National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-02


annoying. but if there We're suspicious
people III the neighborhood it was but
natural. Still it occurred to me that it
would be as well to say nothing of the .
place where | intended to bestow my
money. When | was at last left alone. | .
began to hasten my preparations for re- .
pose. The two windows OF the room .
were closed and secured by heavy shut .
ters. but there was no lock upon the .
door placed chair against it. | then
finished disrohing myself, aud having
decided to put my pocket-book between
the mattresses OF my bed and beneath
my head, ! had just placed it there when
light noise in the room caused me to
turn.
George Drew had entered so noiseless-
ly that he had nearly reached my side
unheard.
81 beg your pardon he said, laugh
ing at my frig' oened face. g only
came back to inquire if you would like
TO be wakcned III the morning. You did
not hear my knock.
He was gone as soon as answered, and
again placing a chair against the door,
and laying something upon it which |
thought would fall with noise if the
chair were disturbed. | eXtinguishcd my
light and went to bed.
1t seemed as if had hut closed my
eyes. though | know that must have
slept two or three hours. when | was sud
denly wakenedbv sound of a door softly
and cautiously shut. vet lightly creaking
on reluctant hinges | sprung up. In
the intense stiffness. thought | distin-
guished a faint tread in tile adjoining
room | thrust my hand beneath my
pillow. but though it touched my watch.
which | had placed there. nv pocket
book was rome. At the same instant |
DISTINGUISHED another sound-the open-
inc of the outer door.
snrauo from, my bed and shou+cJ for
helm In tLn d,rlnas. coiIld NOT at trst
find the door But in less tbau "a minute
stood i'm fine parlor family Eobtcd bv
the ember. of theeXpirinp fire AT that
instant the hall door closed. and steps
were heard upoD the gravel outside. |
,houted aoain and in a moment Martin
Drew and his youuger son hurried in.
and before NV story WAS finished were
Joined by Gaorpe The han door was
aiur as tic robher had left il bnt before
we had time to put ON the necessary
clothing. he had two or three minutes
the start of us We all plunqed ont into
the mourning raiu and tie darkness that
was aI-o pulpobIe but a search of fifteen
miutucs VA, without reward ~. we could
trace the robbers step, only to the pate
which he'd to the hioh road We then all
returned tn the Lonse EXCEPT George.
who mounted his horse and rode off TO
the village to aiye the alarm
remained two davs longer at Tvndale
aided bv NV relatives, in NV attemuts to
reeain INV money. with extreme kind
ness and interest. Unfortunately for them
the very extremity of hi. kindness
aroused, or more properly strengthened
suspicious that had commenced at the
moment discovered the absence of my
money And thus all their eudeavors to
assist me but provided me with fresh
evidences against themselves, and left
them ON the morning of the third day. as
fully convinced that the five thousand
dollars had returned TO Martin Drew 5
hands, as If | had seen them there
II was with oraat dillirultv that | found
am o,,nortu,ity op tbo mornino ot+or
fine robbery to write. and enclose. and
aftarward. tn most advertisements to fine
county papcrs and notice, ia tbe banks
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ca;Iad and secretly marked on my y,ov
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= marled notes and sny"rI ntbory La. m
! haon fnund in his nossossinn Soar,i -
i tbe homestead, and fine ner.ors nf hi
+ father and brother bod brousbt +, Iigh
s. the remainder, and my legacy was one
V more in my hands. Martin. the elder
and his son George were sent for lon