The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-12-12

The garlaer Who BAD takeu them O
e btougtt them agsIa II vas foe bl
strong vff, fastened to the sfonud /
d small uou pegs.
Are the pegs 10 the exact placer
put be ptss 10 tbevery holes. sir,
Piled the ssfjatr You can zee tLe Dol,
yourself cir.
And nos ,hsll be glad 70 be- left 1Iar
little vble ! ssli. want 10 msk
some minute Iavesllgs ioas
Myvlth vas complied with, aud Wei
down 90 ny bands aud koees to examine
| wse sell satfded 10 i've minutes
hsd made 50 important discovery. utI
eIaninrd d the window whore the barglar
bad entered from the outside, sud the
entering be house ] went npsislrs, and
wItb the hip 81 the maid, examined thu
bedroom. The window bad been lel
hall open, the N ID sRt6, 81 ''msster sui
so particular about fresh air AtIt
inspected the footsteps, matter OF somt
. d Meully, considering The number OF Pee
/ pie " ho had been there since, Bat, fnaI
! ", traced them Actoss flower bed into
/ the shfubbery, where they we're gate dis
tioct Ooly oIe person had passed there,
aud came TO the conclusion the sapisnt
police had evolved two robbers from their
inner Consciousness
Bot what interested me mtre was, that
be pslings whioh separated the shrub
berry from public by way had lstely been
tsrfed and were not yet dry. The robber
tad elm bed over the psIngs and whoever
be was, be must have carried away little
Of the tar on his person In fact, the
marks Of bis fingers were qalte distinct.
| felt tolerlbly Satisfied, and having walk
ed to the post oiiice and sent a telegram, !
srolled round the village i'll the reply
came 1t was then four o'clock, and as
dl1n,r was 10, until siI, took longer
walk through the forest
Ga getting back ! had rleassnt bali
hour 10 the billiard room with Mr., Eog
storm.
Captain dyer returned Just in time for
dinner, and was only introduced to him
as we entered the dining room.' He was
isultlessIy got up, Of we'll L ade figure,
and handsome features bearing traces OF
As Tor Biz peech he had in
vincbIe objection to the letter "r" and |
carefully avoided it's use. We had finish |
I'd soup, when | begged thousand par
dous for leaving the table for a few min
Il es. My host looked little surprised at
my want Of manners, and the captain sur
3eyed me through bis eye glasses as tho'h
were new kind Of animal was only
gone few minutes, but it was time well
ipent,
When we reached the dessert and Mrs
2nestorm had lett tb table, led the
round to the burglary, and
Induced the c'ptaln to give hi version.
waited until be had flashed, and then,
ooklng Ot him steadily, sad -
Now, isn't it rather q curious thing
)aptain Oyer that YOU should fall ever
be wires when they were quite three feet
way.
Engstorm stared OF me, and the captain
lid not answer until be had drunk q glass
/ wine,
What do you mean nr? he asked at
asst
mean, replied still watching him
eenly, wasn't it a curious thing that you
honld be trpped mp by blades Of grassH
md is it not curious also, | went on mer
Ietsly, that your servant, or rather your
ccomplce, should be standing undcr the
edroom window here at the same time be
iss 10 London?
The CAP tam sat daz'd and pale and mo
onless, though bis hands rrsm bed, and
Dr. EDRstorm gasped ou',
Mr.. De Wsrtp, wbatrver are you eug
esllug1
suggest, answered, as steadily a.
fore, that the burpor - sitting before
on
Sir, thun dered Mr. Elg.torm. pale with
noti)r, you are tcrg ting yourself. To d
,cuse my old friends son Of being q
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