The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-02

ms waterproof Jask-oh' 90 ruu and
see Il they've mken that
Then told her the sgory of tbe twenty.
two lhoesand pounds She wouldn't be.
Heve me as first, hut when she heard the
whole story, she was frightened enough.
Yet she had wits aboul her mere than
had ......
You must ruu on to the town hall,Iack
She said, and set the police TO work
They must telegraph 20 ola the stations,
to London, aud everywhere. Oh, do 20
at once. Jack, this very moment. Every
second lost NAV bc ruin 10 rs.
AWAY / went to the town hall This
was a big. classic place, With sn immense
por,ico aud huge fght Of steps; but
YOU didn't 60 into the portico to get to
the police office, but TO the side. which
wasn't classical at al. but Of the rudi-
mentary style Of architecture, and you
went along number Of cohoing sionf
passages before you reached the supcriu-
teudent's office.
When q told the superintendent the
.tory--Ah, ho said, | think know who
did that job.
Oh, said |, how thankful | ami Then
you can put your hands upon him aud
GET back the money. want the money
back, Mr.. Superintendent, never mind
him. wouldn't mind, indeed, reward
ing him for his trouble, If | could only
get the money back.
Sit said the superintendent severely
The police amt sent into the world TO get
peoples money back, nothing Of tho sort;
we aren't going to encourage composition
or felony; and as for putting our hands
on Flashy Joe, for he did the Job mark
you-well, what do you think the liberty
Of the subject Is forI Where's yonr evil
dencc? . ..# .s....
was obliged to confess hadn't any;
whereat the superintendent looked at me
contemptuously.
Now, let's see into this matter, said he,
after he'd made some notes on bit Of
paper. How came they to know you'd got
the money in your coat2
said didn't know.
An, but know, said the Euperinten-
dent. You went TO get glass Of ale sf-
ter YOU left the bank. young manl
Twas obliged to confess had done so.
That's how property gets stolen, said
be, looking at me severely. And what's
more, you had glass with friend?-
All? knew you had. And perhaps You
got talking to this fiend Of yours?
Yes, indeed, | had.
Very well; and mentioned about the
money you'd just took2
Very likely.
Then this Joe, depend upon il, was in
the crib at the time, aud he heard yon !;
and he followed You back to the bank !;
and you haven't got blinds, but wire
netting over the window, aud anybody
outside can SEES YOU counting out the gold
and silver. ...
That's true, | said.
Yes see it all, said the supcrinton-
dent, Just a. Joe saw it. He follows you
up from here to yonder, and he sees you
put your money into your coat pocket
aud then he follows you home, and when
all's quiet, he cracks the crib. Oh, It's
all in nutshell; and that's how property
goes. Aud then you come tosthe police.
But II you know its Joe, why don't
YOU send after him and catch himi
Oh, we know our own business, sir !;
you leave II all TO us; we shall have Joe
tight enough, if not for this job, anyhow
for the next. Wen give him bit of
rope, like.
couldn't pat any fire into tho man, do
what could; he was civil, that is for q
Yorkshireman; impassive; he'd do what
was right. I'd given the information (;
very well, all the rest was his business.
So came home miserable, despairing,
II was just daylight by this time, and as
/ | opened the shntters, the debris Of our
/ feast was revealed; the lees Of the lobster
salad, the picked bones Of the chickens,
the melted residuum Of the jclies; whilst
about everything hung the faint smell Of
sour vino. | sat down amid all this
wretched mass, and leaned my head on
my arms in dull, miserable lethargy.
Then sprang up, and as ! did SO !
caught sight of myself in the looking.
/ glass Good heavens was this wretch
ed, hang-dog fellow myself Did few
hours misery change a man Ike thisi
Why, was a very lelon in appearance
and so should be thought to be- Who
would believe this story OF a robbery
/ Why, the police didn't believe iu it, else
they'd have taken a different tone. No;
/ should be looked upon as a thief by all
/ The world.
Then my wife came down stairs, and
with a few touches, restored a little order
aud sanity, both 10 outward matters aud
my mind. She brought me some coffee
and an egg aud some bread aud butter,
and after had eaten and drank didn't
/ feel so bad
( Jack, she said you mast 20 to London
at once, and Sea the directors Have the
/ first word, aud tell them all about tall
+ the particulars. II was only little bit
Of carelcssuess, after all, and perhaps they
. will look over il.
Yes; that's all very well, said, But
how arm / TO get thereY I've got no
money. This wretched party haa cleared