Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-08-20
trembling Lott, and looking at her

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steadily, asked:
"Where is the rest?"
81 kiss your hand" said Lotti crying;
"what rest?"
"The 0002 forms, 10 kreutzers," said
the judge.
your honor, l do not understand"
she said sobbing.
Then you refuse to contest Very
well, will refresh your memory. Where
did you come from this morning."
From my native village. | went to
see my father"
"And what was your conversation with
the conductor about"
"My Godl" cried Miss Lott, burying
her face in her hands
II know all, continued the Judge.
Il am not to blame" cried Lotti "he
has promised to marry me"
"And where did you hide the money!"
"What money!
"The stolen money" cried the judge,
impatiently speaking louder.
HAS he stolen. the monster2 He who
told me he was saving, and that we could
get married as soon as he had 100
fio-insy"
Il care nothing about all that Do not
try to deceive me, it is useless" said
Heveder, furiously "Where are the
10000 horinsf"
II am innocent; / know nothing"
sobbed poor Lott. Il only talked with
the conductor"
"And what did you give himr'
"A kiss, sir, that is ALL"
"Indeedf We shall see if tomorrow
it will still be kiss, and until then, you
will remain in prison"
The wletched girl was led away sob
bling al Czato's wife, who, unknown to
her h band. had in the meantime ar
rived, was brought before the Judge.
She was a large woman with large fea-
lures large feet and hands and strong
lungs. Among hundred other ques-
lions she asked the Judge without giving
him any opportunity TO answer one had
his most earnest desire been to do SO,
she wanted to know why she had been
brought there, how he dared TO treat an
honest woman so and what he meant by
itf Perhaps he fancied he was in Russia.
81 beg you to be seated" said the
judge AT last, land to prepare yourself,
for | have terrible news to break to you.
Your husband is not true to youl"
what !" cried the wife, "he deceives
me +"
"l es, indeed" said the Judge, land
he has done SO for long time past"
at is impossible. Last year we had
our silver wedding. Oh it is impossible
-false-it can't be-"
but it is, madam. Your husband
left yesterday with his mistress, taking
with him the 10000 forms which he
should have carried to his employer"
1.-THE TO- 600 florns! But he never took
them"
What" Numbered the judge
He left them in the strong room. He
drank a little more that evening than
was necessary to queuch his thirst and
he forgot the leather case. The next
lay the cashier discovered the oversight
and telegraphed Dionys Saragiqn."
Very possible. You have only to ask
his lordship if you don't bell, e it. Per-
haps that would have been wise thing
to do in the first place, said Madam
Cato.
The belief flashed upon NJ Heveder
that he had unjustly accused two women
and two men, but he took the precautiOn
to telegraph to Dionys Saragiqui, who
confirmed Madam Czato's statement
Then the victims of robbery that had
never taken place We're restored to lib
erty.
However said the judge, looking
out of the window as he saw them
walking away, my system is excellent.
Find the woman. She is the key that
unlocks secrets. did find her and the
mysterious robbery of the Agrad line
was Immediately cleared up."-Adapted
from the Hungarian by w. NJ. Taber in
New York Mercury