Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-10-07

home as regular as ever did in my,life.
| could tell how | passed every moment
of the time"
What passed between you on that
day ?"
Well, merely stepped into his Of
lice-it was only day before yesterday
to tell him not to forget to have my
money ready for me Tomorrow. He
took me into his back office, and as | sat
there, he said he would have the money
ready the next day. He then left me and
went into the front Office, where | heard
him send George QUITO the bank to draw
check for two thousand dollars so /
supposed he was going to pay me then
=" He says Bryce remarked, when he
sent him, that he was going to pay me
with the money"
"Just So"
"And when George came in, he went
into the front office again and took the
money. Then he came to me again, but
did not offer to pay me-"
-" Had you the note with you"
i" No; now remember, he said he
supposed had not the note with me, or
he would pay it. lie told me to come
in the next day; and he would have it
ready-that was Yesterday. When |
came to look for the note, it could not
be found. Annie and have hunted the
house all over, but could find nothing of
it,"
!" You told Bryce so 2"
+" | 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 paid
you the money as he alleges, or he has
obtained fraudulent possession of the
note and intends to cheat you out of the
amount"
g" He never paid me" replied he,
firmly.
+" Then he has fraudulcntly obtained
the note. What sort of person is the
Chandler who boards with you p
q A fine young man Bless you HE
wouldn't do anything of that kind"
q am sure he Wouldn't" repeated
AuHles earnestly.
" How else could Bryce have obtained
the note, but through him? What time
docs he come home at nights p
=" Always at tea time. He never goes
out in the evening"" answered Wallace.
But, father, he did not come home
till ten o'clock the night before you went
to Brice's. He had to stay at the Office
to post books, or something of that kind. j."
" How did he get in p
i" He has a night-key."
g must see Chandler" I said
"No harm in seeing him, added Mr..
Wallace. 1 will 60 for him"
In few minutes he returned with the
young man. Chandler, in the CONVERSE
ton had with him, manifested very
lively interest in the solution of the mys-
terry, and prof1ered himself 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 little.
4" About twelve"
Twelve ~ said Annie. at was
not more than ten. / heard you"
"'The clock struck twelve as I turned
the corner of the street" replied Chan
der, positively.
d" certainly heard some one in the
front room at ten, added Annie, looking
with astonishmont at the group around
her.
We are getting at something" re-
marked, =" How did you get in, Mr..
Chandler"
The young man smiled as he glanced
at Annie.
ION arriving at the door" he replied
&" / found | had lost my night-key, At
that moment Waterman happening
along, | told him my situation. lie
knew me, and, taking ladder from an
unfinished house opposite, we placed it
against one of the second story windows,
and | 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. lie
must have taken the key from your
pocket, Mr.. Chandler, and stolen tho
note from the secretary. At any rate, /
will charge him with the crime-let
what may happen. Perhaps he win
confess when he finds himself kard
pushed"
Acting upon this thought, I wrote a
lawyers letter." demand against you,
&c. which was Immediately sent to
Bryce. Cautioning the parties not to
speak Of the affair, | dismissed them.
Bryce came.
"Well sir, what have you against me?"
he asked, rather stifily.
4 claim on the part Of John Wal
lace for two thousand dollars / replied
poking over my papers, and appearing
supremely Indifferent
=" Paid itr' said he, short as pic
crust.
"Have you p and / looked him in
the eye sharply.
The rascal quailed, saw that he was
a yillnn.
Il have"
Nevertheless, if, within one hour, |
you do not pay me the two thousand
dollars, and one hundred dollars for the
trouble and anxiety you have caused my |
client. at the end Of the next hour you
shall be lodged in Jail to answer to
criminal charge !"
what do you mean, sir|
Z" I mean what say. Pay, or take
the consequences.
II was bold charge, and if he had