St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-07-01

fastened on the one which seemed to be
Il plan, then looking around, said,-
''This is plan of your Office
Call me a Jew if 1t amt" exclaimed
Mr.. Moss, taking it.
"Ycs, it is certainly plan of your
office. See, here is the doorway, and
there comes the other room. Then
there is u cross against the fireplace in
this room, on what ju,!ge from the lines
to mean the fourth board from the hearth
stone and another cross against the sixth
from the hearthstonc in the other room.
Get crawDar, Mr., Moss"
''There's one down stairs"
do believe that if you'd asked for Il
crocodile he would have got one down
stairs"
Crowbar and a policeman to WELD it
were soon produced, and then the mvs-
terry was unravclled
Close to where | sat were unearthed
several copper plates for the forging OF
Russian rouble notes of various amounts :
and in the back room. under the floor
ing were found several hundreds OF we'll
executed tJrgerles carefully soldcred up
IN Il tn case, together with correspond
ence duplicating Orlof and the Baron.
1t appeared that Brunton was engaged
by Il New York rang TO engrave the
plates, and that he bad never seen his
employers, the agent between them be-
ing the Louise before mentioned. whose
fair hand L had been compelled TO de
cline. Brunlon had evidently become
frightened, and had fled. He was no
traitor, or he would have decamped with
the plates. Perhaps the dread OF hav-
ln9 to espou>e Louise may have had to
do with his flight. She was very
handsome woman, if | may judge from Il
photograph of her found in the tin case,
but looked ike one accustomed to rule,
and vino would not hesitate to alminiS-
ter Wholesome correction to her spouse
Assisted into Il carriage which was
waiting, | bad the satisfaction of seeing
the Baron and Orlott brought down in
handcuii-, the Baron regarding NE with
q sweet smile, and Orloti scuwling on me
Ike Il iiend. | did not prosecute. for
they were 80 well known t. the police a.
lorgcrS, that there WAS evidence enough
Tor the Russian Embassy To- procure Il
conviction and Il sentence of tcu'y rlr-'
penal ~rrvItude and in due time | r,-
covered, and dismissed the matter from
my mind.
But | had not heard the last OF it.
About twelve months after the trial and
condemnation of the Baron and his friend
there came one night Il timid knock at
ny office door, and my clerk (tor | had
such Il luxury them u>hcrcd i'll what, at
first sight, seemed to be bundle OF rays
that insisted on seeing me, and ushrred
itself in, spite OF all remonstranccs.
II came and stood before me. and re-
solved Itself into the resemblance of Il
man.-a man lean. haggard, sunktn-
eyed, ragged, and dirty, but with a face
something like my own and without
putting question, | knew that stood
face to face with Carl Brunton, and |
addressed the rs4s 10y that name.
Il took that name," the poor. ,hiver-
in. thing replied. 'but my name iS-but
no matter. May speak to you ?"
"leS. 90 on
"Will YOU give me some drink first !
| have had none to-day, and feel dcir-
ium tremcns coming on, q, how cold
it is. and how shiver :"
sent the clerk for some brandy.
which he took raw, and with shaking
hand held out the gIas- for more.
Il imagine it is Mr.. Moss you want to
see. is ii not! Ii 50, you will find him
tomorrow, at ten O'clock
NO, no, you, you L want-I-I am
very poor, very poor. Will you give me
>iNpence ,
rave hiM half crown.
Now what can can | do for YOU p
"l-l lett some property here when |
went away. You won't refuse to give it
up! | seem poor, but l am rich-ah,
50 rich and | will pay you we'll"
You mean the forged roubie-notes
and the plate you engraved them from ~
''Ah. Who told you that Then
you have found them, and used them !
| ran away from them, ard wished to
lead Il better life, but they drew me back
and now you have robbed me, and |
shall starre.'
| explained to the poor wretch what
had become of his possessions and how
they were found, and inquired if he had
not heard OF the fate Of his accomplccs.
''No; have been wandering about
the country, living in hospitals and work
houses, because they hunt me down from
place to place. They will kill me rs
they killed the Posen jew and the engra-
Yer at Stockholm, all because they de-
msnded q lar share. They are dcgeing
me to-night-onc of them is outside now.
Let me see, what did come here for
., siXpcncc. Lend lie siXpence; Iii
give you a hundred pounds for it to-
morrow"
| made a further donation, and, as the
man was evidently in a state of delirium,
L told my clerk to fetch a medical man.
But before he could execute the order,
the bundle of rags crept down the narrow
stairs, sitting on each step, and wrig-
Cling by aid of his hands to the next be-
low, whilst we, unable TO pass him,
looked on, wondering how it would all
end.
The street gained, he stood upright,
and, casting terrified glance around,
fled away into the darkness, and we, fol-
lowing i'll the direction he had taken,
learned shortly afterwards that a beggar.
had thrown himself into the Mersey from
St. Georges landing-stage, and had sunk
to rise no more.
His body was never found, and hav-
ing had enough of Mersey Street, moved
nv quarters, much to the renret of Ma,