The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-11-14

WAS very nonVy tO-nlgut. one wan
dercd listlessly down to the wator's
edge. A little boat lay moored
there. She seated herself in IL,
where she felt she could he undis.
turbed in her lonely meditations.
Her thoughts soon fonnd utterance
"What change y she murmured
"vhat q change from our happy con
dition of q week ago lean, hardly
realize it A bauk robbed, aud
Charles arrested as. the perpetrator
Of the robbery aud thrown in,o pris
on ! How could they ever suspect
him 7 Yet the circumstances are
very mysterious, aud hasty loves
tigstion points TO him. IL is evident
TO me, though. that he only left Or
riville temporarily, that be was called
away. Strange that no shonld have
destroyed tho letter, and that it
turns out there is no such person as
Greenup in Dalton 1t is not at all
strange that he should have bocoms
excited when couple of men laid
their hands on him ~ he was getting
out of the train, aud told him ho
was a thief, and was wanted immedi. /.
ately Mt Orrville. Who wouldn't get
excited under such circumstances 7
What nonsense they allege They
say he might have written the note
himself, and passed it through the
post. Bnt I know he has not the
least link of connection with the af.
fair and the authorities have no
right to commit him to prison, when
ho can obtain bail from half dozen
different persons. But the people
hero are 80 excited that taoy will
listcn to nothing. A tear tricklcd
down her pale cheeks. "Psbaw !
III not be such baby all will be
right yet"
She sat in the boat until the lights
in the different departments of the
hotel gradually disappear, and was
Just about to rise aud return to the
house, when fignre, coming down
tho path towards her induced her to
retain her seat. Tho figure proved
To- be that Of tho young merchant,
Mr.. Van Haven, Matte had always
been attracted by the handsome face
and winning manners Of the gay
New Yorker, and rather enjoyed his
society than otherwise. 80 she re-
tnained seated until be took his place
by her side.
Lets row out upon tho lake.
sail Van Haven, without au uuncc-
e-sary "Good evening"" as he raise.l
the oars and pnlled gently from the
shore. 1T IL very qIict night,
md we shall not be disturbed. Most
%, tho folks have retired. We must
move cautiously
why 2 questioned Matte, ratho
or surprised at this romarIs.
"Why! Do you want to betray
yourself I
"Bctray myself! Why. what are
you talking about, Mr.. Van Haven Z
Just then the moon, which had
been shining on his back, fell full
upon his face, and revealed coun.
tenance with an unusual strange ex>
preston. and to tho great as,onish.
ment Of Matte, tho fact that her
companion was asleep Van Haven
had been known to walk in his sleep
and perform great many marvel-
Ions feats while in that condition
and Matte Harris herself had hap
pened to meet him once while en-
joying somnambulistic ramble, So
she was uot Mt all frightened by the
circumstances under hich she sud-
denly found herself placed, but
somewhat astonished; aud, being a
young lady of good deal of mis-
chief aud possessed Of the usual a.
mount curiosity, of course she de-
termined to let her companion con-
time on bis nocturnal excursion,
"What are you talking about y
repeated Matte, her saddened fea-
tures giving place to an amused
smile.
"You know we'll enough what
am talking about Jim. We must
secure it tonight. 1t may be found
where We have hidden it, aud that
would DO the last Of MS. That let
ter was sharp thing of ours, wasn't
it ! trernble lest Lacy may be
cleared-though, th n suspicion
would seek some other party. So
we'd better find other quarters as
soon as we can possibly do 80 with,
out causing any comment upon it
and, of conrse, we will not lot tho
money remain where it is now"
AT the mention Of Lacy's name,
and money Mattie's mind, which /
for the past week bad been iuvaria-
bly, coupling those words together,
caught eagerly at the suspicion thus
aroused and her very frame shook
as the light ofa great disclosure
suddenly flashed upon her. She had
found one of tho guilty parties, con-
cerned in tho bank robbery, and
conld liberate her lover
The discovery was almost too
much for her. A dim mist suffussd
her eyes. She clutched eagerly the
side Of tho bont But she soon rsv
covered the first shook, yet did not
permit herself 10 speak, she trembl-
"a 20 Violently.
Van Haven continued -
"Wa must leave to morrow don't
you think 20 =