Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-09-02

YOU arc ih >chIcH oi NOW, let Ilc scc.
And he went nearer the light. Eyes,
there can hc no doubt about il. The
stone fits into the setting nicely. and.
now think ul it, is of the same size and
quality us ordered"
"What name did you say the party
gave ''
"Baker-Emly Baker"
Emily Baker Then it was q lady s'
al presume so; at all events, she
looked and acted like one"
When is she to call for the ring ?"
ITO morrow afternoon"
Il must see her when she calls. and
in order that may play my cards to bet
ter advantage. shall enter your service
as clerk. What do you SAY p
IL am perfectly willing, but take care
what you do, old boy; there may posi-
bly, be some mistake"
THAT is very true, aud ii such should
be the case, you may rest assured that
| will discover it in time. Did | under
stand you to seq that YOU promised 10
have the ring ready to morrow alter
noon ?'
mo. sir; said nothing OF the kind.
She said she would call for il tomorrow
afternoon, and simply nodded assent" j"
Then lay the ling aside and leave the
rest to me. shalt call again tomorrow (;
until then, adiue !"
And passed into the street.
had thus TAR me, with better success
than had anticipated, and was by no.
wise elevated nor thrown off my guard,
lor knew had \ general sharper to deal
with. whom it would Ue difficult 10 out
wit.
During the day visited several places
where ye little game OF faro" was in
full blast. and picked up several items OF
interest, all of which tended to convince
me that Was ON The right scent.
Early next morning repared 10 my
friends establishment, and was assigned
a position behind the counter, where, it is
needless To say, lelt i'll ut ease; but
years OF training and patient study had
enabled me To act almost any role to per
lection, ami ii WAS not long before the
feelings OF uneasineSS wore off.
The day dragged slowly along, Tor
trade was not very brisk, and the sales
men had but little to do besides reading
the papers and yawning NJ each other
across the eases.
Four o'clock ! Would the owner of
the ring ever come ! asked myself
the question hundred times. and was
on the point OF doing 81 again, when
the door slowly opened and heavy
yeiled figure glidcd in. approaching the
counter, and inquired in a somewhat
hesitating voice
is Mr.-in ?n
mo, madam, he is not replied.
Can do anything for you ?'
Il dare say you can, lrlt ring in
charge of Mr.. --, for Il diamond
setting which was to be ready this
afternoon. You will please let me have
it, together with bill"
What name ?' inquired. bringing out
the tray containing The article left for re.
pair.
Emily Baker"
Emily Baker" | mused, picking up
several rings and examining them. alt
does not appear TO be among these. All ]!
recollect what has become OF it, and l
replaced the tray and took from the glass
case II small box, removed the i'll. and
exposed the ring to view.
"ls that your ring, madam 9'
at is. Why has it not been attended
,o?"
Simply because the original stone has
been recovered. and presuming that you
would prefer that TO any other. we have
waited until we could hear from YOU"
The original has been recovered |
DO not understand YOU" and her voice
sounded strangely masculine. Pray
tell me where it was found"
Certainly. 1t was foHnd where you
lost it-in the vault of the Clifton Bank, 5"
and | reached across the counter, and
with the quickue5s oil thought tore the
veil from the face of no less parsonage
than the cashier of the Clifton Bank
lie saw that it was all up with him,
and quietly submitted to the handwriting
process, but when took him before the
chief he broke down and begged piteous.
ly to be let off for the sake OF his vile
and child.
When on trial. he confessed that he
had stolen the Banks funds TO liquidate
gambling debts. and having missed the
stone Of his ring a short time after the
robbery, and fearing that 1t might lead
to his detection. had attempted To have
il replaced as we have shown.
Here is the way II Detroit man dove
tailed sorrow and satisfaction into one