Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-08

n splendid fortune.
Il know where we can get all the art-
cles necessary for making the bills, and that
part can be kept perfectly secret" said
/ William Laicount, a short, thick man with
long, bushy red hair, and scowlng eyes.
You do" exclaimed John Walters, a
small, keen-looking fellow. "Well," he
continued, looking squcily at Lacount, Il
hope you will see that it is kept secret, and
the next thing is for us to look out a place
where there is no possibility of being de-
tected, for | am determined 10 get rich out |
Of this, and besides you know it might hurt
our family names if we are taken and found
guilty."
"Yes, that it would" said a pale, restless
my mother know what sort of company ]
think of going away with, for all the world. y
"No matter Jem. she won't find il out II
you don't tell her, but none of your talking
in that way or we'll leave you behind. We
can make the money all the same without
you" said Leland Raymond, young man
who might have been thought handsome,
but for the look of evil that constantly
lurked about his eyes.
E "Well, Raymond" said Walters, q" it isn't
{ more than year since you came from
, new settlement. Can't you tell US of some
valley among the mountains where the
smoke of our fires could not be seen, and
/ where no one would think of coming?"
q I've been thinking of that some time"
}. was the reply, and | believe there is such
place. 1t is on small stream, in a basin
between two mountains, and must be much
as a mile and a half from any clearing. !
> only found it by accident as | was hunting
and fishing by turns and wandered into the
= woods much farther than l intended. j
=, thought then that would be a grand place
, to enact any piece of vilany if l was only
rascal enough for that"
"If" chuckled Laicount, " if yom ar'n't
= I'd like to know who is. Who did l hear
, say this very morning that he would yet
!" ruin one of his neighbors? Can't tell,
" s'pose?"
:. "Come, come! !" exclaimed Aaron Bis
~ sell, a good-natured, merry-making bachelor
y "don't go TO quarreling now. Raymond
;" has hit on nice plan for us. Let's talk
- about that"
y; And thus they continued talking until thu
III small hours" of the morning, devisinl
NJ means by which they could get their uien
OF sils for making counterfeit bank bills to thi
= s,,,.~. r,iaea in tho n,anntain-farests- The,
= at length concluded to go in company a
y near the little mountain town as safet
- would permit, then four of them Zone G
ne whom was Leland Raymond,) should tax
ie these articles and strike across the forest t
y their future place of encampment, while tn
=" other two proceeded to the tavern with thei
y horses. Then Raymond was to return t
;" the road, and thence TO the tavern, muc
NC pleased to see his old townsman, and grea
us ly astonished to meet two of his city friend
" there. After they had agreed upon thi
~ course, they separated for the night, eac
. vowing the utmost secresy in regard to tn
=. object of their meeting. Thus this lttl
~ band of self-styled money. makers pitche
"' their camp in the midst of dense track
less forest nearly two miles north of tn
oA little mountain tavern. But here they wer
ne not all contented, some Fearing that the
pi- should be detected in the midst of the
work, and thus lose all their hope of none,
nut together with their former standing in ST
ty ciety, while others feared the punishmer
he they might receive from the hands of ju:
ad tice, more thar all the disgrace of bein
ew known as villains. But of all the littl
~ band none were SO brave and daring as Ia
In land Raymond, who often remarked that
cir had no fears for himself, adding, IT an
in rascal tracks us out, you boys must take th
1as punishment, | shall be sure to escape"
led Tho; MOS. sano,;no exnec,ot;ons nc
gut the appearance of their money, were mol
ow than realized, and in less than week aft
I'M they were fairly established in their ne
nk- quarters, they began carefully TO distribu
lille it. So favorabiy were these bills receive
ap- that in a shorttime they commissioned Ra
"ea mond to 90 back to New York with sever
10 hundred dollars. With light heart
NY went on his way, for "wasn't this sw
uiu way of making money? wouldn't he 500
oys be worth as much as any man IN the city
ese and hadn't he another plan that he won
u'u now carry into effect in spite of men
''ce devils r" and as he thus mused he fair
nc ground his teeth with hatred.
CHAPTER III.
red When we next look in upon the inmat
linz of Randall Hall we find that Lucius al
ons. Edward are much improved, both in mn
Of and manners, and unlike many others, ST
an retain all their true boyish affection for the
is" parents and sister. Lilibel, who is still {
ar,s angel of the household, is taller and han
,;nc somer even, than when she first express
b;ld her desire to become poet.
oo,s II was beautiful morning in early Jur