News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04

done, though am very wrong in doine
so, to hush the thing up"
The young man thereupon vowed
and protested that he and MIR. Lentor
never tetted, and that as for the note
he had 1t pald him by Mr.. Phillips, the
grocer.
Then he must know something about
1t. And why was it paid you2n sale
Mr.. Dale.
Here Mason looked very red again
| and stammered out that it was for 6
prize bull terrier pup. Being urged by
Mr.. Dale to explain further, he confessed
that he and young Lenton had joint
stock of bull terriers, which they bred
and showed. Hence their study of the
sporting paper Mr.. Dale seemed
somewhat to believe this story Though
even breeding terriers scandalized MS
transporting heart), but | didn't and
thought what a muff he must be to
swallow such rubb sh.
However, he gravely enjoyned secrecy
on Mason, dismissed him and then
went with me to see Mr.. Phillips, who
was sporting grocer of very free and
easy manners, and not q customer OF
Mr.. Dale's establishment,
Mr.. Dale was too official, and the gro
Ger turned rusty. So 1 tipped him the
wink 10 90, and, remaining alone, got
him to accompany me to his favorlte
house of C IL, where we had Irish cod
together Il was supposed on this occa-
sion to be the former owner ofthe notel,
aud he became very talkative, though
expressing his dislike OF that ''stuck up
manager" in a manner not uncc mmon
among gentlemen who want doubtful
bills discounted.
he confirmed Mason's story complete
ly. As for the note. he believed he
took it of q book maker med Flash
Dick, at Doncaster, on the previous
"Leger day"-a tall, black-eyed man
with splendid teeth.
felt puzzled again. Certainly bet
ting and the note had had some connec-
tion, but not according to my theory.
So home l went, told Mr.. Dale what l
heard, and found him evidently very
doubtful of my prospects of doing him
any good. He seemed thoroughly wor-
ried, said he should not speak to his
nephew that night, but should take
some chloraI and go to bed early, and
so he did.
Now had had a curious fancy or re-
collection of something read formerly,
that occurred to me when, as | said
just now, l found him prowling about
the house at small hours, and that was
of a man robbing himself when walking
in his sleep. This might be so here, or,
which was far more likely, Mr.. Lenton
whom | still suspected) might, having
seen his uncle take his sleeping draught,
think it a fine chance to do little wide
awake walking on his own account.
Anyhow, resolved after the house
was quiet to watch. l was pequed,
confess.
Well, 1 hid myself in the cupboard
which commanded a view of the safe,
md wretchedly cold it was, besides
most cramped position to stand in |
got sleepy and disgusted, when noise
caught my ear, very slight. but enough.
There was somebody about. l was
alert all eyes and ears in a minute.
Now, at all events, | should discover
And then faint light
cleaned through the door opening into
the bank, and came round the corner
s6NSafd the glass room, and the figure
carrying 1t was Mr. Dale. Yes, could
swear 10 lITs blue dressing gown any
where, for he would sometimes smoke
in it and-but-why was it pulled over
his .head2
And here, as the figure stopped before
The safe, the dressing gown was thrown
back from the head. and showed a mass
Of flowing brown hair and a pale beau.
.iful face, the eyes full of terror-the
lace of Mrs. Dale!
l saw her from her shapely head to
he bare white feet that peeped under
he blue edge of the dressing gown.
Like flash it passed through my mind
How clever it was to wear her hus-
1and's dressing gown, knowing how he
prowled about OF course
he took the nights when he slept tired
)ut; and of course she had his keys at
Ter command. But who would have
hought it2
She stopped, opened the safe, took
)ut some notes, selected one, relocked
he safe, and gave long shivering look
'ound. Meanwhile, for duty's duty, |
blew the light out and snatched the
lote from her hand. She gave scream
hat | shall never forget, and tainted.
vas sorry as | ran up to her husbands
'oOm.sbut if | hadn't called his own
ayes as evidence he'd never had believed
ne. l reused him, showed him the
note, told him the thief was in the back
Darlor, and begged him to come down.
He threw his clothes on, glanced at his
wife's empty place. then, with a look
of such agony as touched even my tough
leart, he ran down stairs.
She was lying there, the KEYS
2lenched in her hand. He franticallv
kissed her, dashed water in her face,
md revived her. Then the kneeling,
'hivering, sobbing, miserable woman
old all. She had robbed the safe and
40 one else knew of it. The notes were
sent to her only brother-a thorough
to be dead, recently
:urned up, but idolized by his sister.
md mere gambler-in fact, the We Y
Flash Dick Mir Phillips knew
| left husband and wife together.
The ext morning poor Mr.. Dale made
he fullest apology to his nephew and
Mason, and resigned his appointment
No one knew the secret but himself, and
didn't need his e treaties, when he
gave me my handsome fee, to respect it.
And he and she sailed for Australia, for
lis private means were good. Whether
he was good wife to him afterward l
lon't know-anyhow, she ought to have
oeen.-Belgraoja.