The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-05-09

grew tall and tangled close to the promise
and there seemed to be no approach but
by the cove; the dwelling was almost
without furniture. neither cattle, nor
sheep, nor poultry inhabited the barn
and the only sounds TO break the general
hush were those of wild birds carecrlng
overhead, or the waters FLASHING on the
sands. A turn in the edge of the cedars
brought me to path, which l pursred
curiously, till it stopped at the brink of a
pool or inlet, where a raft lay moored to
the shore. As similar channels environ
ed the dwelling, | concluded that il stood
upon a small separate island, and had for
this reason escaped our previous notice.
The woman was watching me from win
dow as | returned She was handsome
but not repossessing-a fine animal face,
little dissolute perhaps, and strangely
out of place in this bleak, secluded coun-
try. She was indisposed to converse, ad-
mitted that she had lived here but little
while, and at length, weary with cnnm,
took yellow -colored novel from shelf,
and read in uneasy silence, cycling me at
intervals. The scene was oddly compos-
ed painting of it would have been un-
pardonabc-thc bare hoofs and walls,
the wild pines and cedars, the desolatc
lawn and water, anl this fine, fashion,
able, sensual woman, reading loose novel
amid the ruin. tools down the few
books from the shelf; Hunts Merchants
Magazine, a pile Of shipping lists, man
ual of bookkeeping, a lot of business di-
rectorics, treatise on commercial law
an odd library, surely, for the wilderness.
Revolving these things in my mind as |
ate, | made second abortive attempt TO
engage madame's attention, and at last
bade her goodbye.
Grow me to the Canada shore" said
to the waterman; ''we will spend night
with the British Lion"
landed at hamlet near the city OF
Kingston. and proceeding to Il tidy tavern,
stretched myself beneath window, and
essayed to read a newspaper. Dizziness
and fatigue induced drowsiness. / was
half way into dream when the entrance
of somebody disturbed me. A person in
a gray coat had taken up the journal and
was perusing it by the aid of an eye glass
His side and back were toward me, but |
thought | recognized him as the surly
occupant Of the dwelling upon the cove.
He was small, 1.-THE and gentlemanly and
after while he took billet from his
pocket, folded it, and lighting a cigar,
] ttn .,f ,t
A commoiion of some description now
attracted him to the exterior, and before
| could compose myself TO sleeep again,
the noise in front grew fierce and bolster
Gus. l found the stranger wrangling
with knot of Doors who had lately lost
some horses, and were disposed to regard
all unknown folks as thieves. lie was
calm and polite, and having abashed them
somewhat, withdrew to his vessel, and
pushed into the stream.
As he stood up in the bateau, and
faced me for the first time, the conviction
rushed upon me that this man and Jules
Ingram were one! The photograph in
the possession of Ballagan could have
been taken from no other face. The
same thoughtful, frizzle-h haired man re-
garded me, there were the eye glass and
the cigar; and as with quick heart,
recalled each shade and feature, the fine
lady on the lonely island came to memory.
She was the creature of Jules Ingram !;
the bare dwelling was his retreat; the
mercantile books were his aids to felony ;
the man before me was the forger!
Another clue at once suggested itself
the billet with which he had lit his ci-
gar. / entered the bar-room TREMENDOUSLY,
and took the remnant from the floor the
blood gushed to my face at the first
word:
the of
Ind sons
Unique Island,
est Indies
The paper was blank bill Of ex.
change, one of the many with which the
culprit had operated l waited no lon
ger, but summoned my waterman, and
relieving each other at the oars, we
reached Cape Vincent at dusk. 1t was
not without remorse that l confded my
discoveries to Ballagan. egretted that
it had been my destiny to make them
The law had its paid agents, of whom
was not one. My meditations might not
be soothed on bleak nights to come by
the thought of miserable man whom my
officiousness had consigned TO cold prison
cell But now that the facts were in my
possession, it was criminal to withhold
them. laid them before the detective
as he lay in bed, leaning his powerful
head and neck upon a muscular arm, and
his small, secretive eyes grew blank and
expressionless, and he listened like one
deaf 1t was his professional way of de-
noting satisfaction.
"You must take the ferry to Kingston
Immediately" he said; 81 will dictate a
telegram and placard; the one must be
dispatched, and the other printed at once
upon your arrival. Write !"
l took up pen and paper, and he out.
lined rs follows:
'Io all British officials and resident;
on the ST. Lawrence: |, Pepin Petit, o
Fort Eric, Canada West, have lost eigh
fine horses. The thief is known to be a
small, grizzle-haired, intelligent person