Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-02-17

2 thieves. He was calm and polite, an
I having abashed them somewhat, with
drew to his vessel, and pushed into th
stream. As he stood up in the bateat
and faced me for the first time, the con
viction rushed upon me that this man an
Jules Ingram were one The photograp
iu the possession of Ballagan could hav
been taken from no other face. TIL
same small, thoughtful, grizzly haire,
man regarded me; there were the eye
glass and the cigar; and as, with quicl
heart, recalled each shade and feature
the fine lady on the lonely island came Il
memory she was the creature of julie
Ingram; the bare dwelling was his re
treat the mercantile books we're his aiC
to felony; the man before me was tht
torger
Another clue at once suggested itsel
the billet with which he had l;ghted
his cigar. entered The bar room trem-
ulously, and took the remnant from the
floor; the blood gushed to my face at the
first words:-
the sum Of
and sons
Unique Islands
est Indies,
The paper was a blank bill ofexchange
one Of many with which the culprit had
operated | waited no longer, but sum
moned my waterman, and relieving each
other al the oars, we reached Cape Vim
cent at dusk. II was not without re-
morse that confded my discoveries to
Bsllacsn. / regretted that it had been
my destiny TO make them. The law bad
It's paid agents, of whom / was not one.
My meditstions might not be soothed on
bleak nights TO come by the thought Of a
miserable man whom my ofliciousness
had consigned to a cold prison cell
But now lhat the facts were in my posses
sion, it was criminal to withhold them
leid them before the detective as be lay
in bed, leaning his powerful head aud
neck upon a muscular arm, and his small
secreiive eyes grew blank aud expression
less, and he listened like one deaf Il
was his professional way Of denoting
"You must take the ferry to Kingston
he said Il will dictate a
telegram and placard; the one must be
dispatched, and the other printed at once
Ipon your arrival. Write !"
! took up pen and paper, and be OUT
ined as follows;
To all British officials and residents
N the St. Lawrence /, Pepin Peti, of
Fort Erie Canada West, have lost eight
iorses. The thief is known to be a small
,rizzle haired, intelligent person, near
lighted, and wearing gray coat; was
asst seen near Kingston, and is believed
. dwell on or near Wolf Island, will
ay thousand dollars for his detection
e will doubtless attempt TO lard between
Kingston and Montreal"
l dropped the pen Indignantly.
"This is a lie, BaIlagan," l said, "a 9
'ick of your craft; will have nothing
, dc with IT,"
81 place you under arrest!" Numbered +
le giant, dashing away his coverlets.- t
have noticed your squeamishness; the r
Nv will hold you as an accompice of the {
'rger; it is in your power to serve jus Q
ce; you refuse ?-h ow will public r
pinion brand you?' t
l saw my mistake, and confessed it. :
ly companion was Temorseless as a I'll C
er. They paint justice blind her min. o
ters are all too keen; but this man had s.
. heart; he could not comprehend s.
.ruple; he despised sentiment or a 81
ar; if his new born babe had stood be- e
Teen himself and Jules Iugram, be c.
ould have trampled it down. / com fs
lred him only to bloodhound at the "
ID of the scent; half dead with fatigue A
he was, his jaws were quiyering now, il
Q tracks Of the game we're fresh, the Oh
lel of blood was in his nostrils, he was g,
and alert. That night the trains on 70
e Grand Trunk railway carried hand pi
lis to every riverside village the pl
lnada shore was closed against the for
r as securely as the American shore or
d already been. Horse thieving was it
t less heinous than murder, where be
e stock constituted the sole riches of a A
ople they would watch for Jules In th
am like savages nourishing rendettd. sp
g would have but three alternatives be
take to the forests al the peril of being lie