The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-02-09

-#.fa.F I'll st fUslrartsane Faer r,f-
H. had ..ts, ~ which
,3e,tt.l himself 5aI ND Tfnt into
fB rh,re estlemantt looking
man ves writing
wen steel ssiiti5. ragsaB Is this
,suy man
wag the detective reply.-
"A. i esll,. psseo. or .ar, deem
Has ~ 81 tl,e m 5nsv en1airel
+ s.a earsrptsnIeft
I Ilef, the matter of searching for il.
4 tl We should come h,re said steel
Then turning Il, ne. ana booking al the
vaiise in which ! bsl flo moaev be aa.
dsd i supnoae Won have it all Open
did d, directed and lilo bundle 81
bills vas prodpcea Iobeeryea a glance
II satisfaction psss between the chief
and bis unfortunate. but thought moth.
Of the circumstance at the time. Ipro-
ceedea 10 state how had been detaiu-
"A ana tbat / had been crossing TO the
Fitchburg depot 10 take the train when
steel arrested me
Wen nv friend said the chief the
frnth Of your statement win soon be
known. II is suspicious. however. that
yopr mother should have told the pres.
idents messenger that voa started last
evening when you did not come by the
train specified. In the meantime viii
telegraph to our people ID Providence
ia make enquiries, and you viii have to
be confined until the reply arrives. =
Steel. he asked turning 70 bis detect
4 i've. will you show him down stairs tc
the floor below. do not wish to make
bis case a public one until We ascertain
whether there be any truth in bis state.
ment He does not look as if he were
nilty.'
As the detective requested me to fol-
low him, / thanked the superintendent
for his courtesy. aud requested him tC
let me 90 Oh by the Il a. m. train, as
had lost too much limo already HI
said that be wonld do what he could
aud with a courteous bow to him. / fol
lowed the detective He conducted m,
10 the cellar Of the building. and. after
turning several corners. ushered me in
to d room IN which there we're no win
dows Heleft a lamn with me. and saw
inc that be wonla return or send som,
breakfast to me he departed locking
tbe door after him
What followed seems 10 me even nov
a bideons dream As the detective
faotstens receded beyond hearing a colo
shiver nassed tbronob me as if / wer,
sbpt ont from the world and had taker
nv lat look ii fba snn This feeIjrf
I tried t,coaf off ~ baing without foun
cation since certainly wonld he re
Ioose5 ,y,,,in a faw hoprs Rnt ave,
ana oro, an ogon;z;no oloom cam,
across NV sonl ne I listened 70 eatcl
H. no;sos Which ! knew tbe traffic .
fl. .3ty beginpiog far ,ba dav mpsf Il.
oo,.;,g and io;led IA b.or Tho sligbtos
,,rro,r. ~ ! yoioo ~ tbo faintest rol
- J ,bod A. t.ma wore on and min,
Ho,oloct an,raacbe5 ! hagan IN be i'm
,ot;or, # tbo deteetive's return. I'm
n;n. o,cloct c,,,o and went and vet i.
5;1 ~ n,l,a b;s on,,eoranoe At ers
rhaI soo,oa ,,rsaIf mon ,be borcl
,sh,.h 7 b.d fon1d /, ~ roor I'm, N,
;,,,.,,io,,, haa soon oonsod ma q n.c
f,an, ana - ond ~ nv o,or,pont cha,
-; s,;r;. a. tho a;s,,rac. 49,, o,n,,,oy
, M, .ns'.,.io,, haa l,ra,,,h, ,,,,,a ~
r,a,an o.cloot rosso5 owoy and >.
- ..,.aso ,rbo ,;ot;no - ~ 80
,i,,. Lr,l,o H. ;,tonsa .till,sss aro,,n,
M. M ,ya,.h t;r,a5 10 sbar, scr
~, i.,.,. ~ af,a,,,o,,r boI ,assod
and night was closing upon The city
Nigbt had come but it had brongb
with il no prosnect Of escape from In
solitary cellar h which / Vas confined
For ! time nv anxiety abont the resul
had prevented me from feeling hnnqe
or thirst bpt by degrees these two en-
epies attacked me with fun viqor
baa eaton nothing since nv usnal din
t,.r .ftl. Ia ,otara a.. ;u,os