The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-10-22
MORNING, OCTOBER %. 1869.

opinion that the thief (he was wise enough not
TO name poor Penelope, Whatever no might pri-
vatsly think Of her had been acting In con-
cert With the Indians and be accordingly pro-
posed shihing his inquiries to the jugglers In
the prison at FriIinghall. Hearing Of this new
move Mr.. Panklin had volunteered 10 take the
Superintendent back to tho town, from which
he could telegraph to London as easily as from
our station. Mr.. Godfrey, still devoutly believ-
Ing In Mr.. Scegraye, and greatly interested In
Witnessing the examination Of tho Indians, had
begged leave to accompany the officer to FIRING
hall. One ofthe two inferior policeman was to
be lcft at the house in case anything happened.
The other was to 20 back with the Superinten-
dent to the town. So the four places In the
pony-chsise were Just filed. -TrE. 40 -ll,.f
Before he took the rclns to drive OF Mr..
Franklin walked me away few steps out
OF hearing Of the others. ..s4s.rrr .r-
81 win wait to telegraph to London" he said
"tll see what comes Of our examination Of the
Indians. Ny own conviction Is, that this mud
dled-headed local police officer Il as much In the
dark as ever, and Is simply trying to gain time.
The idea Of any ofthe servants being in league
with the Indians Is q preposterous absurdity, In
my opinion. Keep about the house, Bcttercdgc.
till I come back. and try what you can make Of
Rosanna Spearman. don't ask you to do any
thing degrading to your own self-respect, or any
thing cruel toward the girl. Ionly ask you to
exercise your observation more carefully than
usual. We win make as light Of it as we can
before my aunt; but this Is more important
matter than you may suppose"
-i"It's matter Of twenty thousand pounds,
sir," said, thinking Of the value Of the Dia-
mond. r.. .-.l-....r s,...-- ..,.. FE
''It's matter of quieting Rachel's mind"
answered Mr.. Franklin graycly. 81 am very
uneasy about her." g l.... ..,
He LEFT me suddenly, as II he desired to cut
fhort any further talk between US. thought
understood why. Further talk might have let
me into the secret Of what Miss Rachel had said
TO him on the terrace. 9Th rr.
So they drove away to Frizinghall. I was
ready enough, In the girls own interest, to
have little talk with Rosanna in private. But
the needful opportunity failed to present itself.
She only came down stairs again at tca-time.
When she did appear she was aighty and excited
had what they call an hysterical attach, took q
dose Of sal volatile by my lady's order, and was
sent back TO her bed. ia. . ...- ,... ... ..
The day wore on to Its end droarily and misera-
bly, enough. oan tell you. Miss Rachel still
kept her room, declaring that she was too Ill to
come down to dinner that day. My lady
was in such low spirits about her daughter
that could not bring myself to make her ad-
ditionally anxious by reporting what Rosanna
Spearman had said to Mr.. Franklin. Penelope
persisted in believing that she was to be forth
with tried, sentenced and transported for theft.
The other women took TO their Bibles and hymn-
books, and lookei rs sour us yerjuice over their
reading-a result, which have observed, in
my sphere fife, to follow generally on the per-
formsncc Of acts Of picty at unaccustomcd peri
ods of the day. AS for me, hadn't even heart
enough to open my Robinson Crusoe. | went
out into the yard, and being hard up for n little
cheerful society, set my chair by the kennels
and talked to the dogs.
| Half an hour before dinner-timc the two gen.
tlemen came back from Friringhall, having ar
ranged with Superintendent Secgraye that he
was 10 return to US the next day. They had
calledon Mr.. Murthwsite, the Indian traveller,
at his present residence near the town. At MIR.
Franklin's request he had kindly given them
the benefit ofhis knowledge Of the language, In
dealing with those two, out Of the three Indians,
who knew nothing Of English. The examina-
ton, conducted carefully, and at grest length,
had ended in nothing not the shadow Of rca-
son being discovered for suspcctng the juggers
Of having tampered with any Of our servants.
On reaching that conclusion Mr.. Franklin had
sent his telegraphic message TO London. and
there the matter now rested till tomorrow came.
So much for the history of the day that fol-
lowed the birthday. Not a glmmer Of light had
broken in on us 80 far. A day or two after,
however, the darkness liftcl little. How, and
with what result, you shall presently Sec.