Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-08-15

idu W kuOn WIN sHcCt niS lulOILldtlOn
had In shaping his convictions. Fox Bar
rington dismissed him with wave OF his
hand
Then he had an interview with Mr.. Prior.
and seemed quite overwhelmed by that
gentleman's moral and mental superiority.
Mr. Prior was ssvy tl.at his esteemed elAa-
ployer should suffer such heavy loss.
Was it possible that there was q wolf In
Sleeps clothing among thenR He hoped
not. Mr.. Darlington would, nc doubt,
soon place his hand upon the delinquent.
Fox thought he detected a twinkle i'm
Mr. Prior's half closed eyes, which he
rightly or wrongly construed to be an ex-
preston of confident defiance.
Marsirs confidence in Prior. although
Fox assured him that, ia tire first place,
the door of the safe had been unlocked
with a key and not forced, as the outward
appearance OF the lock would suggest, was
not not ia be shaken.
Hes been in my employ fifteen years."
he said. 81 never knew him 10 be Fix
pence out of the way in his accounts, and
| never knew more generally able man.
\ on arc mistaken for once, Mr.. Barring
ton"
Fox smiled; nothing piqued him.
"Wait." said he. Then he threw him
self On Prior's tIail, fdand out llnt Ptx
went to church three times week, kept
respectable house keeper, and paid his
tradesman's bills. lie had almost begun
doubt OF his own conviction, when accident
drought hilss face to face with Psicf at Vaux-
hazel. The cashier WAS metamorphosed. His
sober suit of black was replaced by another
Of a loud" description, his upper lip
wore false moustache, and on his RsEi
hung a gay lady of thirty. Trapped at
last" said Fox, who being for the time a
decrepit old gentleman Of sixty, escaped
recognition.
Prior was followed to house ofili fane;
and Fox transforming himselfinto farmer
OF forty, discovered that his companion
was mistress therein.
81 can't arrest him." nc nnuttered dis
contentedly, mot penny worth ofevtdence
can l ind. Hcncsfosth he was Prior's
shadow. Eevery shop Prior went into.
Fox went in also, hoping TO find that note
of which Mr.. Martin had so fortunately
remembered the number. Prior obtained
n weeks holiday. Martin informed Fox
of the fact, and Fox ncryed himself for
last effort. He took room in q cheese
mongers shop, oppositc the one entered
by Prior and the Uesuuicnne. Mr. Prior
went out every evening with his inndmo-
rata, and returned drunk. This lasted
five nights. On the sixth lie did not go
out.
"Ill," thought Fox, scrcwi-g himself up
for work.
Early the next morning Fox got up and
looked through the window. The Dcsu-
ricnne, not the fine Haunting dame OF the
night and gaslight, but the ashen faced
slattern Of the dawn, was wrtnging her
hands over a CRATE in the gsstter.
He opened the door and crossed the
deserted street, an awkward, over grown.
semi-idiotic boy.
Lost anything marm?"
"a bank note," said she, after ioekine !
at him moment. 81 will reward you well |
i you will get il out for me.
The lit Of paper was lying on the half
dry dirt, yard below the CRATE Fox ran
into the cheese -mongerIs, split one end OF
a thin cane belonging TO bis landlord, and
speedily succeeded in fishing up lne note.
Thanks she said, holding her hand
eagerly out. al am going for a bottle of
champagne. When get change I'll re-
ward you wei.
''Stop bit marin. 62777 This note is
a stolen note
She ripped out an oath and shatched it
from him. but his grip was on her, and
there was no shaking it off, so she soon !
ceased struggling.
'Comc with me quietly. I'm Fox Bar !
fington. Give lie that note."
I've got no note you fool"
II was not in her hands nor In her mouth, |
because he forced the three open. Utter |
ing an oath he dragged her off to an ada !
cent station house, where she was searched |
but the note was not found on her, and |
she stoutly denied that she had dropped |
one down the CRATE at all There was no
evidence against her. and the magistrate,
half rcprimanding Fox, who was at his |
wits end, let her so.
"Where the-did she put it?" An |
idea striking him, he felt in his pockets, |
bnt without any success; then he sat in !,
end Of that time he slowly turned down his
dropped the note.
Toward the afternoon, dressed in the
suit in which he had first spoken to her, |
he raped ut her door, which was opened |
by herself. She exhibited considerable |
her.
You sold me, you jade. Suppose We
have chat together
''Now about that note" he said as she |
sat down beside Him on chintz sofa.
'What note? Do you think I'm a thief?s
All the time he could feel her light fingers !
his sleeves.
"What do you 60 with a rat like Prior
for? He's blown on you you pretty fool" |
81 don't know such man.
"Well, the fat, white faced fellow that |
lies up stairs, sick with whisky"
leave my sleeve alone; took the note
out of it."
She gave little shrek and fell back
very white:
''Thcre that will do. There are two of
my men across the way; call them over.
Prior goes with me-"
"And II"
"Tll get you off if you are a good girl
and tell all you know"
Prior swoonsd away when Fox entered |
his room followed by couple ofmen
He got fifteen years. As cashier he had
been able to exchange the greater part of
the stolen notes for gold, without affording
sufficient grounds for arrest or even sus-
picion. A little more than than three parts
of the money was found at his house.
Grantly succeeded him as cashier, and
Fox was gratified to learn that the lesson
had not been lost on him.