St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-10

cOdI-pOchtI ana lnen he 1OlloWS NO
home. and when all's quiet, he crack
the crib. Oh. its all in nutshell; an,
that's how property goes. And the
You come to the police.
But if You know its Joe. why don
yOu send after him and catch him ?"
''Oh, we know our own business. sir
you leave it all to us; we shall hav,
Joe tight enough. if not for this job
anyhow for the next. Wen give hin
a bit of rope. like"
couldn't put any fire into the man
do what | could he was civil, that il
for Il lorkShircman impassive; he'C
d" what WAS right. Id given the in,
formation very we'll, all the rest wa.
his business.
So came home miserable, despair
ing. 1t WAS just daylight by this time
and as opened the shutters. the debri.
ct our feast was revealed: the lees OF
the lobster salad, the picked bones OF
the chickens. the melted residuum oi
the .jcllicS; whilst about everything
hung the faint smell of sour wine
sat down amid all this wrctched mess,
and leaned my head ON my arms in dull
miserable lcthargy. Then sprang up
and as did 50 caught sight of myself
i'll the looking glass. Good Heavens
WAS this wretched. hang dog fellow my
self? Did Il few hours misery change ii
man like this Why, | was very fell
on i'll appearance; and So | should be
thought to he. Who would believe this
story of il robbery? Why, the police
didn't believe in it, else they'd have
taken ii different tone. No; should
he looked upon as il thief by all the
world.
Then my wife came dow stairs, and.
with il few touches, restored Il little or
der and sanity, both to outward mat
tiers and my mind. She brought me
some coffee and an egg and some bread
and butter. and after | had eaten and
drunk. didn't feel quite so bad.
''Jack," she said, ''you must 90 to
London at once. and see the directors
Have the first word, and tell them all
about it all the particulars. 1t was
only little bit of carelcsSncss. after all,
and perhaps they'll look over it,"
''le>: that's all very WELL" | said.
But how am to get there? I've got
n" money. This wretchcd party has
cleared lis right out
''BOrrOW some of Cousins"
lie asked me to lend him sover-
eign last night. and couldm't.'
Now, you'll SAY: " Here's IL man with
ont resource. Why didn't he pawn his
watch - To tell you the truth, that's
what | did the week before. and the
money was all gone. Then, under
circumstances. you'll add, lit was i'm
moral To give IL party" But. You'll
bear III mind. the invitations had been
ont for Il fortnight, and then we were in
funds
"Wcll, Jack" said my wife. won
must get the man the i. b. give
You some more money on the watch.
Sell il him right ont. 1t must hc worth
ut least ten pounds. for il cost thirty,
and you've only had five upon it. Sell
the ticket"
Yes; hut where WAS the ticket Why,
in the little ca>h-pockct of my brown
grcatc"at. Still. had heard, that if
You'd lost a ticket. You could make the
man give you another: and Brooks the
pawn hr"kcr. WAS Il respectable fellow
wh" perhaps would help me ont of my
| Went to him ANYHOW, on
my way to the station. felt like a
ticket "f-lrayr man as went into his
shop, hut ! pur good face upon it.
"Br"ok>." | said. THAT watch YOU
know the ticket its stolen"
Brooks gave Il most portcntouS wink. /
lie was Il slow Spccchcd man. with Il red
face. and Il tremendous corporation.
NAY. he says. my lad, thou'rt
wrong there
Nv hat d" You mean - | said. color
Ing up turiou>ly. Every one suspected .
me. it seemed.
'Wh"i. it might ha' been stolen once. |
but it aren't NOW: ave got it here This
Is how 1t were. \ cadging sort a. chap
oncS in. and he SAYS: Master. whatll .
v"u give me for this here ticket p Now.
YOU know the hact don't allow us to
give n"ught i'll that kind of way. but .
SAYS t" the chap: Let's have look at
Il and then | saw it was Yours. and
said t" the man My lad. You aren't
'omc honest 10y this"
And ynu gave him into custody. he's
n prison ! old Brooks, what capital
fellow YOU are =,
'Nay. he said: Il knuwcd better
nor that. DO YOU think I'd hexpoS.. a
customer know You gents don't
are about these little matters getting
thr"ad: and 81 slaps my fist on the
COUNTER. and | says: Hook it =" Just
ike that. And away he went like a
| sank down on the counter. over
powered with emotion.
And what's more" went on Brooks.
he never took up the money I'd lent
lim for the coat"
'What coat ?" | cried.
\
With me. About tit you, should think.
see. here it is.
1t WAS my identical brown greatcoat,
trapped up i'll IL bundle, and tied round
With my own handkerchief | made a
lart at it, opened it, plunged my hand
nto the brcaSt-pockct- there was the
oil of money. there We're the trenty-
'ro HOHSdnd poun,ls.
How did | go to the bank that morn
ng, on legs or wings? And how did
.et home, us soon Us | had put the mon
y safe away Mary knew by my face
was all right : and didn't we have
lance of joy all round the house. ,
My burglar had been only Il sort of
neak, after all. who got in at an open I
window and holted with the Spoils of :
he hall; but if he had taken the pains :
u look INTO the pockets of the coat. !,
ed have been a rich-though perhaps t
miserable and Insecure man, and |
hould have been utterly and deserved a
Y ruined. t
IL Keep the best bread" said a GER a
ain baker the other day to Il poor fell !.
DIV who complained of the inferior
uallty of the article he had purchased l
t HIM the day before. Il don't doubt
/. replied the customer. Then why
% You complaint" asked the baker. a