The Van Buren press., 1877-07-17

G money to make up the sum needed woul
4 never be missed, and, If it should be,
t would not be suspected at all.
t -" came home in the midsummer va
cation full Of the plan, and declared, yo,
know, my intention to remain at hom
during the autumn to see to our mcvin!
into the new house. .-5.. ..-=z
: After had made up my mind to d,
} wrong, circumstances seemed to eonspir,
TO lead me on. | planned and planned
went often to the bank to see you ant
petted old Silver stocking more than ev
er, knew all about the combination
lock of the safe, and where you and Mr.
Strand used to set down the numbers.
When you sent Mrs. Remington tc
look at our house the thought came tc
me that l would not tell her about the
secret cupboard, and that perfected my
plan. / could ways go about in til,
dark freely and in familiar places, anC
ffru unyrnlng wanteu nearly as easIry
if it were light. kept one of the two
keys to the hall door of old house, and
knew where you placed the keys of the
bank at night.
"When you and Mr.. Strand both went
over to that meeting l thought my op.
portunity had come. About midnight,
in the midst of the storm that had come
up soon after you had gone, put on my
oil silk coat, left the house, went through
the grounds by your summer path, and
entered the side door of the bank.
Silver stocking never made noise
except to sniff and sniff to make sure
that it was |. had taken my travelling
bag 70 put the money in, and wax taper
to light the safe with after had opened
it. There was such a lot of money
took more than had intended to After
| had strapped my bag reached out and
took another note that was left loose in
a little drawer, and tucked it under the
flap.
~ hurried out of the bank, though
carefully locking the safe and doors after
me, and went directly across the street to
Mr.. Remington's. easily entered the
hall and placed the bag in the cupboard
That ten dollar note, no doubt, got dis
placed, while was getting the bag in
behind the hat-rack to place it in the cup
board, and fell in the corner.
" didn't dare carry the money home
Tor fear you might be suspected, and our
house searched Besides Julia was away
ON pleasure trip with friends, and
could not send the money to her at once.
And you remember, dear papa, that you
had promised to take me to the city with
you the next time you should 60. | |
thought ! could then carry the money to
her myself
After | had returned to my room,
by any one, and meditated
upon what l had done, l thought
NV ewes till nearly; TdayfftnrA-A
I Was almost crazy, and became almost
i'll from the excitement and the cold l
took from being ont that dreadful night.
IL have dreamed over and over of re-
placing the money, and have thought
about it all the time when awake l am
so bad can never hope to be forgiven,
but am glad that you, papa, now know
it all, for | have felt SO wicked all these
weeks when you and everybody else have
been so kind to me.
Julia McMarshall has written to me
several times, but the letters are all there
in my writing desk unopened. l have
had letters, too, from some OF the other
members of the Ten Tried Travellers.
They are good girls, and one OF them
wrote me lately that Madam Leclerc had
sent Miss McMarshall away from the
school, it having been found out that she
was an adventures. The girls we're all
SO thankful that they did not get led
away by her. Oh, dear. they have no idea
how wicked have been -
The long, weary weeks OF sickness,
suffering and contrition that Ethel endur-
ed we're thought to be sufficient punish
ment for the crime she had committed,
if indeed, it could, under the circumstan
ces, be called a crime. The villagers,
one and all, who had known and loved
her from her babyhood, readily fell in
with the opinion Of the old doctor, and
very considerably took charitable view
of the affair.
This being the sequel of the mysteri-
Gus Flint Rock Bank robbery, the Rem
ingtons did not deem it best to wait Tor
legal tribunal to pass upon their inno'
cence, but we're satisfied with the hearty
congratulations of their friends over the
quiet withdrawal of the cruel indictment
against them Ethel had suffered too
much to be quite the light-hearted girl
she had been But she finally graduated
from leading seminary, and is now the
beloved and honored principal of fami-
ly school for young ladies'. where you
may be sure she profits from her own
sad experience, Illustrated Weekly.
| ,,l.;ss mo EaorgeD she said and