The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-04-23


him.
"He is innocent 1 am sure ?'' adj
ded Mr.. Wallace, 81 will go for
him. 81.
In few minutes he returned with
the young man Chandler, who in the
conversation 1 had with him, mani
tested very lively interest in the
solution of the mystery, and profess
sed himself ready to do anything to
forward my views"
"What time did you return to the
house on Tuesday night!' I asked
with the intention of sounding a Lit
tie. .. --.
"About twelve"
"Twelve - said Annie. cit was
not more then ten, I heard you"
"The clock struck twelve as 1
turned the corner of the street." re-
marked chandler positively.
81 certainly heard some one in the
front room at that time,'' said Annie
looking with astonishment at the
group around her.
''We are getting at somethin," /
remarked laughing. GLOW did you
get in Mr.. Chandler %
The young man smiled as he CLAN
ced at Annie.
II did not tell you about it" said
he 'sfor I was afraid it would make
you nervous, and perhaps get an
honest man into trouble, I lost my
night key.
ssEh ?" g.. ..
81 lost my key
ssGo on, SIR s. .
l began to be deeply interested.
GA watchman happened along I
told him my situation. He knew me
and taking ladder from an unfn-
ished house opposite: he placed it
against one Of the second story win
dow, and got in that way
"Good; now who was it you heard
at ten o'clock p
Wallace looked at Annie, and
Annie looked at her lover.
"Who was it t?''
cit was Bryce replied. "You
may depend upon it,
"The villain p exclaimed " Wallace
taking it for granted.
"He is mean enough to do such a
thing added Chandler.
"When you lost your night key he
found it, Where did you keep it
Chandler p
"In the pocket of my outside
coat"
EXACTLY So"
wrote lawyers letter-"de-
manding against you,''- which was
Immediately sent to Bryce. eau
tioning the parties not to speak OF
the affair I dismissed them.''
Bryce came. .....-.
"Well sir what have you against
me-" he asked rather stiff1y.
GA claim ON the part of John
Wallace fer two thousand dollars .
1 replied poking my hand over pa
pers, and appearing supremely in
different.
"Paid it, said he as short as pie
crust.
"Have you?'' said I looking him
in the eye,as sharp as I could posi-
bly, bring my optics to bear upor
him.
The rascal quailed-I saw lie was
a william.
81 have'' s-. .....
Nevertheless, if within one houl
you do not pay me two Thousand
dollars, and one hundred dollars
for the trouble you have caused my
client, 1 pledge you my word and
honor that at the end Of the mex
hour, you shall be lodged in Jail te
answer to a criminal charge
He turned pale and quivered.
"What do you mean p
81 mean what say pay, or taxi
the consequences" :"
1t was bold charge and if he
had looked like an honest man, ]
should not have dared to make it.
Il paid the note, I tell you,'
| whined he
| ''No words II you please.
''But do listen to reason"
II will listen to nothing"
s'Why, of course, when I paid i
when you feloniously entered the
house of John Wallace on tae nigh
of Tuesday, February Goth, at II
O'Clock. and took the note from tht
secretary ~..... ......
You have no proof. stammeret
he, grasping fer support.
That's my look out. I have n,
time to waste; will you pay, OF g.
to Jail
Il will pay for though what yor
say is false 1 should notlike to b
accused Of stealing note.'
He drew the check on the spot 70
twenty -one hundred dollars, and af
ter begging me not to mention th'
affair, which he thought might in
jure his reputation, he sneaked off.
1 cashed the check, and hastene'
to Wallace's house. The reade
may judge with what satisfaction h
received it, and how reioiced wa
Annie and her lover. Wallace in
sisted that should take one hun
dred dollars for my services, but
was magnanimous enough to tax
only twenty, Wallace kept hi
promise and was ever after a ten
perance man. He died few year
ago, leaving a handsome propert
to Chandler and his wife. ,
,-...- Some Fun. .--f,.4-
The individual who was accide1,
tally ..ininred lu the. disch arue c