The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-28
around that way to get a draught

around tha6 way TO get a draught
of water.
As I stopped to drink at the spout
of the fountain l saw a CLEAN of light
through crevice in the shutters of
one of the store windows Curiosity
impelled me to go and peer through,
for I wondered who could be in there
at that hour of a Sunday night.
The crevice was quite large, made by
the wearing away of the edges OF the
shutters where they had been caught
by the hooks that held them back
when open, and through it looked
into the store. I looked upon the
wall within which the saefty vault
was built, and l saw the vault open,
and l saw Gabriel Butterworth at
work therein. I saw him put large
packages into his breast pocket, and
I saw him bring out two or three
small canvas bags, and set them up
on the floor by the door that opened
toward his dwelling. AS I saw him
approaching this outer door q Sec
ond time thought he might come
out, and I went away. 1t was an
hour afterward that I heard the
alarm of fire. And it was not until
the following morning that I heard
of the robbery of the safe.
was placed in a critical position;
but l had a duty to perform. Invent
to Mr.. Damon, and told him what /
had seen, and also gave him liberty
to call upon me for my testimony in
public when he should need it. Until
should be SO called upon l was to
hold my silence.
While the officers were hunting
hither and thither. Mr. Damon kept
a strict watch upon the movements
of Mr.. Butterworth, and at length
detected him in the act of depositina
a large sum of money in a bank in
Buffalo. His action Immediately fol-
lowed, and Butterworth was arrest
ed.
This was the way matters stood
when was summoned to appear be-
tore the grand jury at Wiltonburg.
l went there in company with Mr..
Damon, and secured lodgings at The
Sabine house: 1t was a small inn,
we'll and comfortably kept, and fire.,
quented by patrons of moderate
means. There were two public h ouses
of more fashionable pretentions in
the place.
1t was on the afternoon of the 18th
day of February that / took quar-.
tiers at the Sabine house, and after
tea l requested the landlord to builG
a fire in my room, which he did, he
also furnished me with a good lamp
1t was 8 O'Clock, and / sat at the ia
bic engaged in readiug, when some
one raped upon my door. l sale
''come in" and a young man named
Laban Shaw entered This Shaw
had known very well as a clerk O
Gabriel Buttterworth; but I had new
er been intimate with him from thu
fact that I had never liked him. HI
must have seem the look OF displeas
ure upon my face, for he quickly
said:
"Pardon me, Mr.. Watson. I don't
mean to intralde. have come down
to be present ait the examination to-
morrow summoned by Butter
worth's man of course-and I Got
here too late ito get a room with a
stove i'm it; and, worse still, I must
take a rooam with another bed in it
and with a stranger for company
And SO may I just warm my fingers
and toes by your fire and leave my
carpet bag under your bed?"
He laughed when he spoke of the
carpet bag; but yet he did not know
what sort of;a faculty his stranger
roommate might have for getting ur
and walking off in the night.
Ofeourse / granted him his re-
quest, and he put his carpet bag un
der my bed, and then sat down by
my stowe, and we chatted socially
enough for half an hour or more
without once abiding to the bust
mess which had brought the pair O.
us to Wiltonburg. His conversa
tion was pleasant, and ! really come
to like the fellow; and I thought tc
myself thas I had been predjudicec
against him without cause. Al
length he arose, and babe me gooc
might, and went away. and shortly
:afterward | retired. | had been II
bed but "a little while. when another
rap upon mw door disturbed me
and to my demand of what was
wanted L received answer from La
BAN Shaw. HE babe me not tc
light a lamp. He had only come
for his nightg0mn. He could get il
im the dark. L arose and unlocked
may door, and his apologies were
MANY and earnest. He;always slept
IN winter, i'm a flannel 'nightgown
and he had th@ughtlessly left it ir
his carpet bag HE wasssorry-very
sorry. He had thought ito try tc
sleep without it rather than disturb
me, but his room was cold and
cut him short, and told him there
was no need of further apology; anc
while ne fumbled over his bag went
to the stove to make double assur
ance that the fire was all right.
offered to light a match for him
but he said he had got his dress an6
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