The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-06-30
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been distinctly proven in single in
stance. He had accumulated quite a
fortune s'bv hook and by crook as his
neighbors said; and he only kept
the little cheap jewelry store for pre-
tense of having an honest occupation.
He loved his only child, Vivette, girl
of 10 years, as the apple of his eye.
And if he really loved any other person
in the wide world-since the death of
his wife-nobody suspected it.
Introducing himself as Mr.. Sam.
BLACKWELL of Gray Sulphur Springs
KY, that gentleman requested pri-
vate interview with Molier. Molier
led him politely to another room-an
inner room, separated by glazed door
from the shop, so that he might watch
for customers and at the same time
hear what Mr.. BLACKWELL had to say.
Mr.. BLACKWELL opened the CONVERSE
ton.
''Do you know an idiot boy named
joe" queried he, ''who is living with
your city surveyor, Mr.. Gust?"
''An idiot boy named Joe?" queried
Molier with well feigned surprise. He
knew the boy very well, but it did not
then suit him to say so.
Little Joe, they call him at Mr..
| Gusts. Do you know Mr.. Gust?'
every well. And may have seen
| the boy. Do you know Joe?"
II do not know him. replied Blake
well; 'but the boy wears a medal
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| worth some five or ten dollars
| only-which / want. Get it for me and
/ will pay you we'll"
"Will Gust sell it?"
"No."
evil the boy sell it?'
"No; he hasn't sense enough to sell
it; and yet he has sense enough to hold
on to it. 1t cannot be had that way. y
"Do you want me to steal it?"
| This was asked by Molier with a
knowing look which well expressed
| thought, which was that if BLACKWELL
| intended a crime should be committed
he must share the responsibility, and
between them. GLOW much will the
chain and medal be worth to you?"
ITO me! not anything. A lady in
whom l have some interest lost her
husband and son some three years
since, and though her boy was not an
idiot, he resembled this boy Joe some.
what / would like to show that medal
to the lady to see if she knows any
thing about it."
Then, plainly, Mr.. Blackwell, how
much do you offer me for the medal?'
II shall leave the city Saturday
morning for home. If you will deliver
that medal to me at the ferry-boat
landing as l cross to Kentucky at 10
o'clock, will give you a fifty-dollar
bill"
"And you will also give me receipt
for the medal, and / will give you re-
ceipt for the money" Seeing then
that BLACKWELL hesitated he added:
Larceny is penitcntiary offence in
this state. We shall need the receipts
for mutual protection Yours will ac-
knowledge the purchase of a chain and
medal; mine the receipt of $50 for sill.
yer medal and chain. If that suits you,
/ think can purchase them for you. u
II accept" said Mr.. BLACKWELL
"Mect me at the ferry, and the fifty is
yours" He then took formal leave
and went out,
One of Old Charley's peculiaritie:
was habit of talking to himself which
he Immediately proceeded to do. "A
| little too smart; | took his measure in
| minute. Doesn't wear his name as i
it fitted him-must find his real name
some internal villainy about the mat
ter. Little Joe's good boy, If he is {
fool, and Vivette praises his funny
ways. A man doesn't pay $50 for {
medal and chain worth ten, unless HI
wants IL more than the fifty. Goei
away Saturday; all right; shall have ;
medal and I'll have the fifty"
Then he put a lump of beeswax in {
cup of warm water and set it in tn,
and went to his showcase ant
examined lot of silver chains to sc,
whether they would aid him in
scheme he was concocting.
That very afternoon Joe, who wa.
accustomed to pass the shop of Molie
quite often, stopped before the window
to look at the glittering baubles there
''Come in, Joe!' said Molier, holding
up bunch of silver chains; II hav
something to show YOU"
The boy examined the chains curl
on sly, pleased at the attention showl
him, and with merry laugh "Lik
Joes medal" At the same time h
pulled out the medal by it's chain an,
placed his own silver cord beside on
of the others, as If for comparison.
"Wait moment, joe" said Molier
taking the wax from the warm waite
and making two disc-like Jumps. lie
me show YOU" And in a few second
he had dexterously impressed the sof
wax upon the medal, making fai
copy of each of it's faces. Then con-
pairing his own chains with Joe's h
very easilv selected an exact match