The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-07-12
CHAPTER X.
THE COUNTER PLOT.

| 1ltE tOONTEH PLOT.
The next morning after the adventure in
the coroner's house, being the same, that
closed our preceding chapter. Morton and
his two accomplicies, Strawson and LEROY
were again assembled in their council cham.
Der, at the house Of the former. Each one,
by the light Of the chandelier, for it was full
an hour before day-seemed haggard and
worn, having eyes blurred and blood SHOT
from want of rest, and features, lax and
swollen from excess Of dissipation.
81 had almost given up seeing you to
night" Commenced Morton blandly.
"DeVllish near not gettn' here pom my
SOUL" returned Leroy
"tlad you any trouble, managing your
job?"
"No not in managing it, but we've lost our
rabbit"
"How? what do you say?" exclaimed the
Millionaire.
81 say it itturned out wd-goose- chase"
"Well?'
"Well you see, after getin' the fxin'
and gettin' down into the yard again, Dick
Morrow the feiler that we hired got skeered
at atsomethln' he thought was man an took
to his heels like wildtire. That was after
midnight little and you see that we've
been till this time a huntin' him."
"Well?' ,...
"Well we met him q while ago comm
up-street and he hadn't the PACKAGE
"What?'
"He hadn't the package
"HAvn't you got it>now?'
"No."
"By-you'ye made a laundering muss
of it!'
"Weil don't rush." put in Strawson.
"Where is itP
II don't know; but as was sayn--'
"Go ont .......
GAS | was sayin' "continued Leroy $50
we went with him to whore he said he lost
it, and welooked all about in every nook and
crook but couldn't find it."
"Wel?" .....
$50 STawson asked him if there was any
body passed him"
"Drunk by --- eh? was he?"
"Can't say, but he told us that he remem.
bered there was woman came up and stop
ped where he was and that he thought that
she picked up somethin'--"
"Did he know her?''
emo; Strawson asked him." continued the
tool, chow she was dressed. He said as
near as he could see, she had on a black |
dress, Il little checkered sun-bonnet, and a
white collar around her neck
by the Immaculate know her!' excaim-
ed the guilty man, while vague apprehen
sions began to gil his mind.
"Who?" querried Strawson.
"My fortune for a wager gentlemen. that
there is id yillanous plot against me
and my INTEREST,"" continued the man half
desperate with suspicious.
"I'll bet my mug" thought Strawson to
himself as he thought of the conversation he
overheard in the library, "that you're ex-
posed before month"
"But who would seek your destruction?"
he continued aloud, addressing Morton.
"Who?" vociferated the maddened man,
'who-why the enyious and jealous---thers
hat widower Teaze half dead for the
wealthy Miss Richards, and others envy my
favored position that | know by heaven, are
against me-"
"l know they will ferret out your yillai-
lies, but not from the cause poor coward
hat you give POUNDS! such insiuuations?
Why his wife hasn't been dead over three
months and him think of marryinl, yet
you're a viliainous fool!'' again thought
strawson TO himself as he looked at Morton.
"And by the Immaculate | will counter
'lot their designs, and beat them at their
'wn gameF' concluded Morton.
"How?" asked Strawson curiously.
Chow why gentlemen there is a league
'etween Teazle--and Strawson, just think
fl" he added in a lower tone "that accur-
ed MJah Beaumont has followed me here
nd was hunting me to-day; but have got
er safe in prison now 50 4 apprehend no
nore danger from her, and I will soon have
ler put out Of the way y'
'Then BY ~ the games up sure enough"
bought Strawson "and I'm off your docket
ertainl" M tf u