The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-07-25

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Theodore awoke late next morning
with racking headache aud psrched
mouth. lie called feebly for Ambrose
and demanded the time, but received no
answer He called again. Still no an5
swer. The rascal was evidently not at
his post, Theodore seized the bell-rope
and itugged it viciously. ..-
Presently he heard the door of the out
side room open, s.t s.a.
Ambrose" he said irrItably, ''why
we're you not here before And where
the deuce have you been /"
A strange voice answered in broken
English. Theodore jumped from his
bed and went to the door. One of the
hotel walters was there.
odd Monsieur ring ~ he asked.
"I want my valet" said Theodore.
"Send him To me at once"
"Monsieur's valet Yes, SIR" And
the waiter vanished.
TheodOre's heavy, bloodshot, eyes
roamed slowly around the apartment,
and at length fell on the cash-box
Surely ,,he had not left il out there over
night; he did not recollect to have
touched it all. But then his conscious
ness of last nights actions was a trifle
Indistinct. He examined it hastily, and
found it empty. A horrible suspicion
seized him. He hurried back INTO the
bedroom and felt in the pockets of his
coat which lay folded on chair. .I
Comethieg between a groan and a
curse escaped him, as he found them
every one empty.
At that moment the waiter came
back.
= Ambrose where is Ambrose p de-
manded Theodore, hoarsely. ~.
THE concierge tells me-" began the
man, and then hesitated,
"Go on, hang you y cried Theodore,
impatiently. "For heavens sake, on!'
That monsieur's valet passed the
door at four this morning and has not so
far as the concierge is aware, since re-
turned" ~. ..'"
Theodore ground his teeth with rage.
"The villain !" he gasped. "He has
robbed me of every farthing !"
"Impossible!" cried the waiter, throw
ing up his hands in gesture of amaze
ment.
II wish it were + answered Theodore,
bitterly. "BuC the rascal shall rue 1t.
He shall be caught as sure as Pm alive,
What is the time now 2 Just after
eleven. He only has seven hours start
Send me the manager of the hotel at
once ~ t..... .E..i .... ...... ... f..
The waited hurried away for the man
ager, who soon appeared and listened
with polite attention to Theodore g tale
of woe. ....-i .r
h" He was truly sorry for monsieur. II
was most regretabIe ami lamentable
affair. And he sincerely hoped that the
rascal would be caught. Monsieur S best
plan was immediately to communicate
with the police, Theodore, beng already
dressed, with the exception of his coat
and boots, speedily donned these articles
of attire and drove without delay to the
police bureau, The project was very
civil. He wrote down from Theodore's
dictation description of Ambrose, and
undertook that every possible step should
be taken to ensure his capture. AS. soon
as any important discovery was made he
would Immediately inform monsieur at
bis hotel. ...,, i..r-
Hayitg thus entrusted the pursuit OF
Ambrose to the police, Theodore had an,
other, and an equally important, task to
perform, namely, to "wire" to his father
for fresh supply of money. lie con,
sidered carefully with himself how he
should word the telegram so as to give
the least possible shock to Mr.. Aurelius
feelings, and induce him to remit lib
eral amount. 1t ended in his deciding
not 20 "wire at all. He would write in
stead. BY that means he could explain
matters more fully and mollify his pa
rent with careful explanations. He
should also save the EXPENSE of telegram
which, in his present financial state (he
had scarcely two napoleons in his
pocket was an important consideration.
After all, what did a little delay signi-
fly Monte Carlo was pleasant place
to stop at, and his considerable quantity
of luggage would guarantee him fully a
weeks credit at his hotel, so he concoct-
ed carefully written eplstle to Mr.. Au-
relius, in which he made no mention of
the gambling, but merely stated that
Ambrose had bolted with all his funds
and left him destitute, and he must have
a remittance by return. is.
In the evening he strolled down to the
Casino and watched the gamblers, How
his fingers itched to join them He
stood by one table for an hour, and fol.
lowed the fortunes of the different play
ers, and decided inwardly, on what
chances he should have saked had he
possessed the money. Time after time
these chances came up in his favor, and
he hated Ambrose more bitterly than
ever. IL he had onl had that money he
would have broken the bank and made
his fortune, and here he stood losing
the most glorious opportunities, all for
the lack of few hundred francs. The
villain Ambrose might at least have left
him that much. ','...s.
The next morning but one he received
a visit from the prefect of police. rls4
The officer had made inquiries, of
which the result was that man answer
ing to Ambrose's description had left
Monte Carlo for Paris early yesterday
morning. 'H .s. .
He (the prefect) had communicated
with the Parlsian police by telegram but
they had not been able to hear anything
certain of the runaway. They had rea'
son TO believe, however that the valet
bad escaped to England. ""t
/. 80 England ~ Theodore exclaimed.
/ "Surely, that would be the last place
he would go to-" ...... ..r it' ...-
The prefect smiled and shrugged his
shoulders. lt ..t.r H. .I...' rr1
ut WAS common ruse with thieves
to 10 where folks would least expect
them. Besides, after all, what place SO
difficult to discover man in as,Londont
He supposed that the Partisan police
would communicate with Scotland Yard
But the ScotlandsYard detectives"
The officer again shrugged his should
-ers and did complete his sentence. He
left it to be inferred, however, that he
did not hold a high opinion of the
English police. ..lr.. .s.- .r :,
"We have not been able TO discover"
be resumed, "whether The thief got rid
Of the French notes on hiS way through
France. II he did, there Is little chance
of his being caught. But if he has taken
them toEngland and attempts to change
them there, it may afford a clue which
will enable even the English detectives
to take him." ....
AS soon as the prefeCt had Withdrawn.
Theodore went to the nearest telegraph
office and spent considerable portion
of his remaining cash in telegraphing to
Mr.. Aurelius. ....T.. f ..
"Police think Ambrose in England +!
Start detectives after him." was the
wording OF the message. His father
would by this time have received his
letter and the telegram would thus be
perfectly ineligible to him. Being in
England on the spot, Mr.. Aurelius was
IN position to sfford the police material
assistance in the way Of describing and
Identifying the runaway ,.,
Nothing now remained for Theodore
but to wait until he heard from his faith
er. On the second morning after the
projects visit the letter arrived. 70 ...i
Theodore opened it in some anxiety,