The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-03-01


"As you may fancy, was in a hurr
to get rid of him. He seemed in n
hurry to go. He sat down, pulled on
his handkerchief, and began wiping hi
forehead, although it was October, an,
by no means warm.
"'You will initial my bookr said he
and he handed me his order book, par
of which was ruled in money columns
where he had "A list of the money he hat
collected. The whole was eSG7 lSs. Cd.
and for this signed.
Have You taken the numbers O.
the notesY" | asked.
No. said he.
II made list myself OF the mum
bers on sheet of paper, and pushed
checks, notes and gold up to the fiat
middle part of my desk. did moi
want to take out any of the account
books that night, and when had fin
ished the letters and he was gone
should put the money In the safe in the
back room. The memorandum of the
numbers should leave with the keys
at Chaplain, and the whole transaction
would be dealt with by my assistant,
Broadwood, in the morning.
Making out the list had taken little
time, as the notes were all small and no
two in sequence; they had been col.
lected for minor accounts in the coun.
try.
81 put my lat Of notes on the desk be-
side me, and went on with my letters,
several Of which were now ready for the
copying press.
"That evening Grainly talked lot
about the business and the news of the
day and all sorts of things. could not
tell him to go away, for he could see l
was not myself leaving yet, and copying
the letters, pm ting them to dry, inclos-
ing them in envelopes and addressing
them was not occupation for which a
man could reasonably claim quiet.
"When my batch of letters were ready,
seeing half an hours work still before
me, l held them out to him and said,
When you are going should be obliged
If you would post these, as am not near
ly finished here yet
Certainly said he, taking the hint
and rising.
"'Any one in the place who could show
me out2 All the gas is turned off below
and ] have never gone down in the dark
ness said he, moving away.
"'There's no one but ourselves here.
I'll show you the way said with alac-
rity, delighted to get rid of him.
81 had led him through the long, dark
corridor and half down the stairs when
he suddenly stopped and cried out: My
stick! l left my stick above. won't
be minute, Mayfeld. Just wait here
for mer
"He ran up stairs to fetch his stick and
was back with me in the darkness in a
few seconds.
81 found it all right, he said; it was
just at the door. fgot it without going
in at all
II struck match to light him, and
he was out on the asphalt of
Bread street, walking rapidly toward
"When l got back TO the counting
house the checks were on the fiat top OF
the desk. The gold and notes were
gone!
81 had taken the numbers of the notes
ON sheet of paper, and left the list on
the sloping part of my desk to dry be-
fore putting it into my pocket.
'The paper ON which had taken the
of the notes was gone alsop
AS my father-in-law spoke 1 rose to
my feet and tapped the glass over the
document let into the oak above the
fireplace, saying, "And this is the paper
with the numbers of the stolen notes ON
t."
Sand that is not the paper with the
lumbers of the stolen notes on it," said
James Mayfield.
"From the moment / left the count
ng house to show GRANNY out that
hight, twenty years ago, no one has ever
'een the list made Of the notes. Grain
y must have destroyed it the moment
10 was out of Bread street."
My father-in-law finished his glass of
bort and resumed his story:
"Here was /, on the eve of my mar.
'iage, simply ruined.
"Grainly had my receipt for the e293
ash, and he had the a293 cash also, and
1rainly was thief who enjoyed the
avor of his employer, while was in no
PARTICULAR favor with the firm. l be-
ieve Up to that time was supposed to
10 honest.
"The e48 in gold was of course gone
IS much as If it had been dropped into
he crater of burning mountain; and
IS the numbers of the notes could no
onger be produced, and they had not
ONE direct from bank, but had been
licked up here and there in the coun-
ry, the e245 were gone as though they
lad been blown overheard in the At
antic ocean.
at was plain there would be no use
n following GrainIy, even If knew the
way he had gone when he gained Cheap
ide. 1t was plain no marriage could
AXE place tomorrow morning. It was
lain my course was to go without the
oss Of a moment to Mr.. Strangway and
ell him what had happened. Whether
@ would believe me or not who could |
ny? Not anyway. He might reason
bly, order me into custody. Very well;
he did must not grumble or feel ag-
rieved. Our wedding was fixed for II
clock next morning. By II tomorrow
might be in Jail, charged with stealing
ne money or being an accomplish in the
obbery.
II locked the Office, telegraphed to
larry that l had been Unexpectedly de-
Eyed, jumped into hanson and drove
, Strangway's house in Chaplain.
81 told the servant TO take in word
nat l wished to see Mr.. Strangway
lost particularly. l suppose she had