The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-02-14

= i-1tt@N AfhAtf tsc viii Ut gone iHch
e Bnt, indeed, John, don't ike this busi
q bess Al all. | think we'd better give i
' up. No lack viii come Vi ID, am sare
i Look here. Msrlhs. said The man. /
o have a chance Of get,ing safe or nov. I
0 baye il al settled, !fyou will oaly belp
e me 70 get this old woman's plate. With
. that aud a few li,tlc ,rinkeis happened
10 pick up few years ago, you and ]
may set up la business over IN America.
The other fellows viii bep me. Meet
me here tomorrow night, to lei me know
! that all i sale for Us, See here. have
brought you yaluahle present Keep it
until the plate is secure with me; for you
must stay here until al bows over; then
make some excuse for leaving, and come
: over and Join me 10 New York. II you
want money, sell these diamonds 10 Ljy-
erpool; they are worth no end OF money
could see quite wei that be took
something out OF his pocket aud gave it to
her, She hcid il up 70 look at IL; aud
there, giisiening in The bright moonlight,
! saw-my godmothors diamond csr
ring 1.-The one tia; had been stolen over
nine years ago, with the other jewels,
from her room.
Here, then, al last, was ihe mystery
solved, everything made clear, and all
through my dreaml Presently the light
fell ON the mans face again, and iu-
stantly recognized my godmothers worry
respectable gardener. a decent man he
was believed TO be, but thief all the
time, and one who bid bis evil deeds un.
Der cloak OF religion And who was
this woman be seemed to have got such
power over? Evidently his wife; for
gathered that from his conversation with
her. waited where was until they
were both goue Martha back TO the
house aud her husband 10 The village |
then, as quietly as could returned to /
the house and reached my room. Falling
on my knees ] gave thanks TO God for /
making me the means of finding out such I
wicked plot, and perhaps saving the
lives OF more than one under that roof
for 1t is more than likely that had those
desperate men been disturbed IN their
midnight plunder, they would not have
hesitaled at any deed which would have
enabled them TO carry out their wicked
plans.
j slept little that night, aud next morn
ing tried TO appear calm aud composed,
though was frightened and really I'M. ]
was longing for my husband TO come
that might tell him ali, and consult
what was best 10 be done, to prevent
robbery aud perhaps bloodshed AT last
to my great relief, saw him coming,
ran to the gate 10 meet him, aud told him
what had seen and heard The night be-
toie. Now, said, win you ever Iangb
at my fneies again?
M, my dear little wife, said he new
er will
We then arranged that we should tell
his mother and sister everything ana he
was TO 20 10 the nearest police station
and arrange with the chief officer to have
a number Of men ready 10 the wood near
the house at twelve O'Clock that night;
that after dinner we were to say good
bye to Mrs. Benson, and drive home but
would return and join the police In the
wood, and wait there until we saw Mar y
tha leave the house TO meet her husband !
We were then 10 go in aud wait until the y
thieves came in, when they were to be
surrounded and taken prisoners My q
wanted me to remain at our Y
own house; bat | would not do so, as
said ! would only be Imagining all sorts ?
Of dreadful things; besides, knew bis Q
mother and Mary would Ike to have me !
with them.
y all lnrped out as wei as could be, =
The night was very fine; aud just al .
we've o'cock Martha stole down % t4e
Place where bad seen her lhe night be- ?
ore; aud lhen We all, about a dozen pj- =
icemen aud ourselves, went into Tie
ionse. The men were stationed out of g
ieht III different rooms, waiting bf lbe a
obber' entrance. llenry came up 70 y
NJ Hepson'- room, where AlIo q, VIZ, :,
ngn ~erg, mc'ading The two ryufs, /,
Nith 1fea'hle.s ar&rey we wa eltd 4d },
gsiied. From where stood could .ec :
Dc way they would come, =
/ was obou iwo O'elock when saw =
lAriba coming np The wa.k and four men !
With her. Look said; there lLey are .
hey went round TO the back door, and Z,
We heard them stealing along the passage =
. the dlrection oftile plate closet. Then =
Sudden rush-a scream from the wrct- -
bed Martha imprccatious loud aud BIT
sf--a shot, i-anotber screaml
May God grant no lives viii be lost
70 prayed
Poor Mary nearly tainted AT last we !.
card the officer cali HeHrY 70 come
own. The -four men were .well secured =,
nd taken to The police station. Martha =,
'as taken there, too. She confessed she
ad bet them 10 for the purpose Of stealing !.
10 silver. One OF the robbers was
lightly wsnDded in the arm, bat no one
lie was hurt. Very thankful was
hen fonud next dsy that DO one was n,
ie worse for having gone through snch Il,
'uible sceue. A.
The house where MsrlEas husband %.
'dged was searched, aud Tie case VI dia. yo
'onds aud many Other valuable articles H.,
'and there. This inmensely respect "a
bic gardener bad been disgrsce "a hls
mlly aud BIZ profession. Lett very iel
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