The Kanzas news., 1858-03-06

w hat do you think about 1t 2! asked
| be, very gloomily. sI know he never paid
me. I was not much in liquor at the time.
remember very wellof going home as reg
ularly as ever did in my life. could tel
how l passed the time.''
That passed between You on that day?''
"Well, merely stepped into his office
it was only day before yesterday-to tell
him not to forget to have the money for me
by tomorrow. He took me into his back
Office, and as / sat there he said he would
get the money ready the next day. 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 he was going to pay
me then"
"What does the clerk say about it ?"
"He says Mr.. Bryce remarked, when he
sent him, that he was going to pay me the
money"
"Just So"
"And when George came in, he went to
the front Office again and took the money.
Then he came to me again, but did not offer
| to pay me the money"
/ "Had you the note with you?"
''No; now remember, he said he sup
posed had not the note with me, or he
| would pay me. He told me to come in the
| next day and be would have it ready that
| was yesterday. When came to look for
| the note it could not be found Annie and
| I have hunted the house all over.''
"You told Bryce so ?''
''I did; he laughed, and showed me the
! note, with his signature crossed over with
ink, and hole punched through it,
cit is plain, Mr.. Wallace, that he paid you
the money, as he alleged, or has obtained
| fraudulent possession of the note, and in
! tended to cheat you out of it."
''He never paid" replied he, firmly.
''Then he has fraudulently obtained the
note. What sort Of person is that Chan
dler who boards with you ?''
GA fine young man. Bless you, he would
not do anything of that kind.''
81 am sure he would not" repeated An
| ME, earnestly.
"How else could Bryce obtain the note
but through him ? What time does he
come home at night ?''
.sAlways at tea time. He never goes out
| in the evening"" answered Wallace.
'.But, father, he did not come till ten
o'clock the night before you went to Bryce's.
He had to stay In the Office and post books
or something of that kind
GLOW did be get in 90
''He had night key"
81 must see Chandler" added Mr.. Wal
lace. 81 will go for him.
In few moments he returned with the
young man, Chandler; in the conversation
i had with him he manifested very lively
interest In the solution of the mystery, and
professed himself ready to do anything to
forward my views.
Tuesday night ?" I asked him, with the
intention of sounding him little.
"About twelve"
Twelve! !'' said Annie, sit was not
more than ten when heard you.''
'fThe clock struck twelve as turned the
corner of the street." replied Chandler,
positively.
81 certainly heard some one in the front
room at ten,'' added Annie, looking with
astonishment at those around her.
eve are getting at something" I re-
marked. How did you get in, Mr.. Chandler
The young man smiled as he glanced at
Annie. f'On arriving at the door, he re-
piled, 81 found that l had lost my night
kew. At that moment watchman hap
pened along, and I told him my situation
He knew me, and taking ladder from an
unfinished house opposite, placed it against
one of the second story windows, and 1
entered in that way
"Good Now who was it that was heard
in the parlor at ten, unless it was Bryce or
one of his accomplices He must have
taken the key from your pocket, Mr.. Chan
dler, and stolen the note from the secretary.
Atany rate I will charge him with the crime,
let what may happen. Perhaps he will
confess, when hard pushed"
Acting upon this thought, wrote a law
yer's letter-.demand against you,' etc.
Cautioning the parties not to speak of the
affair, dismissed them.
Bryce came.
''Well, sir, what have you against me 90
he asked me, rather stif1y.
ga claim on the part of John Wallace
for two thousand dollars replied, poking
over my papers, and appearing supremely
Indifferent.
"Paid it," said he, as short as pie-crust
"Have you ?'' and l looked him In the
eve sharply. The rascal quailed. I saw
that he was villain.
Nevertheless, if. within an hour, you do
not pay me two thousand dollars, and one
hundred dollars for the troubles and anxiety
you have caused my client. at the end of the
next hour you shall be lodged in Jail to an
swer to a criminal charge"
"What do you mean, sir ?''
81 mean what 1 say. Pay, or take the
consequences. !"
1t was bold charge, and if he had looked
like an honest man I should not have dared
to make it.
81 have paid the money, 1 tell you," said
he; al have the note in my possession"
"Whsre did you get it 90 z2
'I got it, of course, when paid the"
"When you feloniously entered the house
of John Wallace, on Tuesday, February 90,
at 10 O'Clock, and took the said note from
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