The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-27
work. where Ihad figured it!would take
him, fWeIve

work. where Ihad figured it!would take
him twelve.
i .AQne,Ryenjng something was said about
cards, Id he so managed IL that ] In
vited him up TO my room in the hotel TO
play few games. As long a. he Ras
there Ispprehendcd no danger, snddbik
J 6ra''v "----- -~S.. ..,.. ru used g0spepG
almost every evening incompany. bcnla-'
times I went 10 his rooms, and somss
times no went to mine, and hesnever ex->
hibited the slightest curiosity iegsrdin&
our business in the bank. OneevsuinGt
no did not leave ME until eleven O'Clock i
Next day Desnoyers said: -
"Our man up stairs has been swsy,3
chit"
emo" Y
"But I met him as he camelfrom tho
depot last night at ten o'clock"
''Is that so7 Why, met a man who:
looked exactly like him. He was car. {
rying n satchel, headed for the bank ,and
i am sure he went up the stairway"
This statement puzzled and annoyed
me and kept my suspicious active.
Knowing that Goldwaithe was with m.
at the hour of 10, was Obliged to be.
licve my partner mistaken. but there was
something about the case did not like.
About four weeks later, one morning as
Iopened 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 inventor3" he asked, as he
came up.
| tHOw-what2O
"Why, Goldwaithe. He went of ON
satchel with him, didn't know but he
was going for good. Bought ticket for
st. Louis"
As Goldwaithc had been with me UP to.
III 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. L
started to ask for an explanation, but on
second thought concluded not to. That
evening l saw the ticket agent and.
| asked:
"Are you sure you saw Goldwaithe go
away this morning9"
"Perfectly sure. Wby2"
'Because he didn't 20. He came into
the bank an hour after I saw you this,
morning"
"Great heavens, man, but sold him
his ticket and passed the time OF day,
with him. You must be mistaken"
But satisfied him that was not, md
then both of US were puzzled. About
two weeks later made an excuse to get;
into the back room up stairs. I found
piece Of machinery mounted on tho
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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 rs had the man under my eye I.
did not fear for the vault. If he was.
with me evenings cared not what he,
did daytimes.
Two or three weeks after the incident
related above, had four-hand card
party in my room, and Goldwaithe was
one Of the quartet. At o'clock I was;
called down stairs by tho ticket agent,
who said:
| ~ want to know whether have seem
straight this time or not. Goldwaithe
! came In on tho o 100 ST. Louis express. 4,
"You must be crasyi He Ii rightsup.'
stairs in my room at this moment, and
Peters and Thompson are with him"
"But tell You l saw hun. More than
that, he came up the street ahead of
mo and turned into the stairway"
took him up stairs, and when he saw
Goldwaithe sitting there he was dead
beat. Here were three instances Of queer
deception. While | regarded them rs
deceIHions or illusions, there was some-
thing uncanny in the incidents, and my
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 a letter, and while he was thus,
engaged I walked up tho street four
squares to speak to a merchant. Onre-
turning met Goldwaithc face to face,
and saluted.
"Well, mail it and hurry back"
walked straight to the hotel and there
sat the man I had spoken to on the street
three minutes before! lie was still writ
ing. asked friead WHO sat reading
If Goldwaith had been out, and nc re-
piled in the negative. I felt my hair
standing on end as l sat down, and dur.
ING oil :!.";: iong night did not get a
wink of sleep. My partner, the ticket
agent, and myself had all seen what we
had not seen. Was he of flesh and blood ),
or was he wrath who could appear in
two places at once2
1t was on Friday evening 1 thought
/ met our upstairs man on the street
Saturday morning I took stepladder
and closely examined the top of the
vault, and also sent man up stairs to
look at the floor of the back room and
see if it was intact. Everything was re-
ported all right, and Saturday evening
our man said to me:
81 haven't slept well lately, and be-,
lieve l will try q change of beds. will
turn into the room next to you for a
couple of nights, and see if the change
won't bring sleep"
l rcjoiccG at this, rs need not fear
that he was at work on the vault.