The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-06-28

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Thov bad-oot tbc brown leather mort.
maintain o,cn hotwoon tbom. and wore
;n,en,lv ovom;,;,c its contcnts which
cops;. .te1 of u,,cbes cb,;,,s nrs and
nins toon,bor w,tb several small boxcs
tllod .nnorcntlv with nrec;ous stoncs of
d;ffarent k,,ds-nr w;.bout donht the
nrocoeds of somo creot robberv | stood
ike one fascinated f,rrctt,nu for the mo-
mcnt tbe dancer of INV position. AT
lengtb tho etnut man smoke.
"a very rrettv little haul. Master
Matthew - so;l he GAS nice a stroke
of business as I've done fora long time.
and neatly done foo. thouoh saw that
il shouldn't. cot two rttlo black lcath-
er travelling bags up stairs, which will do
admirably to hold the swag. I'll 20 and
fetch them. and then we'll make "A fair
division. as agreed on, an | pack up,
ready for a start. ! must give look TO
that young shaver up stairs, and see that
he's all right. I'm puzzled to know what
to do with him-hang me if / amt"
"Stick knife in his gizzard !" suggest
ed the slim man with a yawn.
"No no we'll not do that, if we can
help it." answered bis companion "That
is IA line of business I've never gone into
yet, and don't mean to either. My
motto is Dead men always do tell tales ;
I'd rather have live one to deal with
any dav of the week. No, ! must think
ont some plan before morning of disposing
of him for few days till we've got quiet
ly away. Not, mind you," he added,
'that / woull hesitate to stick bullet
into him. if my blood was up. and |
thought that he was going to blow upon
our little affair"
lie got up and pushed back his chair.
"Now. YOU stav here" he said. "while
run up stairs. | shall be back in five
minutes, and then we'll share and share
alike"
| waited TO hear no more. but hardly
knowing what | did or whittier | was co.
ing. sped noiseles,ly up stairs again. Be
fore coming down. | had noticsd on the
upper landing a small closet or lumber
room. in which stood a LARGE raured
screen. Intuitivelv the idea came into
nv mind to hiic for a minute or two be-
hind this screen, and take my chance of
escape in n rush down stairs. while the
stout man was engaged with the first sur
prise OF the discovery that would greet
llm on entering the room where had
been confined.
By the time had reached the landing,
the stout man was ascending the lower
starr; ana the same instant that l crepl
behind the screen, he paused opposite
the door to feel Tor his Key, and the next
moment tue door OF my prison was opened
ana lie went IN. "iloHo what's tins
why are you In the dark :? L heard
lim eXclalm and then stole from my
hldlh1 pace, crossed the landing, and
turning the Key IN the lock, made boil
nm ana the old man prisoners, and then
rushed down the first flight OF stairs at
ure"NhecK pace paused Tor secon
OF TWO on the lower landing, noticing,
some surprise, as ana so that the room
where the two men had been conierrine
was now III uarkilesS' ny had not Tie
sim man awaited The return OF ms friend
rs ihe i'tter had requested nm to do
nat, however, was question which
just then dld not concern me.
| had now the lower Airht of stair, tc
descend. and here was obi .ged to proceed
cautiously. being unlcouainted with the
ground. had turned two corners il
safety, and was ON the top of the las