Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05


help Of God / will never lot another
drop pass my lips.
He spoke with earncstness, and
when he uttered the name Of God, it
was reverently spoken, with his eyes
raised to heaven.
"A wise resolution, but fear IL
has come too late"
know he never paid me. / was
not much in liquor at the time. lre-
member very we'll of going home as
regularly as / ever did in my life.
could tell how passed every mo-
mcnt of the time"
"What passed between you on that
day?'
aWell, l merely stepped into his
ofllce-it-was only day before yes
terday-to tell him not TO forget TO
have my money ready for me to-mor-
row"
",What did he say 2"
He took mo into his back office,
and l sat there for some time"
What did he say ?"
"He then left me and went into the
front Office, where / heard him send
George out TO the bank TO draw a
check for two thousand dollars; so /
supposed that he was going TO pay me
then"
"What docs the clerk say?"
"IIe says that Bryce remarked,
when he sent him, that he was going
to pay me with the money"
Just so"
And when George returned, he
went to the front Office again, and
took the money. Then he came TO
me again, bnt did not offer to pay
NO."
"Had you the note with your
"No; now | remember; he said he
supposed 1 had not the note with me,
or he would pay me. He told me 10
come in the next day, and he would
have it ready for me, that. was yester-
day.
swell?"
"When l came To look for the,note,
il could not be found. Annie and |
have hunted the house all over, but
could find nothing of it."
"You told Bryce SOP"
81 did; he laughed, and showed me
the note, with his signature crossed
over with ink, and hole punched
through it.
!" 1t is plain, Mr.. Wallace, that he
has paid you the money, as he alleg-
es, or obtained fraudulent possession
of the note, and intends to cheat you
out of the amount"
He has neverpaid mo, replied he,
firmly.
"Then he has fraudulently obtain
ed possession of the note"
Yes"
What sort of person is this
young Chandler who boards with
you?"
"A fine young man. Bless you
he would not do any thing of the
kind I"
81 am sure he wouldn'tm repeated
Annie, earnestly.
How elsecould Bryce have obtain
ed the note but through him?"
81 don't know"
"What time does he generally come
in of nights"
Always at tea time. He never
goes out in theevenlng, replied Wal
lace.
But, father, he did not como home
till ten o'clock the night before you
went to Bryce's. He had to stay at
the office TO post the books, or some
thing of that kind"
How did he get in?'
He has night key
al must see Chandler
Il hope you don't think he had
anything to do with it,
cannot tell | should like to see
him."
"Ho is innocent, ] am surcl' said
Annie.
No harm in seeing him" added
Mr.. Wallace. +" / will go for him i'm
mediately.p
In few minutes he returned with
the young man. Chandler, in the
conversation / had with him, mani
tested a very lively interest in the So
luton of the mystery, and professed
himself to be ready to do anything
to forward my views.
"What time did you return to the
house on Tuesday night?' / asked
with the intention Of sounding him q
little.
About twelve"
Twelve?" said Annie. I" Ii was
not more than ten o'clock. | heard
you"
"The clock struck twelve as | tur-
ned the corner of the street, replied
Chandler, positively.
I" L certainly heard some one in the
front room at that time, added Annie,
looking with stonishmentatthc group
around her.
"We are getting at something" l
said, laughing. How did you get in,
Mr.. Chandler
The young man smiled as ho glanc-
ed at Annie.
i did not tell you about it," said
he, " for / was afraid 1t would make
you nervous, and perhaps get an hon
est man into trouble. Itost my ightn
key"
"Eh?p
81 lost my night key
"Go on, sir"
! began to be deeply interested.
"A watchman happening along, |
told him my situation. He knew me,
and taking a ladder from an unfnish-
ed house opposite, he placed IL against
one of the second story windows, and
got in that way"
"Good; now who was it you heard
ut 10 o'clock?'
Wallace looked at Annie, and she
looked at her lover.