The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-08-06
Abraham's vague uneasincss was

way can this watch be connected with
your h%rother?"
And Tony said that. perhaps. Mr..
Claremont would not have forgotten
that poor Sydney had lost a sum of
money at cards ut Sir IogElen O'AIea-
ra'S mouse, in Ireland.
No; certainly; Mr.. Glare mont had
not forgotten that; remembered very
well, he replied. that Mr.. Sydney
Drummond had lost, comparatively. a
large sum Of money. Knew. too, that
here had been 4 deficiency in Sydney's
accounts with his firm, and that the
unhappy Young man had been charged
with robbery.
All Of which was uttered. Tony
thought, very innocently and very pity
ingly.
My poor brother did not stealr'
Tony cried. e.pphatically. 1T was he
WHO IA robbed: but, luckily for the
innocent, the real thief left q piece Of
evidence behind him."
And Tony brought from his pocket
the broken seal which had been found
by Sydney, as Clare nont was now
told, at the foot of the cupboard which
had contained the chest from which
tLS dIu hNC pOuutIS
had been stolen.
The two broken pieces of the seal
reunited perfectly, as Stanley saw
and he was pale and silent; for q few
moments, not longer, most utterly
confOunded.
And Abraham Mailer was wishing
that. instead of being behind those
window curtains, he was far away in
Australia, or anywhere, so that he
might know himself in safety, which,
just now, was far from being the
case.
For Stanley, the peddlcr had no
doubt. would make himself secure by
sacrificing at any cost, the man whose
ill-luck or Carelessncss had brought
about the present dilemma.
How often had the poddlpr Won
dCrCd when and where he could have
lost that portion Of the seal. which was
now, perhaps to be his utter ruin!
Now, he reflected that. most prob
ably, when hurriedly opening the cup
board, the door had struck against the
b%rclOQuCS of the watch. and SO had
broken that peculiar and unmistaka-
bic seal.
To think that he had been revealing
in such fHnciod security. and that fate
had held in reserve, to crush him, that
broken seal and Anthony Drummond!
And Abraham sat behind those win
dow curtains in shivering and silent
dread, for he dared not even send
forth d mCa to relieve his overbur-
dcned heart.
Stanley ClarerlOnt felt himself driv-
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en- his associate to the mercy OF the
laws, but then, the peddlcr would be-
tray his former employer, and how
fight his way free Of such accusations =!
In short, Stanley was as greatly
afraid of the peddler as the peddier
was of Stanley.
Il shall rely on your aSsiSta nee. Mr..
Claren'ont," Tony said. for the capt.
ure and conviction of she rascally
thief for whose crime my poor brother
has been made so terribly to suffer"
And Stanley replied, very coolly:
upon consideration, | think / shall
refuse to have anything to do with the
natter
Refuse" exclaimed Tony, greatly
surprised. why refuse?'
That is my business replied Stan.
ley, as coolly as before.
well. if you do refuse" said Tony,
Il shall believe"
"Bclieve whatever you think proper!"
interrupted the other.
Adding. as he Dchcid Tcny's. amazed
look: only take my advice, and
make not too much noise about
this"
But just now" cried Tony, you
recognized the watch, So"
Exactly; but | now find that I
know nothing about it,"
But this seal, which has so nliracu.
lousy placed me upon the robbers
trackE
ESPECIALLY the seal"' replied Stan.
ley.
And Abraham did not at all relish
the way in which the baronet's neph.
ew was proceeding: for denying that
the watch eve. belonged to him, vas
to give the lie to all the peddler's as
sertions 10 the jeweler. In short,
Abraham saw himself about to be
made a scapegoat. and he was likely
to be the only sufferer, where there
had been two s%capegoats.
Looking Stanley full In the face,
Tony said: you do not understand
what would he the consequences of
such q denial?"
And, unfinchiugly returning Tony's
gaze, Stanley cOolly replied: "Oh, yes
perfectly well!"
ITO seek by your silence to shelter
the thief is to u axe yourself his ac-
complete"
MY good fellow" began Claremont,
you are now talking
Like Il maj who is speaking the
truth" interrupted Tony, ito one who
is utterins cool and deliberate false
hood!'
The color rushed to SANKEY'S face,
and he muttered some angry words,
which were meant as a threat; but