Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-21

his seat with groan aud iainien
away.
While The doctor was appl ing res-
toraliv.s 10 bis char1e tie detective
drew Mr.. Puryis aAay 10 the rear o.
Ihe Store, aud remained ih"re Tor hall
an hrur in conv, ,rsalion win him. ard
Judging by bis freq rent exclamation, he
must have been greatly nstonished al
what Varnoe told bim.
Re-eulering the Office, they found
that Yerkes was still unconscious, and
al the suggestion OF the delecuye he vas
conveyed 10 tie hospital.
Now, Mr.. Purvis, said Varnoe, you
will please point olt to me which are
the clothes usually worn Gy Mr. Sha-
iou.'
Certainly, sir,' replied the gentle
man; that Is readily duue,' AID lie went
10 closet where the clerks Kept then
ou er garments aud opeued 1t. He TOOK
piece after piece from the hooks. au
exclamation of surprise escaping hlp a
be did 80.
W.T.. si = asked Vsrnoe, when
Mr.. Purvis loid lie garments upou the
bed.
Why, as l live, Sharon has not onl'
lett his coat and vest behind, but alsO
his pants = sad Ar. Purvis, with look
ot beAild, rmsui.
.ruat i, siugslar,' remarked Varuoe'
exchanging significant glauce- with tile
doctor hit more so when you bear III
mind that Dir. YeIkes when found had
on lis coat, vest. pants aud boots.
while The robber even lett his bouts be
bud him. pointing to pair lying be-
Meath tue bed.
You will please see whether Mr.
Sharon has lett anything Of value IN hs
pockets
Every pocket was instantly dvesttd
OF lis couteuis. There were iouud
valuable gold watch aud chsin, a wal
let containing lrlh; ovrl s5. a p H.
huile. peuci and memorandum book,
&c.
'R, tain the articles. Mr.. Pursis, and
restore The clothes 10 the closet sal"
varuoe. Itliuk 1 have another sur
prise for you.'
When this was done Varuoc took oh
all Il brdclothes and threw them on
The Aoor. leaving lhe mattress bare.
An exclamation of surprise burst irom
Mr.. Purvis, as lac pointed 10 the mu-
tress wh re q uumber of bloody huger
marks aimed it along seam abJu- III
luches IN length.
Now see what you are driving Mt
cried Mr. Pur,i-. scanning The seam.
You mean to say that The robher has
hidden lis booty 10 the mattress
Il think so, ct al! events, was lis
reply, as lie took out his knife an
opened the seam.
Then, inserting his haud in the open
ing, be prestn,ly drew forth the pack
age ofgreen backs.
They were intact, so Mr.. Purvls all
uounced, efter examining the iasttningS
aud seals.
what am | TO think OF this p asked
the 9CUIlemsn. 10 helpless tone. i
dec lare py head aches irving to divine
the motive of this most exTaortindr,
rot bery.'
Think as DO
What is hap
Why, that Pembroke Sharon, instea'
of heing the robber, Is the victiN OF the
robber. wh,c' accounts for hie leaving
all his Gu. T carments behind. He evi-
den y surprised the robber at his work.
and in a., enc enter that look plsc" he
murdered poor Sharon. dragged him
across the street. "a the rail sho'ed 1"
me, and tossed him Into tie river at
the dock
Then you really suspect Augu-t
Yerkes a. the robbe's' asked Mr.. Pur-
via. greatly agilated.
Il am sure be is not only the robber'
bet possibly also a murderer. was the
reply.
'Oh, the wretch = cried Mr.. Pnrvi''
passionattly; and in my heart L ad-
mred his bravery, while p'ied him Tor
what he had endured endeavorng 10
protect my property.'
L am convinced that YOU have hi
on the right MANI said the merchant.
IF he knew of this he might give u the
slip. The next thing to be done is to
use every means in our power 10 re-
cover the body of poor Sharon
Poor. indeed, since all the cloihe-
on his back are not his own,' spoke
voice behind them.
All looked at the speaker, who wore
an old seaman's suit, aud looked as II
bed Just recovered from severe spell
sickness.
Something in the tone oil the voice
struck a chord in The breast ot the mer
chant.
He approached The man end asked
eagerly:
'Who are your
INV name is Pembroke Sharon
In moment he was SURROUNDED bY
the trio, who congra ulated hIm ou hi
escape.
He requested permission to assume
lis proper dress, after which he would
tell exactly what lad occurred durlug
{ e past night.
His story was very similar to the one
tod by Yerkes, with this difference