Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-10-13

hanl across his brows Tor : moment.
Then he spoke:
'.licnry, where Is Your granu!alhcrs
watch ?"
There. did you miss It 50 quickly .
meant to get it back before lou dis
covered il was gone Will have it at
ter breakfast The fact Is. Mas not
myself when left the house lat u.ght.
with temper. and HARRISON Fry offered
me two hundred dollars tor 1t, II bc paid
next week, and in my temper let am
take ii to bind the bargain. | Wa crazy
Tor money. and sold him my pistol.
too. regretted about the watch before
Lad fanny quit the village. but he
broke ms engagement and did not 60
with u> I" ilnhOroUgh after AL. SO |
!rvr had no chance To get it back again
till now
''iirris"n Fry" exclaimed Foster
!!"ughtpm. An! his hand, ca>pcd aud
NJ lips moved in thankful PRAYER
iiUt II You don tel me what is all
this excitement in The village ! shall rIIn
ou; :,ub find oUt tor myself. cried the
boy. imps,irnlIy. You never would
stand here asking me questions about
trliie- il the u"nk had been broken open
IN tn" night
Foster Huughton put his hands on his
ooN- shoulders and hiSsci him a. he had
not done since his sons childhood. Then
he took irom il hiding place the watch
a"d hung it Oh Harry neck. his mani
t">t "mntj"n c!rr, in" the cHprps-!o9 OF
the Iatter's astonishment.
"Ihrre = mach To IL. You. Harry
he sad. ''and perhaps You vii. think
| have I" 49,, ynuv forgiveness rather thaH
| yur mine. Bu my heart i too tull tor a
/ word till after PRAYERS. l.ctuS =" down.
Ihcu ii" three went down the stairs.
| the mother c,inging to the boy : hand.
| which she ht'! never r,.iinqUi>hed since
| her first embrace Foster llnught"n
! took the massive bible. as was hi, daily
custom. and read the chapter upon which
rested the m;uh lett the morning before,
hut hi Voice ch"kcd and his eyes filled
again when he came 10 the lines:
For this my son WAS dead and saIive
again: he un~ ,o>t and i, found
>ila- Hiyhv calloped into IinborougF
twn minutes late for the "Ow! tram. an!
the luritIvr was too sharp I" II" caught
hy the detectives who were put uu the
watch Tor hirI by telcrraphir messages.
IN u irlr nuur- aN E,mfirld had q .npv-
rrct that Urrri>on Fry was missing,
md hod nude up its mind that hr was
tl'. ,-raprl cnu:rt;r"ttc in th"hHr- ..rY.
The B ur River National BANK otlored
reward f'r him bat he has never vet
been found The Jealous cou~tnh', truud
.rp4peust'irn toy the loss ot onn u~'- la.r
N th" discovery that tn" other t.vr w.rc
a coup'" at the most >kiilfU, and : lprrry
OF the metropolitan Crack>m"u, k.owu
among other aliases Il Gentleman
Graves and Toti"y Ben. SiiaS Bixbv's
courage and discretion received du"
tribute from counsel, press, and public
during the traI that rn>upd the next
rnou,h in the TiNnorough courthouse,
AND hy some intiuruce 1t was 80 managed
that &ir>. Houghtrn was not called to
the stand. nor was Foster Houghlon
closely questioned in regard to the man
nrr in which the third rohbcr had
escaped from his custody on the steps of
the bank.
Harry HoUghton Went to Lake George
that Summer. S'arting day after the
departure ct Grace Chamberlain but
this year they 90 together. and the pro-
%,ammn "t the tour include. Niagara
ard Qurhcr