Demoine courier., 1856-02-21

Inc agent tnen stdteu t"o
that had brought him to P. Carl
ton expressed some surprise. but cheer
fully promised to afford the Department
any assis,apce and information IN Ms
power.
Have YOU mentioned the subject se
Mr.. B!' he asked.
NO, YET; he Is the nominal pos.ma'
ter, il 10 irse, nut YOU have q 'ar more IN
innate knowledge Of the details Q !: 10.
Office than he has. ] dislike to dIs'uFt
his confidence until the establishment o
strong proof render, IL my du,y 10 DO so
You can speak to me with per'ec
~plainue.s.' said Corlton.
Il trus, so.' said the agent. and so
come to the poin. at once. wish you
to open vou inmoss thoughts, and tel
me IL you regard !: possible thai your
fellow clerk can be guilty Of these dep
relations upon the mails!
You shock me, said Carlton, not with
out motion.
Speak freely, said the agent.
Why, conld Amos: as SCOT .h'nk o.
suspec,ine Mr.. b. himself. exclaimed the
other, l believe Howard to be perfectly
honest.
Certainly. I know nothing to the con
,rary and | sincerely hope your Judy'
men, is we'll founded. Yuc will not
therefore, fail 10 unite with me in tracing
The embezzIements to their lfue source
no matter a, whose door The blame ma!
be iaid.
Carlton promised him his co operation
aud they separated.
On u agents return to the hotel, The
landlord thus addressed Tim.
You asked me II | could give you any
more large bills 10 exchange for smal
ones. can accommodate you ,hi'
morning. | have a n hundred dolla'
note. which If you are sending money
by mail. i, will be very convenient.
Thank sou, replied the agent, il will bs
4 great accommodation.
One can imagine the agents sscre, ,ri
umph in discovering in this one OF the
very bills he was in search Of. and hav
ing made the purchase he held the bank
mole up "a the light.
suppose you will warrant this papeI
20 be genuine!
There is no doubt abou. il, sir, said
the landlord
OF course you know from whom you
obtained il.
To be sure. I took it Of n of my
bosrdsr. this morning, Capt. Wilkins.
have no doubt bu, the bill is good,
said the osgen, putting j, in his picket
You are sure you goi il o! the Captain!
O, yes, il wssn'l an hour ago he gave
it TO me.
By the way, who is this Captain vii,
kins?
He is a very gen,lemaaiy appearing
fellow.
o. he is a capital fellow, said The land
lord.
What is his business!
He keeps q faro bank.
Captain Wilkins who had gone 90
for a ride. soon returned, and The agent
took an early opportunity 10 access HIM
Can ! speak to you q momenn
C,erainly. said the Captain.
The Two walked aside together. fhs
agen, exhibited the bank mole.
Did you ever see that paper before!
Yes and very recently. parsed u
with The landlord this norning.
As the bill 10 Of so high a dsnomina'
ton, you propably remember from whom
you received it
Perfectly well. | had il last nigh
from one OF the post Office clerks. whs
was betting =. my bank, and for whom
| changed It.
May I ask from whom!
o, from Carlton. He 10 q reliable
fellow. Have you any doubts about the
oil! /,
No. if you are sure you 60: u from
Carlton.
am sure Of that.
This startling revelation gave a differ.
place 10 The business. The finger o
discovery seemed 10 p"in. directly a
the senior clerk.
The sgent im%media,ely repaired Il
the post office. where he was informed
tina, Carlton had gone To dinner. sbou
Ave minutes preyiously-rA.her %earl'e'
than usual, -
lie had already learned where Carl
| ION lived aud fastened at once 10 hi.
house.
The young mans mother received
him IN a truly lady like manner.
lie has JUS, come in. said she era
ciously. Sn down, will have hia
called. He remarked thai he bad some
triiIng sffair to attend 10 befnre dinneI
and Immediately went, pr 10 his cham
Der. You may call him Sarah.
Ihaye only a word 10 say Il, him
Perhaps il will be as well for me TO Z,
TO his chamber.
A. you Please. My daughter viii
show you the way.
Sarah, a beautiful and stately girl o
eighteen, conducted the agent 10 he
bro,her's chamber. A slight pa!enes
overspread Cartoons features as he rec
ocnised the agent. but without lo"sla,
his sell possession ne invited hun Il
enter The chamber and be seated.