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

t ness he worked AT | could never find out
| know he had Il big ledger, and two ol
three such books but big ledger won
> make Il business any more than BIZ
: carpet bag will, and he always carrieC
. one. He would come and smoke Il ci,
gar with me now and then but | never
came up here during all that time, anG
he kept this door locked. He alway,
, seemed to be expecting blow did pool
Carl, more like Il rat in corner than
anything else, poor i'cggar, We'll, sir,
t one morning found the key on my mat,
and found the place just as you see it,
and have never seen Carl since. One OF
two queer-looking men have inquired
about him, and asked if he was coming
back, and said most likely he would,
and likely enough lie will
''Nut at all an interesting story" |
thought, and | felt inclined to yawn in
, Mr.. MoSs's face: but | thanked him for
his information, and promised to take
possession i'll three day., which spent in
presenting my letters of introduction, and
making other arrangements for the pros
ecutiOn OF my plans.
At length the eventfuI day arrived.
and stood in my own office, with my
name cmblaZoaed on the door and pas
Srg1 wall | was waiting for Il friend t.
call on me (who, by the way, had prom
led TO put me in the way OF doing some
business that very day., and felt impa-
licnt for his arrival in consequence.
The office was clean aud tidy, and the
floors had been well scrubbed
Why had MT they cmptlcd the waste
paper basket of all that lumber,
The otiice-kccpcr had lighted Il fire.
aud took up the basket to perform the
operation myself: bat from some cause
or Other placed it on the table and be-
gan idly TO barn the scraps one b. one.
| had ncarly disposed of them all
when scrap attracted my attention and
read it. 1t wa- torn 50 a. TO leave Il
few words intact, and it ran tia, -
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