doze away, sometimes I'll
one ocloek-always till past twelve"
:, "Well; but ] do not sec how
"Here me out if you please. jackson new
er wastes a candle TO drink or sleep by, and
at this time Of the year there will be no FIRE
If he speaks to his wife, he does not expect
her from her wooden Deafness to answer him
Do YOU begin TO see my lrift?-
"Upon my word, do not
"What, If upon a~akina, jackson finds that
his wife is Mr. Waters, and that Mr. Water:
relates to him all that he has disclosed in hi,
sleep; that Mr. Hursley's plate is buried in the
garden, near the iiiae tree; ttat he, jackson
received thousand pounds ak weeks age
of Henry Rogers fortnne and that the mon
ey is now in the recess on the top land