The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-08-24

mad onr way 70 the Prince LlanyWm
for our morning beer Potts oonse-
qucnty knew well where the key was
to be fouud. and saw ia q moment the
way II escape TIE same idea dashed
luto my mind al tho same instant
Ousht / 70 remain passive aud let him
escape shouldn't ! have acted ucgii.
gently and dishonesty in my business
aad I doac so? Potts took single
leap across The room, yet ! don't think
It pas flom any cnscious sense q right
or wrong but from a professional in
slinct a kind of spiderish feeling, that
! seized Tie key aud put it in uly pock-
et Potts gave me look Of scoyn and
roproach, aud then, putting his hands
into his pockets, leaned back against
the mantle-sheli and laughed.
Are you all gone mad What does
this mean
1t means Captain Potts, said I, feel
ing smaller than had ever done be-
fore in my hfe, that these men have a
warrant Tor your apprehension for a
debt oi-hoN much Pa hundred and
twenty pounds and costs.
why didnt you say So before, said
the Captain, instead Of setting your
barn. dogs OH me? 1t would have saw
cd your red headed friend a pain in his
side Well, Of course it is your bust
ness to do snch dirty work I'm sorry
though, I've hurt these men Of yours
Here, take half crown apiece
We'll, indeed !, said Jones, I like
you worry much
Williams ceased to rub his damaged
bread basket looked very suspiciously
at the com, and then pocketed it with
a grunt.
80 it is Moses and Mosheim who've
pat me in this hole Well ! hayn't
the money, and don't know how to get
| it; how long can you give me 2
Well, you can stop at tho Prince
LIanywm tonight; you'd better go
there now with the men, and III come
up and talk over matters by and by.
Potts went out, attended by his keep
ers, ana he'd hardly lef. the Office when
| received Il card Mr. Braham, Moses
and Mosheim a sallow young man,
much bejc@elled and with very dirty
hands, was Shown in to me. He had
come mp by Gle night mail from Ches-
ter, and posted on. | fancy that he
came 60 see that the ca sa. was prompt
| ~ executed lie ascertained that the
captulo hul been made, and lodged de-
tainers to the amount OF fifteen humid
red and twenty pounds eighteen shil-
lings and sixpence. recollect the fig
ures well; never shall forget them ~
sent the brute of, and had scarcely
got lid Of him when Laura Potts was
announced. Poor little thing She'd
brought all her jewels, bracelets, rings,
gold watch, diamond necklace, lots Of
things worth two or three hundred
pounds.
Oh, Mr Roberts, size said, cant you
take these things as security, and let
my husband go?
Lady Laura, il it were only q few
hundred pounds Id take his undertake
ing for it in a minute, and arrange for
his release, bat am sorry to say here
are detainers for fifteen hundred pounds
moro.
Then, poor lady, she commenced to
cry. Conldn't / enter into some COM
promise? She'd G150 a year Of her
own; wouldn't | take the money in ff-
teen yearly installmeuts Of Gl00?
/ explained to her that ! had no pow
er 10 make arrangements, she must go
to the creditors; but i advised her
strongly not to ALLEVIATE OF dissipato her
own property in any way, but to let her
husband take the benefit Of the Act
Sho was sensible little woman, aud
saw that my advice was good, she dried
her eyes, packed up her jewels, and l
was just opening the door for her when
! was most knocked down BY John
Jones, who rushed into the Office look
ing like ghost,
He's gone! ho cried in Welsh We
have lost him
i Leaving her ladyship to find her way
ont, | ran bare-headed into the street
aud on to the Prince Llanywm. The
bird had flown indeed Red headed
Williams stood at the door, gaping and
staring at the roof as if lie thought
Potts was bird. The men had left
him in his room for minute. mount
ing guard with the door half open, aud
there was an iron pipe running down
tho wall close by. He must have slid
down this and got away. No one had
seen him, not trace Of him, not a yes
uge, not q fragment Of a clew could be
found. set the police 70 work; they
bad no business 70 interfere, Of course
as il wash { criminal case, bat / was
clerk 70 the Magistrates, and 10 this
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