The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-02-15

ASKED.
"I-I-can't find the $4,000 you got
from Joshua Jones" stammered Carlisle
in scared way.
"What. what's that7" exclaimed the
colonel loudly.
i've looked everywhere" said Carlisle
family
"You need not look everywhere, young
man, for put it just here, !" said the
colonel sternly, as he indicated certain
compartment with his finger.
'.These, said John Carlisle, spreading
his hands and pointing to the books,
papers and bags of coin on the floor in
front of the strong box, '.are all that
found in the box when / opened it this
morning. and Joshua Jones bag is not
here"
Lets see, let's see, /" said the colonel;
get the cash book.
The two men went to work at the
books, verifying the entries and addi-
tions. 1t only took half an hour to sat
isfy the colonel that everything was all
right, with the exception of the Joshua
Jones bag, which contained $4,000.
'sThis looks bad, john" the colonel
said.
MY God, yesl" said Carlisle desper-
ately; s'it looks bad; damnably bad for
me. Col. Curtis. could you not have
placed the bag somewhere else?"
'sOh, no; l placed it there; there can
be no doubt of that"
There was a little pause and the colonel
said:
John, shall not go to Albany this
morning. shall go and have the horses
put away. While am gone you make
another search and see if you can't find
that money"
The colonel left the store. He an
nounced to his wife that his visit to Al
bany was postponed for little while,
and he sat down before the generous log
fire in the dining room and smoked three
pipes of tobacco before returning to the
store. He has told me that he could not
bring himself to believe that Carlisle had
stolen the money, but he could see no
other way out of it, He staid away
from the store long time, so that if
Carlisle had taken the money he would
have chance to replace it. He had a
genuine liking for the young Scotchman,
and it hurt him dreadfully to think that
the young fellow was dishonest. At
length he went back to the store, in
which were now the other clerks behind
the long counter and several country
men about the big Dutch stove. He
walked through the store into the count
ing room. John Carlisle, pale as a ghost,
knelt before the strong box still search
ing in the empty compartments for the
unlucky bag of gold.
81 can't find it, SIR" said he, as he
rose from his knees and faced his en-
ployer.
'That is unfortunate, my grandfather
replied with curt severity. v
sit is evident, SIR" said Carlisle,
Strengthening himself to his full six feet
and for the first time looking unexcited
and calm, "that you suspect me of
having robbed you"
"Haye your legal studies, sir, taught
you that 1t is wise thing for man to
be his own aocuserY asked Col. Curtis.
II do not accuse myself, sir" said
Carlisle with dignity; '.the circum-
stances do that, and your manner be-
trays your suspicion.
"There is no use for us to bubble over
anything at this time have trusted
you implicitly. This money was paid to
me, and placed It in the strong box.
You and are the only persons who have
access to the box. The box has not been
broken open and the money is gone.
These are the facts. >
Sand they tell against me most damn,
ably, sir; ! grant all that. But, sir,
feel that it is due to myself and to the
confidence that you have always placed
in me to say fhat | have not taken tbs