The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-03-04
tends to cheat you out of the amounl."-

"a fine young man. Bless you he woult
not do anything of the kind"
II am sure he would not" repeated Anne
earnestly.
elbow else could Byrce obtain The note
but through him? What time does he come
IN at night?'
"Always a, lea time. He never goes ou
in The evening"" answered Wallace.
"But, father, he did not come home til
! ten O'Clock the night before you went te
Byrces. He had to stay liz the office TO pos
the books, or something of that kind"
"How did he get in :"
"He has night key"
81 must see Chander," said.
"No harm liz seeing him." added Wal.
lace. will go for him."
In a few moments he returned with the
young man. Chandler, in the conversation
had with him, manifested very lively in
terest in the solution of the mystery, ant
profered himself ready to do anything lc
forward my views.
"When did you return 10 the house or
Tuesday night :" asked him with the in
tention of sounding him little.
:'About Twelve"
"TweIve!" said Anne, "it was no, more
than ten, heard you"
"The clock struck twelve as turned the
corner of the street," replied Chandler posi-
lively.
f'I certainly heard some one in the from
room at ten," added Anne, looking with as.
Ionlshment a, The group around her.
owe are getting al somelhing," remark
ad-"How did you get in MIR. Chandler 2"
The young man smiled as he glanced al
Anne.
Con arriving al the door," he replied, 81
found that had lost my key. AT lha, mo.
ment waIchman happening 10 come along,
told him my situation. He knew me, and
taking ladder from an unfinished house op.
posite, placed it against one of the second
story windows, and entered in that way"
"Good Now who was il that was heard
in the parlor at ten, unless it was Byrce OF
one of his accomplices. He must have Ia.
ken the key from your pocket, Mr.. Chandler
and stolen the note from the secretary. AT
any rate, I will charge him with the crime
lie, what may happen. Perhaps he will con-
iess when hard pushed"
Acting upon this thought, wrote law
yer's leIer-''demand against you," &c.,
which was Immediately sent TO Byrce. eau
tioning the parties not to speak Of the affair,
dismissed them.
Byrce came.
"Well, sir, what have you agains, me 9'
he asked rather slifIly.
"a claim on the part of John Wallace, fol
two thousand dollars" replied poking over
my papers, and appearing supremely indif-
ferent.
"Paid it," said he, as short as pie crust
''Have you 2" and looked him in the eye
sharply.
The rascal quailed. saw lha, he was a
villain.
"Nevertheless, if within an hour, you do
not pay me the two thousand dollars, and one
hundred dollars for the trouble and anxiety
you have caused my client, al the end of the
next hour, you shall be lodged in Jail 10
answer a criminal charge"
"What do you mean, sir?"
81 mean what ] say. Pay, or take the
consequences"
1t was bold charge, and If he had looked
like an honest man, should not have dared
10 make it.
al have paid the note I tell you," said he,
81 have the note in my possession"
"Whe'e did you gett
''I got il, of course, when paid he"
"When you feloniously entered The house
of John Wallace, on the night Of Tuesday,
February twenty, at ten o'clock, and took
the said nole from the secretary"
"You have no proof" stammered he, grasp
ing char for support.
"That is my look ou;--I have no time 10
waste. Will you pay or go TO jail?"
He saw that the evidence | had was too
strong for his denial, and he Immediately
drew his check on The spot for twenty. one
hundred dollars, and after begging us moi
to mention the affair, he sneaked off.
l cashed the check, and fastened 10 Wal.
lace's house. The reader may Judge with
what satisfaction he received 1t, how reioiced
was Anne and her lover. Walaoe insisted
that should take the one hundred dollars
for my trouble but I was magpanimous
enough 10 take only twenty. Wallace kept
his promise, and ever after was temperate
man. He died a few years ago, leaving a
handsome property TO Chandler and his wife,
the marriage between him and Anne having
taken place shortly after the above narrated
circumstance occurred.
DocToRs ENoUGH.--In Philadelphia there
are no less Than nine medical schools, five of
them being irregular. Fifteen hundred stu.
dents are claimed by the nine collectively as
being the attendance this winter OF these
the Jefferson College is said to have 500;
the old University School 400 Pennsylvania