Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-24

wore I'm old gray overcoat, buttoned to the
throat, pair Of green goggles, and his
whole dress was saurtted with rain.
Take seat, said the banker point
ing to II chair near the fire.
/ No, thank y0u,' was the gruif reply.
" You got my letter. and of course you
know my business, he added.
/ You aIude to this. suspose," said
the bunker, producing the letter, that had
caused him SO much uneasiness,
Yes"
- don't understand it; you must have
made a mistake"
No, no mistake at all. was present
twenty years ago, come the 10Th of Octo-
/ Der, and saw you, Stephen Edwards. shoot
/ the man; and if you 90 to deny it, II
have you in prison before morning. I've
/ laid my plans, and got everything cure,
and if you 90 TO playing innocent and re.
fusing my terms I'll take care to see that
you die stretching hemp.
I he banker in spite of himself, turned
pale, shdddere'l, and staggered to u seat
What do wunt?' he groaned.
"A hundred thousand dollars-not one
cent less
1" cannot give it-it would ruin me" ="
Just as you say" rejoincd the other,
moving toward the door. You must
kno% what will follow, if go this way"
"Oh, stay! you must not 60 yet" cried
the man of crime in terrible alarm.
He argued urged, pleaded, implored for
mercy ut Il fearful cost. In vain At last
the bnnker-seeing ruin, disgrace and
death before him if he relused-agreed to
the terms. lie also agreed to meet the
stranger, with the required sum, on the
following night in font of st. Paul's
church. Both were punctual to the fixed
time, and the bill and check TO the amount
of one hundred thousand dollars changed
hands.
A month later there was tremendous
run upon the hank of which Stephen Ed
wards was the principal owner. 1t was
soon broken down and closed Then the
sheriff was set to work by eager creditors,
and all the real estate and personal prop
erty of the late millionaire was seized and
sold, leaving him beggar and many just
claims unsatisfied. Fashionable friends
desei ted the family, and the proud noble
man refused the hand of II ruined bankers
daughter.
In the midst of this disgrace and tribu-
lalion Stephen Edwards encountered the
man who had turned so pale and become
so ngilated in his presence short time
before.
" l rather think you do not know me,
sir said the gentleman with II formal
; bow.
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but yet cannot place you,' returned Ed
wards.
Permit me to bring myself to your
recollection, then, as wish you to know
me. A little more than six weeks ago ]
wa aking TO yon on business, and you
observed that turned deadly pale and be.
came agitated."
"Ah, yes, | remember you now.'
LET me tell YOU why was thus affect.
ed. My eyes had Just CHANGED upon II Gu.
rous watch seal which had belonged to q
gentleman named Sydney, who was sho
in The western part of the state some
twenty years age, and looking at your fen.
lures closely, knew yon to be the villar
who perpetraled the foul deed"
NlercifuI Gol!n exclaimed the banker
f with II blanched face and quaking form.
Yes, knew you" pursued the other
land Il week later disguised myself ant
had an interview with you in your man
sion. You remember that, of course?"
But" gasped the trembling wretch
g. did not pay you your own price tt
keep nv fatal secrct?"
Yes; and with that very money ant
whai other could command, | was en-
abed to buy up your own bills to make
that run upon your bank which broke it
anu forced ruin upon you"
"And what would you do, now that
am ruined? inquired the other with the
steady caImness of desperation.
Now that have had my revenge,
want you to know that | myself am tn,
man You tried to murder, and did rob.
am Philip Sydney. Behold the scar whert
, the ball struck and glanced and he liftet
, his hat and showed 1t.
/ God be praised - CIRCULATED the other
" God be praised that you are still living!
, and unable to restrain his feelings he burs
, into tears. "Oh, SIR he continued
"you have taken load off my consccnc,
IA weight from my sonl. Though pov
! erty. bpggnry and disgrace are staring M
+ in the face, am happy in the knowledg
, that am not guilty OF murder happie
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