The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-01-24

~ iNi'S'ii WI w iit pit't- al
d young Alice kindly; and having consult al
d his watch he called upon one OF his clerks dl
nd giving him two letters. he bate him leave
ne of them in the Canal Bank and the other SC
n the store of Folt Babrook. in
Cheer up, James, said Mr. Walpart, short J
Y after his clerk had left I'll am not great HI
Y mistaken, all will come out right ii
Have YOU clue, then, to the solution of W
his mystery:' asked James as he started for ft
ward and laid his hand nervouSly upon the n
merchants arm, while his eyes danced in I
food of hopeful light il
4 think / have-but we must wait for a
short time, and NAV then be able to give G
you a definite answer
The merchant went al'out arranaing some I
o his papers. while the vourh took M MORN
Ing paper and began to run over the news
AT the end Of half an hour The clerk returned
accompanied hv Mc>srS Fot & BaLrook and
one of their salc>mcn, together with the tel
Ter of the Canal Bauk
Gentlemen said Mr. WaIpart, as soon a>
the morning >alutation> had been passed.. i
have requested vour attendance here in or,ler
to ascertain if we may not clear Mr. Alhee of
the charge that rests aaan>t him
'Ind-e1 sir said Mr. Folt with real frank
ness. no one would he more happy at such a
result than myself: hui vet ! must say tia:
things look dark ag,ins, him
Perhaps they do returned Mr. WalIar,.
but nevertheless. we may te able to throw
some light upon them. In the first place gen
tlcmen tho circumstance of li> having mon
cv is clear. For eight long wears he has been
saving, each quarter, a portion Of his salary
and this hr has invested in variou> WAYS. a
can testify. and even At the present moment
hold some two thou~anl dollars Of hi mon
cv' Now. sir continued Mr VA part, turn
ing to the hank teller. 'on what DAY d;d vou
pay that five thousand dollars upon the forg-
| ed check ::
'tln the fifteenth 0i last month.
4 Have Won examined the book Keepers az
I count for that day a> rcgu,>,ci:' :
.Ie> sir
e And what is the result =
i have examined the look keepers iour
a ral. and ',ar that ma, have nivrn in M,
o,id"rc, At Nr Alhce,, examination with toc
p much rrlit "c "Hon my own memory return
t cd the teller: 'tor upon examination | tird
that short. aft, he bank was opened paid
i to the check oi' Fo!t \ Ealrooh c;.ht thou
; sand dollars: then. before the che k of five
|. thousand dollars w&> pad. there are thirty
tonr entrances upon the journal so that the
T. Latter must have been paid some three hours
later than the former and At a time. too.
: when there was quite crowd about my desk
y The cight thousand certainly paid To Mr.
: Ahcr, bat have an impression now that the
:. other sum WAS not delivered 10 HIM
Mr. F"lt' SAID Mr. Wal part. turning to thai
gentleman. X not that the morning on whic!
Yourself and Mr. Bahrook went to Batavia:
1T is. returned Mr. Folt. and drew on
the eight thousand dollar, to use in buyin. NJ
b flour
!. Now Mr. RUSSELL continued Mr. Walpar'
addressing the y"un" salesman who had az
:. companicd Folt \ Bahrook. do you rcmcm
Der If Mr. Alice lcl the store that forenoon
after his employers had gone
Not until after two o'clock. sir rcturnc,
the youn. man. with confident air. Tor
remember that he sent his assistant clerk L
-, deposit, and pay two notes at the bank. hr
!, cause both our employers had zone and thcr
WAS considerable business goin. on
Now. gentlemen, said Mr. Walrart, rul
bing his hands with considerable >dti-tactio
YOU see how easy it Is ior men TO br mlSiak
en- The bank teller knew that he had rai
thirteen thousand dollars on the fifteenth,
the checks ui Fuit \ Bahrooh;anl they kno
IT. that they only drew checks tor ci"ht thou
zee and He also knew that he paid money
he James Abcr; and those two circumstance
to put together. look convincing; but You no
he see that when thoroughly >ittcd out they
ust mount to nothing, for You SEE tnat 1t Is III
a possible that the Young man could have draw
NO the money, even though he had forged II
III check, and that he did this OF course there
he no evidence now that the other Is uprooted
A moment Mr. FoIt stood III deep thoug
rt- with his hand upon his knit brow, and his {
r.. bow resting upon the desk. Then while Il
ted countenancc opened TO d kind, frank look,
but stepped quickly forward, and seizing the hal
of OF his suspected clerk, he said
TX 'Jamc>, | know that YOU are not guilty c
Mr. this crime. | have suspected YOU, for h;
ous grounds; but what Mr. WaIpart has broug
,rt- to light, added to your whole exemplary lii
zee. gives back to YOU Your untarnished honor
he In vain was it that the youth attempted
ma utter his JOY in words. Ills heart bsat t.
th- wildly, and the warm tears rolled in bin
ere ing flood from his trembling eyes. He tur
hat ed to Mr. Walpart, but even then his wor
md failed him, though the silent blessing tn
our rested upon his grateful features was not
be mistaken.
nee Mr. Townlev,' said Mr. Walpart, turning
yed the bank teller, as soon as Albce had TAX
md his scat, are You engaged this evening"
: 4 No SIR
eld And YOU = he continued, turning to F.
the x Babrook.
in,- No, ,ir.' they 10th replied.