Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-06-13
CHAPTER II.

Several days elapsed, and Col McUcnry
had quite forgotten the circumstance we have
just narrated, when, as he was leisurely pas
sing along the street he felt his sleeve sud
denly pulled by some one he heard running
behind him, and looking around, he beheld
with cheek glowing with the pursuit, the
girl he had seen at the goldsmith's.
"Oh, sir am so happy to have found yen,
she said, ut once addressing him as he stop
ped, and with pleasure listened to her. IL
was at length enabled to get my pay and by
other work have earned enough to repay YOU
the ten dollars you so kindly gave. You
don't know the good you did-the suffering
you relieved the evil You timely adverted
Here is the money, sir"
NAY. my good girl, do not want it. |
made you present of il at the time, and did
not expect you to return it, ! am, however
glad to find you have the dispi sition to DO So
and that was not deceived in my estimation
Of you"
You must take it," she sad it'll nge-
nuous earnestness IL should be distressed
to be longer under pecnniary obligation to
an entire stranger. Besides. sir, | would
be very glad to have my clasp, if you please"
did you not take it from the case where
you laid it down?" he asked with much sur
prise and justly directed suspicion.
"No sir-indeed, sir, hope it is not lost.
1t is of countless value to me. 1t was given
to me by-by-"
"By sweetheart" added he, smiling.
ale is now dead, sir" she answered with
overhowing eyes.
You do well to value it. ] did not take
it up. Are you sure you left it there ?"
Yes, sir, hoping you would take it and
keen il fill | pai1 ynu hn
"Well. my child, have not got il, but |
believe the goldsmith has it. Let US go aud
see him"
On their arrival nj the shop Mr.. Broochard
denied ever having seen it since she went out
and said he saw her take it with her and place
it in her bosom as she lett the shop. The
young lady turned pale and was inconceivabiy
distressed
"Come with me. will find the clasp for
you, said Col Mcllenry, Offering her his arm
and leaving the goldsmiths with her.
Il do hope | shall find it, sir" she said, as
they walked along. 1T was Roberts last
gilt. 1t was given him in Cuba by rich lady
whose life he saved by rescung her from the
water, lie was q sailor, sir, and had little to
leave me but his memory and my poor clasp.
Oh, sir, it is lost. shall never forgive my
self for Offering to pledge it. But, sir, our
extremity was very great"
Col. McIIenry stopped with her at iusti-
ce's office, and briefly and clearly made his
complaint, and in a very few minutes MIR.
Broochard was brought into the presence of
the magistrate. lie appeared to be in great
trepidation, and was pale as ashes for he had
been suddenly taken without warning from
behind his counter leaving his shop in charge
OF his assistants. Col. McHenry and the
young lady being sworn, deposed that they
had last seen the clasp on the show case,
where each went out and left it. The former
further deposed that he had not gone three
steps from the door before he returned and
found it missing, and no one in the vicinity
but the defendant
The goldsmith was then called up to be
sworn as to his knowledge of the facts. He
approached the stand where the magistrate
held the Bible, and LAID his hands on it with
a perceptible tremor of his whole body, but
love of money was stronger than the fear of
the law and be took the cath. 1t appeared