Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-12-06
UNDER SUSPICION.
How Dick Levoe Proved His In
nocence and Won a Bride.


Something very unusual to quiet
ralmley had happened, and Talmley
was decidedly uncomfortable about it.
OF course, everybody knew, as every
body knew every thing in that delight-
full place, where each neighbor was
friend, each friend brother; and what
the village folk knew was this-the
miller, old Harvey Jameson, had been
robbed.
"a queer business, Neighbor Greene"
said the miller, shaking his dusty head
solemnly, and telling the Circumstance
for the fiftieth time. Nobody knew l
had the money but my daughter Jennie
and young Levoe, and can't suspect a
single soul. put the money in a tin
box and put that among a lot of other
boxes in the cupboard, waitin' till
could go to the bank with it, an 10 and
beholdl when I went to get it out yester-
day there warn't a single sign of box or
money. can't understand it,
Neither do I, neighbour" said
Greene. running brawny hand over
his shock of untidy hair; neither can
l. But do think ye set too much
store by that young man ye've took into
your house, and mebbe you're mistook
in him. He's deal too fine about his
clothes, an his hands, an his hair to
be any too honest; but"-cautiously as
he saw the flush that stole over jane
sons face-''but mebbe I'm talking too
fast But it's mighty curious, an one
don't know what to think"
"One might try to think nothin' that
weren't charitable" said the old miller,
gravely; IAN l don't suspect the lad.
It's more'n I'd like to lose. for it takes
time to earn it. But young Levoe
didn't have nothin' to do with the
stealin' no more than you or me am
I'd rather people wouldn't kinder hint
he had"
'"Tain't nature not to think it, ssein'
he's stranger, and nobody knows what
or who he isI an he has fine ways with
him, and talks like sohoolmaster,"
said Greene, stubbornly. II don't like
to see you took in, neighbor, an I'm
mighty much afraid you are by that mill
hand of your'n."
Then Greene babe the miller good
day, and betook himself to his duties on
the farm hard by the mill.
But that grizzled old man left seed
OF doubt behind him.
1t was not without many struggle
against the suspicion that at last Harvey
Jameson admitted 1t with sigh.
Who could have robbed him of his
hard earnings save some stranger? For
his neighbors were his friends, and hon.
est, as he knew.
In Talmley there was but one who had
not been born there, and that one was
Dick Levoe, the stranger who had
crossed his threshold six months before
to ask for employment
Jameson wanted hand for the mill,
and hired Dick, taking him as a boarder.
The young man had Zine ways" as
Greene said.
He was not especially handsome, but
he was cheerful, courteous, willing to
work, and yet, for all that, showed I'M
mistakable signs of having had no
occasion to perform any labor at some
time not far past He was educated
even Jennie, who had spent year at
boarding school, could be instructed by
| him.
''I'll just keep my eyes open an not
let on for awhile" thought the miller.
''But, as Greene said, who else could
have stolen the money!"
He perceived no change in Dick, no
confusion, no sign of guilt; but, greatly
to the good mans CONSERVATION, he
discovered something else. The young
man was in love with pretty Jennie, and
she was fully conscious of the fact
Here was new difficulty, and one
which the miller did not care to meet.
He was bordering on it one day,
three weeks after the robbery, when
Glavin, of the Hollow, called and paid
for ten pounds which had been duo ONE
| time.
~ hear your house isn't very Sc
cure place for money" said Glavin,
with smile; ''but hope nobody will
walk on with this while you're asleep