Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-10

On the day following this visit Peter and
John met in the street close by the bank
where the latter had come TO deposit for
his employers. Peter had evidently been
waiting and watching.
"Are you going TO lunch, John?'
ayes. Will you come with me?"
"I will if you'll lunch with me-
The lunch room was near at hand, and
while they ate they talked Of Frank Pow
ers and his adventures, and also of his mis-
haps.
ale ought to be thankful, though re-
marked Peter, "that 1t was his LEFT arm
that was taken instead of his right"
"John Ogden looked up curiously.
"Eh, Peter?"
az say Frank ought to be thankful that
they took his len arm instead Of his right"
"You m can that for joker
"How2"
"why-Frank has lost his right arm, 10
be sure
"You are mistaken, John. His right
arm /. safe and sound. II Is the left arm
that is gone.
Peter are you in earnest? Do you mean
itr
"Do you mean to say that Frank Powers
has lost his left arm, and his right arm is
intact?"
81 do say exactly So"
John pressed the ends OF his fingers uE-
on his brew, and called up to mind the pic
ture as be had seen II the previous evening.
He RENE mbered just where the empty
sleeve had dangled, and he remembered
that the opposite arm had been whole.
"Peter," he finally said, slowly and cm-
phatically, Frank Powers has lost.his right
arm y
You are mistaken, John"
do you think SOP"
"rd like to bet YOU something on it,
said John with a decisive gesture.
"Ill bet you anything you like my deal
fellow, so that you make II an object"
"And I'll bet anything you like" Johr
answered.
"You amt slre enough to bet thousant
dolars?"
"a thousand?"
81 thought it would shake your conf
dence IN yourself" nodded Peter, with
smile.
Dare you bet thousand dollars, Pc
ter?"
Eyes"
You'll lose it,"
"I am able"
"Tn go itr The bet was made. "Wil
you hold here while 60 and get the mon
ey2"
Eyes"
John hurried away TO the bank and dre'
out | is thousand dollars, and with il re
turned to the lunch-room flushed and eS
cited. A mutual friend was called,
whom the case was plainly stated.
, II bet thousand dollars" said JOIN
''that Colonel Frank Powers has lost h
? right arm, and that his len arm is whole.
"And l." said Peter, "bet the san
; amount that Colonel Frank Powers has 10
u his len arm, and that his right arm
whole"
The money was deposited in the hands
II the mutual friend, with instructions tn
he should pay 1t to the winner. And tht
they agreed that the three should go
Il once 10 the hotel and settle the matter.
: Twelve months before this time, Jol
! under any circumstances but the hal
y had indeed grown upon him.
Arrived at the hotel the three were u
C. mitted to the culOnel's presence.
"Ah boys, l am glad to see you. a
e. feeling much better to-day. John, old {
" low, can get up for you now. How q
~ 10 your"
u And Colonel Frank Powers arose, a
~ extended bis hand-hls RIGHT HAND-a
e. when John felt its grasp he found 1t Il
IL flesh and blood, warm and pulsaling.
., staggered back with groan.
-, "You will excnse us, Coloael," said
ter; "but John and l had little dispr
ia He thought you had lost your right arm
~, "Oh no." returned Powers, smiliI
10 Thank Heaven, my right arm is spa
understanding his good right hand
I'm "but this poor stump is all that is lell oi
nh fellow" pointing TO lis empty sleeve
hung by his left side.
M John got away as soon as he could.
no. the lower hall the two thousand dol
10. was paid over to Peter Cartwright
"I am sorry you lost your money, job
me the latter said, as he put the bank noIes
to his pocket-b book, "but think VIC
fairly"
w." "Irs all right, Peter" And John I
the to smile as he said so, hut he could no
it.
sn't A miserable man was John Ogden
pay afternoons and more miserable was "
he went to his home in the evening.
The wife ed him what was the matter,