The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-11-14

Bot 10 bu insss continued Hardy, WI
fe have got TO De sou'l take loug As remt
e ios leaf cut oi the register cant oceuI
' much time /, seems to me the 70
'' difoaliy il, how are We going 10 get
NJ aY
'e We'll. dout care bow It IS done, 81
e vlled get vbai ! want, aud that | mea
10 to have II barn the church down.
So that's yoa plan Of opeutioo is t,Y
thought to myself as | left the cstrss
and burned back 10 Miss W,thetby, VII
b was anIiously awaiting my return 10
BILE to restrain ny excitement, se'zs
b both her bands, txelain iBP;
ALLOW me to congratulate the mistrss
| Of Wttbetby | have learned eyerythin,
: you wanted 10 know, and that from To-
] lips Of Hardy bimseli. The old lady yol
proposed to visit is dead, so now woul,
= suggest thai We at once proceed to AIst D
in the parish church Of which is the regis
ter that contains v hat you want | then
told ber VI bat Hardy was contemplating
and pointed out to her tat, with the tEo
hours start that we should have, we ought
to he prepared for him at eli points.
On arriving at York, Hardy aud bis
companion left the train. and went at once
into the city, mud Miss Wetherby aud |
started for Al-tou, which we reached in
shout bali an hour. The first thing we
did was to go to the police station, aud
| having laid the case before The superinien
dent, be put on his bat and requested us
to accompany bin TO the rectory. On
sending IN hl' card we were at once shown
iato the library, the rector appearing
shcrtly after. 10 a few words the officer
put | im iD possession OF the facts OF the
case, and requested his kind assistance,
Tbs was readily promised, and then the
superln endent proceeded to lay hls plans
before lin
The 6r-t thing, be sal J, will be to fur
nish Mis- Wetherby with the copy from
the rcgistar that she requires. Next. we
must get the orgapist to have a practice
from eight to nine. The rCst of the ar
rangements will see to,
As regards the orgauIst, said the rector
| shall have to consult my daughter, who
holds that appointment II would be IA
tber a trying position for young lady to
be sitting there alone knowing what is
going on below.
will sit with her, said Miss Wethtrby,
# might be allowed, as it is only far
that should share the annoyance and dan
ger, If there are to be any.
The very thing, ssid the superintendent,
and then you can let your friend know
when to cease playing, which will be soon
after the men have entered. AS regards
Hardy's companion be continued. address
ing the rector. ! strongly suspect he is 20
other thsn "Bll the Turnkey" as he is
,slled, who is wanted for other robber {
es.
A little before eight we were all III our 1
places, Miss Wetherby aud her friend be {
ug in the organ loft, while the superinten
lent, his men. and myself were hidden
way in aud about the vestry. Before t
ong we had d most forgotten the object OF a
,ur benl so strsngly brought together, /
IS we listened to the magnificent render '
ng OF MozIrt's Requiem, for the rec'or's t
laug httr was no ordioary musician. Soon !
Iowever, our attention was attracted 10 b
tealthy footsteps coming up the gravel t.
stb, and presently the door opened and k
1ardy and bis companion crept IN and hid t
themselves in one Of the pews. Shortly v
fter the organ ceased and the ladies came
own and left the chutch, locking us all
D, 10 accordance with the uperintendeut's
rections, .
Just about midnight the two men made =
heir way cautiously to the vestry, which i
as locked. II did not take long for so ;,
Ipert cracksmen as Bill the Turnkey to
pen the door, aud after similar process Il
al been gone through with the cupboard, 81
le parish register lay before them, =
Well. while you are cropping your way -
trough that musty old book, I'll Just VI
,ok around TO see what can pick up; |
ate b,iog idle, / do. =
S this IL the regster said Hardy, aud ?
pom a simple entry in its pages dep, nds
le future ownership Of Wetberby, Now u
II i, I
Fl bteen hundred and seventeen, That u
ont do hlattsen, that's nearer Twen
twenty one, That's the year. Month, a.
roruary, All here 1t Isl
Hallos, SHOUTED Bill as be suddenly ef
und himself buried to the ground by
re superintendent, who lost 10 time 10
cnriug him. At the same lime the con
sblss and | rushed npon Hardy, who, 1T
stcbiug a istoI from bis breast, fred
,phtzlrd amongst Us, the bullet finding
resting place 10 my night lunc. 1t va eu
ng after heard the seq1el to the nights
venture, which msy be summed up 10
few words. Hardy aud hi' companion To
re lried, convicted and sentenced 10
ng terms Of Gal seryitudr, and Miss e'
,tberby became the acknowledged own
Of the Wetherhy estate. Bot II was
adv weeks bci re her feet crossed the al
tesh I'D Of Welhtrby Hall.
As for NY uuior'u Iate sell, sas taken a'
= hotel, where for long time my life o'
Is dlspsired o. l. vain seemed the doc
RS coust,lt s'tenlior, aided though ii ~
- by the t,uder Nursing Of gentle UGa hl
length 8 day came, sod "i'b It the cris
Of nv f.t-, Uos sat by my bedside her 80