Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-09-17
come near her and her aemeanor had

come near ner anu ueT ueUledllOT udU
been perfection.
On the third afternoon after the rob-
berry she occupied her usual seat for an
hour without anything happening. l
sat on a bench in the rear of her and
about thirty feet away, and by and by
noticed that she was writing note
with pcacil. She did it SO leftly that
one sitting III front Of her could not havo
told what she was at. Beside her WAS "
large Shade tree. and as near rs could
make out she disposed of the note, when
folded up, somewhere about the tree.
When she left followed ter for a short
distance, and looking back l SAW a
young and well dressed man occupying
the place vacated by her. An hour
later, when could examine the tree, l
found hollow in the trunk just about
on a line with her shoulders us she sat
on The bench. One not looking for it
would have sat there fifty times anu dis
covered nothing.
Mytheory was that she had an ac-
complice-the young man whom | had
seen. The hollow in the tree was their
postoifice. Next day was at the park
half an hour before her usual time, and
behold the young man was occupying
that bench. AS she appeared he got up
and took seat hundred feetaway, and
by watching closely saw that she took a
note from the tree. Before leaving she
wrote and "postetl" one in reply, and
after she had gone saw him get it. !
was now certain that was ON the right
trail, and l went to Mitchell to secure
some particulars wished toknow. l
told him had IL clew. but would not re-
veal which way it led. | learned from
him that the combination of the vault
door had four numbers, and he alone
knew it. 1t had been changed about u
mouth after Mrs. Gray's arrival, and he
hesitatingly admitted that the word was
''Ailne," which was her Christian name
EIe would not, however. admit that this
fact was known to her.
For two weeks after receiving this in
formation hardly got sight of Mrs
Gray. For some reason she remained
very closely at home. found out from
Mitchell in roundabout way that the
money needed to pay the men at the
coal mine and also at Il large factory
was deposited with him Oh the 14th of
every month. 1t was simply passed in
TO him to be locked in the vault over
night. as it came up from Pittsburg by
messenger. reasoned that Mrs Gray
would work this information out of hiI:
in some way. or that her accomplish
would discover it. and that if she had
the combination of the vault she would
make her strike on the night of the 18th.
On Aug. II she exchanged notes at the
bank, also on the 18Th. On this latter
date ] shadowed the young man for
three hours and became satisfied that he
was from Pittsburg and ''slick un. :"
Among the things he did was to go to
the depot and inquire about various
night trains, and particularly one which
passed over the road half an hour after
midnight.
promised Mitchell that IL climax
would soon he reached, and then staked
my all on what might happen on the
night of the 18th. At o'clock on that
evening threw piece Of "dosed" meat
20 his dog from neighboring yard, and
ut 10 softly climbed the fence to find
the canine in his kennel and sick enough
to remain there lay down within ten
feet of him. hidden behind a. bush, and
it was an hour and half before any
thing happened. Everybody in the
neighborhood was in bed and asleep b.
that time, and was not greatly sur
pr:sed when o female figure, which l
knew to be that of Mrs. Gray, suddenly
appeared and passed me five feet away
going toward the bank.
She stopped at the kennel to speak to
tie dog. and then opened the rear door
and entered. did not move from my
hiding place until she reappeared about
twenty minutes later She carefully
locked the bank, and as she passed me
on tho way to the house 1 followed
quickly behind. The keys she laid on
the bank steps, softly opened the side
rdte, anu i lGG lSI lS1tCll lhO oI1OOS w
fore l brought matters to climax. She
was only out of the gate when she was
Joined by man. but when rushed to
seize them, he got the alarm and was off
before | could grab him. got her,
however, and she had n bundle under
her arm which took charge ola bun
die containing about $4,000 in green
backs.
What nervy woman she was! She
Just simply laughed IL bit as | led her up
the steps and rang the bell TO arouse
Mitchell. and when had told him ali
and had the money and the keys to
pro, e it she jrst looked up ut him with
smile and asked:
We'll what of it,"
The what Of IL" was y corker.
Mitchell couldn't let the public know
suat his bank could be SO easily robbed,
and he couldn't let society know tEat he
had been duped by an adventures, and
after consultation he actually gave
that little adventures $4,000 in cash to
clear ont. She Went, ;lad as | left her
at The depot she said:
Give the old man my love when you
Get beck to the house. and ask him if he
never heard of Tony Weller's adrice. =
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