The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-17


none of them being able to give me change
for sovereign, l left the cabin for the
purpose of procuring it. On reaching the
top of the cabin-stairs, 1 saw some one on
deck and although / could scarcely dis
tnguish the figure in the darkness,
fancied it was the engineer on duty, who
had come on deck for moment to cool
himself.
called out, 81 say, Mr.. Hargrave, can
you give me change for sovereign"
On hearing my voice, the person whom
had supposed to be Mr.. Hargrave, came to-
ward me and on getting near enough to
be recognized, found it was Fleming,
whose watch had turned in two hours be-
fore.
"Halloo, Fleming" said, chow is this?
thought your watch had turned in"
so they have SIR" he replied "but
felt ill and couldn't sleep, and so came
on deck and think you have mistaken me
for Mr.. Hargrave."
"I have" said GAS it was his watch,
certainly thought it was he"
"Shall go and ask him for the change
for you sir ?'' inquired Fleming who ap-
peared anxious to avoid further conversa-
ton.
EYES, if you WILL" I replied handing
him the money. "And if he can't give it
to you, try to get it from some one else"
1 can change it for you, myself" lift will
be all the same to you, SIR" said Fleming,
in reply to my last observation. L" I've a
pound or two in my chest, and most of it
in silver"
cit will be all the same to me,' said.
please to bring it to me below here"
/ returned to the cabin to resume play I;
and in two or three minutes afterwards
Fleming brought the change, which he laid
ON the table beside me. For tune continuing
to run against me, my small heap Of silver
soon began to change owners and at the
end of an hours play, having first paid
away number of smaller coins, l threw q
the successful player to "take it out of
that" One of them was about to lift the
halfcrown from the table, when, happen
ing to lean back in my seat, peculiar ap-
pearance on the face of the coin caught
my eye. .. f.., l...........
Instantly springing from my seat, and
covering the half with my hands, l
exclaimed, "Don't touch it, whatever you
Il cN,,n Il hot ,p fha
marked half-crown that Marlow had upon
him the morning that he was murdered"
"The deuce it is p said the captain, i'll
stantly becoming as excited as myself.
alt is indeed" said, turning to leave
the cabin, Gas will soon prove to you.
In my sea-chest had among other in
struments,, magnifying glass, with which
in few minutes returned to the cabin
and glance at the half crown through this
instrument convinced the captain that ]
had made no mistake, for there beauti.
fully engraved, was the hand and pen, with
its motto, perpetuate."
Our passengers had been lost in astonish-
ment at what of course appeared to them
the remarkably strange conduct of the cap
tain and myself and when our excitement
at making the discovery had in some de-
gree abated, we gave these gentlemen full
explanation of the circumstances that made
the finding of this piece of money an i'm.
portant matter to us. The discovery that
the marked halE-crown had been in Flem
ing's possession revived my hopes that
should yet be able to prove that he, and
not Wallworth had murdered NARROW, anC
fully determined me to formally accuse hin
of the crime at the earliest opportunity
and as we were now within few days sal
of Liverpool, it became necessary TO Al
once set about forming some plan Of action
Although it did not strike me at tho timt
when Fleming told me he had a pound OF
two in his chest, that when we had beer
searching it, four shillings was all the money
we found and from a careful considera
tion of this circumstance, came to tho
conclusion that, as was frequently the case
with seamen's chests, Fleming's contained
secret compartment. On the following
day / found that my surmise on this poin
was correct for though did not attempt
to discover the method of opening it,
ascertained by dint of sounding and meas
uring, that shallow drawer (Which had IL
all probability been made for the express
purpose Of smuggling tobacco and cigars
occupied the whole length and breadth o
the bottom of the chest, the great apparea