New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-19

plausible or rational explanation Of the robbery.
And it was. | think, then that first comprn-
hcndcd fully and clearly that the only reasonable
hypothesis that would cover the facts that
! myself was an accOmplce Of Hin We had been
together rs far rs Rugby, during which time WAS
wide awake AZ Rugby hc left with some luggage,
in which cOnccivhbly the booty might have been
slowed. lie had some luggage, ~ all events: as
probably not Nc very clear, lill having left tho
compartment at Rugby a strange man with no lug
Stafford. lie could not have either brought thc
weights with him into the carriage or taken Ia"
gold from II. From the time that he got out II
the train at stafford the guard would prove TINT
nobody had access 90 my compartment. On tins
showing, the only person who could have taken the
gold and notes, and substituted for u The rags
and weights, my friend HILL and he, 10y
hypothesis could not have done this without my
knowledge, as | owned 10 having been awake dur
ing ue Journey from Fusion l" huSN. nus
saw that II rho mystery was not cleared up ~
some way or other | should I've held morally, II
not legally, To b" guilty In any case, my r"putl-
iion would bc destroy ed forever
Having dressed, | went downstairs IN search Of
the breakfast Jarlor.
Come m" heard voice that seemed familiar
say. as | paused on the landing
entered III" room from which the voice pro
rec'icd. The table was Eud for breakfast, Mr.
Church. was standing in his drcSSng-gown before
the fire reading the morning paper, while two very
pretty girls Of about seventeen and eighteen, were
sitting nv one Of the windows
Good morning Mr. Williams said Mr., Church,
We hardly expected the pleasure ~ your com
pany ut breakfast this morning. after yonr long
tourney Allow me t. introduce yon 10 my daugh-
tiers. Miss MIlly and Miss Dom Church
We bowed the young mdicS TmrllnC me-
Thought. with a rather curious and halI-nmused
expression.
Well you've recovered Yourself hop"; slept
we'll and got rid OF your idle lIu"irs,' he con
,inu"d: hardly taking his eyes from tie IHp"r aN
he spoke
mean Ia. said. speaking in the same inhf-
ferent way, your nerves ar" hit stronger ai"r
your nights rest. You don't think now that thu
strong box robbed ~
am sur Of It, sir. unfortunately I Rspri
Mr. Church put down his paper and after look
ing al me for moment through his spfctncIcN
with stern, searching expression, sad.
Mr.. Williams, when SAW you hast night y"P
bad come ~ long Journey. ! naturally treated
the story you told me As h'i0g On" Ia dclu,lou
produced 10y fatigue, anxiety, very proper ami
ety. IA" repeated IN p"mpous manner, ab"nt
your charge. aud want ~ sleep. Surely, now that
Won have Ind "a nights rest 10 refresh Won. yul
don't mean Z" say that mon who got mt" your
cnrras" a. Rugby, without = mrtlrr OF mgrns",
weight 81 gold HubUt his person, besides
large bundles Of bnni notes and not onlv that, bur
actually leave about mnr stoac weight OF
bad and iron behind HIM! Oh, nonsense, slrI' he
II don't knoE. sir. how it WIS dome | only
know thnt the gold and notes have been stolen.
and head and iron and rIg~ pn' IN their place
exclaimed, almost bursting INTO tears
You must have been dreaming lGn could
only have agiucd that Won opened the box Nv
said in a more concilintory tom.
am sorry 10 sly WAS not dreaming was
never more widcaWakc in my ltc" | fnltcrI
We'll. rs you persist IN tlc story, let ~ go
downstairs and rNamiu" the boV,' he replied
Seeing is believing. they sny, and shnli believe
that there is goh IN the bon until see that there
is not. Have you the key | thought II better
not 10 ask you for II hast night rs you were prob
ably tired and excited
Yes sir: this Is it
Not AN easy lock to open he observed, rs ho
took the key IN his hand and looked carefully ~
IL. However, come down stairs"
Accordingly, VIZ went down 10 the strongroom,
where the box WIS still lying, Just rs ia" porter
had LEFT II some hours before We unStrnppcd H.
Mr.. Church himself bent down and put tin key In
the lock To my surprise, II seemed 10 turn with
some difficulty
Lock all right, apparently" his remark
when the key went round nj last.
lie put his hand 20 the lid and opened It.
! staggered back with u curious suiIocatng feel
ing
In the box I saw the bags Of gold ana bundles of
notes, lying just they lay when closed the lii
in London!
Mcrcifnl God! This is most strange | cN.
These ARE not Jumps Of tend or IRON said Mr..
Church, cmptying one Of the bags on the table.
where there lay pile Of bright gold sovcr' igns.
These nrr not rags-thUugh tEer ar III al" from
rags" hc continued. ms he took out bundle n
crisp Bank Of England notes
Bat they were not IN the box when opened 10
on the train" | murmurcd In an nwcstrucll voice
"Oh, will nothing convince you >" lie cNcnmd
rather testify. ou see II Is as told You, You
have been dreaming
For II moment | was silent. Then snl
Mr.. Church, / sober when | came hcrc?'
Yes, sir, perfectly sober was the reply,
am sober now said and dccIrr before
God and on my honor n man, that ! was both |
wide awake and sober when | opened that box IN
the train, and that the gold and notes were not -
IL then
Well what was IN II - hr nsJch mTaiirn'ly !
As hnyr told YOU sr-T2s, pieces OF news
papers, and Jumps Of lead and iron
In that ease, where are they" said MT |
Church. They don't seem 10 b" here ,
lie took out Of the box bag Hftcr bag OF goh !
and bundle after bundle OF notes watched Inh |
with kind OF awe, feeling as II he were cIthcr |
wizard or ! myself were going mad.
" Oh, Mr. Church, for ncrcys sake, DO trL INC
what II means | feel as If ! were losing my r"',
son. Those things were not IN the Don "neh /
opened II on the tram exclaimed al lhst
Were these, think you2' sad voice az WV
door, which was half open. ,
| looked around and saw, standing D'ioro ny,
with, in his hand, bag. which he snSmeu hhrIS
able TO hold, the manufacturer me man "ho