The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-09-24


do any thing al that kind
:" am SURE he wouldn't y repeated Anne
earnestly"
.iIow else could Bryce obtain the note. but
through him. What time dues he come IN Of
n,ehtsl"
:. Always at tea time. He never goes out
in the evening answered Wallace.
g But father. he did not come home until
ten o'clock the night before you went to
Bryre's. He had TO stay at home to psst the
hooks. or something &c that kind"
!" How .l,d he get ini"
:. tie has night key."
al must sre Chandler" / said.
M harm in se.i ing him" added Mr.. Wal
lace; +" will 20 Tor biM."
IN few minutes he returned with the
young man. Chandler, in the conversation
had with him. manifested very lively inter-
est IN the solution Of th- mystery. and prefer
ed h'n,self ready to do anything to forward
my views.
What time did you return io-the house
on Tuesday night ?" Iasked with the inten.
t"n IT sounding him little.
! About twelve"
Twelve 2" said Annie. "It was not more
than ten. heard you
the clock struck twelve as turned the
corner oi the street., replied Chandler posi-
lively.
al certainly heard some one in the front
rom al ten. added Annie. looking with sstsn-
ishment at the group around her.
We are getting at some thing" ! remark
ed. How did you Get in. Mr.. Chandler"
The young man smiled as he glanced At
Annie.
"Un arriving at the door" he replied, 81
found had lost my nghi-key. At that mo.
ment watchman happened along. ! told
him ms situation. He knew me. aud taking
ladder fr IN an unfinished house opposite.
lrlaced il against one oi the second story win
dows. and entered in that way"
"Goud now who was il that was heard
in the parlor al ten. unless il was Bryce or
one Of his accomplicrs. lie must have ta-
ken the key from your pocket, Mr.. Chandler.
and stolen the note IRON the secretary. At
any rate will charge him with the crime
let what mav happen. Perhaps he will con-
fess when he finds himself hard pushed"
Acting upon this thought. wrote law
yer's letter." demanded against you, &c
which was immediately sent 10 Bryce. eau.
ti"ning the parties not to speak Of the affair.
dismissed them.
/. Bryce came.
"Weil. sir. what have you against me ,"
he askeh. rath stfiy.
a claim on the part ef John Wallace for
two thousand dollars" replied. paking over
my papers. and appearing Indifferent.
!" Paid H." sad he. short a. pie.crust.
!" Have you 7. and | looked him in the eye
sharply.
The rascal quaiIed. I saw that he was viii
lain.
/" have"
j" Nevertheless, if, within one hour. you
, do moi pay me the two thousand dnllars. aRd
one hundred dollars for the trouble aud snx-
! iety you have caas+d nv client, II the end
of III next honr, you stall be lmlged in jail
: 10 answer to criminal charge"
! .Whlt do you mean, siri"
(. ~ mean what say. Pay. or take the
! consequences
II sas b.ld charge. and IL he had looked
. like a, honest man should not have dared
To- max. IL.
have psid the note. ] tell you" said he.
!. L" have II 10 nv possession"
: Where 'W yOu get X
III "Whs af course when paid it."
4 ~ hen ynu feieni usly entered the house
e of John Wallace. on the night Of Tuesday,
FEBRUARY 90. II ten nf the clock. and took the
), said note fr"m the secretary"
:. "You have no pruof. "Stammerd he. gras.
). Ping char f"r support.
:. " th.t il nv ionk .ut. have no time 70
" waste. aill yau pay or 90 10 jaii"
lie saw that the evidence had was too
: strung Cor his denial, anil he Immediately
: drew his check m the spot for twenty -on,
NJ hundred doIlars. a'fer begging me not to men
&c tion the aT,ir he sneakrd oH.
FL rsshed the cherk. aud hastsnrd 70 Wal
'e lacr's house. ihs reader May Judge will
'e what satisfaction he received il. low r.jaice,
u was Annie aud her lover. Wallace insistes
: that l should take ~. hundred dollars for ~,
u services but was magnsnimnus enUugh q
take only twenty. Wallace kept his prumse
and ever after was temperate man. III
y di 4 lew years agu. leaving hanll.umr pro
" prrty TO Chandler md his wife, the marrisg
briwe y hm and Annie having taken plac'
sh.rily after the ab re Circumstances occur
70 red.