The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-11-21

to-day was market day at CanstoW; the
town near which they lived, where the
magistrates always assembled in the upper
room of the town-hail and dispensed law,
If not justice, on the offenders. His abb
sence gave Hope the opportunity she
wanted. Very quietly and very deliber-
ately she unlocked hia desk, and took
from it the twenty pound note. But
though the act was shameful, she had no
idea she was doing wrong, beyond the
conciousness of self viii and disobedience
which did not trouble her much-which,
on the contrary, she had reasoned herself
into consid Og the meritorious exercise
of better and nobler motive.
"Grantley, change this for me" SIZE said
and she handed him the note:
~ cannot change it, Miss Hope" he
answered, "but I will get it done in Can
stow; I am going over there directly"
"Changs it where you Ike" she au-
sRered, carelessly. "I want the money
as soon as you can give it to me, that is
all and Grantly, do you hear if papa
asks you do not tell him that gave you
the note to get changed"
Very well, will rot said Grantley,
who suspected nothing wrong, saw moth
ing odd in her request; and who indeed,
felt not little fattered that she should
have made secret with him in the mat
ter. So, full of pleasing feelings, he rode
over TO Canstow, where be changed the
note, and bought various things with the
money, partly fer Hope according to her
orders, and partly for himself; rot at
Hopes charge it must be understood, the
squariRg of accounts vas to come after
wards And amongother things he bought
certain camp apparatus for himself at
Tells the irCu-monger's, for which he paid
with the note in questior-that beng the
larges shop and the largestt purchase.
Now it SO happened that Mr.. Rashleigh
went to pay his bill at this same iron
mOnger's that day. He took check
which he had just received in the market
place from one of his tenants who owed
| him half years rert for his farm and
to save himself the trouble of going to
the bank, he gave it to Tell, receiving
the surplus change; among which came
his own twenty pound note. Passing it
through his fingers and looking at the
number to take it down in his pocket book
be recognized it as that left in his desk
at Newlands. He knew the number
and a certain private mark which he al
ways made on his bank notes, thereby
rendering them double branded :" and
he knew DO one could have obtained pos
session of it lawfully.
"Where did you get this, Tell?' he
asked
"Mr. Grantley, sir" said Tell. "He
changed it here not half an hour ago, and
ordered this patent camp apparatus" !"
showing the young mans purchase.
"Mr Grantley Watts ?" cried John
Rashleigh, flushing up; she changed this
note here?"
eyes, sir--I hope no mistake, sir
nothing wrong?" asked the iron -mouger,
anxiously
mo, 10, nothing was surprised, that
was all no, Tell, nothing wrong"
But his face was more truthful than
his lips; and Tell saw plainly that some
thing was very far wrong in spite of his
denial, and that Mr.. Grantley was in for
it, whatever he has been doing. He did
not suspect anything very bad. Cans:ow
was by 70 means an Immaculate place,
and there were offences and offenders
enough as times went; tut it was BY no
means to be supposed that young gen
tseuen like Mr.. Watts had stolen bank
Eote out of his cousins drawer. Young
gentlemen living in grand houses DC 10:
90 such things crime passes them By
sCmehcR; and the police exercise their
functions very much in proportion to the
yearly income. The most the man imag-
ined was that GrantIey had broken irto a
sum which Mr.. Rashleigh had desired him
to keep intact; and, as it was well known
that the master of Newlands had a high
temper of his own and liked to be oteyet
that was quite enough II put him out,
and to make his face grow SO white and
his thin lips so pale. At all events where
ever the fault lay, the lad was in for it,
thought Tell not without kindly feeling
Of regret for the evil hour at hand, For
Grantley Was general favorite in eau
stow, and most people there wished him
well
Home came John Rashleigt ir frame
CT mind more easily imagined than de-
scribed Things had gone Grossly with
him fer the last few hours; John Rash
leigh vas net the man to hear With cross
ness Of circumstances patiently. Hopes
extravaganza has annoyed him partly
because some other of his money matters
had gene wrong at the same time; and
like most proud men, the merest suspicion
of possible embarrassment CALLED him ter
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