The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-02
you in a minute or two,'. and the old
gentleman disappeared within his private


you in a minute or two,"o and the old
gentleman disappeared within his private
Office. a.,g -l,t.,, fa.,. sod a,~c3 h
"The old hunks r. heard some one
exclaim. u "Devilish careful Of himself,
amt he ?" And then snicker ran
around the room. 49, ,s-r. ,,.-..-, ...,
I judged from this that the "old
hunks in question was something of a
bugbear to the gentleman who had Just
delivered himself but I had no time for
reflection, for the old gentleman made
his appearance at this instant and con-
ducted me to the vault below. The
heavy iron door Of the large vault in
which the banks funds were stored stood
wide open, affording aview Of the in
terror, which presented scene of confu-
sion not unfamiliar to my eyes. Books
and papers lay upon tile floor in every
direction, where they Ind been thrown
after having gratifed thec,lriosity of the
burglars.
| I stopped TO pick up a crumpled docu-
ment that lay at my feet, and as I did SO,
the sparkle of gen.. heretofore con-
cealed by the paper, caught my eye.
With quick motion of the hand, I
picked the stone from the floor and held
it concealed in the palm of my hand
while I perused the document, more for
the purpose of concealng the exultation
I felt at having gained so important
clue, than for any other reason.
Having glanced at several other pa
pers similar to the one I had first picked
up, I began a thorough search of the
vault, which proved fruitless /; but the
diamond in my possession was sufi-
cient foundation on which to weave a
network of circumstantial evidence.
{" Well, sir" queried the President, as
I signlfed my intention of returning
above, shave you discovered anything
that would be likely to aid YOU in bring
ing the Williams to grief?"
4
"Ah Then you will have no difficulty
in bringing the authors of this deed to
Justice ?"
None whatever.
"Good I am glad TO hear you say
that. Only catch the perpetrators and
they shall be prosecuted to the full ex-
tent of the law r. And he brought his
cane down as if to give force to the utter
ance. --.--#.,.-'~-.~ ere -.-t
"You may possibly have occasion to
retract that assertion, I mentally added,
as 1 made few notes in my diary.
Having no further business at the bank
| I took my departure and went direct to
celebrated jewelers. establishment in
Somers street. The proprietor of the
store knew me, and intuitively guessing
my business, conducted me to his private
Office. 7fl
"Well, Tracy, what's up?' he in
quired, when we had been seated.
"Nothing unusual" 1 replied. " You
have heard OF the Clifton Bank robbery
L presume 2? 'ss
"The Clifton Bank? All yes, I did
hear some one remarklng about 1t. There
was no account OF 1t IN the morning pa
pers.
"No, 1 believe not. The affair was
not discovered in time for the reporters
to get hold OF it. Well, Sir, the bank
has been robbed to the tune OF thirty
Thousand dollars, and L am engaged Oh
the case. ..s9z. ~ eiss-l
" Hum! indeed! Hope youH catch
the rascals, Old boy. 'feadfni state o.
Things 70 eAlsS IN . siiaii Guy nAe 'iiis,
and the little man twisted uneashy IL
his chair. 80 ~ vi G. .-s.ss.
mot SO pad as you may imagine. be
calm, my 1riena' 'le parties INA, foppee '1
the Chiffon BANK VIII not De hkeiy 70 pay
you VISIT. g, s. a ,e 80
"Ah! hope your surmises are u. correct
but pray 'eli me your reaS0nS i'f 'nlnA
4 ing as you ao'
oer'ainy ~ 'ne l'S pa, D sn'
Dank ioooeas - , 'ne W. :, 'huru,... u :,
anu nc 10 Ao'' Pho1ces1oAA"A =
for srssnb.cIs than he does for polf
: ornonants on5 would rot n,un.der Won
nlace.for ali there Is s. it: in fact. thi
> rerv. .sone MARTY owned diamond bu
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