Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-06

the banker and manager of the gam bling house.
 It was by means of thls very passage that the foul plot, which was to entrap Paul Lisimon, was to be carried out
 Three days after hls interview with the planter, Si'as Craig summoned the young Mexican into his private office.
 My dear Lisimon, he said, motionins Paul t. Il seat, s.for once in my life 1 am tempted; to desert business earlier than usual. l have an engagement to dine with my client. Mir. Horton. The dinner hour is five, and l have. unfortunately. en appointment here at ha,s past five with ;s wealthy old client of mine, who is going to bring mo a few thousand dol lars he wishes me to invest for him. Now, iii this dilemma, l fancy, my dear Lisimon, that you can assist me. Paul merely bowed. They were not alone in tho office: one of the other clerks, young man of the name of Morrison, was standing ut the lawyera desk waiting for further orders.
 sWhat l want you to do, Lisimon, Is to rena in here till haif-past five and re- coive the money frcm my client. You will give him an acknowledgement for the sam. and you wilt place the money whether it should be in notes or gold in this small cash-box, ol which will leave you the key. l shall also give you the key of the door of this office, which you | will carefully lock on leaving the place. As there is no other communications, all will be perfectly secure. You under stand?
 "Completely. MT. Craig" said Paul. | II thought you would be ale to do | this little bit of business for ua, replied | the lawyer, rising and locil:ns: ns desk; | ''here are the keys, he adde'i, handing l Paul the key of the door ai-u the smaller l one belonging to the cash DuN you will 1 h,, ->,., | until you sec me tomorrow morning. 1 Be very careful of 1t, for have 10 du- 1 piicate. It's now half-pasl four, so 1 | have no. a minute to lose. You'll find l my client, Mr. Graham, a curious coun- trylieti- old fellow, I-is,mon, bua I've Eo l doubt you'il he able to manage him. Good afternoon! '!
 l Silas left he office, followed by the clerk, Morisson; anG Paul, taking up one Of tho New Orleans papers, prepared to | await the expected visitor. The client arrived, punctual to his appointment, at | haif-past five. He was all elderly man. l q planter. whose estate lay at dia;a of several hundred mics from New l Orleans, and who had tho highest opin ion of Silas Craigs professional and l moral character.
 "A worthy man," ho would say. shak- l ing his head wisei y, when speak.n Ing oI the monoy-lending lawyer; a moral man, a church going man, and q credit to New 1 Orleans. l aln sorry thel aio not more to follow his pious eX:im;,!o. l Paul received the money, which was | in the shape of roll of dollar bills. | "l have the numbers Of the bills i'll my pocket -book,' said the oli man. s,s he handel the packet to the AlexnaE; = Ill rather a cautious old fellow. you know, my dear sir
 Paul wrote an acknowlcdgm of he l aDi Ea .,,i,H CT (Nla a l client.
 "Perfectly correct. perfectly correct, my dear sir Mir. Graham Iii" teY"d as he read it ovcr--. Received G .i,:-.. Gr;:- ham, fifteen thousani doi.u!.. '',,.'. and signed. Thank you, =-., an,. evening"
 Padl summoned the El,.,.tto la. 70 show Mi. Graham out, a',,l ten, $. [ | locking the money, iii ,i.e ';,s h E'''.. a 1 small metal caShtl, Wulr.' ':.!t !t"!' | easily been carried .n the .!.;. i.ev A | of Paul loose line. coz --4v .cit tAe office, and double .locnHd lEc 'i,,ul neillu {. | him.
 II think that's ali .snl, :,-.,. GUS, isc said to the boy.
 "1ss, mu~s q.
 ''You sleep in this office. cont youi'
 'lSs, niasS:l,
 Then there no liheliaoo.i of an, one entering that room Wilno1t 4uH' ! .'t <; aware of it..
 NO, massa; not unless Marcus wus very deaf.
 Wh.ch. fortunately, Sou aie r." . Keep sharp luoAou., my d i. aa'i r.. give you half q dollar tolilu. TOW. | Paul left the oIhcc anu lclu. Ect tG Villa MoraQuito>, Who're, or once iii q way, he found Cami.ia ai>*iic >!Jn ail;e. Corsi. Her father was ;4u.,n q, {. inner party, given py Augu. ,ius iluruou. l Htpnnr l,tll' ln of the villainous plot, cuncuc. ed Dt Si.a1 Craig and the banter, tui ta" >.t- rue tion of Paul Lis.mon.
 The evening flew by like some blessed dream to the young Mexican. Canlitia was by his side; she eanG to han wild and piain,ive Spanish tut.s.'.s, vhuAc mournful and harnonluuS cadence drowned his soul in iarture. The words written ill the love-bieathinS lan2ua Sy of that Sou hern ami, i,om whose orange groves and palaces the aueesi ors of Camilla had etnlsrateu to Southern America.
 A happy evening; alas the very last of happiness that faul was to taste fol a long time to come.
 But even in the society of Calnili. .c Moraquitos. Paul could not qui C I, t4i,'ss a cer ain uneasincss about the n.uiiey ne had left in the cash box ill Slias Liai6 office.
 l 11S ulSllhtu tnG IeSlOnSlDlllIS or tnt
 trust which had been forced upon him by
 his employer, and was i'm uliont to rc
 turn the key of the office to It's owner.
 For this reason he Was nis jt,s
 earlier than usual the following morn
 ing.
 Silas Craig did not enter ,ha clerks of
 fee till much later than his cG .,onar,
 hour for beginning business. Morrison
 and one or two others began to specUat,
 upon the probability of tGeir employe
 having drank rather too freely at tn,
 planters dinner table.
 The attorney appeared in pcrulia"!, amiable temper that morning. He ,.;oni hands with Paul. spoke to eac:l 0. ih clerks, cenmended their work. ;4nt
 then holding out lis hand, said. yer. . graciously, "Now, my dear Lisimon, tht } key of the office. 1 suppose Mr. Graham , lodged that money in your hands las night?"
 "He did, sir; you will find 1, in tn , | cash box. , Silas nodded and unlocked the door 0 the inner office. ''Oh. bye the bye, h