The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-12-12
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~ De Htrfe1.aid uy visitor s'htes.
laatlbg. sell Ffoomed mao. sho spps
eary bad not yet touched a..
Ibst is NY psue. / sps~srrd fie,.
take scat. aed TIL me shat csa SO e.
yea.
aal 10 .rest troutI-, s,lI Mr. La,
safu. We bad barslss st oar house Is
Lvudturst, la TIE New Forest. tue might
before lsst. They broke 10 shIls wo wtr,
at diouer. sod several thoassnd pounis
softb Of lswols are sote from NY wIie'-
bedroom Bat what dis'resses Us tn osl il
ysluahls beir loom, pearl ueckiac Of
great value tat has been 10 oar family
Tor 200 yesrg. is smon.t the plauder. The
other leweIry We could bear to lose, but
not this To tell you the tru'h. be add
el with smile. ! must Own 10 being .
#uule tuptr.luIous, and there ,s legend
lao our family that tbs peokiscs was sltt
to 40 sucestress Of mite by ChsrIes ii =,
sud whoever shall lose 1t. hi, dsys shall
be very short snd foil Of evil l. is said
1t was lost about the beginning OF the cen
tufy, aud TIE legend came true. MY
sife is more sapersttlous than myself, aud
/ / an afraid. # It i, not recovered, it tnsy
seriously affect her health. OF course the
( police have been at work, but | have not
very great confidence ia them; snd up
/ to the preseut they have dicovered moth
lng. II yen can aid ne, l shall be very
I glad
am willing TO try, Mr., Eagstorm, but
perhaps you will give me some particulars
Of The AFFAIR."
had better begin by fisIDg you par
ucul rs Of myself and family, | suppose.
Yes. If yon please, 1t Is bard to say whst
may and what may not throw hight on the
matter
sm, said Mr. Engstorm, the descendant
au old Ia1ded famll who have lived Ia
Hampshire for gent rstIons We are not
as wealthy as once We were, aud End EN-
ploymrnt for my time by being on the
board Of directors Of several companies. |
have ouly been married short time, aot
quite year, and We have been living very
quietly Ga tuesday night when the
burglary Cc3urred, there were only five o
us at dinner Besides my wife aud myself
were the Il ctor and hls wife and Captain
Olyer he son Of an old irend), whom |
met lately III the city and invited down.
He has been with us over a week and
eav to join his regiment Oh Saturday
We had Just reached dessert, aud Cap
tam Oliver was iuquitiug OF the butler II
Wisde0 (Lis man servant had returned +
from London, when my wlfe's maid came
IN gasping, "Ob, masm, your jewels is |
and sank iainling on the c
floor. i
Good heavens exclaimed, and we
spraug up, !
Let US search ont Of doors at once, said
the captain. Bring US a light, John, he {
s,id to the butler, and rushed out We t
followed him. a
1t va qul'e dark, aud we had not gone
a dozen steps before be fell down. d
Look out, he cried, the brutes have laid O
wires. They have caught one foot at any
rate be remarked as be got up, Il
| went back for the light, and sure emo
ugh there were wires round that side Of k
The house. The captain was holding his =
nose. He was but little hurt, lie said for, A
luckily. be had fallen on the grass, At the c
,apDain suggestion summoned two men q
'ervauts. b
Oae Of you ride to the station, he ssIj, v
nd have any suspicious stranger stopped
nd ask them to telegraph to tn. stations ii
Zach way. And you, TO the other, 60 Tor \
be Eolice, quick. Mesnv bile, if you have
laltern, Mr. Ergttorm, We will search .
he nelelborhood
iuld lantern aud we searched tbs b
lto1uds aud the surrounding roais y
We 70 I'd nothing eBye q ladder under
NE OF the Windows, and small brooch T.,
be thief Of thieves had dropped No sns a,
,iclous looking person bad been seen 10 II
ne village or at the station, and The two
,oncemen who c,me could do nothing be f
ond looking wise called st the police f..
tltlou tLls mon Iag, but they have 10 Y
line, nor Is It likely they will have one. il.
NJ hsy learned from them Is that they
,sl eve two were gagged IN the. stlI from ;,
be footma'ks.
Il will be too dark by The time We .
5uId reach Liudburst to investigate,
ali, but will come on by the first tram ~ ~
b the moroiog.
The train from Waterloo reaches Lynde
ur.t at 10 minutes past 10 Ify,u come =
y that will meet yon al the station, said
ir. L0es,, rm It 10 about two miles 10 my =
ousc The Breebes.
/ wtsh you 10 pr u,lse me oue thug not
o mentou to any one the object Of ny
Iut. CAL ne fellow director OF sny ~
hing you ike 81 :,
/ found Mr. Eugstorm At be station the Il
ext morning vi,h a tos cart l fore tore 81
O talk ou the Il Jet Of my welt save to -
Il oua qaestlou,
WHY dIi ron Keep such valuable oeck y
Sc 81 b ne. Mr. Esestorm1
/ tept It 10 tie sale Dtpostt IT Chan b
efy Ltue. b. apssgte aud ouly brought ~
home Ipst saturday ctase my vie
.snted It ct bee loau'y ball to morrow b,
igLt hi
! Lsd some Iaucbeou aoi pleasant ce