St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-09

how the trick was done. Being of
slngularly persistent, and obstinate ma
ture, he thought it over for months,
and then was forced to give it up.
Some ninety days after the robbery,
Queensby was i'll the Corridor Hotel,
III New York. He had an engagement
with capitalist, and was waiting for
INN. Presently Il gentleman came to-
ward him. looked him straight in the
face, and said:
Are You not Joseph Queensby p
Il an," was the reply.
"Well, them" said the person. pre-
sentlng card to him, this is my name.
Take ii. 1t may he of Use to YOU some
day"
Mi Queensby took the card and read
"Chauccr Lotus"
''Mr. Lotus ? and how can you he
of use to me -
81 am to be found very often here"
said Mr.. LOTUS, though | make no
appointments. People mostly find me
when they want me- added Mr.. LOTUS,
-, er sharply.
ii AM still ignorant of how you can
serve me- replied Mr.. Queensby.
Nv hat about those bonds - inquired
Mr.. Lotus. i'll the most nonchalant way.
and, howing to Mr.. Queemshy. vanish
ed.
Now there was nothing remarkable
/ about Mr.. LOTUS. His mirn WAS quiet
and his bearing that of gentleman.
He wore no .icwclIy. save II quiet guard
chain. His mustachc was not dyed.
and there WAS not the faintest glimmer
of flash about the man. if there was. it
was that his linen was particularly well
done mp. and that his hands and feet.
of peculiarly elegant proportions, We're
neatly gloved and shod.
'.Bnud> - said Mr.. Quecnshy "can
this man know anything about them ?
Can hc hc Il receiver! Impossible, '"
Nevertheless Quccn>by found it worth
7 his while To frequent the Corridor llo-
tel quite often.
( once again Chaucer Lotus. Esq. ap
pro; chcd him. The words ~cre few.
"B"ndS - said the Director.
'Preci>cly." was the reply.
'I"u have them -
- never said 81.
''In come tu business what are they
worth | ask Tor ruriou>ity'S sake.
Whit would we have to pay TO get
them back p
twenty-five per cent. on the dollar
SLY five Thousand dollars. neither
mole nor less. and away went MI.
Lotus.
Police and detectives again.
More chain cables ot facts. twisted
aro md detective capstanS. Some of
them this time. at the start. seem as if
the would stand some small amount
of tugging. but when Il true strain WAS
put on them. they commenced parting
again, like rotten fishing lines. Now
and then something WAS hooked up.
but when il did come up the >noodS
Ncr,. found either tn have their hooks
snapped. or to have brought to the Sur-
ttr, huI:chc> "t worthless weeds. EN-
cay pu>~lhlr preserve WAS fI>lIcd {: ami
At LAST. some poison WAS arrested who
had hccm Try ing to sell the bonds. Not
bat the detectives found it ont. hut ii
came to the surface in Il natural way.
Examination took place. and the court
got up blind alley. Justice some
times gets there at it> own accord. the
goddess being blind itself, and that WAS
the end OF 1t. Young man who had
the bonds honOlahll discharged only
SAN the bonds tnI Il second never
handled them. and that WAS the proper
conclusion. for the Young man wa> un-
duuhtcdll innocent.
New the Fountain directors met
again. Wigylc> made an impressive
speech It, did Wngglcs. lthc latter the
morc rNhau>livc.) The two old gentle
men vino took Ilosca's so when he
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streams to the thirsty" said Wirrles.
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