Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-08-23

IN tne eye; IOr Wnlcn Qld not DIANE
Conway, for more rascally, unpleas-
ant eye [ never beheld in mortal man.
| had some trouble in getting rid of
Mr.. Schlidorg, which was only accom-
plished by bribing him of, and sub
mitting to his hints that there must
be something wrong in myself, mas
much as | was not willing that the in
vestigation should proceed.
| then thought | would play my
own detective, and having put my
money in the drawer, as I always did,
watched the movements of every one
with closest circumspection, although
not appearing so careful as usual
Before going to lunch, each day, I
counted the money. and again when l
returned; but no result, until one day,
on making up my daily accounts
little before three o'clock, found my
self one thousand one hundred and
thirty-two dollars short. l almost
jumped in astonishment from my seat,
tor the abstraction must have occur
red within three-quarterS Of an hour,
and with myself in the room all the
time. This was staggering and seri-
Gus, and | at once lost faith in myself.
Here were four thousand four hun.
dred and seventy three dollars gone,
and not the shadow of a clew. Alter
another consultation with my part,
ners, it flashed across my mind to
hunt up one B, who in his day
had been celebrated as a detective,
but of whom | had not heard of for
years, and if he were still alive, to
submit the matter to bis Judgment
The Directory gave me his address,
and in an hour | was with him
B was interested, but he had re-
tired from business; rheumatism was
the only thing he detected, and that
to his sorrow. He, however, would
recommend me to a gentleman who
if he would take the job, could unray-
ell 1t, if it were to be unrayeled by hu-
man skill, and he gave me letter to
the doctor, or Robert BIaisdell. VI.
D., as he strangely directed the enve-
lope. Before | went to bed that
night ! found Blai5dell, and not only
engaged him, but, as | could see, in.
terested him, and he agreed to meet
me the next morning at the Office, and
so conduct himself that there would
be no suspicion Of his business.
He was there promptly, aud opened
matters in the hearing of the clerks
by talking coffee, and proposing to
see a cargo of Rio to arrive. He nev-
er appeared TO look at any Of my peo
pie, but with his pencil, as he was
supposed to be computing quantity
and price, asked several questions
and in a few minutes communicated
to me his belief that the clerks were
all right. That was relief.
opened the drawer, freely handling
the money, and giving him every op
portunity to see its working. lie
was bothered. | saw that by hi;
face. He asked me if the clerks
could be sent out and VIC could be
alone for halt an hour. Yes, at lunch
time, in an hour, all would 90 but Mr.
Conway, and | would contrive an er
rand for him. Blaisdell went away
and returned at that time, and We
were alone.
"This thing is done by somebody
outside of your clerks, sir, but b!
whom or how puzzles me. Let mt
examine that drawer" said Blaisdell
Have you any mice about? p
There had been a stray one seer
once in a while.
because you know such things a
mice have been using the soft pape
of bank-notes to make their nests
No, .'he continued after close examin
alton of the drawer-"no mice" ant
: he drew the drawer completely out
and peeped back into the opening
1T seems to go chock up against tn
wall, and to fit too close for even
mouse to get in
/, !, examined, and found he was right
: but in a moment | saw his face ligh
: en- up, though | could not see at wha
Again he peered into the depth tha
!, the drawer was taken from, and sliT
= ped it back quietly to its place. The
he got up absently, took survey {
the room, looked out of the window
: and saying, 81 will be back in fe'
- minutes, walked into the street, an
returned in less than five. said:
"You had better go on to-day th
= same as usual, and, after busines
hours, | shall want 10 come in her
with a friend Of mine, and be entirel
. alone with him for couple of hours
= This, of course, agreed to, an
= went on using my drawer the rest
y = the day, but all came right. At fly
- o'clock l myself admitted Blai8de
= and his friend, who looked to me lii
locksmith, and left them. The ne,
- morning, at ten o'clock, Blaisde
, handed me the key of my drawe
= which | had left with him the mig
- before, and opening the drawer, sal
pointing to piece Of white pap,
7r pasted in the bottom: ...
~ "You will please not disturb
- - touch that, but lay your money car
- fully upon it. shall be in and o
= every half hour or so, to see how Il
! thing comes out"
n. "How the thing comes out" rath
: puzzled me, but as | was in the dc
N tors hands, | obeyed orders and sa
10 not word.
b. Blaisdell came in and out, al
re talked coffee closely and knowingl
rs and had some trouble, once or twic
H. to persuade myself that was on
le going through the motions, and n
m really buying cargo of Rio of hi
so All was quiet, and my accounts rigl
IN Blaisdell declining to lunch with n
r. saying in an of-hand way that
lis would foot up his freight-accounts
3. my absence, if would permit him
Of sit at my desk. In half an hour
n. was back, and the moment | enter
u- saw peculiar expression on Bla
" de.'s face, an expression of inten
or listening. He did not get up frt
ed my chair, but put his finger On his Ii