Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-05-22

bad borrowed the notes1 And yet 1t seem
ed SO unlike him that dismissed the sus
picion Indignantly at first but 1t returned
again and again, until at last made up nj
mind to ask him straight out about 1t
Once or twice did half begin, but 1t seem
ed such dreadful insinuation to max,
that always broke of before had really
put the question.
One day about week after the disap
pearaDce of the letter. IL was rumored IL
the Office that the detectives had clue
The report was false one, believe, bu
1t frightened me and determined to asi
Phil all about it that night. Com,
what may" | said TO myself, I'm shar.
the disgrace at any rate-we1l pull to
gether still" To my surprise, however
Phil began when we got to the door Of hi.
rooms-he lived alone, having no near rel
atives, while lived with an uncle.
Jack" he said, 81 want to speak 70
you. VIII You come In for secondS"
| followed him without word, and
when we reached his room he shut the
door, and then turning 70 me with the old
half-sheepish look which his handsome
face had always worn when he wanted
HE 10 help him out Of some scrape, he
| said =
Jack, old fellow. hadn't we better
| bolt?"
| My heart gave a jump. II was true, then
couldn't answer word, but just wrung
| his hand In silence. And so 1t was set
tied. There was no ueed Of an explana-
ton between US. Why he had taken the
money-where 1t had gone to was nothing
to me compared with the fact that Phil
was in trouble And now the trouble had
become as much mine as his; and, indeed,
as | walked home few minutes later
had so completely identified myself with
II that was almost sseertain whether 1t
was Phil or or both Of US that had taken
the money. If any one had accused me Of
the theft could not have denied it.
We arranged orr pians very hurriedly
We were To 20 to Montreal the next dsy.
| WheL all details were settled and We were
sitting down together by the hre In sil-
encc, Phil suddenly looked up.
Don't YOU think we'd better Just send a
line 70 Mnn'rAlm. " ~ said; ''hcs been
very good "a H. both
So We cons. -.d letter together, saw
ing that vs. hal taken the money in mo
ment Of temptation, and we hoped to be.
gin afresh We thanked him for all his
Kindness to u AMI promised TO send back
the amount the hrst money we earned
Then We both signed 4, and, As | had writ
ten the letter. Phil addressed the envelope
When we reached Montreal we began at
once 10 look for something To do But
something TO do l. no easier 10 tind In
Montreal. apparently. than at home Ii is
not necessary to relate the story of
the next fortnight We husband.
cd our money with The utmost care but il
grew less and less, and our hearts sunk
lower and lower As We made attempt af.
ter attempt Ia get work here or there, and
a last, Just fifteen days after leaving the
states, we found ourselves with Just two
dollars IN our pockets aud no prospect ~
obtaining more.
Look here, JACK" cr ii Phil on the
evening Of that day. lin as hungry a. a
hunter and tired out These two dollars
won't last Us long we shall have to starve
then. Let Us go into the Windsor aud
have right down good meal, and then
perhaps somrthing'l turn up"
II was reckless policy. but agreed
We went into the hotel and made a good
square meal-the only really good one tha,
We had had since we left home
There, said Phil, as We finished. half
jestnely, half seriously, "I'll leave the fu-
ture 10 Prov yidence."
and seated themselves at our table They
were talking as they came.
Well I guess that aia't the most Gu
riou, thing that everhappened," said the
elder OF the two, ly-lookin.1s nap
haired man of ahou' -ixty, thong G, you
know, iIa> a".fstci fs 3u.-.--.Ise place,
Belley yllc"-Phil and looked at one an
othcr-"and She sends her newspapers
every month and amongst them the Belle
vile Chronicle. Well 1t came as usual last
month but the wlfr was away, so IL laid
aside till a day or two ago. when took IL
up and opened IT, To my great surprise
as cut the string there dropped out OF
fold Of the paper letter addressed to Mr..
sam Pearson in b
Phil and both start, d. and Phil went
a. white a. ghost
That was queer" said his companion.
What did YOU do with il; send It hack"
Well" said the other II am rather
ashamed 70 say opened II and found moth
ing but bill and receipt form and :
Two one hundred dollar notes" cried
Phil and in breath
The gentleman turned round and stared
at our excited faces.
well, guess you sin't far wrong" he
said slowly, "but may ask what you know
about it:"
why" began Phil and together, and
then We stopped short and turned upon
each other.
What did you let me think you'd taken
them for?' cried to Phil.
II taken them !" he calculated in the ut
most bewilderment what put that idea
in your head: Why thought you'd got
them
What buffers We have been" | said.
Well, that's pretty near the end of Il,
We told the two gentlemen the whole
story, and got finely laughed at, as may
be supposed But the Belleville man was
very good to u. Tie took Us to his home
that night, and his wife mothered US both,
and laughed and cried over Us by turns.
We stayed there Two or three days un
ill we got over our fatigue and excite
meut. and then he pa d our fare back to
New York, going with US TO the depot
himself As he shook hands with Us in
the car for the last time, he handed Phil
an envelope containing 5000.
We were very sorry to say good bye To
him. but not at all sorry to say goodbye
to Canada.
What geese We we.e." cried Phil and
at intervals on the voyage home; and We
said so once again as We stood knocking
at the door of Mr.. Nontcalm sanctum
| the morning after our return.
| Come in" said tie chief, and in we
| walked. looking as shtepish as it was pos
| sible for two fellows 10 look.
Upon my world" cried he. "And pray
what have you young men to say for your
I Selves
| locked at Phil.
| At was all mistake, SIR" said he, as
rod as a cocs's comb. You see, thought
that Jack had taken th. money
And l thought thai Phil had" broke
| in.
| Mr.. Montcalm for the nrse--.me 10 my
acquaintance with him. burst into : roar
of laughter, which lasted tall the tears
streamed down his face.
And l suppose it didn't occur to either
! of you" he said at last, wiping his eyes
THAT would rather lose $500 twice oyeI
than my two best clerks