The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-03-04
tends % chsat you out Of The amount."-

"Then he has faudeEtly obtained the
note. What sort of person is this Chan
dler, who boards with youan
"a fihe young man. Bless you he would
not do anything of the kind"
II am sure he would no" repeated Anne,
earnestly. ~.
elbow else could Byrce obtain the note
but through himf Wha, time does he come
In at night?'
"Always al tea time. He never goes out
in the evening"" answered Wallace.
"Bui, father, he did not come home till
Ten o'clock the night before you went to
Byrces. He had 10 stay iE the office 10 post
the books, OF something Of that kind"
SHOW did he get in i' ID
"He has night key
oImust see Chandler, ,, / said.
"NO harm il seeing him !" added Wal
lace. I will 60 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, and
profered himself ready 10 do anything 10
forward my views.
"When did you return 10 the house on
Tuesday night ?" asked him with the in
tention Of sounding him little.
''About twelve."
"Twelve !" said Anne, "it was not more
than ten, heard you"
"The clock struck twelve as turned the
corner of the street, )" replied Chandler posi-.
lively. ~
81 certainly heard some one in the front
room at ten," added Anne, looking with as
tonlshment at the group around her.
"We are getting al someihing. reniask.
ed-"How did you get in Mr.. Chandler ?n
The young man smiled as he glanced al
Anne.
"on arriving at the door," he replied, ~
found that had lost my key. At that mo-
meDt waichman happening 10 come along,
told him my situation. He knew me, and
taking ladder from an unfinished house op-
posile, placed it against one of the second
story windows, and entered in that way"
tGood Now who was il that was heard
in the parlor at ten, unless it was Byrce or
one of his sccompIices. He must have Ia.
ken the key from your pocket, Mr.. Chandler,
and stolen the note from the secretary. At
any rate, will charge him with the crime
lei what may happen. Perhaps he will con.
fess when hard pushed.o
lno,"s -pAn-ihis ihouaht, wrote law
yet's s-leitef---sias=neri57 sseft,sF r5u5--e---~l
which was Immediately sent TO Byrce. eau.
tioning the parties not to speak Of the affair,
dismissed them. .r
Byrce came.
"WelI, sir, what have you against me ?"
he asked rather sliffiy.
ga claim on The part Of John Wallace, for
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 that he was a
villain.
Nevertheless, IL 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, ,yon shall be lodged in jail TO
answer criminal charge"
"What do you mean, sir?"
81 mean what ] say. Pay, or take the
consequences" as
II was bold charge, and if he had looked
like an honest man, should not have dared
10 make il.
81 have paid the note tell you," said he,
~ have the note in my possession"
"Where did you getnw
"I got il, of course, when paid the"
"When you feloniousIy entered The house
OF John Wallace, on the night of Tuesday,
February twenty, ct ten o'clock, and took
the said note from lie secretary"
"You have no proof" stammered he, grasp
ing char for support
'That is my look out--I have no time 10
waste. VIII you pay or 60 to jail?n
He saw that the evidence had was too
stfoag for his denial, and he Immediately
drew his check on the spot for twenty. one
hundred dollars, and after begging us not
to mention the affair, he snsaked off.
/ cashed the check, and fastened to Wal.
lace's house. The. reader may Judge with
what satisfaction he received 1t, how rejoiced
was Anne and her lover. Wallsce insisted
that should take the one hundred dollars
for my trouble but l was magpanimous
enough TO take only twenty. Wallace kept
his promise, and ever after was temperate
man. He died few years ago, leaving a
handsome properly to Chandler and his wife.
the marriage between him and Aone having
taken place shortly after the above narrated
circumstance occurred.
DocroRs EsoueH.--In Philadelphia there
are no less Than nine medical schools, Ave 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 SOC;
The old University School 400; Pennsylvania
College 15o; and the Philadelphia 100.
1sThe Missouri Democrat states that
there are twenty-lhree wild cat banks in the