The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-07-12
Mr., Streets Dark Secret,

| low. CAUTIOUS tones. ana 'ii"ir lart>. Hcnttlt
thr tiirkcting light. were grave unto >oIcmnity
In the tall. slim Young man. who ieaue,
against the lamrpo>t III such rasi''al attitude
and who seemed to he doing all the taking.
| almost Any one might have recognized th,
cashier o. the First National Bank. Mi. CleNc
land Il. street. while the ,I->houdcrcd
plea>ant-farrd man. standing with falded arm,
and head bent forward IT, listen. WAS oqunll,
weil-knowm ~ Mr. George LaMof4auN. r,4
estate agent ANA chosen friend of Mr. Street
''r'iN wears a-o." began Mr.. Street. Il Wa
teller in thr kefriu >Nt-s> Bank. One n- III
II WIS broken iu!o and ruhtei OF :sl5n0o.
>lrii Ia III" bank At the time. and. of couFec.
tried iu defend the property. | had a, cn
| coHntcT iili tie burglar, hut he WAS stronger
than L. and might have Jared badly if til,
p"re hadn't come 10 my rc>rte. In the >tru@
| lie | got a good >i9iii Of the mans face an,
I've always declared ! should know that fac,
if ever saw il again 1Wo months utn | >:lN
that face; met HAT m;ln and talked with lm
| meet him every day.
And you know him. luo:'
''llc r. knoWH here q. v alter ii.mnonl.' =
Mr.. l-amorcauN uttered low whistle
w ell. that b,af- me-" ht. tiaciiaft". "Iht
high-touei NJ. Hammond, ihat rNrryhodt' ;,
running after Why, street. You must !.c nj
taken
"I'l tell lot!. street." be added slowly. ii
wouldn't do ANYTHING. III Keep an eye on IL,
man and SAY nuthin@. luu see. he's 80 pron.
lncil' here il would make a terrible sensation
And if You liaNr 40 ., rnce bat Your memory
!ou couldn't prove anything. anyhow.
At that instant Il ii.Et flashed across III,
street. \ man emerged from a doorway OPP
site. stopped 4 moment to light Il cigar. thcl
| walked rapidly down the street. He wa> (;
Lutte above medium height aud slender. !,
hca\N black mli>tachc and Il >quarc-cut rii
were all that WIS visible beneath The. soft c:i,
lac Wore well down over his eyes. He carrirC
bis head slightly forward and walked rapidly
with IA light. noi-rle>> step. The two men III.
der the .a>i@ht eiaruiatcd simultaneously:
| 'liammond''
There Is something queer about him. or
| served Mr.. LamoreauX
Its the shadow of a crime" said Mr. Street
>oitmnly.
The town clock struck eleven. ali the tws
triPl4d>. hN common consent. abandoned Tho
lamp-p">t and turned their faces homcwurl.
MI ticveland b. street WAS conceded 10 he
mos. c>tlmal-ie yUlu1 Gilii. The president 0
tie bank spoke hghl, OF him on All occasions
and occasionally increased bis salary. III,
OLD ladies approved Of him. and the youn!
ladies said he WAS mice
There Was. beside all this. another crcum
stance which cons pircd To make Mr. street. il
| authorization. a most enNiablc man. Mis- Ac,
| Wilson WAS Il handsome, NiIaci0us brunette
who, 10y her thousand winning WAYS, had rolI.
pletely en>narci the heart of the voting cash
ier OF late she had been pcrceptihiy ncre en
wLn,, he, nr,I Ills .,,it IN, ,,-;,,il ,,,t ., hiI.
nay '''1 '''''
One d,ya ,,.i,i,,,, ,,ni,,t.,,. lr.v ~. il, fr.,.,
OF the bank. and lady lcanol out II speak t,
another ON the walk. Mr. streets quickruo,
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ny ''''n'i '''' ~ ."" 1'>'i WV ,oi'i'
lhng mysterious a'oni Mr. 'iah'ih"h": II
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II usnereu III but MI. iiathiiioni ne Gehllcinit
y insisted on SHAKING hands with Mr.. street. a
,9o"Sn Tue ra>hiei iio" ntH airhi. upon mn
Mr. HiItei. u'>t''9a'oiilg Mi,N iso,' war;
/, lhs 'ooN' opened upon MI. iiaiiihoh" "llh u
i rehinrh
o we were Sleaklh"' just now. OF some o.
- VINO han my >,efv cohhecled wl'h ms HE.
iio" i ~ Mr. liainm"nh' asked ihe cas-
ier, 90 you 'i,ihk you eou'd successfully me
from the woI'h nark secret some terrih
rfi'nc you ia" 'oil.hitteh' lor instance, and 9
!. on nain5 Ju>t IL IL II l'a never oeeh uohe:
che" you 'l,i>t on taking me AS All ilin
t, tratioh' Said Mr. iiamm"hh' with torce
laugh. Why should thlnk there was n"'hlI
else Tor man TO DO. II ne hadh ner'
cnou.h TO 'l'e IL through. he'd better Keep OF
OF It;
II but hignt MOI me memory OF me criii
prey upon ms in'iih 'i ne inIl coihptiied 10 t'
;, 70 some one! persisted mr.. street:
lle'dhe iooi IL he did.' retorted Mr. iiai
% mona;
q And the cashier was stunned into silence
e the rcmorse'e>S rrartieality OF this bold "A