Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-08-23

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"Well, tomorrow evening there is
to be a fancy ball at Mrs. P-'s, Mel.
lie just came in the nick of time,
didn't she? You're our property
boy;' you will start out shopping
early in the morning. The time is
short" effas aesl \. .e5 af.}a-a
@Oh, plague your shopping r Il
said, yawning. E-+ ia
After further chatting, the girls re-
tired, leaving me to stretch out my
full length on the sofa, as they sup
posed. But a minute afterward and
| was again in tie hall below. A
door opened from a sitting-room or
parlor and a masculine voice asked,
in a low tone: 1s
ais that you, Kemble p aas za79
L was somewhat startled. What
was coming next? Kisses up stairs,
perhaps cuffs below. No doubt it
was the original George, so l an
swered at a venture
eyes, George"
"All right. Here is the plate. Put
it up the spout somewhere in Gotham
Take care you are not tracked. Meet
me in Franklin square at seven
o'clock on Sunday evening, will do
the mice thing by you. Get all you
can for it-enough to meet that
deuced unlucky check
81 will try, George, or all will be
up between you and the governor
"That's so, Kemble. 1t seems to
me your voice sounds strangely to-
night"
"Does it? l caught cold somehow
or other"
"Good night, Kemble. Keep the
appointment"
"I will"
| went to the door with heavy
parcel in my arms. There was no
mystery about the matter. George,
the son, SO liberal in his provincial
isms, had got into a scrape through
a forged check, or otherwise. 1t had
to be met, and the plate was on the
way to the pawnbroker 's-not quite,
for it had not been delivered to Kem-
BILE, the accomplice.
The next morning the following
version of the affair, varied somewhat
in each particular journal, made it's
appearance, showing the surprising
expansiveness of reportorial genius
"DARING BURGLARY. Last night a
most daring burglary was committed
at the residence of Mr.. Abraham
Farrell, in Franklin street. In view
of the boldness and frequency Of such
occasions, it behooves our citizens to
be on their guard. The fellow got
into the second story window, by
climbing up the spouting, evidently,
the paint being rubbed off here and
there. He robbed the house of silver
plate and other valuables to the
amount of five thousand dollars.
What is the most singular and auda-
cious of all is that he came into a
room in which a daughter of Mr..
t Farrell happened to be at the time.
Initiating the voice Of and pretending
to be her brother, aided by the dark
ness, he playfully slipped diamond
ring from her finger. After chatting
awhile, she retired, leaving the scoun.
drel to take nap on the sofa. The
/ movements betrayed an intimate ac-
quaintance with the house and family
; The burglar, however, made narrow
| escape; while deliberately making
/; his exit at the front door, Mr.. Farrell
t beard a noise, got up and reached
the hall just in time to get glimpse
of the fellow and discharge his revol
) yer at him. The ball entered the
door frame just above his head.
"a man was noticed prowline
about the house in the early part o.
the evening, and no doubt, is the same
. fellow who recently robbed the house
of Mr.. Fales, in Walnut street, and
broke into the clothing store of Bel
. & Co."
| With feet elevated, and with 6
e cigar in my mouth, read this in my
cozy lawyers Office. l laughed
s heartily; l had not supposed that
n was so villianously brave, or hat
:. made such miraculous escape. All
r the reporter is a great man! A maj
makes a meagre, disjointed speech
- from a balcony; it appears in print
and he is astonished to find how
grammatically correct he is, how ger
y main to the subject, how sententious
d ly coupled. Superb, elegant, orator.
t cal. The reporter can damn on
with emphasis, or hoist him on tn,
shoulders of public opinion, transmit
:. ing him from demJohn to a demi
Il god ! 9:n
t 1 took the tiny ring out of m,
pocket-book, looked at it, thought O
Jennie and sighed. There had beel
l. such abandon in her kisses, so mucl
mesmerism in the touch of her hands
t that | determined to cultivate her ac
', quaintance, and chang up my hat" il
the Farrell mansion, in the plac
where the hat rack really was.
The newspaper report revealed t.
N me the name and residence of th
captivating amoret. In going u
e Vine street, on the evening in ques
tion. | had gone half square too fal
,e and instead of turning up Sevent
in street, turned up Franklin, which
r. between Sixth and Seventh.
While reading the account Of tn
ie burglary, Cummings, the Chief {
Police, with whom 1 was intimat,
,e passed the door. / called him
N and related the circumstances. II
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