Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-06-12
IBAsBURGH, VERMONT, FRIDAY. JUNE T., 1857

and assisted her in its restoration.-
When it was done she enquired if l
would do her little favor.
a thousand if you wish me" an
swered.
"Would you be so very kind rs to pur-
chase for me my ticketF" atthe same time
putting her hand in her pocket.
Suddenly, however, she withdrew it
with the exclamation:
Heavens have lost my port-monie, |
what shall I dol"
81 am truly sorry for your loss" said
/, "but that shall not prevent you from
attending tie perfornanoe, nd hasten
ing TO the office I purchased two tickets,
and returning TO her placed one in her
hand.
She was very sorry to put me to so
much trouble-was thousand times
Obliged, and hoped / would not consider
it unlady-like in her to receive ticket
from a stranger; but she so had set her
mind upon the performance that really
she could not stay away. All these
thanks and protestations ended in my ae-
companying her into the hall and seating
myself at her side. She was so pretty,
so fascinating, and played her part SO
well that did not wonder that Markham
had been taken in, and verify believe
that had not been forewarned l should
have shared the same fate.
) As it was, however, I was prepared for
, whatever might turn up, and appeared
unsuspecting as possible. All went of
according to my expectation. The i'll
: turn and carriage were strictly en- re-
9 gale.
When had placed her in it, begged
: her to excuse me a moment while / re
I turned for my gloves which pretended
n to have dropped. Beckoning TO me ;
boy Of dozen years who looked as if ht
T might be trusted, asked him:
S " Would you like to earn five dollars ?
r, " Certainly" was the reply.
d I said to him:
! "At the door is a hack which l shall
+ get into. As soon as do so, jump ol
y behind and ride till get out. Motto
the number of the house which I shal
enter, and then run for a couple of pc
/ icemen tell them in fifteen minutes t
le enter it, pass through the hall into th
second door upon the right hand side
Don't let the driver know you are on
Call tomorrow at ten at the st. Nichola:
and will pay you. Do you under
d, stand ?"
"Ido."
- "Repeat what have told you"
He did it correctly. L entered th
, carriage and went through precisely Il
- same course that Markham had done.
All in good time came the knock at Il
:. door, and my lady endeavored to fair
but did not quite succeed, for laying h
u back upon the sofa, l poured about hs
= a spoonful Of the ammonia into her nos
l know that it was rather cruel but
= could not resist the temptation to pay h
= off little.
Quicker than lightning she sprang
to her feet gasping and almost strange
zee while at the same instant open flew t
I'D door, and the enraged husband entered
,n The pistols were duly drawn forth a
al pointed at me, while the wife, instead
imploring my life, was busily engaged
endeavoring to get a breath, for the al
~ monia had nearly killed her. / saw ii
H. my game was safe,-that the forger sto
s5 before me, and when his first burst
well counterfeited passion was at
height, pulling off my whiskers a
VI drawing my revolver, 1 coolly inform
liA him that he was my prisoner.
The moment he recognised me,
y change came over the spirit of his drear
He dropped his pistols and sank spee'
Ou' less into a chair. In a few minutes
L : policemen entered, and explained
x case.
she The prisoners were taken care Of, a
lew afterward paid the penalty of th
me crimes. Markham recovered his wa
be- and portion Of bis money, but wo
.ble not except the FIVE hundred doll
fec which I had promised him, and we hi
tbe- often since then congratulated each OF
fol- that there was SO favorable a terminal
7ur- to our shaking down"
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