The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-27
work, where 1had figured it,woula take

work, where T had figured it;would take
him twelve.
| One evening something was said about
cards, and he so managed it that in
vited him up to my room in the hotel to
play few games. As long as he vas
there Iapprehendcd no danger, andfoit,
finally came about that we used to sblnG
almost every evening incompany. Bo1
times went to his rooms, and soinGa
times he went to mine, and heneyer cx:'
hibited the slightest curiosity regardip&
our business in the bank. Oneievenfnaj
he did not leave ME until eleven O'clock j
Next day Desnoyers said:
eh7"
emo" q y
"But met him as he camelfrom the
depot last night at ten o'clock"
els that so7 Why, I met a man who
looked exactly like him. He was car.
rying satchel, headed for the bank and
l am sure he went up the stairway"
This statement puzzled and annoyed
me and kept my suspicious active
Knowing that Goldwaithe was with ma
at the hour of 10, was Obliged to be.
lieve my partner mistaken, but there was,
something about the case 1 did not likei
About four weeks later, one morning as
opened the bank, the ticket agent at.
the depot came along on his way to-
breakfast. A train passed at 6 o'clock,
and he was obliged to be there.
'Lost your inventor7" he asked, as he
came up.
"How-what2"
"Why, Goldwaithe. He went of on,
the train this morning, and as he had a
satchel with him, didn't know but he
was going for good. Bought ticket for
st. Louis"
AS Goldwaithe had been with me up to-
IL o'clock the night before, and had said,
nothing of going away, was puzzled,
This state of mind was increased an hour
later when saw him in the bank. T
started to ask for an explanation, but on,
second thought concluded not to. That;
evening I saw the ticket agent and.
asked:
care you sure you saw Goldwaithe go
away this morning2"
"Perfectly sure. Wby9" u
''Because he didn't 60. He came into
the bank an hour after I saw you this
morning."
'Great heavens, man, but I sold him
his ticket and passed the time OF dayt
with him. You must be mistaken"
But satisfied him that was not, and
then both of US were puzzled. About
two weeks later made an excuse to get,
into the back room up stairs. I found
a piece Of machinery mounted on the,
wooden frame, and though asked no-
| questions and Goldwaithe volunteered
no information felt positive that it was,
drill which was to be worked by turn
ing handle. AS told you before, So
! long as had the man under my eye I,
/ did not fear for the vault. If he was.
with me evenings I cared not what he,
did daytimes.
Two or three weeks after the incidentl
related above, had four-hand card
party in my room, and Goldwaithe was
one Of the quartet. At 8 o'clock was
called down stairs by the ticket agent, ;
who said:
81 want to know whether have seem
straight this time or not. Goldwaithe /
! eama In ON tha- 2-Ssss-xzncax nxpSs.1
'You must be crazyl He is right up
stairs in my room at this moment, andl
Peters and Thompson are with himi"
"But tell you saw him. More than
that, he came up the street ahead of
me and turned into the stairway"
took him up stairs, and when he sawE
Goidwaithe sitting there he was dead,
beat. Here were three instances Of queer
deception. While l regarded them as:
deceptions or illusions, there was some-l
thing uncanny in the incidents, and myI
interest in the movements of Goldwaithe!
was considerably increased. On one pre-;
tence or another got into his rooms, or
sent friends up there every day or two,
but everything appeared straight. One
evening he sat down in the hotel Office
to write letter, and while he was thus
engaged I walked up the street four
squares to speak to a merchant. Onre-
turning met Goldwaithe face to face,
and saluted. --..