St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-02-25

er had been, when Mr.. johnson alluded
to the probability of speedy capture of
the offenders, and added that his porter
could swear to one at least of the gang.
Mrs. Wilson at this juncturc became so
alarmingly pale, that he feared she was
about 10 faint, and sprang up to open
the window and admit the fresh air As
he rose from his chair the door was Vi
olently opened, and Vaughan burst into
the room, his clothes disordercd, his face
heated, and his whole aspect dcnJling
great anxiety. Seeing Mr.. johnson, he
hestatcd, and a look Of intelligence and
alarm was exchanged between himself
and Mrs Wilson. He then, by a great
effort, partially recovered bis composurc
apoIoLiZed for the mode of his entrance
and said that he had expected to see his
sister alone, and had something of i'm
2orlancc to say TO her. The merchant
Immediately prepared to leave, and had
exchanged t;lrewclS with the widow.
when the door again opened, and, to his
amazcmen:, his warehouse porter entered
with Il letter in his hand, and gave it TO
|
tanning leave from :he Iady-Vaughan
had moved to the window, and was
looking out, with his back to the rest
broke the seal and read the following
line III pencil: ''Don't leave the room
till come written upon carl bear
ing the detectives name. Though he
could not for the life of him guess at the
meaning OF the above, lie determined to
do Us he was hidden, if possible, and
contented himself with nodling to his
porter, and saying, "Tell the gentleman
10 be quick, then
The porter vanished, and Mr.. John
son, although feeling acutcly the awk-
wardne-s of the situation. did the best
thing he could do under the circumstance
aud a>kcl Vaughan wherefore hc lett
him 50 abruptly IN the street. The for
mer enhcavOrcd To make some reply, bat
his nervousness increased so painfully
that it was incuhcrent.
TIE ARREST.
Once again the door opened, but this
time ii was the detective who appeared
closely followed by couple OF police
men. Advancing straight TO where
Vaughan stood, apparently transdxel
with fear, he laid lls hand on lis shoul-
der and said:
Will you come quietly? or must i
use force !''
TO the di~may of Mr.. johnson, who
expected an outhur>i OF passion, Vaughan
asked in Il trembling voice:
"Whit Is it you wan; me for !''
"Robbcry Of $1,000 worth of goods
from thi- gentleman, store. Have you
anything To say about it -
Not to You" And Inc held cut his
hands for the handouts. o
DARN" the scene no one hld thought
of Mrs. Wilson, but their attention was
now called 10 her by "a heavy fall upon
the floor, aud they perceived that the
unfortunate laly had tlin'ed away. Mr..
johnson. ~ soon III hc could breathe
ag. in. dem ttulrd from the police officer
the meaning OF the intrusion, insisted
upon 1t thar there was some mistake.
and attributed the agitation of Vaughan
and his sister to the horror they felt ut 4
charge of this sort being brought against
4 gentleman.
The detective, without saying word,
fitted the handcu;l> ON the young mans
wrists, and signed to the policemen to
remove both from the room. As soon
a. tie door closed achind them (Mrs.
Wilson WAS carried ouD he smiled and
said: Il know we'll enough what | am
about, sir, but did moi Ike % arrest
friends OF you's uatil had =. lied my
self that was not wrGug III my Suspic
ions. Vaughan Is the man who held
your porter in conversation. while his
conrdrrates were securing The pluud,r
and from all ace ,unts 1t seems they
knew well where 10 20. Mrs. Wilson
was ot:en i'll your >toIe, am told; can
yod tell me whether she appeared to eN
anime the place at all p
In a moment light broke over the
mini of Mr.. Johnson, and he remember
ed his interview with the widow, some
few days before.
why" said he, 81 showed her all
over the store myself. What Il fool l
have been"
"Ah." said the detective, laughing.
its the old game, alter all. thought
81; Il clever woman is always TO he
found III conjunction with those tel
lows"
'sWeIl, | could forgive the sister; sLr
may have been lei away; but as for her
brother
Lord bless you sir-he is no more
her brother than you are; all we have
to do is to sit still; and we shall shortly
have the rest of the gang here. When |
left you | ran of to your store, after set
ting Il watch on the houses. and brought
the porter back to me. | was at a stand
still for "a moment as to the best step to
take next, when | was told that You had
gone into the house. | then scr!bblcd
the note and sent it up, to enable your
man to take Il look at the prisoner, as
did not wish TO make Il mistake, and al
so to deIaIn you in the room i'll case they
should attempt TO escape. lie swOre
positively to him, although he Only saw
his back, and on bis doing so, came up
IN SCH, anu tllc Test you KNOW, as l;ir d>
this house is concerned. | despatched
one o: my men TO make inquiries OF sew
eral of the leading railway ticket Offices,
and from his report | have good reason
to believe that the whole party medIta-
ted an emigration to some OF the large
cities out West Tomorrow. SO we have
only just had time TO put the stopper up
on them"
Mr.. johnson, burning with indigna-
ton at discovering the real character OF