Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-11
SATURDAY, JUNE Il, 1859.


fortune is mine."
"what, if we had got the pedlar"
swell, il he had had money enough that
would have done.h
"How much ?"
ga cool five hundred at least
"0nly FIVE hundred |" calculated Charley.
''Yes, reckon five hundred would have
done this Internal old tra6cker in human
fesh.n
give hundred % echoed Charley, 81 never
heard OF pedlar having five hundred. You
are not such fool as to suppose that a man
worth five hundred would follow such bust
ness as that-do you -
SIT might be- answered Roger, with mark
ed simplicity "but lift amt SO in this case, I'll
make ii full FIVE hundred out of some of them.
| don't care If it takes dozen pedlers packs
and all.n
"well done ~ shouted Charley, 'you are
valiant chap, and one who deserves to he
instructed in his profession. Suppose you
get hold Of the gal, with all her chips, what
will you do next'''
Then without waiting for a reply, he con
tinued in quite sarcastic tone.
"Oh Isuppose you'll turn chicken-hearted
and go South, and leave us-your legitimate
friends l"
''Indeed shan't do any such thing, in.
dignantly returned Roger, my mind is made
up as to that mstter.''
"Tell me, Mr.. spunkey, what you do in
tend doing, and perhaps may forward your
plans faster than you have any idea of.
Roger, elated with the idea OF having such
an accomplished scoundrel enlisted in his
cause willingly accepted the offer.
"rhen," resumed Roger, ''if you have any
notion of seeing me through with this bust
ness, will explain to you my Intentions
"You are aware that | induced Rosa 10
eope with me from South Carolina, and we
had hardly arrived in this internal town, be-
fore she found out my real character and de-
serted me. You are well aware of how the
affair was managed that placed her in the
hands of old Mag.
"Now, if | should succeed, and by some
means or other get in possession of enough
money to redeem her, would make her inn
mediately marry me, and then her whole for
tune would be ours"
''Ours indeed you would think very differ
emily on that subject after you had posses
sion of it,
''You had better believe it would be ours
havn't divided all the money and jewelry
among you and the rest of them, that got
from her when we first came on here.'
'That is quite true, but then you hadn't
your eye-teeth cut as well as you have now"
'That will shell out, if am successful, is
just as certain as live"
sis there much of iti" inquired Charley.
''You had better believe there is. 1t was
estimated, at the death of her father, at two
hundred thousand dollars, and she has not
anything like lived up to the interest. Then
there is her uncle who is worth cool half
million, and she is the only heir"
'oh, no And an old uncle, to boot, with
a cool half millionaire devil. Why | am
almost persuaded to go in partnership with
you"
eyes, an old uncle--rich as a jew, and after
everything is fixed, how easy it will be to
slip his wind and pocket the chink !"
"Bravo, bravol' shouted Charley, lyon
are a man after my own heart"
'What is all this merriment about ?" in
quired voice as the apparition of old Mag
appeared before them.
"You must be in a devilish good humour ;
'spose you've done something worthy of all
this jolity!"
"Well, we have" rejoined Charley, in a
devil-may-care manner, ''if believing you,
and waiting in that Internal woods till mid
night is anything"
81 was mistaken in the time he was to pass,
but II you had come to my place before you
come here, would not have been bothered
with this evenings walk, nor you with wait
ing 30 long for the Chum has been at my
house ever since dark, and is now safely
slowed away in bed, snoring it away like a
good fellow"
Roger seemed delighted with this news,
and as soon as the old woman had informed
them Of that fact, inquired:
"What has he done with his pack has
he much money! Where does he keep it :"
IA number OF questions these indeed ri
answer first, his pack is slowed away under
his bed-secondly, his money is kept about
his person, but cannot say how much pro-
baby in belt about him."
"Then," proceeded Roger, 'it will not be
very much trouble to divest this traicking
gentleman OF his belt-if that's where he
keeps twill it :"
~ should think 1t would without divesting
him of his life also."
"If that is all, that is necessary to insure
success Roger Wilson, the son of preacher,
Is nothing more or less than the chap to ac-
commodate himselfto suit the circumstances.
"You're the boy YOU'RE the boy" ejac-
ulated old Mag, with an exulting, dendish ex-
preston, 'you're the boy for me I've had
these chicken-hearted fellows about me long
enough, and am anxious to exchange them
for men Of better metal You're the chap for
my money, IL you keep your word and relieve
this fellow of his BRASS"
''Relieve him !-you may rest assured that
I'll relieve him before morning, or else there's
no believing son of = preacher"
The manner in which this assurance was
made, inspired confidence in the old woman,
and in few minutes they found themselves
| in the boro,i oh Of Wilmington,