Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-11-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
AN UNJUST SUSPICION.

.SsA AIT moment for this one" The
'ssc speaker was middle sged gentleman,
Mr MOrtOny who was rapidly writing the ad-
dress on some letters.
The one waiting vas a clerk in the estab-
lishment of Morton & Co, fremont street.
corner OF Dover. b ston.
ut is necessary for these to be mailed to-
night to go in the first train to p in the
morning There is-a small amount of money
ID one OF them. IL ought TO be sent to the
post Office, suppose, but it is too late, and
| guess it will be sale enough to mail it in
box -
Yes sir" and the quick~motioned, band>
some youth of nineteen. went to the u eareSt
letter box aud deposited them therein.
Mr.. Morton looked up from pile of LETT
ters he was perasing Byron Forsythe en-
tered at his summons. ''I received no re-
ceipt for the money you mailed last Tuesday
evening. Did you make no mistake ?" eye
ing the youth sharply.
II mailed them. sir, at the corner" he re,
turned respectfully, the rich blood mounting
to his cheek as he cotnprchended that he was
under suspicion.
Strange" muttercd Mr.. Norton "Wsr.
rem is always punctual-never knew careless
ness like this on his part before-you can go
now" He dashed off note to the sentie>
man in Providence and mailed it.
TIE next day-he received an answer that
| the money had not reached there. lie
ogain summoned his young clerk.
DO you still MAINTAIN that you mailed the
letter all righty'
Il DO, sir" Again the blood rushed pains
| fully to his face, at the imputatiOn. Sir.
Morton, cycling him suspicionsly through his
ula ,l,r 4 n OF Of have
written to Warren, and he informs me that
he never received the money. You see, sir,
under the circumstances, | can hardly trust
you You may be innocent, but it looks sus-
piciOus. | cannot retain You unless l lave
complete confidence in you. do not soy
that you have acted dishonesty, but it looks
dark. sir. dark" Aud Byron Forsythe,
with his proud. sensitive nature stung to the
quick by the unjust suspicion went out of
the employ of Morton & Co., with his scanty
earnings in his pocket, to seek employment
elsewhere.
Two policemen belonging station 5. Bos-
ton, met at the junction of their respective
beats. corner of fremont and Dover streets,
about 8 o'clock A. NJ. Themselves in a
shadow. they .rspotted" a man standing at
the nearest letter box. seemingly engaged in
hastily around and discovering no one in the
dim star light, he unlocked the box and
transferred the contents to his pockets He
repeated the process at the next box. When
he reached the third box the officers, who
had followed stealthily. concluded that the
situation was ripe, and surprised him with
heavy hand on each shoulder, demanding
what he was about.
"Mailing letter." he said, readily resting
the inference. Cant fellow"
"A letter. yes. Let us see the contents of
your pockets ="
Finding himself cornered, be produced
handful OF letters.
Sorry. but we will have to invite you to
talk walk with US" Aud, forming squad
OF honrr, they escorted him to the police sta
ton. u seemed to have something in his
hand that he wished to be rid Of They
gave way purposely, and soon heard slight
click on the pavement Not easily bafled.
strarp search with matches brought dupli-
cate key to light.
Arriving at the lookup they relieved him
of the letters and left him to his
trial
Mr. Morton. running his eyes over the
columns of the Journal, lighted upon this
item:
"The man whom officers White and Pat
terson arrested for robbing letter. boxes, has
confessed that it was not his first oEense.
A quantity of mail matter has been found
with him, among which he owns he found
several suns of money. 1t can be seen at
---depar;ment of the post-ofice."
Mr. Morton rode down to the Office Ask
ing to see the recovered mail matter, he ran
his eyes over them. and was not much sur
prised to find the ones he had given to his
clerk TO mail that Tuesday evening. The
money had, of course. been distracted. the
envelope having been carefully opened at
one eud. and it still contained the note that
had accompanied the money.
Never knew such thing before, :" thought
Mr. Morton as he rode homeward. "Thro'
this piece of rascaiity have turned off For
-ythe Wish | knew where he is. 1t did
look suspicious, though, trying to ease his
conscience, which told him be had been
rash
| Veronica Morton made lovely picture as
she sat under the subdued gas-light IN her
| warm. bright sitting room, idly dreaming
over 70 ume in crimson and gold that cop>
trs-ted with the lily whiteness OF her dim>
| pied hand. =,
A rarely beautiful girl of eighteen, with
ewes containing unfathomable depths of wo-
manly tenderness and truth, rich, cream
| .;,..5 comrlerion that deepened gradually