Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-06

anu ie8ulng MIN out OF ear shot.
"Can't suffer you out Of sight, you
see."
Cant suffer me out of your
sightr
mo; SEEM as you're our prison.
err
"Your-your prisoner the yonng
man gasped, stupeAed with amaze.
ment.
ayes, and onless you want to
make a scene,' rejoined the other.
"the best thing you can do is to
come along quietly
"But what is the charged" asked
Archie, ''surely ain not suspect"
1--WE don't suspect nuthing," in.
terrupted the officer, switch that
areu't our business, which ia only
to take your body"
Seeing further parley was use
less, with what composnre he
could command, Archie, after bid,
ding the servant explain to Miss
Gilbert that urgent business called
him away suddenly, accompanied
his custodians in silence.
At the police Office he learned
that note which be had paid out
that evening had been identified as
one of those stolen from the bank,
which fact led to his present arrest.
A search was then made OF the
prisoner, in whose pocket. book was
found a number of bank notes,
every one Of which was
proved, by number and other dis
tinctive features, to belong to the
missing packet.
At this revelation Archie Norton
stood overwhelmed and speechless.
The stunning force with which the
blow had fallen berett him of all
power to make An explanation, If,
indeed, he had any to offer.
Next morning | received sum.
mons from the prisoner, with whom
| had been on terms Of friendly in.
t-rcourse, and one of whose we'd.
ding guests | was to he. / found
him in his cell, in half dazed, be.
wildercd state.
Surely I said. '.you must be
able to account for your possession
of the notes found upon YOU"
"Certainly l am" he answered;
III got them yesterday from my un.
cle's executor, Mr.. Gordon, in pay.
meut of a legacy | was too much
confused last night to mention
that
"Mr. Gordon is very methodi.
cal man of business" replied, "and
may be able TO identify the notes
he paid you. In that case the af
fair will be easily cleared up; for
no one will suspect Mr.. Gordon. and
if he remembers from whom he re.
ceived the notes, not only will your
innocence be established, but a
clew may be gained to the discov.
cry of the real culprit."
"By the way" | added, sin
whose company were you yesterday
after receiving the money from
Mr.. Gordonf"
"Ih Ralph Grsyson's," he an
swered.
"Indecd!- / said, a little aston.
ished, tor Ralph Grayson, fellow.
clerk of Archie's, had been his rival
aspirant to the hand Of Marion Gil
bert, and their relations had been
far from friendly. "Then you and
he have become reconciledr'
"Oh, yes" he replied, che came
home with me yesterday, and re-
NAMED till started on my visit to
Marian"
"Where was your pocket book
meantimei'
"Why, IN my pocket, of course,
said Archie, looking astonished at
the question.
"All the timer continued.
"All the time,' he answered.
"that is, all except few minutes
that was in my bed.loOm chang
ing my dress. ! had taken out my
pocket. book just before to consult
q paper, and laid it on my sitting
room table,
"And Grayson was in the sitting
foomr
"Certainly, but whv do you ASK
You do not think, surely
+ 81 think nothing Mt present.
replied, and encouraging my friend
to hope for the best, took my leave
My first step was to ascertain the
numbers and description OF thu
notes found in Archies possession
the next to call on Mr.. Gordon.
"You paid Mr.. Norton some
money yesterday" I began.
81 did," WAS the answer.
"Did you keep a MEMORANDUM
Of the numbers and denomination