Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-08-03

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He went on, beyond where the stree is
we're light ted, still foaming out lis pas
sion in incoherent words After time
his excitement subsidized in to crafty, cal
culat;ng silence. He leaned against a
railing, with folded arms, and schemed
aud plotted villainy,
This very night it shall be done > he
said.
Then, turning. he retraced his steps to
the crowded thoroughfare.
Alas for the stability o fhuman hap
piness, The morning sun, that shown
upon the sanguine Urban Dorr, saw, ere
nightfall, the full cup of bliss dashed
rudely from his lips.
The ceunting-room of Harpe & Ande-
nellie had been en- tered by a burglar, and
the safe of which Dorr had the key, had
been rifed of a large amount of money
The discovery of the misfortune was made
by Urban himself, whose quick eye detect
ed the loss at the first glance, after IN
locking the door. and he turned, in pale
dismay, to search for some clue to the
theft, l..
But everything, except the stolen bills
remained as MIR. Andenelle had left them
the night before. He went Instantly to
the chief of the police, and detective
was promptly detailed to investigate, and
telegram was dispatched to Mr.. Harpe,
the senior partner, who was sleeping in
a distant town. -
Mr.. Ahdenelle, on the eve Of his de-
parture, had in little nervous haste,
knocked from the desk bottle ofink, and
had left it, as it fell, in purple pool up
onthe floor. Into this the robbsr had
stepped, and left distinct footprint, in
the ink, behind, and the mark showed
thu. the thief had worn slippers. Fur
Their than this the premises showed moth
ing, except tina the house had evidently
been entered in the regular way-that
is unlocked by keys.
News of the catastrophe soon spread
among the clerks, and the ntlemarly
book keeper, Mr.. Carl North, looked dis
creetly Mortified and sad; and it was edi-
flying to behold the though tful perplex-
ity with which he ran his shapely white
fingers through the masses of b lack curl
ing hair. Through his hints and subtle
innuendoes, the idea soon obtained among
the clerks and employees that it was
very unfortunate for Mr. Dorr that the
robbery should have occurred just at the
time when he had charge Of the keys, and
was deucedly hard up for means TO de-
fray the expenses of certain agricultural
experiments in the cultivation of untam-
ed oats.
These rumors, as was intended, reached
the ears Of the detectives and were rife
when Andenelle arrived On the evening
train.
The old gentleman was thunderstruck
at the disastrous Intelligence -grieved
not so mach at the loss Of the money as
at the fact that his daughter
and himself had been SO duped--for, af-
ter max ing has fy investigation; and
hear ing all that had been said, he came
to the conclusion that Dorr was the cul-
prit, and his Indignation against him, and
his pity tor his poor little Hollie knew no
bounds.
oh, the william = cried he. ITO think
have trusted b i'm as l would no other
man. i
Trust him yet, father implored Harpe
whose ia it'll in her lover rema ined IN
shaken. Do not condemn him without
further proof Do not, [ beg of you
papa; for my sake, wait awhile, t. i'll We
know more about it.
1T is for your sake, my poor little,
trusting, wounded bird, that l III have the
scoundrel arrested this very night, and
lodged where he'll net be able to worm
himself into peoples confidence to betray
them. Yes, this very night, said the
irate father, I'll furnish him with stee
cuffs and stone lodgings, as sure as my
name is Philip Andenelle.
Hollie sunk upon the sofa, and wept
the first bitter tears ofher young life.
Meanwhile, the detectives had not been
idle. Tie rooms of all the clerks had
been visited and searched, and their ante
cedent and present habits inquired in to.
Mr. North's elegant rooms, in the St.
Daniels were also inspected by an ex-
pert, assisted by the strapping chamber
maid in charge of the rooms. After a
few preliminary questions he said:
where are the gentleman's shoes and
slippers. Mary Ann i?
Sure, sure, they're in the closet where
I always puts 'em when I red up in the
narnln. ~ a~
She handed out several pairs of CATERS
md two pairs of slippers, enc pair VIII ich
vas quite new and deliberately embroider-
3D. His lady friends kept him we'll sup
olied. He examined the soles of them
Iii, critically, and then asked:
sAre you shure these are all the shoes
le has p
yes, sur, she answered, rather hesita-
ingly. The SC that I've don t belong till
lin no more, no how, for he guy 'em till
neselfa week ago but never TUX EN-
Till this blessed mornin,' and she lifted
Ter dress, and displayed her understand
ng, which certainly was upon a very
old basis. aH
Take them off let me see them. You
IAN have them again.
Yes, sure -apolegetically, in behalf
# her large pedestals-' his feet is that
mall that be do wear ladies' sizes entire
~ AZ
We'll, hand them up here,
He took them, and, looking at the
olos, saw that one of them was darkly
stained with purple. ta
Can you proove that these be longed to
Mr.. North and that he gave them to
7eu.'
Oh, gloryl yes, sur. Nora Mclver,
Who has charge Of the rooms forrest these
vas in here when he guv''m till me, and
oh, I see-here Is @. NJ worked in
beads, nicely.