South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-09-20

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sioos teiug sdett 10 those a. ,hs "a re.
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seek, END return In that iin,s 10 xia1ic.ts
bis oua inpccsnce Ia c>ss Of fostrr's falafs
Beftre ne ht Pied vss o. he .a, 20 vl.i,
snothet CITY. snt his lsndisdy haa .srssd h
absence.
frrd had eeep gOn. ,vO days vbea N.
Old clerk called on hiss ClsrksOn 10 rrpcr,
prcsros.
II am completely tan ed. be said. Il r..
ply 10 Der Inquiries. You see, Arasle
knows ne and evidently suspects NE. re ID
so sfectionstely desirous o. keepinr ue In
sight that osnpct get peep ia 10 bis room;
/ aud whenever be 10 out be locks the door
| srd gives The Key 10 bis iandlsdy. I csn-
not force he door Jet, and by The tine
Fled 't,urrs sm afraid tie money will be
suuggled away ! am suite the mouey Is
IN bis possession nov, te Is 90 careful about
hs rocm. Nobody gets 10 there bu, be
landlady. | did DOT think Of bribine the
chamber. 1nssi 20 iet me In wheu che was =,
work there. aud unfortunately she left &c
day
A A.sh Of iigh, seemed 20 pace seross
Msud's face but she only said defpur,ly,
Your Isndlsdy Is German, 10 che noli'
Yea; Der English Is very imperfect; have
you ever seea herl
No; have heard Fred speak Of her. Nv
mother. you know, wac Gsrmeu.'
Bot what has that 70 do with Fred 3
csse7
Il will tell you. Wedges has tried to catch
! the thief aud failed. You have tried aud
| failed i mean TO try and succeed
'Ycu? What can you dor
iCome tomorrow and will tell You
Plnctusl 10 The appointed time. Potter
inside his appearance. With dancing eyes
and flushed cheeks Maud met him.
'Wcll1' he asked, certain from her looks
che bad good udiDgs
| Il tod you | would succeed
rAnd did you7 Huzsal feel as young
as Fred himself
TO whom have telegraphed TO return.
| De will be here this evening, aud you NEST
bring Mr.. Markham, Mr.. Vodges, and the
proper police authorities to meet in his
room. Then, Mr.. Potter, 20 TO Mr. Ar
nolds room and remove the pipe of the
stove at the elbow. In the Joint you will
| fud Mr.. Markham 8 memorabdumbook and
the missing notes.
| You are SURE
Listen. This morning in O calico dress,
| suubCnIet and coarse shoes for disguise,
applied for the place Of chambermsid at the
| boarding house where Mr. Arnold has a
room. ! braided my hair in two long plaita
and con WINGED your landlsdy that was q
recent importation from Germany, unable 10
speak word Of English. She agreed to
| take me for Gre week on trial, aud before
had been in the house two hours was sent
10 tidy MIR. Arnolds room. Never Was a
room tidied go quickly, and seeing my ME
tress on her way 10 market, shot the bolt
ard foCk survey o. the premises. The
trunk was locked, the bureau drawers wide
opon, and the closet door ajar | fell re,
luctarce to overhaul any private deposito-
ries, though should have done IT, she ad-
ded resolutely, IF had been driven to IL.
! runnnged q little, when en- the closet
floor espied shirs, apparently scarcely
soil.d except one sleeve, and that was black
with SCOT ! wondered what he would bc
doing at the hre .place in summer, aud went
| TO examine. few minutes served 10 con
| vince me that the stove had been moved out
aud the elbow joint removed. | repeated
the process to find roll OF 6ve.hundred
dollar notes and small notebook with
the name Of Rufus Markham on the first
page. | carefully replaced everything and
taken by surprise, or he may say fred put
! the notes there
You sre brave girl cried tn. old mao,
| looki ng with pride III the beautiful, anima'
ted face. ard Fred will owe you more than
his life.'
He can repay ue by conf ng to tell me
the good news when be 10 clear
Eight was struck by the city clocks when
Mr.. Graham Arnold, dressed in the lates
tween bis lips, srolled leisurely into hi:
| own room.
He had been in the psrlor OF his board
ing'house Tor hours watching Mr.. Potter
! with some anxiety, but wholly unaware OF
| the little party OF four v be Ia Potter 8 tenn &.
! porary apartment awaited bis return 10 his
| oxn room.
Once inside Inc door the uoncSalant look
| leit the handsome face OF The young N az.
and be muliered hercely.-
Il must get out Of this. 20 tier suspects
me and may YET communicate his suspicious
| 10 Nr. Markham. 1 will be cff tonight a:
5000 ss the house is quiet.
! lie opened n smsll travelling satchel az be
spoke and was rapidly Hlling it will
necessaries Tor journey when he WAC inter.
| rupted by knock at the door.
! Tossing tho saichel toto closet b,
cried;
Come in
| But bic face turned livid 90 bis call was
o6eyed snd party OF FIVE entered the room.
Two policeman stationed themselves on
4 us hiebb anu lcllf Wusle mrs mbthuhul, oiE
| Potter and Fred Tryon followed them.
Now, Mr.. Arnold, said one OF the po-
| lieemen with the face aud voice Of the de-
| tective VodgesJ will you tel us where to
! End those notesP
'Whst notes1' cried A,aola. VIVA. does
this outrage mesnP
~ meRns,' said SIR. Potter, that your
! plan TO throw the robbery of Mr. Mar khan q
/ private desk upon his nephew has failed.
| IL means that the Eve thousand dollars sto.
| len from that gentleman are now 10 your
possession except only one note given Mr
TTyon 10 payment OF debt.
! 'Ifss liel' cried the prisoner; but his
! white face fslteriug voice and shaking limbs
! we're 90 proof Of innocence. search my
! trunk, search everything ] baye.'
! No, gentlemen. ssid Mr. Potter; draw
cut The stove, IL you please and look 10 the
| elbow OF TOE pipe
With cry Graham fell sensele GO TO the
floor as yodges put bis hand upon the
| stove
Mr. Markham turned 10 Fred There
was 10 word spoken. Haod claspe hand!
and each read forgiveness 10 each others
eyes.
SIR Graham Arnold spent some weeks 10
Jail ere his trial aud conviction, but before
bis sentence vas pronounced Mr. aud NTs.
Frederick Tryon were crossing the ocean on
= Wedding trip to Europe.
Four years Ogo John Lee, the son
Of wealthy London brewer, inherit.