Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-10
Vol. XXI. Whole No. 1923. No. 50.

extension-that was my only hope. This
was good opportunity to do 1t, and /
went, though l would rather have taken a
| beating. He wasn't at his desk, however,
and not expected again that day, the Sec
ond auditor said. My heart jumped up for
a minute. with great sense of relief. But
| it went down again.
'Ify your name is Stebbins,' the second
auditor said. there's a message for you
from Mr.. Blackjack
That's my name, SIR
We'll, he expected you here before noon
| to-day, and as you didn't put in an ap-
pearance. you're to report at his house to-
night. There's message going up in an
! hour or so, and you can send any word
you like
III write note IL you'll lend me pen,
| said.
And he told me I'd find one at Mr..
Blackloek's desk. So sat down In his.
house by nine o'clock in the evening, and
hoped to make things satisfactory. took
| care not to sign my name, or say anything
that could be used against me. And / went
off, feeling as IL l had a lease of life for a
few hours longer. anyhow. Tom Lippin-
| colt might get home before had to see
ised to be on the watch for him and let me
know. 1t might be all right yet, trid TO
well IA 7 couId tIl piobt came and I GOT
word from Hiys,nson fbat !, was ali
wrong. Tom Lippincott hadn't come, ,snd,
worse still, didn'nt expect to come for a
week. Something had got awry In Pitts
hurgh and Rlock & Gilsey had telegranh-
ed for him 10 90 on at once and wal. In
structions.
This knocked eyerythino Of course and
I oaveu hear rhere was notbinp IN do
hut to 90 and toll Mr. RIacklocL that
couldn't nav and let him do his worst
was 30 ,Ir.d and d;scouroged and doy,.
hearted thu, dIdn,r seem tn CAR, much for
ANYTHING eY.en, Molly ar Least I, wa.
rouoh on her moor IitrIe vomon, AMI
there was her rino in INV nocket s.ill the
uuluckv rjny thar COS, mo so dear
Iwent nm To Mr. RIacklock,s bousa a lit
tIe hefor. tbe time had named yyi,b
dooued f,elino tnat IA bast Get 10 tho hot
tom of ,hinos as oujck az nossibIe
seryant-oirl showed me into haantifnI IL
hrarv with hooks oil along the walIs and
n;c,,,r.s anI .,sv oho,rs "a ay.ry,hin,,
warm and hr;yhi and .lagan, Nnho.iS
w,s there aud Inotad .ronu1 m. snvi.
o,,. aud hi,,ar .non,h con ,.u yo,,
III nsedn,, ho s,' har, On 400 d.viI
lii. mo wonI5n,t i, T onnid pit down in
sncb n r.st as his + ,honyht .Rn, cha,
I lna- Ia, piShh haSI
hnr,.,, -, aod ~, mo n',, -, ,,, rr,;ssru
~, - o,h, ~
.rna H. n,as rar,lx o>a,, ,rdJ h.or,
mnvement on The s,,ir.. nras.n,,v rhe
-,,, Ill os a iad,,,s -, ~
mnmant varv rncb to mv s,rnriss a iodv
ca,n. in apd sn.,Le to m.
Won ,,jsh ~ 900 NJ pracLIocr, oh.
ala .....', h,' 80 s.o, ~ Ia ,.;.I
,nd viii nn, he Z, fnr soms ,ima If vo,
ar. tho nrrson who son, him This note 20
Ia, III, o,,a,I =, ~, h,,zi,ss 49,,
WTs K,cLInck
Sb.' h..IS M ',,,v l.,t.r >, ,aI,ooL
!, and ,,,,L,.d -, IL, ali SIa sns,ar ,or hi"
v,,. s,methin,, th,,i h.dn,t hsra,in.d
,nr ! cn,II -,,rd b.vi,1T "a n,,, ~ ~.
~, t,r a rn,,n. ,,Iam ,to~. vyas ~, h..l,,
49, 49,, -. 80 -. i,. ip
nj. l,,dv ,,innr NV own iist7racea rha mr.
thouybf vas Ia ,,rt ont of if Win a lie
..tI''.., -, ~ ,tt.i'.
.,ii On, ,I;s : ,, Of ,,,' -;
ca,n,, h..r,, ~, III ,,a raI,,,.,t ~. f-ra,5 ,,,
mi,,.,,
..rh. I,ro o,,l;, -, cav D., ~
s,- sha ,,,tar,,,,ltod no a.. ~ ,icl, '; '.Tt;
yon,re NOT the ner.on Who wrote ,his Lat.
ier and Who br ronght NJ EI.ohIooi'
cheek with false signnture. two weeks
ago I advise Won tn % h,ck IN your triand
who lid aud toll him to snaak for h,msalt
NJ RIacLlock ,,iu nor daal Vim .n, 70
be,wee" "''' ''' '
She IooLed STRAIGHT at me ,yi,h fash
In h.r So ,Io, said Main GA ,,orIs
You need n OF trv 10 Ii. 10 me Know
the truth And hung nv head. tongue
t;.J f,r shaua .,l ,,,y fac., l,La fro to ia.
tins of nv e,rs
She looked al mel could feel her look
all over me thouyb I didn't raise INV head
..Ifvou wouId he honest with mn. il
vonld make the matter easier for us boib.
I'm ouire sure that what Won said inst now
was NOT the truth Won cant look In INV
eyes and reneot il
No Iran't. vou're RIGHT there :" cried
out. hot and angrv, and not caring now
what | snid. PINT it's MIR. Blacklock',
fault if told Won A lie. He wasn't called
mon fo .xpose me 10 a lad,p,
.,In,rr,I'" She answered. scornfullv. i
a,, mat ,,r vhv Won sbonlJ exnect him to
snare your ieeIinps. Perhaps YOU will
sIy n.xt il was his fault that Won took
Tn. cheek"
No. | shau't put that blame where il
belouvs-ou the mer that keep honest
folks of their due i'll could have rot nv
nav had no need to do what did. and
never should have done il, either. In
mo, such a scsmn az Won think me.
ma'ma.n
..perbaps not ~ she said. coldly. "But
Whit / think of Won ia of no consequence.
Mr. Stebbins, You come. | believe. to
return the money which Won mis.nnropri-
ated, am here 70 Give yon recent for
II
she sa, down a. she said this in an arm.
chair that was drawn M before a library
table and motioned me 10 take a seat OH
nosi,. h.r rhare was naner on tho ,ahi.
and AN ink kstond. and she took M a pen and
held IL. looking at me in a waiting sort of
way. pulled out nv forty dollars and
tossed il down before her, not az ciyilly a,
I might have dsne il. | must confess. But
was reckless. for her hard way took the
last spark OF hope from me.
THAT'S all Pye got, | said. doggedly.-
.It,s only forty dollars, and the check vas
seyepty-hye. Pye done nv best to get the
whole of il. and if | was to be hanged for
il tomorrow couldn't raise another dol
lar,
She looked at LIE with those clear, steady
ewes Of hers for half a minute. and Iilook-