The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-06-08
"Ies; ner English Is very imperfect

les; ner English Is very imperfect
Have you ever seen her?"
No; have heard Fred speak of her.
| My mother, you know. was German"
''But what has that to do with Fred .
| case?''
II will tell you. Vogdes has tried to
catch the thief. and failed. You have
tried, and failed. mean to try, and
succeed
You! What can you do?"
Come tomorrow and Twill tell you."
Punctual to the appointed tine Potter
made MS appearance. With dancing
eyes and flushed cheeks Maud met
him.
"Well?'' he asked, certain from her
looks that she had good tidincs
Il told you l would succeed"
'.And you did? Huzza! I feel as
young as Fred himself"
TO whom | have telegraphed to re-
turn. He will be here this evening, and
you must bring Mr. Markham, Mr..
Vodges, and the proper police authori-
ties, to meet in his room. Then, MIR.
Potter, go to Mr.. Arnold's room andre
move the pipe Of the stove at the elbow.
In the joint you will find Mr. Markham's
memorandum-book and the missing
notes"
'You are sure?"
'.Listen. This morning. in a calico
dress, sun-bonnet, and coarse shoes for
disguise, l applied for the place of
chambermaid at the boarding-house
where Mr. Arnold has room. braid
ed my hair in TWO long plaits, and con-
vinced your iandlady that l was re-
|scent importation from Germany, unable
Ato speak q word of English. She agreed
to take me for one week, on trial, and
before i had been two hours in the house
l was sent to tidy Mr.. Arnold's room.
Never was room tidied so quickly;
and. seeing my mistress on her way to
market, shot the bolt, and took sur
vey Of the premises. The trunk was
locked, the bureau drawers wide open,
the closet door ajar. felta reluctance
to overhaul any private repositories,
though l should have done it." she
added, resolutely, '.if | had been driven
to it. l rummaged q little, when on the
closet floor | espied shirt, apparently
scarcely soiled, except one sleeve, and
that was black with SCOT. I wondered
what he would be doing at the fireplace
in summer, and went to examine A few
minutes sufliced TO convince me that the
stove had been moved out and the elbow
Of the pipe removed. I repeated the
process-to find roll of fye-hundred-
dollar notes and small notebook. with
the name of Rufus Markham on the first
page. l carefully replaced every thing,
and came home. Now, Mr. Potter, he
must be taken by surprise, or he may
say Fred put tie notes there
You are brave girln' cried the old
man, looking with admiration at the
beautiful, animated face, land Fred will
owe you more than his life.''
lie can repay me by coming TO tell
me the good news when he is clear"
Eight was struck by the city clocks
when DIR. Graham Arnold. dressed in
the latest fashion, and with fragrant
Havana between his lips, strolled leis-
ureiy into his own room.
tie had heep in .-iht2. J,a.,;;1 nv .ssss. ..fa,-
Mir. Potter with some anxiety, but who'll
IL unaware Of the little party OF four
who, in Mr. Potter's temporary apart
ment, awaited his return to his own
room.
Once inside the door the nonchalant
look left the handsome face of the young
man, and he muttered, tiercely:
Il must get out of this. Potter sus-
poets me, and may yet communicate his
suspicious to Mr.. Markham. l will be
off tonight as soon as the house is
quiet -
He opened small travelling -satchel
as he spoke, and was rapidly filling it
with necessaries for journey, when he
was interrupted by a knock at the door.
Tossing the satchel into the closet, he
cried, Come in"
But his face turned livid as his call
was obeyed, and party of five entered
the room.
Two policemen stationed themselves
on his right and left, while MIR. Mark
ham, Mr.. Potter and Fred Tryonfollow-
ed them.
Now, MIR. Potter" said one of the
policemen, with the face and voice Of
the detective Vogdes, Twill you tell MS
where to find those missing notes9''
What notes?" cried Arnold. ''What
does this outrage meang'
1T MEANS" said Mr.. Potter, ''that
your plan to throw the robbery OF MIR.
Markham's private desk upon his neph-
ew has failed. 1t means that the five
thousand dollars stolen from that gen.
tleman are now in your possession, ex-
cept only one note given to Mr.. Tryoh
in payment of a debt"
''it's lier' cried the prisoner; but his
white face, faltering voice and shaking
limbs were no proof of innocence.
search my trunks; search every thing
l haver'
no, gentlemen" said Mr.. Potter.
'Draw out the stove, if you please, and
look in the elbow of the pipe"
With cry Graham Arnold fell sense
less 10 the floor as Vogdes put his hand
upon the stove.
Mr. Markham turned to Fred. There
was no word spoken. Hand clasped
hand, and each read forgiveness in the
others eyes.
MIR. Graham Arnold spent some weeks
in jail ere his trial and convictions; but
before his sentence was pronounced Mr..
and Mrs Frederick Tryon were cross
ing the ocean on wedding tour to Eu-
rope.