Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-02-19

name by the servant who answered the
call.
Directly after the girl came back with
n card, upon which was written in deli
cate female hand
"Not at home, TO Mr.. Amity. will never
aeesou again. MARY FENroN"
He looked wildly at the servant, and
then, tearing the card in pieces he stamp
ed upon them furiously, and hurried out
into tie street, his heart full of doubts and
fears. Mary had refused to see him again
Who had poisoned her mind against him
| and how should he unravel the web which
fate seemed weaving around him2
Senter was on hand at the appointed
time, and met Fenton at his office, where
they were joined by n policeman. Fen
toll had armed himself, and aftcra stern
command to be careful what he did, the
informer took the lead, walking several
PAGES i'll advance Of tho other, and not
appearing to belong to them. He took a
cab at a corner stand, they followed his
example; and after ordering their driver
to keep the other cab in sight, they drove
through the city, and talf an Aorr after
alighted ina side street, where tnc houses
were of the first class known as s,lspi
cious. The cabmen had their orders and
drove away, and Senter joined thc party.
"Whcre is the place; you gn?" said the
policeman.
Gentleman Toms replied s:cntcr.
"Tom keeps Il little game of faro, and
a good many rough customers hang
around him" said the policeman. "Will
you so iH?"
| "Ofcodrsc," said Fcnton quietly.
you are game" muttercd the police
man. "This way, then"
lie opcncda gate and by tie tails
jmanic power of certain words and knocks
itlley were soon inside of the house, in
which the, gambling WAS in full blast.
Scnter led the way up stairs to small
isssaSiis 's.hs was eSrpeted so thiuklys that
their footsteps could give no sound. SEN
ter moved u small panel, scarcelyan inch
across, and moiioned to Fcnton to look
in. He applied his eye to the opening.
and saw three men seated at II table, al
most within reach Of his hand, conycrs
ing in low tones. All Of them were mask
ed closely, and two OF them callc,, the
third by name, at different times, and
the name was-Scth Amity.
Fcnton listened and heard the whole
plan of the proposed robbery, and he
knew that the man whom he lad trusted
and to whom he had hccn about to give
his daughter in marriage, w:s villinn
and a partner with robbers.
All compunclions were ut an end, and
the last words he heard rs the men arose
were these: 81 have invested the pro-
ceeds of our last haul in Chicago in such
a way that it will give me influence
enough with that old shark Fcnton, to
induce bin to hurry up the marriage
with his daughter. They are over forty
thousand i'll gold in the bank, and the
specie will flow in heavily tomorrow.
This will make us rich enough TO retire
and live like honest mcn.
Twice during the next day Seth passed
Mr.. Fenton in the street with wild cxcit-
cd look in his handsome face, and the
lawyer fund it hard to believe the cvi-
dencc Of his own ears Seth did not
look like II criminal but rather one
whom some unexpected sorrow had driven
to despair.
At night three men, with hats drawn
closely over their brows, crawlcd through
the alleys Mt the back OF Morton's Bank
and reached IL door, which was opened by
key, and they entered. a man lay
sleeping OH the for, who was quickly
overpowered, bound and gagged. The one
who appeared to be the leader showed
them the way to the place where the
other watchmnn was seated, nodding over
table. He was disposed Of as easily as
the other, and left upon the floor help
less, and then the leader produced tho
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