The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-19
THE UNJUST SUSPICION.
ny IsiZ IRyiso.

aWait moment for this one.' .u
The speaker was a middle.aged gentle
man, Mr.. Morton, who was rapidly writ
ing the address on some letters. = ~
The one waiting was clerk 10 the es-
tablishment Of Morton 4 Co, fremont
street, corner Of Dover, Boston. d s.i -...
! at 10 necessary for these to b6 mailed
tonight to 70 In the Hrst train to P. In III,
morning. There is small amount Of
money in ione Of them. /. ought to b.
sepl to the Postoi1cs, I suppose, but it is
late, and 7 guess it will be safe enough te
mail IL In box mH,H Ds,s lla 10
ayes, sir" and, the quick. motionsd,
handsome youth Of nineteen went out to
the nearest letter box and deposited them
therein. go. ~ "
Mr.. Morton looked up from apile o.
letters he was ,perpsing as Byron FOrcy,
the entered At his summons. IL have re-
ceived no receipt for the money you mail.
ed last Tuesday evening. Did you make
no mistakern cycling the youth sharply
~ mailed them, cir, at the corner, 'he
returned respectfully, the rich 81 God
mounting 10 bis cheeks as he comprehend
ed that be was under suspicion. I '
"Strange, muttered Mr.. Morton
tfWarren 10 always plnctnal-neyet knew
care lessness like this before on bib part
Well-vor can 20 now" He dashed of
note 10 the gentleman in Providence and
The next day he received answer that
the mopey had not reached there. he
again summoned his young clerk,
ado you still maintain that you mailed
the letter all right? n, " .l,,....,.
al do, ar Again the blood rushed
painfully 10 his face al the impntation.
M. Morton, cycling him susPieio,lsly
through his glasses, thought 1t aprooi
ii have vfittetito Warren, and he In
| forms me that hs never received the
money, . You see, Dir, under the eitcums.
tances, can hardly trust YOU You
% az be innocent, but II looks suspicious
| I cannot retain you longer unleash have
complete confidence In you.1 lido NOT
say that you have acted dishonesty, but
| II looks dark, cir, dark h!r"1 - q
And Byron Foreythe, with bis proud
sentative nature stupg TO the quick BY the
unjust suspicion, went out Of the employ
of'iMorton & Company with his Bcanty
earnings In his pocket, to seek employ
ment elsewhere.!iH y5"lLn !" 7uI. . iI,ta
| Two policemen belonging to Station
Five. Boston, mot at the junction OF their
respective beats, corner Of fremont and
Dover streets, about three O'Clock A. N
Themselves in shadow, they spotted"
man standing ut the nearest letter-bo1r
seemingly engaged in something question.
able. After CHANGING around hastily and
discovering no one in the dim starlight,
he unlocked the box and transferred the
contents TO his pockeu. BE repeated the
process at the next boz. When he reach
ed the third one the officers, who had fol-
lowed s,eaI,hily; concluding that the sit.
uation was ripe, surprised him by a
heavy hand on each shoulder, demanding
what he was about. f'",'- -
II am mailing a letter. he said, read
lily, ressnting tho interference. Can't
fellow" m 'i- ''l -" u.s..
| IA letter, yea. Let us sec the contents
Of your pocket" % '7F-l ~ 'i
Finding hiu,elf eornered he produced
a handful Of letters. iiH. .'''1L
aSorry, but we'll have to invite you tc
ltaks a walk with .us." iyAnd, forming .
suusd Of honor, they escorted him 70 tbs
Ipalice station. lie seemed TO have acme
Hing in his hand that be wished to be rid
Of: lThsy gave way pufpo-ely ,Gsnd soor
heard slight chick on tbs pavement
Not easily bsffsd, a sharp search, viii
N G,chss brought n duplica,e key 70 light
Arrived n. the lock up they relieved him
Of tho letters and ieit him TO await hi
trial.gs4 ni ,v1rdlrtai iilEiiunil H..
| Mr. Norton, running. his eye over The
columns Of the journal" lighted upor
this item: ~ -,
rThe msn whom ofanrs ,Whits, ,apd
patterson ARRESTED, for Hrobbing letter
boxes has confessed that It wa not ~
ira ofien,e. - A quantity Of mail mattel
Ia been iopld with him, amongst whict
Ia owps be found several sums Of money
| II can be seen att-=7dspaEtment OIL tA''
postofice.' 1,qU i,s.si,..i y, did,.
liberalization rode. DOM 4. The. oince
| Asking 10 see the recovered mail matter
Ih.fans Bis eye over them, and WAS no
mneh surprised 10 find the ones he hae
given 10 his clerk to mail that Tdesda,
evening. The money had, o. course
been abstracted, the enyelope having beer
carefully. opened at one ends and u snl
contnined the note that had accompanied
itbs money. ,'''' ~ ''i 70. &c 's.a , ~,
| r. sSsS.r knew such, thing befoss,;,
Thought Morton as-he- code 5homsgAio
,S ansSr n FSssy Hi WIFI EdssSher,
he IL. 1t did look suspicious, though, p,
irving TO ease his conscience that toiS
hin he had been rash.l .r, ,tt,la,y,
VeropiOa Morton, made a lovely PIC
tuie AZ she sat under the snbdued gas
\ iight In her warm, bright sitting room
idiy dreaming over . Volume IN etlmsSi
and gold that contrasted with the III
whitsness Of her dimpled hand. a rare
LIN beautiful girl Of eighteen" With eye
containing unfathomable depths Q
WON splys tenderness and gtrpth, di efn