St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-05-07

HOW .l'iu Dcen prevented from starring
the preceding night. | therefore walked
'quietly along with him till we came tC
a house in Hanover street. where h,
said the superintendent lived, from whom
he wished to get instructions regardin!
me. He had pass-key, by which hC
admitted himself, and we went into {;
room where a gentlemanly looking mar
was writing
"Well, Steele" said this person, II:
tins your man ~
'Ies slr,' was the detectives reply
'lle is very green, or very deep"
Has he got the money!" inquired
the superintendent.
Il left the matter of searching for that
till we should come here" replied Steele
Then turning to Inc and looking at the
valise in which | had the money, he ad.
ded, Il suppose you have it all. Oper
it,
| did as he directed and the bundle o
bills was produced. | observed glance
of satisfaction pass between the chief amd
his subordinate; but thinking nothing OF
the circumstance, | proceeded TO stat,
how | had been detained. and that lad
been crossing to the Fitchbur@ depot t.
take the train when Steele arrested me.
well, my friend" said the chief.
''the truth OF your statement will soon
be known. 1t is suspicious, however.
that your mother should have told tine
presidents messenger that YOU started
last evening. when YOU did not come bv
the train specified. In the mean time
shall telegraph TO our people ut Provi-
dence to make inquiries. and YOU will
have TO bc confined until their reply ar
rivcs. "NtceIe." he added turning 10 the
detective, Twill you show him down
stairs TO the floor below. | do not wish
to make his case Il public one until we
ascertain whether there he any truth in
his statement. He does not look IL if he
were guilty"
As the detective requested me To fol-
low him. thanked the superintendent
for his courtesy, and requested him to let
me 20 on bv the | a. IN. train. a. had
lost too much time already. lie said
that he would do what he could. and
with courteous bow to him, | followed
the detective. He conducted me to Tn,
cellar of the building, and. after turuing
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a lamp with INC, and telling me that hr
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inr shut out from the world and had
taken INV last look at the sun. Thi,
tcclin. tried 10 east off ~ b,inr with
out. foundation. since would certainly
he released within few hours. But
ever and anon AN agonizing Gloom would
come across NV soul a, | listened to
catch the noises which | knew the traffic
of the cltv broinninr for the Jav inns, In,
causing. and failed 10 hear tine shuL,r.t
murlnur of = yoic, or the f,intr,t r,lI of
wLc,l As the time wore on and nine
o'clock approached, bccan 10 he impa-
ticrt f,r the det,ctiva,s rntu,., lint n;r,.
o'clock came and went. and vet he did
not make his apprarancr. Al first haI
seated myself ON the bench whic!, | found
in the room: but INV impatieuce soon
caused me 10 pace from end TO end OF
III, auartmcut. chatino in s,,irit nj rhc
di.orac. which NV emplovcr's su.,i,.inn
had brought upon me.
Eleven O'Clock passed away. anI vet
no release. The ticking of nv watch
alone broke the intense ,tillne,, around
me. and the watch continued its sharp
click, ill | knew that the afternoon had
passed and that night was closing upon
the city. Night h I'd come. but it had
brought with it no prospect Of escape
from the solitary cellar in which was
confined For Il time nv anxiety about
the result prevented me from feeling hun
Ger or thirst. but bv de"recs these two
enemies attacked me with full yinor.
/ had eaten nothing since my usual dinner
hour of the previous day. the illness
which had attacked me having made me
think nothing of supper. and the haste
with which | left Providence in the
morning having precluded the possibility
of nv eating ANYTHING then. But hunger
and thirst were alike forgotten for the
time. as the night rolled away and anotlI-
cr morning found me still a prisoner.
The lamp still burnt. but the flame wa.
wanin" and another hour would leave
me in darkness.
took the lamp and with it examined
every corner of the room. that might
ascertain whether there was any way fol
escape. But though found no crevict
Inv which | miCht ctf,,ct cnress 7 made q