Connecticut western news., 1871-09-29
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you the money, as alleged, or has obtained fraudulent possession of the note, and in tends to cheat you out of the amount"
 'EHe never paid me-" he replied firmly.
 ''Then Ee has fraudulently obtained pos session of the note. What sort of per son is that Chandler, who boards witf you?"
 "A fine young man. Bless you, he would not do anything of that kind"
 q am sure he would not" repeated An nie earnestly. ...
 "How else could Bryce obtain the note but through him :? what time does he come home at night 7'
 "Always at tea time. He never zoe: out in the evening""
 "But, father, he did not come home till ten o'clock the night before you went tc Bryce's. He had to stay in the office to post books, or something of that kind."
 "How did he get in ?"
 "He has night key"
 tsI must see Chandler" said I.
 "No harm in seeing him." added MT Wallace II will go for him."
 In few moments he returned with g young man, Chandler, who, in the conver- 
 lively interest in the solution of the mys- tery, and professed himself ready to dc anything to forward my view.
 "When did you return to the house on Thursday night ?" .-
 "About twelve" ... .t...
 "Twelye 2'' said Annie; Git was not more than ten when heard you"
 ''The clock struck twelve as I turned the corner of the street" replied Chandler, positively. -.s ..... .-..:
 "I certainly heard some one in the front room at ten," said Annie, looking with as- tonishment at those around her.
 ."We're getting at something," said I. $ How did you get in?"
 The young man smiled, as he glanced at Annie, and said:
 "On arriving at the dcor found had lost my night key. A that moment a watchman happened along, and I told him my situation. He knew me, and taking a ladder from an unfinished house opposite, placed it against one of the second story windows, and I entered in that way"
 Good! Now who was it that was heard in the parlor at ten, unless it was Bryce or one of his accomplices He must have taken the key from your pocket Mir. Chandler, and stolen the note from the secretary. At any rate I will charge him with crime, let what may happen. Per haps he will confess when hard pushed"
 Acting upon this thought, I wrote a lawyers letter" demanded against you," &c-which was immdiately sent to MT. Bryce. Cautioning the parties not to speak of the affair, I dismissed them.
 Bryce came.
 "Well, sir, what have you to say against me 2" he asked stifly.
 A claim on the part of John Wallace for two thousand dollars" replied, poking over my papers, and appearing supremely indifferent.
 Paid it." he said, short as pie crust.
 Have you 2" said I, looking him sharply in the eye. ..- -.. =.
 The rascal quailed. saw that he was a villain.
 Nevertheless, if within an hour you do not pay me two thousand dollars, and one hundred for the trouble and anxiety you have caused my client, at the end of the next hour you will be lodged in jail to an swer criminal charge.'' . "What do you mean sir ?"
 ''I mean what 1 say. Pay, or take the consequences" ..... ....
 It twas bold charge, and if he had looked like an honest man should not have dared to make it.
 ;" have paid all the money, I tell you. , said he; 1T have the note in my posses sion."
 "When did you get it ?"
 q got it when paid the"
 "W hen you feloniously entered the house of John Wallace, on Thursday night at ten o'clock, and took the said note from the secretary"
 "You have no proof," said he, grasping a chair for support. -.@ -'l.-
 "That is my lookout. 1 have no time to waste. Will you pay or go to jail 2"
 He saw that the evidence I had was toe strong for his denial, and he drew his check on the spot for twenty -one hundred dollars and after begging me not to mention the affair, he sneaked off. -t .s- # |. 1 cashed the check, and hastened tc Wallace's house. The reader may judge with what satisfaction he received it, and how rejoiced was Annie and her lover Wallace insisted that should take the one hundred for my trouble; but I was magnanimous enough to keep only twenty Wallace signed the pledge, and was ever after temperate man. He died a few years ago, leaving handsome property to Chandler and his wife, the marriage be- tween him and Annie having taken place shortly after the above narrated circum stances occurred.